2011–12 Pro A season explained

2011–12 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:	Gravelines-Dunkerque
Mvp:	Blake Schilb (Chalon-sur-Saône) Fabien Causeur (Cholet)
Mvp Link:	LNB Pro A MVP
Top Scorer:	Eric Chatfield (Paris-Levallois)
Top Scorer Link:	LNB Pro A Top Scorer
Finals:	2011-12 Finals
Finals Link:	2011–12 LNB Pro A season#Playoffs
Finals Champ:	Chalon-sur-Saône
Finals Runner-Up:	Le Mans
Finals Mvp:	Blake Schilb
Finals Mvp Link:	LNB Pro A Finals MVP
Seasonslist:	List of LNB Pro A seasons
Seasonslistnames:	LNB Pro A
Prevseason Link:	2010–11 Pro A season
Prevseason Year:	2010–11
Nextseason Link:	2012–13 Pro A season
Nextseason Year:	2012–13

The 2011–12 LNB Pro A season is the 90th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 25th season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season starts on October 7, 2011 and ends on May 16, 2012. The play-offs are held from May 23, 2012 until June 16, 2012.

Promotion and relegation

At the beginning of the 2011–12 seasonTeams promoted from 2010 to 2011 Pro B (French 2nd basketball division) Nanterre (Champion) Dijon (2nd) Teams relegated to 2011–12 Pro B Vichy (15th) Limoges (16th)

At the end of the 2011–12 season 2011-12 Pro A champion: Chalon-sur-Saône Teams promoted from 2011 to 2012 Pro B Limoges (Champion) Boulazac (2nd) Teams relegated to 2012–13 Pro B Pau-Lacq-Orthez (15th) Hyères-Toulon (16th)

Team Arenas

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
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
JSF Nanterre	Nanterre	Palais des Sports de Nanterre
Orléans Loiret Basket	Orléans	Zénith d'Orléans
Paris-Levallois Basket	Paris – Levallois	Stade Pierre de Coubertin Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez	Pau	Palais des Sports de Pau
Poitiers Basket 86	Poitiers	Les Arènes
Chorale Roanne Basket	Roanne	Halle André Vacheresse
Strasbourg IG	Strasbourg	Rhénus Sport

Regular season

Team standings

width=10px bgcolor=B0EE90		Clinched playoff berth
width=10px bgcolor=FFCCCC		Relegated
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1	Gravelines-Dunkerque	30	27	3	2377	1947
2	Chalon-sur-Saône	30	23	7	2294	2272
3	Orléans	30	21	9	2309	2119
4	Le Mans	30	19	11	2487	2359
5	Nancy	30	18	12	2374	2283
6	Paris-Levallois	30	17	13	2449	2438
7	Roanne	30	16	14	2287	2296
8	Cholet	30	16	14	2387	2320
9	Dijon	30	14	16	2099	2134
10	Strasbourg	30	14	16	2306	2241
11	Nanterre	30	14	16	2394	2413
12	Lyon-Villeurbanne	30	13	17	2142	2265
13	Poitiers	30	9	21	2174	2336
14	Le Havre	30	9	21	2315	2378
15	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	30	7	23	2270	2570
16	Hyères-Toulon^[1]	30	3	27	2266	2859

Season Team leader(s)

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Stats Leaders

Statistic	Player	Team	Average
Ranking per Game ^[2]			20.75
Points per Game ^[3]			19.79
Rebounds per Game ^[4]			8.30
Assists per Game ^[5]			7.56
Steals per Game ^[6]			2.48
Blocks per Game ^[7]			2.00

Playoffs

This was the last season in which the championship final was contested as a one-off match. Starting in 2012–13, the final became a best-of-5 series.

Awards

Regular Season MVPs

• Foreign MVP : Blake Schilb (Chalon-sur-Saône)^[8]
• French MVP : Fabien Causeur (Cholet)^[8]

Finals MVP

• Blake Schilb (Chalon-sur-Saône)

Best Coach

• Gregor Beugnot (Chalon-sur-Saône)^[8]

Most Improved Player

• Evan Fournier (Poitiers)^[8]

Best Defensive Player

• Andrew Albicy (Gravelines-Dunkerque)^[8]

Rising Star Award

• Evan Fournier (Poitiers)^[8]

Player of the month

Month	Player	Team
October^[9]		Lyon-Villeurbanne
November^[10]		Nancy
December^[11]		Le Mans
January^[12]		Cholet
February^[13]		Chalon-sur-Saône
March^[14]		Poitiers
April^[15]		Cholet

External links

• LNB website

Notes and References

1. Web site: DNCCG : Décision du Conseil Supérieur de Gestion à l'encontre du club de Hyères-Toulon Var Basket . . May 2, 2012 . October 12, 2011 . fr . April 2, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402044940/http://s.lnb.fr/lnb/file/201110/CP20111012%20-%20Hy%C3%A8res-Toulon%20-%20D%C3%A9cision%20du%20Conseil%20Sup%C3%A9rieur%20de%20Gestion.pdf . dead . Hyères-Toulon has a 3 points penalty due to non-respect of LNB regulations
2. Web site: Evaluation individuelle . . May 17, 2012. fr.
3. Web site: Moyenne de points . . May 17, 2012. fr.
4. Web site: Moyenne rebonds . . May 17, 2012. fr.
5. Web site: Moyenne passes décisives . . May 17, 2012. fr.
6. Web site: Moyenne interceptions . . May 17, 2012. fr.
7. Web site: Moyenne contres . . May 17, 2012. fr.
8. Web site: ProA – Fabien Causeur et Blake Schilb MVP français et étranger . . May 19, 2012. fr.
9. Web site: Parker joueur du mois d'un cheveu . https://web.archive.org/web/20111115000843/http://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/breves2011/20111112_181648_parker-joueur-du-mois-d-un-cheveu.html . dead . November 15, 2011 . lequipe.fr . November 12, 2011. fr.
10. Web site: Batum MVP en novembre . ouestfrance.fr . December 10, 2011. fr.
11. Web site: Taylor Rochestie élu " Joueur du mois de décembre LNB / SPORT+ / L’Équipe " . lnb.fr . January 13, 2012. fr.
12. Web site: Fabien Causeur élu MVP du mois de Janvier en Pro A . basketactu.com . February 11, 2012 . fr . 2012-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214033702/http://basketactu.com/fabien-causeur-elu-mvp-du-mois-de-janvier-en-pro-a/ . 2012-02-14 . dead .
13. Web site: Blake SCHILB élu " Joueur du mois de février LNB / SPORT+ / L’Équipe " . lnb.fr . fr.
14. Web site: Fournier élu joueur du mois . lequipe.fr . April 13, 2012. fr.
15. Web site: Patrick CHRISTOPHER élu joueur du mois d'Avril . lnb.fr . May 22, 2012. fr.