- Efes is 8-1 against ASVEL in games this century and won their last two meetings by the exact same score, 78-72. Vasilije Micic had 22 points in the Round 17 win for Efes.
- ASVEL's only win over Efes came last season, a 75-73 decision on its home floor.
- ASVEL beat Efes in Istanbul to take their quarterfinal series en route to the team's first and only EuroLeague Final Four in 1997.
- Efes beat ASVEL by 2 points in their third and final quarterfinal game on the way to making the first Final Four appearance by any Turkish club in 2000 with Coach Ergin Ataman on the bench.
- Shane Larkin made history in January 2020 as the first player with three consecutive MVP of the Round honors. Larkin shined with 29 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds for a performance index rating of 45 in a 101-74 home win over ASVEL.
- Larkin set a single-game club record with 14 free throws made in an 84-90 road win over ASVEL in November 2019.
- ASVEL big man Alex Tyus played for Anadolu Efes during the 2015-16 season. He was a teammate of current Efes players Dogus Balbay and Bryant Dunston.
- Tyus and Efes center Tibor Pleiss were teammates at Galatasaray Istanbul during the 2016-17 season, playing under current Efes head coach Ergin Ataman.
- Tyus had one of his best EuroLeague games playing for Galatasaray against Efes in December 2016. He posted 15 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks for a career-high performance index rating of 29.
- ASVEL guard Nando de Colo and Efes guard Rodrigue Beaubois started their careers with Cholet Basket and played together from 2006 to 2009. They led their team to Leaders Cup titles in 2007 and 2008.
- Nando De Colo was the MVP for Top 16 Round 3 in the 2014-15 season after leading CSKA Moscow to a 69-78 triumph at Efes with 22 points on 12-of-13 free-throw shooting for a PIR of 34.
- ASVEL's Antoine Diot and Efes center Tibor Pleiss were teammates at Valencia Basket during the 2017-18 season.
- Egehan Arna of Efes and Joffrey Lauvergne of ASVEL were teammates at Anadolu Efes Istanbul during the 2018-19 season.
- Efes forward Amath M'Baye and ASVEL guard Nando De Colo have been teammates on the French national team. They won the bronze medal at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup together.
- Efes guard Vasilije Micic recorded a career-high 5 steals against ASVEL in January 2021.
ASVEL guard Antoine Diot tied his career-high with 7 assists against Efes in December 2020.
- Efes guard Bugrahan Tuncer posted his career-high with 6 assists in Efes's 101-74 win in January 2020.
- Efes center Ante Zizic scored a career-high 24 points playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against ASVEL in March 2022.
- ASVEL's only win over Efes came last season, a 75-73 decision on its home floor.
- ASVEL beat Efes in Istanbul to take their quarterfinal series en route to the team's first and only EuroLeague Final Four in 1997.
- Efes beat ASVEL by 2 points in their third and final quarterfinal game on the way to making the first Final Four appearance by any Turkish club in 2000 with Coach Ergin Ataman on the bench.
- Shane Larkin made history in January 2020 as the first player with three consecutive MVP of the Round honors. Larkin shined with 29 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds for a performance index rating of 45 in a 101-74 home win over ASVEL.
- Larkin set a single-game club record with 14 free throws made in an 84-90 road win over ASVEL in November 2019.
- ASVEL big man Alex Tyus played for Anadolu Efes during the 2015-16 season. He was a teammate of current Efes players Dogus Balbay and Bryant Dunston.
- Tyus and Efes center Tibor Pleiss were teammates at Galatasaray Istanbul during the 2016-17 season, playing under current Efes head coach Ergin Ataman.
- Tyus had one of his best EuroLeague games playing for Galatasaray against Efes in December 2016. He posted 15 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks for a career-high performance index rating of 29.
- ASVEL guard Nando de Colo and Efes guard Rodrigue Beaubois started their careers with Cholet Basket and played together from 2006 to 2009. They led their team to Leaders Cup titles in 2007 and 2008.
- Nando De Colo was the MVP for Top 16 Round 3 in the 2014-15 season after leading CSKA Moscow to a 69-78 triumph at Efes with 22 points on 12-of-13 free-throw shooting for a PIR of 34.
