_(cropped).jpg) Strazel withAS Monaco in 2024 | |
| No. 32 – AS 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 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 | |
| |
.jpg)
Matthew Nelson Strazel (born 5 August 2002) is a French professionalbasketball player forAS Monaco of the FrenchLNB Pro A and theEuroLeague. He also represents theFrench national team in international competition, having appeared at the2024 Olympics.
Strazel was born inBourg-la-Reine, in the southern suburbs ofParis, into a family with roots in the French overseas department ofGuadeloupe.[1] He signed a contract to join the youth sections ofASVEL 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 U18JL Bourg during the semifinals of the French U18 Championship.[5]
On 31 July 2019, when he was 16 years old, Strazel signed his first professional contract withASVEL.[6] He made his senior debut on 6 October, playing five minutes in an 85–76 win overCholet.[7] On 29 October, Strazel made hisEuroLeague debut, scoring nine points with three three-pointers in 13 minutes to help defeatBaskonia, 66–63.[8] On 10 March 2020, he scored a season-high 17 points in a 95–83 victory overMonaco.[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 withAS Monaco on June 21, 2022.[11]
Strazel was part of theFrance national team in the2024 Olympics. He hit a crucial four-point play in the final minutes of the group stage game againstJapan, which brought the game to overtime in which France managed to win.[12][13]
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 |  ASVEL | LNB Élite | 14 | 11.4 | .324 | .350 | .882 | .6 | 2.0 | .6 | — | 3.1 |
| 2020–21 | ASVEL | LNB Élite | 34 | 17.1 | .404 | .337 | .836 | .9 | 2.2 | .4 | .0 | 5.5 |
| 2021–22 | ASVEL | LNB Élite | 37 | 17.1 | .403 | .373 | .773 | 1.1 | 2.1 | .4 | .0 | 5.3 |
| 2022–23 | Monaco | LNB Élite | 42 | 21.3 | .402 | .326 | .771 | 1.8 | 3.2 | .5 | .0 | 7.4 |
| 2023–24 | Monaco | LNB Élite | 42 | 24.3 | .450 | .367 | .781 | 1.8 | 3.4 | .7 | .0 | 9.9 |
