Victor Vembanyama, the first shareholder of Nanterre
It’s in the newspaper columns The team what Victor Vembanyama announced the news. At the age of 22, he entered the capital Nanterrehis training club, where he played between 2014 and 2021, before leaving for ASVEL, Boulogne-Levallois and Saint Anthony of course.
« I was born in France, I grew up there. I want to make an impact on French basketball in Nanterre as well, because I just feel at home there. I want to grow with Nanterre, to make the club grow ” to explain Wembyin a cross-examination with Frédéric Donnadieu, his first coach at Les Verts.
Bringing Nanterre and Victor Vembanyama closer together” it happened naturally » a few months ago, describes the person in question. For him, it was not money that particularly motivated his decision to invest in the club Il de France, currently second in the Betclic Elite.
First time in Nanterre!
« I will be a shareholder, obviously. But the question is not financial for now » revealed the player Spurs. « The reality is that with this engagement neither the life of the club nor mine will change overnight. On the other hand, it is not artificial, not even businesslike. It is primarily emotional. Something that has many meanings. »
Victor Vembanyama becomes purely and simply the first shareholder in the history of Nanterre, where he does not intend to interfere half-heartedly. With NBA Europe in the viewfinder?
« I have huge long-term plans, lots of ambitions. But it has been building for years he recalled. ” I prefer to start with the impact on the club, on the city. Not to speak specifically about NBA Europe, the Euroleague, for me the projects are in Nanterre. (…) I want Nanterre to be at the highest level. But it goes through many small steps (…). »
| Victor Vembanyama | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2023-24 | on | 71 | 29:40 | 46.5 | 32.5 | 79.6 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 21.4 |
| 2024-25 | on | 46 | 33:12 | 47.6 | 35.2 | 83.6 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 24.3 |
| 2025-26 | on | 46 | 29:09 | 50.1 | 34.1 | 81.7 | 2.0 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 23.7 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-03-03 06:14:00
