The Meteoric Rise of The Roca Team

The Monegasque basketball team is breaking record after record, putting them back in the spotlight in recent years, including a EuroCup win for the Roca Team in 2021. French champions for the past two years, they also finished the 2024–2025 season as runners-up in Europe.

AS Monaco, better known as the Roca Team, has established itself in recent years as one of Europe’s most successful basketball clubs. Behind this spectacular rise lies a history that stretches back more than a century.

Basketball in Monaco began in 1928 with the creation of the first basketball section of AS Monaco. By the 1950s, the club had already made its mark on the French basketball scene, securing its first major achievements, including a runner-up finish in France’s top division, then known as Nationale 1 and now the Betclic Élite.

Three Consecutive Leaders Cups

Under the leadership of head coach Zvezdan Mitrovic, the Roca Team quickly emerged as a dominant force in French basketball. Between 2016 and 2018, Monaco finished atop the regular-season standings for three consecutive years and achieved an unprecedented feat by winning three straight Leaders Cups. This period of dominance firmly established Monaco among the elite clubs in France.

An Unprecedented Quadruple in 2026

Season after season, Monaco continued to grow. Led by standout players such as Mike James, Elie Okobo, Jordan Loyd, John Brown and Yakuba Ouattara, the club assembled a roster capable of competing with the continent’s very best teams.

The results soon followed. After several unsuccessful attempts, the Roca Team finally captured the first French Championship title in its history during the 2022–23 season. In 2026, the club achieved an unprecedented quadruple, winning the French Championship, the Leaders Cup, the French Cup and the French Super Cup in the same year — a truly remarkable accomplishment.

At the Heart of Stade Louis II

Today, the Roca Team plays its home games at the Gaston-Médecin Arena, located within the iconic Stade Louis II. Renovated to meet EuroLeague standards, the venue reflects the club’s transformation and growing stature.

In just a few years, Monaco has evolved from an ambitious outsider into one of the leading forces in European basketball.