2014–15 Pro A season
Appearance
2014–15 Pro A | ||||||||||
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Season | 2014–15 | |||||||||
Duration | September 26, 2014 – June 20, 2015 | |||||||||
Number of games | 34 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 18 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Sport+, Canal+ Sport | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | SIG Strasbourg | |||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() | |||||||||
Relegated | SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer JL Bourg-en-Bresse | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Limoges (11th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | SIG Strasbourg | |||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 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.
Teams
[edit]Promotion 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
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Before the start of the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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SPO Rouen Basket | ![]() |
Sacked | 13 June 2014[3] | ![]() |
13 June 2014 |
Le Mans Sarthe Basket | ![]() |
End of contract | 30 June 2014[4] | ![]() ![]() |
1 July 2014 [5] |
Orléans Loiret Basket | ![]() |
End of contract | 30 June 2014[6] | ![]() |
1 July 2014 [7] |
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]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
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]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
[edit]Awards[8] | Player | Team |
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MVP | ![]() |
Limoges |
Finals MVP | ![]() |
Limoges |
Best Coach | ![]() |
Strasbourg |
Best Young Player | ![]() |
Le Mans |
Best Defender | ![]() |
Nancy |
Most Improved Player | ![]() |
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