Matthew Strazel

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Matthew Strazel
Matthew Strazel 32 AS Monaco Basket EuroLeague 20241212 (2) (cropped).jpg
Strazel with AS Monaco in 2024
No. 32AS Monaco
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League LNB Pro A
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 23)
Bourg-la-Reine, France
Listed height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight81 kg (179 lb)
Career information
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2019–2022 ASVEL
2022–present AS Monaco
Career highlights
Medals
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Latvia Team
Strazel with ASVEL in 2021 Matthew Strazel (cropped).jpg
Strazel with ASVEL in 2021

Matthew Nelson Strazel (born 5 August 2002) is a French professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. He also represents the French national team in international competition, having appeared at the 2024 Olympics.

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Early life and youth career

Strazel was born in Bourg-la-Reine, in the southern suburbs of Paris, into a family with roots in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. [1] He signed a contract to join the youth sections of ASVEL after starting his career with its partner club, Marne-la-Vallée. [2] In the 2017–18 season, he split time between the club's under-18 team and with Espoirs Lyon in LNB Espoirs, the French under-21 league, where he came off the bench. [3] In 2018–19, he became a regular Espoirs player, averaging 14.5 points, 4.7 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game. [4] On 6 May 2019, Strazel scored 44 points for the U18 ASVEL in a 110–100 loss to U18 JL Bourg during the semifinals of the French U18 Championship. [5]

Professional career

On 31 July 2019, when he was 16 years old, Strazel signed his first professional contract with ASVEL. [6] He made his senior debut on 6 October, playing five minutes in an 85–76 win over Cholet. [7] On 29 October, Strazel made his EuroLeague debut, scoring nine points with three three-pointers in 13 minutes to help defeat Baskonia, 66–63. [8] On 10 March 2020, he scored a season-high 17 points in a 95–83 victory over Monaco. [9] On 10 June 2020, Strazel signed a contract extension with the team until 2025, [10] but left in 2022, when signing a three-year deal with AS Monaco on June 21, 2022. [11]

National team career

Strazel was part of the France national team in the 2024 Olympics. He hit a crucial four-point play in the final minutes of the group stage game against Japan, which brought the game to overtime in which France managed to win. [12] [13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2019–20 ASVEL 16213.9.396.414.769.71.6.24.02.3
2020–21 20313.1.355.324.8501.11.4.23.62.6
2021–22 30115.3.305.327.826.71.9.33.42.3
2022–23 Monaco 2538.1.440.320.667.2.6.22.51.0
2023–24 171113.1.387.308.792.61.8.54.44.9
Career1082012.7.364.337.789.71.4.33.52.5

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Flag of France.svg ASVEL LNB Élite 1411.4.324.350.882.62.0.63.1
2020–21 Flag of France.svg ASVEL LNB Élite 3417.1.404.337.836.92.2.4.05.5
2021–22 Flag of France.svg ASVEL LNB Élite 3717.1.403.373.7731.12.1.4.05.3
2022–23 Flag of France.svg Monaco LNB Élite 4221.3.402.326.7711.83.2.5.07.4
2023–24 Flag of France.svg Monaco LNB Élite 4224.3.450.367.7811.83.4.7.09.9

References

  1. "BASKET-BALL-Pro A. Matthew Strazel vu par son père". guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr. 9 April 2024.
  2. "L'ASVEL Basket signe un partenariat avec le club du MLV Basket" (in French). ASVEL. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. "Matthew Strazel : " Je suis de plus en plus dans la rotation dans l'équipe pros. Cela représente une grande chance… "" (in French). 5by5.fr. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. "L'ASVEL engage Matthew Strazel, 16 ans !" (in French). Parlons Basket. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. "Troisième place pour nos U18" (in French). ASVEL. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  6. Askounis, John (31 July 2019). "ASVEL signs 16-year-old Matthew Strazel to pro contract". EuroHoops. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  7. "Oct 6, 2019 - Cholet Basket 76 at ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne 85". RealGM. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. "Strazel made a dream EuroLeague debut". EuroLeague. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  9. "Matthew Strazel (Asvel) après la victoire contre Monaco : " On retrouve nos marques "". L'Équipe (in French). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  10. Maggi, Alessandro (10 June 2020). "LDLC Asvel extends Matthew Strazel". Sportando. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  11. "Basket : Matthew Strazel rejoint officiellement l'AS Monaco". Le Figaro (in French). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  12. "The Miracle Shot: He saved our tournament". www.fiba.basketball. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  13. "Wemby wins it in OT after Strazel's miracle four-point play". www.fiba.basketball. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.