2008–09 Pro A season explained

2008–09 LNB Pro A season
League:	LNB Pro A
Sport:	Basketball
No Of Teams:	16
No Of Games:	240 (regular season)
Tv:	Sport+
Season:	Regular Season
Top Seed:	Lyon-Villeurbanne
Mvp:	Austin Nichols (Hyères-Toulon) Alain Koffi (Le Mans)
Mvp Link:	LNB Pro A MVP
Finals Mvp Link:	LNB Pro A MVP
Top Scorer:	Austin Nichols (Hyères-Toulon)
Top Scorer Link:	LNB Pro A Top Scorer
Finals:	2008-09 Finals
Finals Link:	2008–09 LNB Pro A season#Playoffs
Finals Champ:	Lyon-Villeurbanne
Finals Runner-Up:	Orléans
Seasonslist:	List of LNB Pro A seasons
Seasonslistnames:	LNB Pro A
Prevseason Link:	2007–08 Pro A season
Prevseason Year:	2007–08
Nextseason Link:	2009–10 Pro A season
Nextseason Year:	2009–10

The 2008–09 LNB Pro A season was the 87th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 22nd season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on October 3, 2008 and ended on May 11, 2009. The play-offs were held from May 22, 2009 until June 20, 2009.

ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, after finishing at the top seed of the regular season,^[1] won the French Pro A League by defeating Orléans in playoffs final (55-41).^[2]

Promotion and relegation

At the beginning of the 2008-09 seasonTeams promoted from 2007–08 Pro B (French 2nd division)

• Rouen
• Besançon

Teams relegated to 2008–09 Pro B

• Paris-Levallois
• Clermont-Ferrand

At the end of the 2008-09 season2008-09 Pro A Champion: ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Pro B

• Poitiers
• Paris-Levallois

Teams relegated to 2009–10 Pro B

• Besançon
• Pau-Orthez

Team arenas

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Besançon BCD	Besançon	Palais des Sports de Besançon
ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône	Chalon-sur-Saône	Le Colisée
Cholet Basket	Cholet	La Meilleraie
JDA Dijon	Dijon	Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy
BCM Gravelines Dunkerque	Gravelines	Sportica
Hyères Toulon Var Basket	Hyères – Toulon	Palais des Sports de Toulon Espace 3000
STB Le Havre	Le Havre	Salle des Docks Océane
Le Mans Sarthe Basket	Le Mans	Antarès
ASVEL Basket	Lyon – Villeurbanne	Astroballe
SLUC Nancy Basket	Nancy	Palais des Sports Jean Weille
Orléans Loiret Basket	Orléans	Zénith d'Orléans
Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez	Pau-Orthez	Palais des Sports de Pau
Chorale Roanne Basket	Roanne	Halle André Vacheresse
SPO Rouen Basket	Rouen	Salle des Cotonniers
Strasbourg IG	Strasbourg	Rhénus Sport
JA Vichy	Vichy	Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon

Team standings

width=10px bgcolor=B0EE90		Clinched playoff berth
width=10px bgcolor=FFCCCC		Relegated

width=20		width=150	Team^[3]	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA
1	Lyon-Villeurbanne	30	22	8	2367	2133
2	Orléans	30	21	9	2243	2058
3	Le Mans	30	20	10	2338	2029
4	Nancy	30	20	10	2432	2338
5	Roanne	30	19	11	2393	2345
6	Gravelines-Dunkerque	30	17	13	2322	2230
7	Chalon-sur-Saône	30	16	14	2279	2257
8	Strasbourg	30	16	14	2378	2324
9	Cholet	30	15	15	2310	2307
10	Vichy	30	13	17	2027	2090
11	Hyères Toulon	30	13	17	2368	2436
12	Dijon	30	11	19	2448	2564
13	Rouen	30	11	19	2251	2389
14	Le Havre	30	10	20	2286	2471
15	Besançon	30	9	21	2268	2479
16	Pau-Orthez	30	7	23	2235	2595

Awards

Regular Season MVPs

• Foreign MVP: Austin Nichols^[4] (Hyères-Toulon)
• French MVP: Alain Koffi^[4] (Le Mans)

Best Coach

• ^[4] (Orléans)

Most Improved Player

• Rodrigue Beaubois^[4] (Cholet)

Best Defensive Player

• Tony Dobbins^[4] (Orléans)

Rising Star Award

• Thomas Heurtel^[4] (Pau-Orthez)

Player of the month

Month	Player	Team
October^[5]		Orléans
November^[6]		Lyon-Villeurbanne
December^[7]		Lyon-Villeurbanne
January^[8]		Nancy
February^[9]		Le Mans
March^[10]		Le Mans
April^[11]		Nancy

^[4]

External links

• LNB website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Classement général, Saison 2008/2009. LNB. October 25, 2011. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404121922/http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200004/Classement?from=2008&typclas=0. April 4, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
2. Web site: French League Final: June 20, 2009 . June 20, 2009. Euroleague. October 25, 2011.
3. Web site: Classement général, Saison 2008/2009 . . October 25, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404121922/http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200004/Classement?from=2008&typclas=0 . April 4, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
4. Web site: Alain Koffi et Austin Nichols élus MVP de la saison 2008/2009. LNB. May 16, 2009 . October 17, 2011. fr.
5. Web site: Pro A: Cédrick Banks joueur du mois . November 1, 2008 . sports.fr . October 25, 2011 . fr .
6. Web site: Laurent Foirest élu Joueur du Mois de novembre . November 30, 2008 . . October 25, 2011. fr.
7. Web site: Le joueur du mois de décembre. LNB. October 25, 2011. fr. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041410/http://s.lnb.fr/lnb/file/201009/com20081220.pdf. dead.
8. Web site: Cyril Julian joueur du mois . February 8, 2009 . basketnews.net . October 25, 2011 . fr . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330100359/http://www.basketnews.net/asp.net/main.news/details.aspx?id=1797 . 2012-03-30 . dead .
9. Web site: Dee Spencer joueur du mois . March 6, 2009 . sport24.com . October 25, 2011. fr.
10. Web site: Bobby Dixon joueur du mois . April 6, 2009 . sport24.com . October 25, 2011. fr.
11. Web site: R. Greer joueur du mois d'avril . May 5, 2009 . . October 25, 2011. fr.