2017–18 Pro A | ||||||||||
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Season | 2017–18 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 18 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Season MVP | Zachery Peacock (JL Bourg) | |||||||||
Relegated | ||||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Le Mans 5th title | |||||||||
Runners-up | Monaco | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Pro A season is the 96th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue nationale de basket (LNB).
On 2 March 2018, Jeep became the new main sponsor of the league and the league was re-named the Jeep Élite.[1]
Teams
[edit]Promotion and relegation
[edit]Orléans Loiret Basket and SLUC Nancy Basket were relegated after the 2016–17 season after the teams ended in the last two places. JL Bourg promoted as the regular season champion of the Pro B season.[2] Boulazac Basket Dordogne was promoted as the winner of the Pro B promotion play-offs.[3]
Locations and arenas
[edit]Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Antibes Sharks | Antibes | Azur Arena Antibes | 5,249 |
Boulazac Dordogne | Boulazac | Le Palio | 5,200 |
Monaco | Fontvieille, Monaco | Salle Gaston Médecin | 3,700 |
ASVEL | Lyon–Villeurbanne | Astroballe | 5,556 |
BCM Gravelines Dunkerque | Gravelines | Sportica | 3,500 |
Champagne Châlons Reims | Reims | Complexe René-Tys | 3,000 |
Cholet Basket | Cholet | La Meilleraie | 5,191 |
Élan Béarnais | Pau | Palais des Sports de Pau | 7,707 |
Élan Chalon ● | Chalon-sur-Saône | Le Colisée | 5,000 |
ESSM Le Portel | Le Portel | Le Chaudron | 3,500 |
Hyères-Toulon Var | Hyères–Toulon | Palais des Sports de Toulon | 4,700 |
JDA Dijon | Dijon | Palais des Sports de Dijon | 5,000 |
JL Bourg | Bourg-en-Bresse | Ekinox | 3,548 |
Nanterre 92 | Nanterre | Palais des Sports de Nanterre | 3,000 |
Le Mans Sarthe | Le Mans | Antarès | 6,003 |
Limoges CSP | Limoges | Beaublanc | 6,000 |
Levallois Metropolitans | Levallois | Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan | 4,000 |
SIG Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport | 6,200 |
- Notes
- ◆ Team makes its debut in the Pro A.
- ● The defending champions, winners of the 2016–17 Pro A season.
Regular season
[edit]In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, while the last two qualified teams will be relegated to the Pro B.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Monaco | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2925 | 2647 | +278 | Qualification for playoffs |
2 | SIG Strasbourg | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2849 | 2605 | +244 | |
3 | Le Mans Sarthe | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2733 | 2541 | +192 | |
4 | Limoges CSP | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2657 | 2630 | +27 | |
5 | JDA Dijon | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2788 | 2679 | +109 | |
6 | ASVEL | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2745 | 2677 | +68 | |
7 | Nanterre 92 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2763 | 2748 | +15 | |
8 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2733 | 2710 | +23 | |
9 | JL Bourg | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2793 | 2739 | +54 | |
10 | Levallois Metropolitans | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2694 | 2745 | −51 | |
11 | ESSM Le Portel | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2527 | 2553 | −26 | |
12 | Élan Chalon | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2795 | 2793 | +2 | |
13 | BCM Gravelines | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2595 | 2611 | −16 | |
14 | Champagne Châlons Reims | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2754 | 2850 | −96 | |
15 | Cholet | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2447 | 2572 | −125 | |
16 | Antibes Sharks | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2653 | 2782 | −129 | |
17 | Boulazac Dordogne (R) | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2639 | 2887 | −248 | Relegation to Pro B |
18 | Hyères-Toulon Var (R) | 34 | 6 | 28 | 2523 | 2844 | −321 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three format, while the semi-finals and finals were played in a best-of-five format. The higher seeded team played game one, three and five (if needed) at home. The play-offs began on 22 May 2018.
Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Monaco | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Monaco | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Limoges CSP | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Limoges CSP | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | JDA Dijon | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Monaco | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Le Mans | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | SIG Strasbourg | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Nanterre 92 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | SIG Strasbourg | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Le Mans | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Le Mans | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | ASVEL | 1 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Monaco | 2–0 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 99–97 | 98–73 | |
Limoges CSP | 2–0 | JDA Dijon | 79–75 | 81–64 | |
SIG Strasbourg | 2–0 | Nanterre 92 | 83–77 | 77–70 | |
Le Mans | 2–1 | ASVEL | 68–81 | 72–67 | 79–68 |
Semifinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Monaco | 3–1 | Limoges CSP | 88–71 | 78–71 | 71-76 | 94-83 | |
SIG Strasbourg | 2–3 | Le Mans | 76–66 | 71–80 | 60-80 | 89-82 | 79–85 OT |
Finals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Monaco | 2–3 | Le Mans | 78–71 | 77–87 | 72–84 | 78–69 | 74–76 |
Individual honours
[edit]Season awards
[edit]MVP of the Month
[edit]Month | Player | Club | Ref. |
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October | ![]() |
JL Bourg | |
November | ![]() |
ESSM Le Portel | |
December | ![]() |
Boulazac Dordogne | |
January | ![]() |
ESSM Le Portel | |
February | ![]() |
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | |
March | ![]() |
JDA Dijon | |
April | ![]() |
JDA Dijon | |
May | ![]() |
Nanterre 92 | [5] |
French clubs in European competitions
[edit]Team | Competition | Progress | Ref |
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Levallois Metropolitans | EuroCup | Group Stage | [6] |
ASVEL Basket | Top 16 | ||
Limoges | Top 16 | ||
Élan Chalon | Champions League | Group Stage | [7] |
SIG Strasbourg | Quarterfinal | ||
AS Monaco Basket | Final | ||
Nanterre 92 | Top 16 | ||
ESSM Le Portel | FIBA Europe Cup | Quarterfinal |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "La PRO A devient la Jeep® ELITE" [The PRO A becomes the Jeep® ELITE]. Msb.fr. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Un trophée de champion de ProB et une victoire "cadeau" pour la JL Bourg Basket". Fracetvinfo.fr. 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "BOULAZAC RETROUVE LA PRO A AU BOUT DU SUSPENSE !". Archived from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- ^ a b c d e "Accueil".
- ^ "Accueil".
- ^ "7DAYS EuroCup Board meets ahead of 2017-18 season". EuroCup Basketball. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Champions line up in battle for European glory". BasketballCL.com. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.