LNB Pro A MVP

LNB Pro A Most Valuable Player Award
Sport	Basketball
League	LNB Pro A
Awarded for	Best performing player in the season of the LNB Pro A
History
Most wins	Two players (1)
Most recent	Victor Wembanyama, Metropolitans 92 (2022–23)

The LNB Pro A Most Valuable Player Award is the most valuable player award of the top-tier level men's professional club basketball league in France, the LNB Pro A. Maxi-Basket holds the vote, and calls it the referendum.

The record for most MVP awards is hold by Antoine Rigaudeau who won five awards. Victor Wembanyama is the youngest player to ever win the award, as he won it at age 19, in 2023.^[1]

Player of the Year awards (before 1983)

Before 1983, the title of the best player in the league was sometimes assigned by a panel of journalists, but the charts are incomplete.

Jean Degros (Denain) was voted the best player of the year in the 1962–63 season.
Alain Gilles (ASVEL) was voted the best player of the year in the 1964–65, 1966–67, and 1967–68 seasons.
Michel Le Ray (ABC Nantes) was voted the best player of the year in the 1965–66 season.
Pierre Galle (AS Berck) was voted the best player of the year in the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons.

Two awards (1983–2014)

Between 1983 and 2005, the monthly Maxi-Basket conducted a vote of the players and head coaches of the league. Since 2005, the coaches and captains of the LNB Pro A clubs, and a panel of fifty journalists are asked to vote.^[2]

Since the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season, the MVP award is a single unified award. Prior to that, it was divided into two separate awards, one for French players, and one for non-French players.


Season	French Domestic Player's MVP	Foreign Player's MVP
1982–83	Philip Szanyiel (ASVEL)	Ed Murphy (Limoges)
1983–84	Hervé Dubuisson (Stade)	Ed Murphy (Limoges)
1984–85	Richard Dacoury (Limoges)	Ed Murphy (Limoges)
1985–86	Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges)	Kevin Figaro (Challans)
1986–87	Freddy Hufnagel (Orthez)	Bill Varner (Antibes)
1987–88	Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges)	Don Collins (Limoges)
1988–89	Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges)	Don Collins (Limoges)
1989–90	Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges)	Don Collins (Limoges)
1990–91	Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet)	Michael Brooks (Limoges)
1991–92	Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet)	Michael Brooks (Limoges)
1992–93	Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet)	Michael Young (Limoges)
1993–94	Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet)	Michael Young (Limoges)
1994–95	Yann Bonato (Paris)	David Rivers (Antibes)
1995–96	Antoine Rigaudeau (Orthez)	Delaney Rudd (ASVEL)
1996–97	Yann Bonato (Limoges)	Delaney Rudd (ASVEL)
1997–98	Jim Bilba (ASVEL)	Jerry McCullough (BCM)
1998–99	Laurent Foirest (Orthez)	Keith Jennings (MSB)
1999–00	Moustapha Sonko (ASVEL)	Marcus Brown (Limoges)
2000–01	Jim Bilba (ASVEL)	Bill Edwards (ASVEL)
2001–02	Cyril Julian (Nancy)	Roger Esteller (Orthez)
2002–03	Boris Diaw (Orthez)	Rico Hill (MSB)
2003–04	Laurent Foirest (Orthez)	Rick Hughes (SIG)
2004–05	Laurent Sciarra (BCM)	Jermaine Guice (STB)
2005–06	Cyril Julian (Nancy)	Jason Rowe (Toulon)
2006–07	Cyril Julian (Nancy)	Dewarick Spencer (Roanne)
2007–08	Nando de Colo (Cholet)	Marc Salyers (Roanne)
2008–09	Alain Koffi (MSB)	Austin Nichols (Toulon)
2009–10	Ali Traoré (ASVEL)	Ricardo Greer (Nancy)
2010–11	Mickaël Gelabale (ASVEL)	Sammy Mejia (Cholet)
2011–12	Fabien Causeur (Cholet)	Blake Schilb (Chalon)
2012–13	Edwin Jackson (ASVEL)	Dwight Buycks (BCM)
2013–14	Antoine Diot (SIG)	Randal Falker (Nancy)

LNB Pro A Unified MVP award (2015–present)

Since from the 2015–16 season, no differentiation was made between French and foreign players, and one award was given for the best player of the league.

Devin Booker was the second Chalon player to win MVP, in 2016.
D. J. Cooper holding the MVP award trophy in 2017.

^	Denotes player who is still active in the Pro A
*	Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame
†	Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been named MVP
Team (X)	Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won

Season	Player	Position	Nationality	Club	Ref(s)
2014–15†	Adrien Moerman	PF	France	Limoges CSP (18)	^[3]
2015–16	Devin Booker	C/PF	United States	Élan Chalon (2)	^[4]
2016–17	D. J. Cooper	PG	United States	Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez	^[5]
2017–18	Zachery Peacock	C/PF	United States	JL Bourg	^[6]
2018–19	David Holston	PG	United States	JDA Dijon	^[7]
2019–20	Not awarded ¹
2020–21	Bonzie Colson	SF/PF	United States	SIG Strasbourg	^[8]
2021–22	Will Cummings	PG	United States	Metropolitans 92	^[9]
2022–23	Victor Wembanyama	F/C	France	Metropolitans 92 (2)	^[1]
2023–24	T. J. Shorts	PG	United States	Paris Basketball	^[10]

Notes:

^1 There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

L'Équipe awards (1994–2005)

Between 1994 and 2005, the French newspaper, L'Équipe, also conducted a selection of the best French and foreign players of the league, through a vote of journalists. These awards are also considered official by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB).


