2017–18 Pro A season explained

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2017–18 Pro A
Season:2017–18
Champions:Le Mans
5th title
Runners Up:Monaco
Teams:18
Mvp:Zachery Peacock (JL Bourg)
Mvp Link:LNB Pro A MVP
Top Scorer:Zachery Peacock
Ppg:19.3
Rebounds Leader:Mouphtaou Yarou
Rpg:9.1
Assists Leader:Jerel Blassingame
Apg:7.2

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

Promotion and relegation

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

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
Antibes SharksAntibesAzur Arena Antibes
Boulazac DordogneBoulazacLe Palio
MonacoFontvieille, MonacoSalle Gaston Médecin
ASVELLyonVilleurbanneAstroballe
BCM Gravelines DunkerqueGravelinesSportica
Champagne Châlons ReimsReimsComplexe René-Tys
Cholet BasketCholetLa Meilleraie
Élan BéarnaisPauPalais des Sports de Pau
Chalon-sur-SaôneLe Colisée
Le PortelLe Chaudron
Hyères-Toulon VarHyèresToulonPalais des Sports de Toulon
JDA DijonDijonPalais des Sports de Dijon
Bourg-en-BresseEkinox
Nanterre 92NanterrePalais des Sports de Nanterre
Le Mans SartheLe MansAntarès
Limoges CSPLimogesBeaublanc
Levallois MetropolitansLevalloisPalais des Sports Marcel Cerdan
SIG StrasbourgStrasbourgRhénus Sport
Notes
  • Team makes its debut in the Pro A.
  • The defending champions, winners of the 2016–17 Pro A season.

    Regular season

    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

    Results

    Playoffs

    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.

    Quarterfinals

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    Semifinals

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    Finals

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    Individual honours

    Season awards

    AwardPlayerClub
    Most Valuable Player[4] JL Bourg
    Final MVP Romeo TravisLe Mans
    Best Young PlayerBCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
    Best Sixth ManLe Mans
    Best CoachMonaco

    MVP of the Month

    MonthPlayerClub
    October
    November
    December
    January
    February
    March
    April
    May [5]

    French clubs in European competitions

    Team Competition Progress
    EuroCup Group Stage [6]
    Top 16
    Top 16
    Champions League Group Stage [7]
    Quarterfinal
    Final
    Top 16
    FIBA Europe Cup Quarterfinal

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. News: La PRO A devient la Jeep® ELITE. The PRO A becomes the Jeep® ELITE. 2 March 2018. 2 March 2018. Msb.fr.
    2. News: Un trophée de champion de ProB et une victoire "cadeau" pour la JL Bourg Basket. 2017-05-14. 2017-06-10. Fracetvinfo.fr.
    3. Web site: BOULAZAC RETROUVE LA PRO A AU BOUT DU SUSPENSE ! . 2017-06-24 . 2017-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170629195847/http://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-pro-b/boulazac-retrouve-la-pro-a-au-bout-du-suspense--.html . dead .
    4. Web site: Accueil.
    5. Web site: Accueil.
    6. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup Board meets ahead of 2017-18 season. https://web.archive.org/web/20170617211456/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7vnd9bpxjspxg67f/7days-eurocup-board-meets-ahead-of-2017-18-season. dead. June 17, 2017. EuroCup Basketball. 14 June 2017. 14 June 2017.
    7. Web site: Champions line up in battle for European glory . BasketballCL.com . 28 June 2017 . 28 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170701032559/http://www.basketballcl.com/16-17/news/champions-line-up-in-battle-for-european-glory . 1 July 2017 . dead . dmy-all .