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.
2014–15 Pro A | ||||||||||
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Season | 2014–15 | |||||||||
Duration | September 26, 2014 – June 20, 2015 | |||||||||
Games played | 34 | |||||||||
Teams | 18 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Sport+, Canal+ Sport | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | SIG Strasbourg | |||||||||
Season MVP | Adrien Moerman | |||||||||
Relegated | SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer JL Bourg-en-Bresse | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Limoges (11th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | SIG Strasbourg | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Ousmane Camara | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2015. |
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
editPromotion and relegation
edit- 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]
Venues and locations
editManagerial changes
editBefore the start of the season
editTeam | 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
editLeague table
editPos | 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
editPlayoffs
editQuarterfinals | 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
editAwards[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
edit- ^ 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 Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine; 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 Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine basketactu.com 24 March 2014
- ^ Awards – Sportando.com
External links
edit- (in French) LNB website