AS Monaco and their captain, Yakuba Ouattara, have agreed on a one-year extension, according to the official team announcement. The 31-year-old returns for his eighth year with AS Monaco organization. Ouattara's previous deal had expired after the 2022-23 season. Ouattara averaged 3.7 points and 1.0 rebounds over 35 EuroLeague games last season.
Mike James has not exercised an NBA exit clause, and he is set to play for AS Monaco in the 2023-24 season, according to BasketNews sources. A couple of hours later, Monaco confirmed the information by releasing an official announcement. One of the marquee EuroLeague stars could have left Monaco only for a guaranteed NBA deal until July 25th, per BasketNews sources.
It was April 22 when AS Monaco became the first team in the 2021-22 season to beat Olympiacos Piraeus at the Peace and Friendship Stadium with normal attendance. Crvena Zvezda had done it last January, but back then, not more than 1.000 fans were allowed in the stands due to COVID restrictions.
AS Monaco and their captain, Yakuba Ouattara, have agreed on a one-year extension, according to the official team announcement. The 31-year-old returns for his eighth year with AS Monaco organization. Ouattara's previous deal had expired after the 2022-23 season. Ouattara averaged 3.7 points and 1.0 rebounds over 35 EuroLeague games last season.
Mike James has not exercised an NBA exit clause, and he is set to play for AS Monaco in the 2023-24 season, according to BasketNews sources. A couple of hours later, Monaco confirmed the information by releasing an official announcement. One of the marquee EuroLeague stars could have left Monaco only for a guaranteed NBA deal until July 25th, per BasketNews sources.
It was April 22 when AS Monaco became the first team in the 2021-22 season to beat Olympiacos Piraeus at the Peace and Friendship Stadium with normal attendance. Crvena Zvezda had done it last January, but back then, not more than 1.000 fans were allowed in the stands due to COVID restrictions.
The traditional pre-season press conference of AS Monaco took place on Tuesday morning. The team's head coach Sasa Obradovic as well as some of the players talked to the press and answered questions. In addition, the Monaco government representative Patrice Cellario talked about extending the capacity of the Gaston Medecin arena to 5,000 seats to meet the EuroLeague regulations.
AS Monaco announced the extension for the next season with Ghana-born guard Yakuba Ouattara. It will be the 7th season for Ouattara on Monaco. Ghanaian-French player also represented Monaco during the 2015–17 and 2018–20 seasons, as well as the previous season. Last season 1.93-meters tall Ouattara averaged 4 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game in the EuroLeague competition.
Kevin Durant's presence at the Gaston Medecin for Game 4 featuring AS Monaco and Olympiacos Piraeus was largely unknown up until a few hours before the clash on Friday night. But since French outlet L'Equipe broke the news of his arrival in the Principality, the vibes changed instantly for the home team. Monaco were in dire need of a win that would tie the series and force a fifth game in Piraeus ...
AS Monaco needed to overcome their shooting slump, resulting in 5/23 on three-point shots, to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against Olympiacos Piraeus at the Gaston Medecin on Friday night. It was the Roca Team's last home game of the season and, as Mike James said, no one wanted to leave the court with their heads down. Standing on the shoulders of their standout American quartet, made ...
AS Monaco are going through an historical moment, since it's the first time that the EuroLeague playoffs are played in the Principality. Sasa Obradovic's squad won the right to play at this stage off the back of an exceptional EuroLeague run that included no less than 13 wins in 16 games. Olympiacos Piraeus prevailed by 71-54 in Game 1 last Wednesday, but the Roca Team responded with a resounding ...
AS Monaco's backup swingman Yakuba Ouattara will miss tonight's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague match against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, the club announced today. Instead, the team authorized Ouattara to play at tonight's French league All-Star game. He will take part in his third All-Star game after competing there in 2015 and 2018. Ouattara is averaging 5.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 4.8 PIR over ...
Yakuba Ouattara will wear the shirt of AS Monaco Basket once again. The club announced the signing of 29-year-old forward, who came back after one season in Spain with Real Betis. It will be the third Ouattara stint with Monaco. Previously he played for the EuroLeague debutants in 2015-2017 and 2018-2020. Last season, in the Spanish ACB league Ouattara averaged 9.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 8.4 ...
