AS Monaco and head coach Vassilis Spanoulis have mutually parted ways after a EuroLeague Final Four run last year and challenges in 2025-26.
AS Monaco head coach Vassilis Spanoulis has parted ways with the Roca Team, per the official announcement.
The Greek coach recently stepped aside from the team and did not coach it in the last two domestic games.
“Vassilis has been an inspiration to everyone at the club, and I can say that I personally learned a great deal working alongside him,” GM Oleksiy Yefimov said. “I wish we could have achieved even more together, but sometimes circumstances force you to make difficult and painful decisions.
“I’m sure Vassilis leaves Monaco with many positive memories and, most importantly, with the respect of everyone who worked with him and all the Roca Team fans.”
Like his players, Spanoulis has faced multiple salary delays this season. He was in the second year of a three-year contract, with the final year being an option.
Spanoulis has left Monaco, which is facing a difficult stretch. The team has lost seven of its last eight EuroLeague games.
Currently, Monaco holds a 16-14 record and sits ninth in the EuroLeague standings, but the margin is narrow, with just a one-win cushion over the teams in 11th and 12th place.
Their remaining EuroLeague schedule includes games against Olympiacos (home), Anadolu Efes (away), Olimpia Milano (home), Panathinaikos (away), Dubai (away), ASVEL (home), Barcelona (home), and Hapoel (home).
The team has 10 players available for upcoming games.
The Greek tactician took over the team in 2024 November, succeeding Sasa Obradovic.
In his very first season, Spanoulis guided Monaco to the 2025 EuroLeague Final Four, eliminating FC Barcelona in a dramatic 3-2 playoff series. In the semifinals, Monaco defeated Olympiacos, but they fell to Fenerbahce in the final.
In the French League, Monaco lost the championship to Paris in a decisive fifth game.
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