Season	French Domestic Player's MVP	Foreign Player's MVP
1993–94	Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet)	Michael Young (Limoges)
1994–95	Yann Bonato (Paris)	David Rivers (Antibes)
1995–96	Antoine Rigaudeau (Orthez)	Delaney Rudd (ASVEL)
1996–97	Jim Bilba (ASVEL)	Delaney Rudd (ASVEL)
1997–98	Alain Digbeu (ASVEL)	Jerry McCullough (BCM)
1998–99	Laurent Foirest (Orthez)	Keith Jennings (MSB)
1999–00	Moustapha Sonko (ASVEL)	Marcus Brown (Limoges)
2000–01	Jim Bilba (ASVEL)	Bill Edwards (ASVEL)
2001–02	Cyril Julian (Nancy)	- Tony Dorsey (Cholet)
2002–03	Laurent Sciarra (Paris)	Dragan Lukovski (Orthez)
2003–04	Laurent Foirest (Orthez)	Rick Hughes (SIG)
2004–05	Laurent Sciarra (BCM)	Jermaine Guice (STB)

Players with the most French MVPs won by year

French Player's MVP and L'Équipe MVP awards combined. When the player won both awards in the same year, it is counted as a single MVP for the year.

Player	Club(s)	Number of MVPs	Years Won
Antoine Rigaudeau	Cholet (4), Pau-Orthez (1)	5	1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
Stéphane Ostrowski	Limoges	4	1986, 1988, 1989, 1990
Cyril Julian	Nancy	3	2002, 2006, 2007
Jim Bilba	ASVEL	3	1997, 1998, 2001
Yann Bonato	Paris, Limoges	2	1995, 1997
Laurent Foirest	Pau-Orthez	2	1999, 2004
Laurent Sciarra	Paris, Gravelines	2	2003, 2005

Players with the most Foreign MVPs won by year

Foreign Player's MVP and L'Équipe MVP awards combined. When the player won both awards in the same year, it is counted as a single MVP for the year.

Player	Club(s)	Number of MVPs	Years Won
Don Collins	Limoges	3	1988, 1989, 1990
Ed Murphy	Limoges	3	1983, 1984, 1985
Michael Brooks	Limoges	2	1991, 1992
Delaney Rudd	ASVEL	2	1996, 1997
Michael Young	Limoges	2	1993, 1994

References

^ ^a ^b "Victor Wembanyama becomes the youngest LNB MVP ever". Eurohoops. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
^ LNB-Media.net LNB News. Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
^ Adrien Moerman premier MVP unifié de Pro A
^ "Pro A : Devin Booker MVP, Vincent Collet meilleur coach". L'Equipe. 29 April 2016.
^ "D.J. Cooper is the Pro A MVP". Eurohoops.net. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
^ "Accueil".
^ "Trophées du Basket : Les lauréats sont connus ! - LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ "Bonzie the real MVP". sigstrasbourg.fr. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ "Trophées LNB : les lauréats en Betclic ELITE ! - Betclic ELITE". Betclic ELITE (in French). 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
^ "Trophées LNB 2024 : les lauréats en Betclic ELITE". Betclic ELITE (in French). 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-15.

External links

Official Site (in French)

[:0-1] "Victor Wembanyama becomes the youngest LNB MVP ever". Eurohoops. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-18.

[2] LNB-Media.net LNB News. Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Adrien Moerman premier MVP unifié de Pro A

[4] "Pro A : Devin Booker MVP, Vincent Collet meilleur coach". L'Equipe. 29 April 2016.

[5] "D.J. Cooper is the Pro A MVP". Eurohoops.net. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-18.

[6] "Accueil".

[7] "Trophées du Basket : Les lauréats sont connus ! - LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[8] "Bonzie the real MVP". sigstrasbourg.fr. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[9] "Trophées LNB : les lauréats en Betclic ELITE ! - Betclic ELITE". Betclic ELITE (in French). 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-06-14.

[Trophées_LNB_2024-10] "Trophées LNB 2024 : les lauréats en Betclic ELITE". Betclic ELITE (in French). 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-15.

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v t e LNB Élite Most Valuable Player
Player of the Year	1963: Degros 1965: Gilles 1966: Le Ray 1967: Gilles 1968: Gilles 1973: Galle 1974: Galle
French Domestic MVP	1983: Szanyiel 1984: Dubuisson 1985: Dacoury 1986: Ostrowski 1987: Hufnagel 1988: Ostrowski 1989: Ostrowski 1990: Ostrowski 1991: Rigaudeau 1992: Rigaudeau 1993: Rigaudeau 1994: Rigaudeau 1995: Bonato 1996: Rigaudeau 1997: Bonato & Bilba 1998: Bilba & Digbeu 1999: Foirest 2000: Sonko 2001: Bilba 2002: Julian 2003: Diaw & Sciarra 2004: Foirest 2005: Sciarra 2006: Julian 2007: Julian 2008: de Colo 2009: Koffi 2010: Traoré 2011: Gelabale 2012: Causeur 2013: Jackson 2014: Diot
Foreign MVP	1983: Murphy 1984: Murphy 1985: Murphy 1986: Figaro 1987: Varner 1988: Collins 1989: Collins 1990: Collins 1991: Brooks 1992: Brooks 1993: Young 1994: Young 1995: Rivers 1996: Rudd 1997: Rudd 1998: McCullough 1999: Jennings 2000: Brown 2001: Edwards 2002: Esteller & Dorsey 2003: Hill & Lukovski 2004: Hughes 2005: Guice 2006: Rowe 2007: Spencer 2008: Salyers 2009: Nichols 2010: Greer 2011: Mejía 2012: Schilb 2013: Buycks 2014: Falker
Unified MVP	2015: Moerman 2016: Booker 2017: Cooper 2018: Peacock 2019: Holston 2020: N/A 2021: Colson 2022: Cummings 2023: Wembanyama 2024: Shorts

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