LNB Pro A Best Scorer explained

The LNB Pro A Best Scorer, or Top Scorer, is the best scorer of the season award, of the top-tier level men's professional club basketball league in France, the LNB Pro A. In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throws or field goals. The LNB Pro A's scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given regular season. Before the 1976–77 season, the league's Top Scorer was the player who scored the most total points in the league during the season. Since the 1976–77 season, the league's Top Scorer is the player with the highest scoring average per game during the season.

Best scorers by total points scored (1949–50 to 1975–76)

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Top Scorers By Total Points Scored (1949–50 to 1975–76)
Season	Player (League's Top Scorer)	Club	Points Per Game
1949–50			22.9
1950–51	- François Németh (2×)		24.4
1951–52		AS Montferrand Basket	20.6
1952–53		EV Bellegarde	24.2
1953–54		RCS Marly	28.4
1954–55	Roger Haudegand (2×)	RCS Marly	24.9
1955–56	Roger Haudegand (3×)	RCS Marly	29.8
1956–57	Roger Haudegand (4×)	RCS Marly	29.7
1957–58	Roger Haudegand (5×)	RCS Marly	22.7
1958–59			22.7
1959–60	Roger Haudegand (6×)	RCS Marly	25.7
1960–61	Roger Haudegand (7×)	RCS Valenciennes	27.9
1961–62			22.8
1962–63			27.3
1963–64			21.3
1964–65	Michel Le Ray (2×)		21.2
1965–66			28.1
1966–67	Jean-Pierre Staelens (2×)		28.9
1967–68	Jean-Pierre Staelens (3×)		26.6
1968–69		CSE Toulous	29.8
1969–70			30.8
1970–71		Nice ASPTT Basket	32.5
1971–72			34.0
1972–73		SS Nilvange	39.0
1973–74			33.5
1974–75			29.1
1975–76	L.C. Bowen (2×)		30.7

Best scorers by points per game (1976–77 to present)

Top Scorers By Points Per Game (1976–77 to present)
Season	Player (League's Top Scorer)	Club	Points Per Game
1976–77		AS Tarare Basket	32.7
1977–78			32.4
1978–79			30.1
1979–80			32.1
1980–81			27.2
1981–82			29.8
1982–83	Ed Murphy (2×)		31.7
1983–84	Ed Murphy (3×)		32.3
1984–85	Ed Murphy (4×)		34.1
1985–86			35.3
1986–87			35.3
1987–88			30.2
1988–89	- Ron Davis (2×)		31.1
1989–90			26.3
1990–91			26.5
1991–92	Bill Jones (2×)		24.8
1992–93			26.3
1993–94			24.2
1994–95			25.5
1995–96			24.7
1996–97			22.5
1997–98			20.3
1998–99			19.4
1999–00			19.6
2000–01			21.7
2001–02			20.0
2002–03			19.9
2003–04			24.1
2004–05			21.5
2005–06			21.0
			20.6
			21.4
			18.4
			19.8
	Rick Hughes (2×)		19.1
			19.8
			18.4
			18.2
			16.8
			17.8
			18.6
			19.3
			18.8
			17.6
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			18.2
2022–23	Victor Wembanyama	Metropolitans 92

French Basketball Championship all-time scoring leaders

The all-time leaders in total points scored in the top-tier level French Basketball Championship division, including all of the league's formats.^[2]

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50+ point single games

French 1st Division games in which a player has scored 50 or more points.

