2014–15 Pro A season

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.

Pro A
Season	2014–15
Teams	18
Games played	34
Dates	September 26, 2014 – June 20, 2015
TV	Sport+, Canal+ Sport
Final positions
Top seed	SIG Strasbourg
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 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

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

Location of teams in Pro A League 2014–15

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer	Boulogne-sur-Mer	Salle Damrémont	2,000
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	5,000
Cholet Basket	Cholet	La Meilleraie	5,191
JDA Dijon	Dijon	Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy	5,000
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	3,000
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 4,000
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
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
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

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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	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

Team National Pos Player Team Starters G Antoine Diot Strasbourg IG G Pape Sy BCM Gravelines F Charles Kahudi Le Mans F Adrien Moerman CSP Limoges C Mam Jaiteh JSF Nanterre Reserves G Andrew Albicy BCM Gravelines G Léo Westermann CSP Limoges G Rodrigue Beaubois Le Mans F Nobel Boungou Colo CSP Limoges F Florent Piétrus SLUC Nancy C Johan Passave-Ducteil JSF Nanterre C Alain Koffi SPO Rouen Head coach: Vincent Collet (Strasbourg IG)

Team International Pos Player Team Starters G Erving Walker JDA Dijon G Jamar Smith CSP Limoges F Mykal Riley JSF Nanterre F Kyle Weems JSF Nanterre C Sharrod Ford Paris-Levallois Reserves G Steven Gray JDA Dijon G Mark Payne Châlons-Reims G Kenny Boynton SOM Boulogne F Daequan Cook SPO Rouen F Ricardo Greer STB Le Havre C Zachery Peacock Cholet C Marcus Dove Elan Chalon Head coach: Jean-Marc Dupraz (CSP Limoges)

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

External links

• (in French) LNB website