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- Position
- Forward
- Team
Asvel- Nationality
- USA
- Born
- 27 May 1988
David Lighty is a forward for Asvel. The club kept him for another season in August 2026. He is 38 and this is his eleventh year there. He was born in Cleveland on 27 May 1988.
He has won the French league five times. Two of those came with a Finals MVP award. The first was with Nanterre in 2013, the first title in that club’s history.
He came to France in 2012 and mostly stayed. Two short spells in Italy interrupted it, in 2016 and 2017. Everything since has been Asvel.
This season he plays for Tony Parker, who owns the club and now coaches it. Parker is on a bench for the first time in his life. Lighty has been at Asvel far longer than his new coach has been coaching.
FAQ About David Lighty
What exactly has he won in France?
Five league titles, in 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2022. Three French Cups, in 2014, 2019 and 2021, plus the Supercup in 2016. He was Finals MVP twice, first with Nanterre and then with Asvel in 2021.
What did he do before Europe?
Five years at Ohio State, from 2006 to 2011. As a freshman he was on the team that reached the 2007 national final and lost to Florida, 84-75. He went undrafted and started his professional career in Italy.
Has he always been at Asvel?
No. He signed there in 2014, left after two seasons, and came back in 2017. In between he played in Trento and Sassari. Everything from 2017 onward has been one unbroken spell.
Transfer history
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