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.

2014–15 Pro A
Season2014–15
DurationSeptember 26, 2014 – June 20, 2015
Number of games34
Number of teams18
TV partner(s)Sport+, Canal+ Sport
Regular season
Top seedSIG Strasbourg
Season MVPFrance Adrien Moerman
RelegatedSOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer
JL Bourg-en-Bresse
Finals
ChampionsLimoges (11th title)
  Runners-upSIG Strasbourg
Finals MVPFrance Ousmane Camara
Statistical leaders
Points United States Steven Gray 16.8
Rebounds Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Shawn King 9.8
Assists United States Mike Green 7.2
← 2013–14
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
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
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointment
SPO Rouen BasketFrance Laurent SciarraSacked13 June 2014[3]France Christophe Denis13 June 2014
Le Mans Sarthe BasketCanada JD JacksonEnd of contract30 June 2014[4]Turkey France Erman Kunter1 July 2014 [5]
Orléans Loiret BasketFrance Philippe HervéEnd of contract30 June 2014[6]France François Péronnet1 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 France Adrien Moerman Limoges
Finals MVP France Ousmane Camara Limoges
Best Coach France Vincent Collet Strasbourg
Best Young Player France Petr Cornelie Le Mans
Best Defender France Florent Piétrus Nancy
Most Improved Player France Benjamin Sene Nancy

All-Star Game

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 Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine; 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 Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine basketactu.com 24 March 2014
  8. Awards – Sportando.com
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