2014–15 Pro A season
Competition details | |||
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Season | 2014–15 | ||
Teams | 18 | ||
Games played | 34 | ||
Dates | September 26, 2014 – June 20, 2015 | ||
TV | Sport+, Canal+ Sport | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Limoges (11th title) | ||
Runners-up | SIG Strasbourg | ||
Relegated | SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer JL Bourg-en-Bresse | ||
Major awards | |||
MVP | Adrien Moerman | ||
Finals MVP | Ousmane Camara | ||
Statistical leaders | |||
Points | Steven Gray 16.8 | ||
Rebounds | Shawn King 9.8 | ||
Assists | Mike Green 7.2 | ||
← 2013–14 2015–16 → 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.
Contents
1 Teams
1.1 Promotion and relegation
1.2 Venues and locations
2 Managerial changes
2.1 Before the start of the season
3 Regular season
3.1 League table
3.2 Results
4 Playoffs
5 Awards
6 All-Star Game
7 References
8 External links
Teams
Promotion and relegation
Relegated to Pro B
Chorale Roanne Basket (15th)
Antibes (16th)
Promoted from Pro B
SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer (Champion)
JL Bourg-en-Bresse (Playoffs winner)
Wild-cards offered by LNB [2]- Champagne Châlons Reims
- SPO Rouen Basket
Venues and locations
Boulogne-s/-M
Bourg-en-Bresse
Chalon-s/-S
Reims
Cholet
Dijon
Gravelines
Le Havre
Le Mans
Limoges
Villeurbanne
Nancy
Nanterre
Orléans
Paris
Pau-Orthez
Rouen
Strasbourg
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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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 | 5,556 |
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 | Rhénus 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 |
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SPO Rouen Basket | Laurent Sciarra | Sacked | 13 June 2014[3] | Christophe Denis | 13 June 2014 |
Le Mans Sarthe Basket | JD Jackson | End of contract | 30 June 2014[4] | Erman Kunter | 1 July 2014 [5] |
Orléans Loiret Basket | Philippe Hervé | End of contract | 30 June 2014[6] | François Péronnet | 1 July 2014 [7] |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PR | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | SIG Strasbourg | 34 | 30 | 4 | 2592 | 2230 | 1.162 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Nanterre | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2797 | 2517 | 1.111 | |
3 | Limoges | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2766 | 2593 | 1.067 | |
4 | Le Mans Sarthe | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2553 | 2537 | 1.006 | |
5 | ASVEL | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2536 | 2465 | 1.029 | |
6 | STB Le Havre | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2585 | 2568 | 1.007 | |
7 | SLUC Nancy | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2608 | 2565 | 1.017 | |
8 | Élan Chalon | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2618 | 2575 | 1.017 | |
9 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2533 | 2441 | 1.038 | |
10 | JDA Dijon | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2584 | 2595 | 0.996 | |
11 | Paris Levallois | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2611 | 2551 | 1.024 | |
12 | Champagne Châlons-Reims | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2712 | 2702 | 1.004 | |
13 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2539 | 2648 | 0.959 | |
14 | Cholet | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2661 | 2770 | 0.961 | |
15 | SPO Rouen | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2544 | 2718 | 0.936 | |
16 | Entente Orléanaise | 34 | 10 | 24 | 2535 | 2751 | 0.921 | |
17 | JL Bourg | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2635 | 2851 | 0.924 | Relegation to Pro B |
18 | SOMB | 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
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 |
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MVP | Adrien Moerman | Limoges |
Finals MVP | Ousmane Camara | Limoges |
Best Coach | Vincent Collet | Strasbourg |
Best Young Player | Petr Cornelie | Le Mans |
Best Defender | Florent Piétrus | Nancy |
Most Improved Player | Benjamin Sene | Nancy |
All-Star Game
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References
^ Eurobasket.com – France
^ Châlons-Reims et Rouen invités en PROA pour 2014-15; LNB.fr, 08 June 2014
^ Christophe Denis, nouveau coach de Rouen; LNB.fr 14 June 2014
^ JD Jackson va quitter Le Mans; basketactu.com, 25 February 2014
^ Erman Kunter nouvel entraîneur du Mans LNB.fr 22 May 2014
^ Philippe Hervé, retour sur 9 années à Orléans; insidebasketeurope.com, 8 May 2014
^ François Peronnet est le nouveau coach d'Orléans basketactu.com 24 March 2014
^ Awards – Sportando.com
External links
(in French) LNB website