Ligue Nationale de Basketball
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The Ligue National de Basket (LNB) is the top men's French professional basketball
league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League (first division) and French Pro B League (second division).
to Pro B. Starting in 2006–07, all rounds except for the finals are best-of-three series (previously, they had been two-legged); the final is a single game played at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
in Paris.
From the 2003-04 season till the 2006-07 season, the Pro A League had 18 teams.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League (first division) and French Pro B League (second division).
Pro A
All 16 Pro A League teams play each other twice during the regular season. At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. The two teams with the worst regular season records are relegatedPromotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
to Pro B. Starting in 2006–07, all rounds except for the finals are best-of-three series (previously, they had been two-legged); the final is a single game played at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Opened in 1984, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is an indoor sports arena on boulevard de Bercy located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris...
in Paris.
From the 2003-04 season till the 2006-07 season, the Pro A League had 18 teams.
Current clubs
- ASVEL Basket
- BCM Gravelines
- Cholet BasketCholet BasketCholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :...
- Chorale Roanne BasketChorale Roanne BasketChorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the Pro A. Their coach is Jean-Denys Choulet. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse...
- Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
- Élan Sportif Chalonnais
- Orléans Loiret Basket
- Hyères-Toulon Var BasketHyères-Toulon Var BasketHyères-Toulon Var Basket is a professional basketball club based in Hyères and Toulon, France playing in the Pro A.Created by the merger of Omni Sport Hyerois and Club Sportif Toulonnais, the club shares its home games between the Espace 3000 in Hyères and the Palais des Sports in Toulon....
- JDA Dijon Basket
- JSF NanterreJSF NanterreJeunesse sportive des Fontenelles de Nanterre is a Pro A French basketball club, based in Nanterre.The club finished 1st of the 2010-11 Pro B regular season and won the playoffs finals versus JDA Dijon....
- Le Mans Sarthe BasketLe Mans Sarthe BasketLe Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...
- Paris-Levallois BasketParis-Levallois BasketParis-Levallois Basket is a French professional basketball club from the Paris area. It was founded in 2007 with the merger of Paris Basket Racing, from the city of Paris, and Levallois Sporting Club Basket, from the nearby commune of Levallois-Perret...
- STB Le Havre
- SLUC Nancy Basket
- Strasbourg Illkirch Graffenstaden Basket
- Poitiers Basket 86Poitiers Basket 86Poitiers Basket 86 or PB86 is a French professional basketball team located in the city of Poitiers, capital of the Poitou-Charentes region, France. The club competes in the French Pro A league. The home game's are played at Salle de Saint-Eloi except for several matches played at Les Arênes...
Historical players
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Boris Diaw Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod, better known as Boris Diaw , is a French professional basketball player for JSA Bordeaux in France. He has also played in the National Basketball Association for the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, and Charlotte Bobcats... Alain Digbeu Alain Digbeu is a French professional basketball player. He was drafted by the NBA pro club the Atlanta Hawks with the 49th pick in the 1997 NBA Draft. He is 6'6" in height and 220 lbs. in weight... Laurent Foirest Laurent Foirest is a French basketball player with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne. Foirest won a silver medal with the France national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He stands at 6' 5¾" and he also played previously with Saski Baskonia of Spanish ACB.-References:... Ken Gardner Kenneth Kay Gardner is a retired American basketball player. He is best known for playing for the now-defunct French club AS Berck, with which he won the French National Championship in 1973 and 1974. Gardner went on to play for the also defunct Nice BC of the LNB and the Utah Stars of the ABA... Mickaël Gelabale Mickaël Gelabale is a French professional basketball player. He currently plays for Spirou Basket in the Belgian BLB... Ricardo Greer Ricardo Greer is a Dominican American professional basketball player.- Pro career :* 2001-: Los Prados * 2001-02: BC Kiev * 2002-: Diablos de La Vega... Cyril Julian Cyril Julian was a French men's professional basketball player. He spent most of his career with the pro club SLUC Nancy in France.-French national team:... |