- ASVEL's Antoine Diot and Efes center Tibor Pleiss were teammates at Valencia Basket during the 2017-18 season.
- Egehan Arna of Efes and Joffrey Lauvergne of ASVEL were teammates at Anadolu Efes Istanbul during the 2018-19 season.
- Efes forward Amath M'Baye and ASVEL guard Nando De Colo have been teammates on the French national team. They won the bronze medal at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup together.
- Efes guard Vasilije Micic recorded a career-high 5 steals against ASVEL in January 2021.
ASVEL guard Antoine Diot tied his career-high with 7 assists against Efes in December 2020.
- Efes guard Bugrahan Tuncer posted his career-high with 6 assists in Efes's 101-74 win in January 2020.
- Efes center Ante Zizic scored a career-high 24 points playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against ASVEL in March 2022.
Game Facts - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Streaks
Nando De Colo has scored in double figures in 10 of his last 11 games.
De Colo has made at least 1 three-point shot in five straight and 10 of his last 11 games.
De Colo has made 14 consecutive free throws.
Antoine Diot has made 10 consecutive free throws dating back to the 2020-21 season.
Retin Obasohan has collected at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.
Rankings
Youssoupha Fall ranks fourth this season in rebounding with 6.1 per game.
Fall ranks seventh this season in offensive rebounding with 2.3 per game.
Charles Kahudi ranks sixth this season in free throw shooting at 91.7%.
Nando De Colo ranks eighth this season in free throw shooting at 90.9%.
De Colo ranks fifth this season in three-point shooting at 48.1%.
Records/Milestones
Nando De Colo is the all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 93.4%.
De Colo is the all-time leader with 4,642 index rating points.
De Colo is ranked third all-time in scoring with 4,112 points. Juan Carlos Navarro is second with 4,152.
De Colo ranks second all-time with 986 free throws made. Vassilis Spanoulis is the all-time leader with 1,131.
De Colo ranks seventh all-time with 951 two-pointers made. Felipe Reyes is sixth with 971.
De Colo ranks sixth all-time in steals with 305. Pablo Prigioni is fifth with 322.
De Colo is 12th all-time in assists with 950. Theo Papaloukas is 11th with 977.
De Colo is in 13th place all-time with 408 career triples made. Gianluca Basile is 12th with 421.
Youssoupha Fall ranks ninth all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.3%.
Fall needs 14 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Alex Tyus ranks fifth all-time in blocks with 227. Fran Vazquez is fourth with 249.
Nando De Colo has scored in double figures in 10 of his last 11 games.
De Colo has made at least 1 three-point shot in five straight and 10 of his last 11 games.
De Colo has made 14 consecutive free throws.
Antoine Diot has made 10 consecutive free throws dating back to the 2020-21 season.
Retin Obasohan has collected at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.
Rankings
Youssoupha Fall ranks fourth this season in rebounding with 6.1 per game.
Fall ranks seventh this season in offensive rebounding with 2.3 per game.
Charles Kahudi ranks sixth this season in free throw shooting at 91.7%.
Nando De Colo ranks eighth this season in free throw shooting at 90.9%.
De Colo ranks fifth this season in three-point shooting at 48.1%.
Records/Milestones
Nando De Colo is the all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 93.4%.
De Colo is the all-time leader with 4,642 index rating points.
De Colo is ranked third all-time in scoring with 4,112 points. Juan Carlos Navarro is second with 4,152.
De Colo ranks second all-time with 986 free throws made. Vassilis Spanoulis is the all-time leader with 1,131.
De Colo ranks seventh all-time with 951 two-pointers made. Felipe Reyes is sixth with 971.
De Colo ranks sixth all-time in steals with 305. Pablo Prigioni is fifth with 322.
De Colo is 12th all-time in assists with 950. Theo Papaloukas is 11th with 977.
De Colo is in 13th place all-time with 408 career triples made. Gianluca Basile is 12th with 421.
Youssoupha Fall ranks ninth all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.3%.
Fall needs 14 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Alex Tyus ranks fifth all-time in blocks with 227. Fran Vazquez is fourth with 249.
