Matthew Strazel

French basketball player
Matthew Strazel
No. 32 – AS Monaco
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLNB Pro A
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 22)
Bourg-la-Reine, France
Listed height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight81 kg (179 lb)
Career information
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2019–2022ASVEL
2022–presentAS Monaco
Career highlights and awards
  • 4× Pro A champion (2021–2024)
  • 2× French Cup winner (2021, 2023)
Medals
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2021 Latvia Team

Matthew Nelson Strazel (born 5 August 2002) is a French professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the LNB Pro A and EuroLeague. He plays for the France national team as well, and played at the 2024 Olympics.

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
  GP Games 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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019-20 ASVEL 16 2 13.9 .396 .414 .769 .7 1.6 .2 — 4.0 2.3
2020-21 20 3 13.1 .355 .324 .850 1.1 1.4 .2 — 3.6 2.6
2021-22 30 1 15.3 .305 .327 .826 .7 1.9 .3 — 3.4 2.3
2022-23 Monaco 25 3 8.1 .440 .320 .667 .2 .6 .2 — 2.5 1.0
2023-24 17 11 13.1 .387 .308 .792 .6 1.8 .5 — 4.4 4.9
Career 108 20 12.7 .364 .337 .789 .7 1.4 .3 — 3.5 2.5

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019-20 France ASVEL LNB Élite 14 11.4 .324 .350 .882 .6 2.0 .6 — 3.1
2020-21 France ASVEL LNB Élite 34 17.1 .404 .337 .836 .9 2.2 .4 .0 5.5
2021-22 France ASVEL LNB Élite 37 17.1 .403 .373 .773 1.1 2.1 .4 .0 5.3
2022-23 France Monaco LNB Élite 42 21.3 .402 .326 .771 1.8 3.2 .5 .0 7.4
2023-24 France Monaco LNB Élite 42 21.3 .402 .326 .771 1.8 3.2 .5 .0 7.4

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.
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