Conrad McRae Conrad Bastien McRae was an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 2nd round of the 1993 NBA Draft. McRae's professional career flourished overseas in Europe for teams in France, Italy, Greece and Turkey... Gheorghe Muresan Gheorghe Dumitru Mureşan, , also known as Ghiţă or George, is a retired Romanian professional basketball player. At 7 ft 7 in , he is one of the tallest players in NBA history, along with Sudanese player Manute Bol, who was also 7 ft 7 in. Both Mureşan's parents are of average size, and,... Stéphane Ostrowski Stéphane Ostrowski is a retired French basketball player. A 6 ft 8.75 in power forward, he is widely considered one of the major figures of French basketball and was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors list. He led CSP Limoges to the Saporta Cup title in... Tony Parker William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA.... Mickaël Piétrus Mickaël Piétrus is a Caribbean-French professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He is listed at 6'6", 215 pounds and plays both the small forward and shooting guard positions... Florent Pietrus Florent Piétrus is a French professional basketball player. His younger brother Mickaël plays for the Phoenix Suns.-Pro career:... Micheal Ray Richardson Micheal Ray "Sugar" Richardson is an American former professional basketball player and currently the head coach of the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada. Richardson played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies... Antoine Rigaudeau Antoine Roger Rigaudeau nicknamed Le Roi , is a retired French professional basketball player.... Stéphane Risacher Stéphane Risacher is a basketball player from France, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's National Team.-References:*... |
David Rivers David Lee Rivers is a retired American basketball player. An explosive point guard, he reached star status in the Euroleague, mostly playing for Olympiacos Piraeus under coach Dusan Ivkovic.... Delaney Rudd Edward Delaney Rudd, best known as Delaney Rudd , is a retired American professional basketball player.... Marc Salyers Marc Douglas Salyers is a professional basketball player. He is a small forward-power forward.-College career:Salyers played college basketball at Samford University with the Samford Bulldogs from 1997–01.... Laurent Sciarra Laurent Sciarra is a French basketball player.Sciarra began his professional career in 1990 with Hyères-Toulon Var Basket and moved to Paris Basket Racing in 1993, where he played until 1997 on the club's championship season... Moustapha Sonko Moustapha Sonko is a basketball player from France, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's National Team.-References:*... Frédéric Weis Frédéric Weis is a retired French professional basketball player.-Pro career:Weis has played for Unicaja Málaga and Iurbentia Bilbao of the Spanish ACB League, PAOK Thessaloniki in the Greek League, and Limoges in the French League... Michael Young (basketball) Michael Wayne Young is a retired American basketball player. After a 15-year playing career spent in the NBA and overseas, he is currently the director of basketball operations and performance enhancement at the University of Houston, his alma mater.- College :Young, a native Houstonian, played... John Linehan John Joseph Linehan, MBE is better known as the character May McFettridge.-May McFettridge:John Linehan was a car mechanic before he rose to fame in the guise of his plain-speaking, gap-toothed housewife character, May McFettridge. Eamonn Holmes, a relative, had asked Linehan to phone his then... |
Pro B
All 18 Pro B teams play each other twice during the regular season. The top eight regular season teams qualify for the Pro B playoffs. The regular season and playoff champions are promoted to Pro A while the bottom two regular season teams are relegated to the amateur Nationale 1 league. The quarterfinals and the semifinals are two-legged and the final is a single game.Current clubs
- Aix Maurienne Savoie BasketAix Maurienne Savoie BasketAix Maurienne Savoie Basket is a basketball club based in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, France that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball. Their home arena is Halle Marlioz.-External links:*...
- ALM Évreux Basket
- Boulazac Basket Dordogne
- Champagne Châlons-Reims BasketReims Champagne BasketReims Champagne Basket is a basketball club based in Reims, France that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball. Their home arena is Complexe Sportif René Tys....
