Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
2018–19 Pro A | |
Season: | 2018–19 |
Champions: | LDLC ASVEL (19th title) |
Runners Up: | Monaco |
Semifinalists: | JDA Dijon Nanterre 92 |
Relegated: | Provence Antibes Sharks |
Continentalcup1: | Basketball Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | JDA Dijon Élan Béarnais SIG Strasbourg |
Teams: | 18 |
Games: | 326 |
Top Seed: | LDLC ASVEL |
Mvp Link: | LNB Pro A MVP |
Mvp N: | USA |
Pir: | 19.4 |
Pir N: | USA |
Ppg: | 18.8 |
Ppg N: | USA |
Rpg: | 8.8 |
Rpg N: | SEN |
Apg: | 8.2 |
Apg N: | USA |
The 2018–19 Pro A season, for sponsorships reasons the Jeep Élite, was the 97th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). It was the second season with Jeep as main sponsor. The season started on 21 September 2018 with the regular season and ended on 25 June 2019 with the last game of the finals.
LDLC ASVEL won its nineteenth French championship and its first one since 2016. In the finals, they defeated Monaco.
Hyères-Toulon and Boulazac Basket Dordogne were relegated after the 2017–18 season after the teams ended in the last two places.
Blois promoted by finishing first in the regular season with a 27–7 record in the Pro B.[1] Fos Provence made its Pro A debut after promoting, as Fos defeated Roanne in the finals of the promotion play-offs.[2]
However, as ADA Blois did not meet the requirements for playing in Pro A, Boulazac remained in the league.
Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Antibes Sharks | Nikola Antić | Spalding | Mutuelles du Soleil |
AS Monaco | Erreà | - | |
ASVEL | Zvezdan Mitrović | Peak | LDLC |
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | Julien Mahé | BIG Sports | Caisse d'Épargne |
Boulazac Dordogne | Thomas Andrieux | Kappa | E.Leclerc |
Champagne Châlons Reims | Nikola Antić | Kappa | E.Leclerc |
Cholet | Erman Kunter | Spalding | Système U |
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Laurent Vila | Peak | DPD |
Élan Chalon | Jean-Denys Choulet | BIG Sports | Joker |
ESSM Le Portel | Éric Girard | Kappa | Intersport |
Fos Provence | Rémi Giuitta | Vive | Eiffage Construction |
JDA Dijon | Laurent Legname | Erreà | Groupe Iserba |
JL Bourg | Savo Vučević | Spalding | Charles Réma |
Le Mans Sarthe | Alexandre Ménard | Kappa | Fermier de Loué |
Levallois Metropolitans | Frédéric Fauthoux | Li-Ning | IDEX |
Limoges CSP | Kyle Milling | BIG Sports | Intermarché |
Nanterre 92 | Pascal Donnadieu | Nike | GTM Bâtiment |
SIG Strasbourg | Vincent Collet | Adidas | Suez |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | |
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ASVEL | Terence Parker | End of contract | Pre-season | Zvezdan Mitrović | [3] | ||
AS Monaco | Zvezdan Mitrović | Signed with ASVEL | Sašo Filipovski | [4] | |||
AS Monaco | Sašo Filipovski | Fired | During Season | Saša Obradović |
On 3 October 2018, the LNB published the budgets and salary expenditures of the Pro A clubs.[5]
Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three games format, while the semifinals and the finals in a best-of-five (2–2–1) format.
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Team | Competition | Progress |
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EuroCup | Quarterfinals | |
Top 16 | ||
Top 16 | ||
Champions League | Regular season | |
Round of 16 | ||
Round of 16 | ||
Regular season | ||
See main article: LNB Pro A Awards.