Matthew Strazel
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EuroLeague
_(cropped).jpg) Strazel with AS Monaco in 2024 | |
| No. 32 – AS Monaco | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | LNB Pro A EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 5 August 2002 Bourg-la-Reine, France |
| Listed height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2022 | ASVEL |
| 2022–present | AS Monaco |
| Career highlights | |
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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.
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]
