Monaco beat ALBA 92-89 on home floor last season on Elie Okobo's buzzer-beating triple. Monaco set a club record with 25 assists in that game.
ALBA swept Monaco in two games in the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 during the 2018-19 season. ALBA won 83-74 in Berlin and 61-75 in Monaco.
Monaco head coach Sasa Obradovic spent four years as head of ALBA's bench, from 2012 to 2016. He led the team in a pair of EuroLeague seasons, in 2012-13 and 2014-15, and guided the team to three German Cups crowns.
Tim Schneider had career highs with 5 three-pointers made and a PIR of 16 in a road loss against Monaco last season.