2014–15 Pro A season

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Pro A
Champions Limoges
11th title
Runners-up Strasbourg
Relegated SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer
JL Bourg-en-Bresse
Teams 18 Increase +2
Games played 34
Duration September 26, 2014 – June 20, 2015
Top seed Strasbourg IG
TV Sport+, Canal+ Sport
Major awards
MVP France Adrien Moerman
Finals MVP France Ousmane Camara
Statistical leaders
Points United States Steven Gray
16.8
Rebounds Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Shawn King
9.8
Assists United States Mike Green
7.2
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2015

The 2014–15 LNB Pro A season was the 93rd season of the French Basketball Championship and the 28th season since inception of the LNB.

The season started on September 26, 2014 and ended on June 20, 2015.[1]

This season the number of teams was increased to 18, after SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer and JL Bourg-en-Bresse promoted from the LNB Pro B and Champagne Châlons Reims Basket and SPO Rouen Basket were offered spots through a wild card.

Teams, venues and locations

Location of teams in Pro A League 2014–15
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer Salle Damrémont
1,650
JL Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse Ekinox
3,548
Champagne Châlons Reims Reims Complexe René-Tys
2,926
SPO Rouen Basket Rouen Kindarena
6,000
Élan Chalon Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée
4,070
Cholet Basket Cholet La Meilleraie
5,191
JDA Dijon Dijon Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy
4,600
BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Gravelines Sportica
3,500
STB Le Havre Le Havre Salle des Docks Océane
3,598
Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Antarès
6,003
Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre Limoges Beaublanc
6,000
ASVEL Basket Lyon - Villeurbanne Astroballe
5,643
SLUC Nancy Basket Nancy Palais des Sports Jean Weille
6,027
JSF Nanterre Nanterre Palais des Sports de Nanterre
1,594
Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans Zénith d'Orléans
5,338
Paris-Levallois Basket Paris - Levallois Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan
4,200
3,050
Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Pau Palais des Sports de Pau
7,707
Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Rhenus Sport
6,200

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
SPO Rouen Basket France Laurent Sciarra Sacked 13 June 2014[3] France Christophe Denis 13 June 2014
Le Mans Sarthe Basket United States JD Jackson End of contract 30 June 2014[4] Turkey France Erman Kunter 1 July 2014 [5]
Orléans Loiret Basket France Philippe Hervé End of contract 30 June 2014[6] France François Péronnet 1 July 2014 [7]

Regular Season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PR Qualification or relegation
1 Strasbourg 34 30 4 2592 2230 1.162 Qualification to playoffs
2 Nanterre 34 25 9 2797 2517 1.111
3 Limoges 34 22 12 2766 2593 1.067
4 Le Mans 34 19 15 2553 2537 1.006
5 ASVEL 34 19 15 2536 2465 1.029
6 Le Havre 34 19 15 2585 2568 1.007
7 Nancy 34 18 16 2608 2565 1.017
8 Chalon-sur-Saône 34 18 16 2618 2575 1.017
9 Gravelines-Dunkerque 34 18 16 2533 2441 1.038
10 Dijon 34 17 17 2584 2595 0.996
11 Paris Levallois 34 17 17 2611 2551 1.024
12 Châlons-Reims 34 17 17 2712 2702 1.004
13 Pau-Lacq-Orthez 34 13 21 2539 2648 0.959
14 Cholet 34 13 21 2661 2770 0.961
15 Rouen 34 12 22 2544 2718 0.936
16 Orléans 34 10 24 2535 2751 0.921
17 Bourg-en-Bresse 34 9 25 2635 2851 0.924 Relegation to LNB Pro B
18 Boulogne-sur-Mer 34 9 25 2632 2964 0.888
Source: LNB

