2017–18 Pro A season
2017–18 Pro A | |
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Champions | Le Mans 5th title |
Runners-up | Monaco |
Relegated | |
Teams | 18 |
Awards | |
MVP | Zachery Peacock (JL Bourg) |
Statistical leaders | |
Points | Zachery Peacock
19.3
|
Rebounds | Mouphtaou Yarou
9.1
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Assists | Jerel Blassingame
7.2
|
The 2017–18 Pro A season is the 96th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue nationale de basket (LNB).
On 2 March 2018, Jeep became the new main sponsor of the league and the league was re-named the Jeep Élite.[1]
Contents
Teams
Promotion and relegation
Orléans Loiret Basket and SLUC Nancy Basket were relegated after the 2016–17 season after the teams ended in the last two places. JL Bourg promoted as the regular season champion of the Pro B season.[2] Boulazac Basket Dordogne was promoted as the winner of the Pro B promotion play-offs.[3]
Locations and arenas
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Antibes Sharks | Antibes | Azur Arena Antibes | 5,249 |
Boulazac Dordogne | Boulazac | Le Palio | 5,200 |
Monaco | Fontvieille, Monaco | Salle Gaston Médecin | 3,700 |
ASVEL | Lyon–Villeurbanne | Astroballe | 5,556 |
BCM Gravelines Dunkerque | Gravelines | Sportica | 3,500 |
Champagne Châlons Reims | Reims | Complexe René-Tys | 3,000 |
Cholet Basket | Cholet | La Meilleraie | 5,191 |
Élan Béarnais | Pau | Palais des Sports de Pau | 7,707 |
Élan Chalon ● | Chalon-sur-Saône | Le Colisée | 5,000 |
ESSM Le Portel | Le Portel | Le Chaudron | 3,500 |
Hyères-Toulon Var | Hyères–Toulon | Palais des Sports de Toulon | 4,700 |
JDA Dijon | Dijon | Palais des Sports de Dijon | 5,000 |
JL Bourg | Bourg-en-Bresse | Ekinox | 3,548 |
Nanterre 92 | Nanterre | Palais des Sports de Nanterre | 3,000 |
Le Mans Sarthe | Le Mans | Antarès | 6,003 |
Limoges CSP | Limoges | Beaublanc | 6,000 |
Levallois Metropolitans | Levallois | Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan | 4,000 |
SIG Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport | 6,200 |
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- Notes
- ◆ Team makes its debut in the Pro A.
- ● The defending champions, winners of the 2016–17 Pro A season.
Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, while the last two qualified teams will be relegated to the Pro B.
Standings
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Results
Home \ Away | ANT | BOU | MON | ASV | BCM | REI | CHO | PAU | CHA | ESSM | HTV | JDA | JLB | N92 | MSB | LIM | LEV | SIG |
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Antibes Sharks | — | 75-70 | 91-73 | 82-92 | 86-85 | 70–63 | 83-79 | 77-74 | 69-72 | 73-82 | 79–57 | |||||||
Boulazac Dordogne | — | 67–76 | 75–71 | 70–73 | 67-91 | 70-81 | 88-87 | 95-99 | 68-82 | 66-75 | 109-102 | |||||||
Monaco | 84-76 | 91-64 | — | 83–68 | 94-101 | 86–62 | 87-57 | 84-66 | 66–67 | 105-90 | 78-77 | 83-90 | ||||||
ASVEL | — | 93-80 | 77–59 | 82-88 | 83–69 | 102-85 | 86-69 | 83-87 | 81-65 | 79-71 | 71–68 | |||||||
BCM Gravelines | 79-66 | 113-111 | 55–61 | 73-67 | — | 65-57 | 55-63 | 70–80 | 78-70 | 81-65 | ||||||||
Champagne Châlons Reims | 86–78 | 82-89 | 86-96 | 83-72 | — | 103–97 | 70-64 | 63-95 | 76-85 | 89-79 | 90-93 | |||||||
Cholet | 90-78 | 69-72 | 77-74 | 83-68 | — | 70-64 | 73–79 | 75–73 | 77-80 | 86-89 | 63-73 | |||||||
Élan Béarnais | 72-78 | 68-90 | 94-82 | 69-77 | 70-78 | — | 105-93 | 84–56 | 65-85 | 89–75 | 93-79 | |||||||
Élan Chalon | 95-81 | 87-89 | 84-52 | 74-75 | 62–82 | — | 82-67 | 81-77 | 93-99 | 85-55 | 77–79 | |||||||