50+ Point Single Games
Rank	Points Scored	Player	Team	Game Score	Opponnet	Date
1	71	Jean-Pierre Staelens	Denain	125–75	Valenciennes	4 March 1967
2	64	- Marko Ostarčević	Racing CF	126–99	Graffenstaden	21 March 1971
3	63	Bob Thate	Nilvange	106–119	Antibes	13 January 1973
4	62	Roger Haudegand	Marly	89–54	Tours	24 February 1957
4	62	L.C. Bowen	Tours	154–107	Jœuf	20 March 1976
6	61	Jean-Pierre Staelens	Denain	144–69	Franconville	13 February 1966
6	61	- Ron Davis	Mulhouse	109–110	Racing CF	29 October 1988
8	60	L.C. Bowen	Tours	123–92	Nantes	25 March 1972
8	60	Paul Thompson	Limoges	131–91	Mulhouse	13 December 1986
10	58	Roger Haudegand	Marly	93–57	Nilvange	21 February 1954
11	57	Daniel Ledent	Roanne	87–85	ASVEL	7 February 1970
11	57	L.C. Bowen	Tours	120–84	Asnières	11 December 1971
11	57	Albert Irving	Saint-Étienne	137–107	Lorient	14 December 1985
14	55	- François Németh	Racing CF	82–55	Hirondelles Coutures	11 February 1951^[3]
14	55	Albert Irving	Saint-Étienne	125–119	Étoile Voiron	7 December 1985
14	55	Olivier Lee	Saint-Étienne	107–120	Racing CF	21 February 1987
14	55	Hervé Dubuisson	Racing CF	120–93	Tours	4 March 1989
18	54	L.C. Bowen	Tours	113–91	Nancy	16 February 1974
18	54	Billy Knight	Limoges	128–94	Stade Français	5 October 1985
18	54	- Bill Varner	Antibes	102–72	ASVEL	13 December 1986
18	54	Brook Steppe	Racing CF	123–101	Mulhouse	10 October 1987
22	53	Jean-Pierre Staelens	Denain	109–97	Le Mans	28 April 1968
22	53	Bob Thate	Nilvange	93–101	Denain	7 October 1972
22	53	Bob Thate	Nilvange	88–90	Nancy	3 March 1973
22	53	Bob Thate	Nilvange	124–96	Paris UC	7 April 1973
22	53	Hervé Dubuisson	Le Mans	105–85	Lyon	29 October 1979
22	53	Floyd Allen	Lyon	103–92	Tours	1 December 1979
22	53	Ed Murphy	Limoges	110–93	Avignon	17 November 1984
22	53	Bruce King	Antibes	115–78	Caen	5 October 1985
22	53	Hervé Dubuisson	Racing CF	125–113	Saint-Étienne	13 December 1986
22	53	- Bill Varner	Gravelines	126–125	Limoges	27 September 1988
32	52	Loyd King	Le Mans	110–94	Bagnolet	4 May 1974
32	52	Loyd King	Le Mans	116–92	Denain	19 December 1974
32	52	John Engles	Monaco	98–109	Pau-Orthez	15 October 1977
32	52	Ed Murphy	Limoges	94–101	Stade Français	8 October 1983
36	51	Henri Théron	Montferrand	90–87	Auboué	28 December 1958
36	51	Willie Davis	RCM Toulouse	83–90	Alsace Bagnolet	10 December 1967
36	51	Bill Lindsey	Pau-Orthez	119–98	Denain	21 January 1978
36	51	Bob Wymbs	Denain	102–119	Le Mans	28 January 1978
36	51	Bob Wymbs	Denain	133–116	Racing CF	3 March 1978
36	51	Freddy Hufnagel	Pau-Orthez	125–101	Reims	14 November 1987
36	51	Hervé Dubuisson	Racing CF	89–77	Nantes	5 December 1987
43	50	Carmine Calzonetti	Nantes	88–78	Asnières	18 December 1971
43	50	Bob Wymbs	Denain	100–107	Caen	7 January 1978
43	50	Ed Murphy	Limoges	120–96	Stade Français	13 March 1982
43	50	Terry Stotts	Étoile Voiron	114–100	Grenoble	16 October 1985
43	50	Keith Edmonson	Caen	102–113	Grenoble	22 March 1986
43	50	Hervé Dubuisson	Racing CF	120–107	Saint-Étienne	21 February 1987
43	50	Graylin Warner	Cholet	72–67	Lorient	19 December 1987
43	50	Graylin Warner	Cholet	114–55	Avignon	11 March 1989
43	50	Steve Burtt Sr.	Gravelines	123–121	Antibes	25 March 1989

• The record for the most points ever scored in a single game in the French 2nd Division is 101 points. That record was achieved by Jim Signorile of Stade Clermontois, who scored 101 points on 5 February 1972, in a 141–68 victory against Agen.^[4]

External links

• LNB Pro A Official Site
• Palmarès du championnat de France de basket
• Bilans et stats par saison

Notes and References

1. http://www.basketarchives.fr/palmaresproa.htm Palmarès du championnat de France de basket .
2. http://www.basketarchives.fr/classgeneral.htm Classement des plus grands joueurs du championnat de France .
3. https://basket-retro.com/2021/10/12/ferenc-nemeth-le-colosse-gourmand/ Ferenc Nemeth – Le colosse gourmand.
4. https://basket-retro.com/2022/11/08/jim-signorile-monsieur-101-points/ Jim Signorile – « Monsieur 101 points ».