Game Facts - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Streaks
Vasilije Micic has scored 10 or more points in 37 straight games.
Micic has made multiple three-point shots in nine of his last 10 games.
Rodrigue Beaubois has made at least 1 three-pointer in five straight and 15 of his last 16 straight games.
Shane Larkin has made at least 1 three-pointer in six straight games.
Larkin had double-digit PIRs in six straight games.
Larkin scored 10 or more points in five of his last six games.
Larkin had at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.
Rankings
Vasilije Micic ranks third this season in average index rating with 19.0 per game.
Will Clyburn ranks fourth this season in average index rating with 18.4 per game.
Clyburn ranks fourth this season in scoring with 17.1 per game.
Micic ranks fifth this season in scoring with 16.8 per game.
Will Clyburn ranks eighth this season in rebounding with 5.9 per game.
Micic ranks fifth this season in assists with 5.8 per game.
Micic ranks third this season in average three-pointers made with 2.5 per game.
Ante Zizic ranks third this season in two-point shooting at 73.3%.
Amath M'Baye ranks second this season in three-point shooting at 52.9%.
Rodrigue Beaubois ranks ninth this season in three-point shooting at 47.8%.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague-record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 321 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 341 and counting.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 211 blocked shots. Alex Tyus of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is fifth with 227 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,337 rebounds. Othello Hunter of FC Bayern Munich is eighth with 1,410 and counting.
Pleiss ranks 13th all-time with 1,280 career rebounds. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is 12th with 1,284, and Mirsad Turkcan is 11th with 1,287.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 551 career offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is fourth with 557.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 428 offensive rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is 11th with 439.
Vasilije Micic ranks ninth all-time with 1,065 assists. Milos Teodosic of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is eighth with 1,243 and counting.
Shane Larkin needs 2 triples to reach 400 for his career.
Larkin needs 36 rebounds to reach 500 in his career.
Ante Zizic ranks 11th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.4%.
Will Clyburn needs 1 rebound to reach 1,000 for his career.
Rodrigue Beaubois needs 8 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Chris Singleton needs 6 steals to reach 250 for his career.
Vasilije Micic has scored 10 or more points in 37 straight games.
Micic has made multiple three-point shots in nine of his last 10 games.
Rodrigue Beaubois has made at least 1 three-pointer in five straight and 15 of his last 16 straight games.
Shane Larkin has made at least 1 three-pointer in six straight games.
Larkin had double-digit PIRs in six straight games.
Larkin scored 10 or more points in five of his last six games.
Larkin had at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.
Rankings
Vasilije Micic ranks third this season in average index rating with 19.0 per game.
Will Clyburn ranks fourth this season in average index rating with 18.4 per game.
Clyburn ranks fourth this season in scoring with 17.1 per game.
Micic ranks fifth this season in scoring with 16.8 per game.
Will Clyburn ranks eighth this season in rebounding with 5.9 per game.
Micic ranks fifth this season in assists with 5.8 per game.
Micic ranks third this season in average three-pointers made with 2.5 per game.
Ante Zizic ranks third this season in two-point shooting at 73.3%.
Amath M'Baye ranks second this season in three-point shooting at 52.9%.
Rodrigue Beaubois ranks ninth this season in three-point shooting at 47.8%.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague-record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 321 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 341 and counting.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 211 blocked shots. Alex Tyus of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is fifth with 227 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,337 rebounds. Othello Hunter of FC Bayern Munich is eighth with 1,410 and counting.
Pleiss ranks 13th all-time with 1,280 career rebounds. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is 12th with 1,284, and Mirsad Turkcan is 11th with 1,287.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 551 career offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is fourth with 557.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 428 offensive rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is 11th with 439.
Vasilije Micic ranks ninth all-time with 1,065 assists. Milos Teodosic of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is eighth with 1,243 and counting.
Shane Larkin needs 2 triples to reach 400 for his career.
Larkin needs 36 rebounds to reach 500 in his career.
Ante Zizic ranks 11th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.4%.
Will Clyburn needs 1 rebound to reach 1,000 for his career.
Rodrigue Beaubois needs 8 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Chris Singleton needs 6 steals to reach 250 for his career.