ESSM Le Portel | 96-69 | 73–62 | 77-69 | 87-83 | — | 75-62 | 74-58 | 87–73 | 73-51 | 77-82 | 75-80 | |||||||
Hyères-Toulon Var | 68-88 | 70–63 | 99-103 | 74-88 | — | 75-72 | 90-86 | 88-62 | 85–70 | 78–72 | 70-73 | |||||||
JDA Dijon | 101-81 | 71-99 | 86–61 | 78-62 | 88–86 | — | 74–87 | 82-72 | 79-70 | 93-85 | 65-77 | |||||||
JL Bourg | 94–81 | 89-91 | 89-83 | 73-96 | 77-75 | 76-77 | 91-82 | 91–53 | 99-88 | — | 82-85 | 87-85 | ||||||
Nanterre 92 | 93–77 | 98–68 | 99-69 | 67-89 | 93-82 | 85-54 | 84-72 | 92–86 | — | 77-80 | 73-75 | 102-100 | ||||||
Le Mans Sarthe | 94-85 | 103–63 | 90-84 | 65-47 | 73–58 | 63-66 | 77-63 | 91–70 | 83-87 | — | 89-65 | |||||||
Limoges CSP | 98-80 | 80-72 | 71-82 | 90–65 | 88-79 | 110-93 | 88-75 | 74-70 | — | 80–74 | ||||||||
Levallois Metropolitans | 81-71 | 71–77 | 72-65 | 94-84 | 55-67 | 65-74 | 96-91 | 76-87 | 81–87 | — | 81–83 | |||||||
SIG Strasbourg | 82-76 | 73-50 | 93–72 | 88-54 | 89-88 | 91-78 | 85-62 | 90-60 | 76–78 | — |
Playoffs
The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three format, while the semi-finals and finals were played in a best-of-five format. The higher seeded team played game one, three and five (if needed) at home. The play-offs began on 22 May 2018.
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Monaco | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Monaco | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Limoges CSP | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Limoges CSP | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | JDA Dijon | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Monaco | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Le Mans | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | SIG Strasbourg | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Nanterre 92 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | SIG Strasbourg | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Le Mans | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Le Mans | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | ASVEL | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Monaco | 2–0 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 99–97 | 98–73 | |
Limoges CSP | 2–0 | JDA Dijon | 79–75 | 81–64 | |
SIG Strasbourg | 2–0 | Nanterre 92 | 83–77 | 77–70 | |
Le Mans | 2–1 | ASVEL | 68–81 | 72–67 | 79–68 |
Semifinals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Monaco | 3–1 | Limoges CSP | 88–71 | 78–71 | 71-76 | 94-83 | |
SIG Strasbourg | 2–3 | Le Mans | 76–66 | 71–80 | 60-80 | 89-82 |
Finals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Monaco | 2–3 | Le Mans | 78–71 | 77–87 | 72–84 | 78–69 |
Individual honours
Season awards
MVP of the Month
Month | Player | Club | Ref. |
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October | Zachery Peacock | JL Bourg | |
November | Trae Golden | ESSM Le Portel | |
December | Quincy Diggs | Boulazac Dordogne | |
January | Frank Hassell | ESSM Le Portel | |
February | Chris Johnson | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | |
March | Jacques Alingue | JDA Dijon | |
April | Valentin Bigote | JDA Dijon | |
May | Kevin Jones | Nanterre 92 | [5] |
French clubs in European competitions
Team | Competition | Progress | Ref |
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Levallois Metropolitans | EuroCup | Group Stage | [6] |
ASVEL Basket | Top 16 | ||
Limoges | Top 16 | ||
Élan Chalon | Champions League | Group Stage | [7] |
SIG Strasbourg | Quarterfinal | ||
AS Monaco Basket | Final | ||
Nanterre 92 | Top 16 | ||
ESSM Le Portel | FIBA Europe Cup | Quarterfinal |
See also
References
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