Results

Home \ Away ASV BSM BEB CHS CHR CHO DIJ GRA HAV MSB LIM NCY NTR ORL PAR PAU ROU SIG
ASVEL Basket 89–65 86–64 56–64 89–75 67–56 79–67 79–56 54–65 80–67 74–83 69–67 65–88 64–60 77–71 84–59 74–79 75–90
SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer 90–99 80–79 66–61 80–84 103–79 86–70 64–79 102–103 57–74 85–96 82–89 74–95 86–92 66–95 79–73 61–66 70–93
JL Bourg-en-Bresse 65–95 94–80 99–88 62–81 90–80 96–101 71–78 73–81 65–87 67–99 83–68 83–99 75–98 76–84 88–67 87–72 82–86
Élan Chalon 79–80 100–78 73–80 89–84 95–88 66–76 52–57 80–78 73–88 81–72 81–64 96–72 85–69 70–64 84–72 94–82 52–56
Châlons-Reims 88–71 87–91 85–87 84–80 88–70 86–80 85–84 84–96 74–83 103–92 69–76 80–83 69–49 84–85 85–75 70–76 69–73
Cholet Basket 75–73 115–90 91–77 79–81 77–80 81–73 74–73 79–84 83–85 66–78 87–84 77–88 89–67 78–85 78–79 80–75 52–67
JDA Dijon Basket 86–71 81–78 117–113 68–71 78–57 68–70 68–62 72–67 80–79 63–76 73–87 100–105 81–73 77–58 64–76 90–81 70–74
BCM Gravelines 61–50 66–80 68–62 65–74 75–66 90–71 73–53 69–78 69–63 78–81 66–71 92–84 83–61 87–68 95–86 92–49 62–76
STB Le Havre 73–85 116–77 77–76 79–70 80–76 76–81 83–63 62–78 71–85 85–79 72–78 79–105 79–66 73–87 69–61 71–63 59–72
Le Mans Sarthe Basket 92–76 68–61 96–83 68–66 79–88 61–82 63–80 78–73 70–56 59–74 74–70 63–81 82–89 73–67 83–78 61–63 76–83
Limoges CSP 79–81 83–88 79–70 78–63 77–65 83–73 78–67 87–83 84–77 89–83 75–56 72–90 102–66 73–65 96–89 92–62 68–87
SLUC Nancy Basket 72–66 105–74 94–68 74–59 72–77 98–94 64–73 67–61 78–84 71–74 101–107 70–79 73–64 64–74 75–83 96–83 65–78
JSF Nanterre 76–65 84–70 84–62 89–66 106–88 84–71 61–73 74–68 61–68 73–61 72–75 77–84 94–81 60–71 82–46 101–89 73–69
Orléans Loiret Basket 72–78 79–86 76–74 98–80 77–64 72–79 79–62 88–73 73–71 81–86 91–85 71–80 73–89 68–88 75–89 83–87 60–82
Paris-Levallois Basket 64–60 86–69 80–76 84–94 87–66 89–96 75–87 99–107 81–59 74–65 92–66 64–77 80–76 76–77 70–71 83–73 68–83
Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez 67–78 90–59 77–64 73–90 83–91 92–81 80–77 67–69 75–84 85–91 79–69 76–79 77–91 72–60 70–59 83–55 58–86
Rouen Métropole Basket 82–89 98–84 68–81 70–77 84–97 98–66 84–90 76–83 68–76 75–68 76–74 66–67 60–69 88–86 64–58 88–69 76–89
Strasbourg IG 68–58 93–71 76–63 85–84 56–63 77–63 63–56 77–58 63–54 67–68 56–65 82–72 69–49 80–61 89–80 70–62 77–68

Playoffs

File:Limoges CSP-Strasbourg, finale, match 3 6.JPG
Game 3 of the Finals between Limoges and Strasbourg
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
1 Strasbourg 2
8 Chalon-sur-Saône 1
1 Strasbourg 3
4 Le Mans 0
4 Le Mans 2
5 ASVEL 1
1 Strasbourg 1
3 Limoges 3
2 Nanterre 0
7 Nancy 2
7 Nancy 0
3 Limoges 3
3 Limoges 2
6 Le Havre 0

Awards

Awards[8] Player Team
MVP France Adrien Moerman Limoges
Finals MVP France Ousmane Camara Limoges
Coach of the Year France Vincent Collet Strasbourg
Best Young Player France Petr Cornelie Le Mans
Best Defender France Florent Pietrus Nancy
Most Improved Player France Benjamin Sene Nancy

All-Star Game

References

  1. ↑ Eurobasket.com - France
  2. ↑ Châlons-Reims et Rouen invités en PROA pour 2014-15; LNB.fr, 08 June 2014
  3. ↑ Christophe Denis, nouveau coach de Rouen; LNB.fr 14 June 2014
  4. ↑ JD Jackson va quitter Le Mans; basketactu.com, 25 February 2014
  5. ↑ Erman Kunter nouvel entraîneur du Mans LNB.fr 22 May 2014
  6. ↑ Philippe Hervé, retour sur 9 années à Orléans; insidebasketeurope.com, 8 May 2014
  7. ↑ François Peronnet est le nouveau coach d’Orléans basketactu.com 24 March 2014
  8. ↑ Awards - Sportando.com

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