2018–19 Pro A season explained

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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.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

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.

Locations and arenas

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
Antibes SharksAntibesAzur Arena Antibes
AS MonacoFontvieille, MonacoSalle Gaston Médecin
ASVELLyonVilleurbanneAstroballe
BCM Gravelines-DunkerqueGravelinesSportica
Boulazac DordogneBoulazacLe Palio
Champagne Châlons ReimsReimsComplexe René-Tys
CholetCholetLa Meilleraie
PauPalais des Sports de Pau
Chalon-sur-SaôneLe Colisée
Le PortelLe Chaudron
Fos ProvenceFos-sur-merParsemain Sports Complex
JDA DijonDijonPalais des Sports de Dijon
Bourg-en-BresseEkinox
Le Mans SartheLe MansAntarès
Levallois MetropolitansLevalloisPalais des Sports Marcel Cerdan
Limoges CSPLimogesBeaublanc
Nanterre 92NanterrePalais des Sports de Nanterre
SIG StrasbourgStrasbourgRhénus Sport

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Antibes Sharks Nikola AntićSpaldingMutuelles du Soleil
AS MonacoErreà-
ASVEL Zvezdan MitrovićPeakLDLC
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque Julien MahéBIG SportsCaisse d'Épargne
Boulazac Dordogne Thomas AndrieuxKappaE.Leclerc
Champagne Châlons Reims Nikola AntićKappaE.Leclerc
Cholet Erman KunterSpaldingSystème U
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez Laurent VilaPeakDPD
Élan Chalon Jean-Denys ChouletBIG SportsJoker
ESSM Le Portel Éric GirardKappaIntersport
Fos Provence Rémi GiuittaViveEiffage Construction
JDA Dijon Laurent LegnameErreàGroupe Iserba
JL Bourg Savo VučevićSpaldingCharles Réma
Le Mans Sarthe Alexandre MénardKappaFermier de Loué
Levallois Metropolitans Frédéric FauthouxLi-NingIDEX
Limoges CSP Kyle MillingBIG SportsIntermarché
Nanterre 92 Pascal DonnadieuNikeGTM Bâtiment
SIG Strasbourg Vincent ColletAdidasSuez

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment
ASVEL Terence Parker End of contractPre-season Zvezdan Mitrović[3]
AS Monaco Zvezdan MitrovićSigned with ASVEL Sašo Filipovski[4]
AS Monaco Sašo FilipovskiFiredDuring Season Saša Obradović

Budgets

On 3 October 2018, the LNB published the budgets and salary expenditures of the Pro A clubs.[5]

ClubBudget (in )Salary expenditures
AS Monaco
SIG Strasbourg
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
Limoges CSP
JDA Dijon
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
Nanterre 92
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez
JL Bourg
Levallois Metropolitans
ESSM Le Portel
Élan Chalon
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Champagne Châlons Reims Basket
Cholet Basket
Olympique d'Antibes
Boulazac Basket Dordogne
Provence Basket
Average

Regular season

Results

Play-offs

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.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

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French clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Progress
EuroCup Quarterfinals
Top 16
Top 16
Champions League Regular season
Round of 16
Round of 16
Regular season

Individual honours

Season awards

See main article: LNB Pro A Awards.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classement - Pro B – LNB.fr. www.lnb.fr.
  2. Web site: Fos s'offre les playoffs.
  3. Web site: Zvezdan MITROVIC nouveau coach de l'ASVEL Basket. 26 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Saso Filipovski named AS Monaco head coach . 2018-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180702150721/https://sportando.basketball/en/france/pro-a/279143/saso-filipovski-named-as-monaco-head-coach.html . 2018-07-02 . dead .
  5. Web site: Budgets et masses salariales 2018/19 : L'ASVEL et Monaco tout en haut. BeBasket. 3 October 2018. fr. 2018-10-04. 2018-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003220930/https://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-jeep-elite/budgets-et-masses-salariales-2018-19---l-asvel-et-monaco-tout-en-haut.html. dead.