- 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 center Youssoupha Fall was a teammate of Efes forward Achille Polonara at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz during the 2020-21 season.
- De Colo and Polonara were teammates at Fenerbahce last season.
- 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 forward Achille Polonara had a career-best 23 points playing for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul against ASVEL in December 2021.
- Efes center Ante Zizic scored a career-high 24 points playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against ASVEL in March 2022.
Game Facts - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Efes has parted ways with point guard Isaiah Taylor.
Streaks
Vasilije Micic has scored 12 or more points in 30 straight games.
Micic has PIRs of 12 or more in 29 of his last 30 appearances.
Micic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 32 of his last 33 games.
Will Clyburn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 straight and 21 of his last 22 games; he’s made multiple threes in nine of his last 10 games.
Clyburn has scored at least 15 points and had PIRs of 16 or more in 10 of his last 11 games.
Rodrigue Beaubois has made at least 1 three-point in nine straight and 13 of his last 14 games.
Beaubois has at least 1 block in five of his last six games.
Rankings
Vasilije Micic ranks third this season in average index rating with 21.0 per game.
Will Clyburn ranks fourth this season in average index rating with 20.3 per game.
Clyburn ranks second this season in scoring with 19.4 per game.
Micic ranks fifth this season in scoring with 17.6 per game.
Clyburn ranks fifth this season in rebounding with 6.2 per game.
Clyburn is tied for second this season in average three-pointers made with 2.8 per game and Micic is ninth with 2.4 per game.
Micic is tied for second this season in assists with 6.6 per game.
Rodrigue Beaubois is tied for sixth this season in blocks with 1.1 per game.
Bryant Dunston ranks third this season in two-point shooting at 75.0% and Ante Zizic is tied for ninth at 71.2%.
Amath M'Baye ranks third this season in three-point shooting at 54.7%.
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 318 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 325 and counting.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 208 blocked shots. Alex Tyus of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is fifth with 225 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,312 rebounds. Othello Hunter of FC Bayern Munich is eighth with 1,381 and counting.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 1,265 career rebounds. Nicolo Melli of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is 11th with 1,267 and counting.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 537 career offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is fourth with 557.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 422 offensive rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is 11th with 439.
Vasilije Micic ranks ninth all-time with 1,036 assists. Milos Teodosic of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is eighth with 1,197 and counting.
Larkin needs 3 steals to reach 200 for his career.
Ante Zizic ranks 11th all-time in two-point accuracy at 63.9%.
Zizic needs 36 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Will Clyburn needs 37 rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career.
Clyburn needs 73 points to reach 2,500 for his career.
Rodrigue Beaubois needs 12 triples to reach 400 for his career.
Beaubois needs 10 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Shane Larkin needs 18 triples to reach 400 for his career.
Game Facts - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Nando De Colo has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
De Colo has scored in double figures and had PIRs of 13 or more in five straight games.
Antoine Diot has made 10 consecutive free throws dating back to the 2020-21 season.
Rankings
Youssoupha Fall ranks fourth this season in rebounding with 6.8 per game.
Fall is tied for seventh this season in offensive rebounding with 2.4 per game.
David Lighty ranks second this season in three-point shooting at 56.0%.
Nando De Colo ranks fifth this season in three-point shooting at 51.9%.
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 4,540 index rating points.
De Colo is ranked third all-time in scoring with 4,025 points. Juan Carlos Navarro is second with 4,152.
De Colo is ranked third all-time with 961 free throws made. Felipe Reyes is second with 967.
De Colo ranks eighth all-time with 935 two-pointers made. Mike Batiste is seventh with 949.
De Colo needs 1 steal to reach 300 for his career. He is in sixth place all-time in steals with 299. Pablo Prigioni is fifth with 322.
De Colo is 12th all-time in assists with 926. Theo Papaloukas is 11th with 977.
De Colo is in 13th place all-time with 398 career triples made. Mike James of AS Monaco is 12th with 414 and counting.
Youssoupha Fall ranks 10th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.0%.
Alex Tyus ranks fifth all-time in blocks with 225. Fran Vazquez is fourth with 249.
Tyus needs 5 points to reach 1,500 for his career.
David Lighty needs 28 points to reach 1,000 for his career.