- Limoges CSP
- Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale
- Fos Ouest Provence Basket
- Hermine de Nantes Atlantique
- JA VichyJA VichyJeanne d’Arc de Vichy Val d’Allier Auvergne Basket is a basketball club based in Vichy, France that plays in the LNB. Their home games are played at Gymnase Pierre Coulon.- Former Player:* Ime Udoka* Martynas Andriukaitis* Kareem Reid* Mike Smith...
- Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse
- JSA Bordeaux BasketJSA Bordeaux BasketJSA Bordeaux Basket is a Pro B French basketball club, based in Bordeaux.Boris Diaw is a president of the club. As a teenager, Diaw started his career with the JSA....
- Lille Métropole Basket Clubs
- Olympique Antibes/Juan-les-Pins/Côte d'Azur BasketOlympique AntibesOlympique Antibes Juan-les-Pins Côte d'Azur, or OAJLP, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. The club's men's senior team currently plays in Pro B, the French second division.-History:...
- Saint-Étienne Basket
- Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme
- Spes Philippin Omnisports Rouen BasketSPO Rouen BasketSPO Rouen Basket is a basketball club based in Rouen, France that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball.-External links:*...
- Stade Olympique Maritime Boulonnais
- UJAP QuimperUnion Jeanne d'Arc Phalange QuimperUnion Jeanne d'Arc Phalange Quimper is a basketball club based in Quimper, that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball. Their home arena is Salle Michel-Gloagen.- History :...
LNB champions
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Antibes Olympique Antibes Olympique Antibes Juan-les-Pins Côte d'Azur, or OAJLP, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. The club's men's senior team currently plays in Pro B, the French second division.-History:... |
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Pau-Orthez |
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Limoges |
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Limoges |
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Antibes Olympique Antibes Olympique Antibes Juan-les-Pins Côte d'Azur, or OAJLP, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. The club's men's senior team currently plays in Pro B, the French second division.-History:... |
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Pau-Orthez |
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Paris Paris Basket Racing Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, is a now-defunct French professional basketball club from Paris. It was founded in the year 1922 as the basketball section of the sports club Racing Club de Paris. The team took the name "Paris Basket Racing" in 2000.... |
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Pau-Orthez |
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Pau-Orthez |
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Limoges |
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Pau-Orthez Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez The Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They play their home games at the Palais des Sports de Pau.- History :... |
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Lyon-Villeurbanne |
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Pau-Orthez |
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Pau-Orthez |
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Strasbourg |
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Le Mans Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006... |
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Roanne Chorale Roanne Basket Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the Pro A. Their coach is Jean-Denys Choulet. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse... |
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Nancy SLUC Nancy The Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy, usually abbreviated to SLUC Nancy, is a French professional basketball club. The club is based in the city of Nancy, in the region of Lorraine. The team plays in the French Pro A League.... |
| 2008-09 LNB season - Team Standings :-Playoffs:- Regular Season MVPs :* Foreign MVP: Austin Nichols * French MVP: Alain Koffi - Player of the month :-External Link:... |
Lyon-Villeurbanne |
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Cholet Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :... |
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Nancy |
Performance by club
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| Pau-Orthez Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez The Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They play their home games at the Palais des Sports de Pau.- History :... |
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1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 |
| Limoges | |
1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2000 |
| Antibes Olympique Antibes Olympique Antibes Juan-les-Pins Côte d'Azur, or OAJLP, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. The club's men's senior team currently plays in Pro B, the French second division.-History:... |
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1991, 1995 |
| Lyon-Villeurbanne | |
2002, 2009 2008-09 LNB season - Team Standings :-Playoffs:- Regular Season MVPs :* Foreign MVP: Austin Nichols * French MVP: Alain Koffi - Player of the month :-External Link:... |
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2008, 2011 |
| Paris Paris Basket Racing Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, is a now-defunct French professional basketball club from Paris. It was founded in the year 1922 as the basketball section of the sports club Racing Club de Paris. The team took the name "Paris Basket Racing" in 2000.... |
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1997 |
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2005 |
| Le Mans Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006... |
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2006 |
| Roanne Chorale Roanne Basket Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the Pro A. Their coach is Jean-Denys Choulet. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse... |
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2007 |
| Cholet Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :... |
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2010 |