{"id":315476,"date":"2025-09-22T16:46:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2025\/09\/hard-hitting-roca-team-wins-first-season-title-in-supercup\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T16:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:48:08","slug":"hard-hitting-roca-team-wins-first-season-title-in-supercup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2025\/09\/hard-hitting-roca-team-wins-first-season-title-in-supercup\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard-hitting Roca Team wins first season title in SuperCup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AS Monaco won the first ever national basketball League SuperCup against Le Mans, confirming their XXL ambitions for a season where every trophy is a target.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The Roca Team were perhaps inspired by the secret behind Rafael Nadal’s relentless domination at Roland Garros, having won the French Open there fourteen times: leave no room for doubt. In the first quarter of the final against Le Mans, Vassilis Spanoulis’<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0men showed their physical strength and defensive intensity, quickly taking the lead (30-16). With Daniel Theis dominant in the no-charge area, Elie Okobo effective from long range and\u00a0Mike James on top of his game<\/a>\u00a0and voted MVP of the competition, the Le Mans team was overwhelmed.\u00a0“We played well as a team against a good opponent. It’s a very positive start to the season,”<\/em>\u00a0said Daniel Theis, all smiles after the match.<\/p>\n

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Kevarrius Hayes, posing with the trophy at Roland Garros<\/em>\u00a0\u00a9 AS Monaco Basket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

A collective formation already in place<\/h2>\n\n

Le Mans managed to frustrate Monaco last season in the Leaders Cup and French Cup, but it was a different story this weekend. The Monegasque team showed impressive control, combining defensive discipline with offensive creativity. Alpha Diallo (14 points, 7 assists) shone in a ‘Swiss Army knife’ role, while Nikola Mirotic, the new Roca star, added his technical touch.\u00a0“Winning a trophy is huge, and I’m proud of the group and the staff. But we’re just getting started, there’s more where that came from,”<\/em>\u00a0Mirotic stressed.<\/p>\n\n

Mike James, retour de Strazel, nouvelle ar\u00e8ne et recrues, objectifs\u2026 La Roca Team fait sa rentr\u00e9e<\/a><\/blockquote>