2009–10 Pro A season
| 2009–10 LNB Pro A season | |
|---|---|
| League | 2009-10 Finals |
| Champions | Cholet Basket |
| Runners-up | Le Mans SB |
| Finals MVP |  Mickaël Gelabale |
The 2009–10 LNB Pro A season was the 88th season of the
Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB)
. The regular season started on October 3, 2009 and ended on May 11, 2010. The play-offs were held from May 18, 2010 till June 13, 2010.
French Pro A League by defeating Le Mans SB in playoffs final (81-65).[2]
Promotion and relegation
- At the beginning of the 2009–10 season
Teams promoted from 2008 to 2009 Pro B (French 2nd division)
- Poitiers
- Paris-Levallois
Teams relegated to 2009–10 Pro B
- Besançon
- Pau-Orthez
- At the end of the 2009–10 season
- 2009-10 Pro A Champion: Cholet Basket
Teams promoted from 2009 to 2010 Pro B
- Pau-Lacq-Orthez
- Limoges
Teams relegated to 2010–11 Pro B
- Rouen
- Dijon
Team arenas
Strasbourg
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône
|
Chalon-sur-Saône | Le Colisée | 5,000 |
| Cholet Basket | Cholet | La Meilleraie | 5,191 |
JDA Dijon
|
Dijon | Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy
|
5,000 |
BCM Gravelines Dunkerque
|
Gravelines | Sportica | 3,500 |
Hyères Toulon Var Basket
|
Hyères – Toulon | Palais des Sports de Toulon Espace 3000 |
4,700 2,200 |
| STB Le Havre | Le Havre | Salle des Docks Océane | 3,598 |
| Le Mans Sarthe Basket | Le Mans | Antarès | 6,003 |
| ASVEL Basket | Lyon – Villeurbanne | Astroballe | 5,643 |
| SLUC Nancy Basket | Nancy | Palais des Sports Jean Weille | 6,027 |
Orléans Loiret Basket
|
Orléans | Zénith d'Orléans | 5,338 |
Paris-Levallois Basket
|
Paris – Levallois | Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan
|
4,200 4,000 |
| Poitiers Basket 86 | Poitiers | Les Arènes | 4,300 |
| Chorale Roanne Basket | Roanne | Halle André Vacheresse | 5,020 |
SPO Rouen Basket
|
Rouen | Salle des Cotonniers | 1,300 |
Strasbourg IG
|
Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport | 6,200 |
| JA Vichy | Vichy | Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon | 3,300 |
Team standings
| Clinched playoff berth | |
| Relegated |
| # | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cholet | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2296 | 2125 |
| 2 | Le Mans | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2390 | 2151 |
| 3 | Roanne | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2490 | 2324 |
| 4 | Gravelines-Dunkerque |
30 | 20 | 10 | 2322 | 2254 |
| 5 | Nancy | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2431 | 2212 |
| 6 | Orléans |
30 | 18 | 12 | 2331 | 2168 |
| 7 | Paris-Levallois |
30 | 15 | 15 | 2378 | 2370 |
| 8 | Poitiers | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2183 | 2223 |
| 9 | Lyon-Villeurbanne | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2233 | 2127 |
| 10 | Vichy | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2140 | 2111 |
| 11 | Hyères Toulon |
30 | 13 | 17 | 2441 | 2506 |
| 12 | Chalon-sur-Saône |
30 | 12 | 18 | 2343 | 2412 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2223 | 2466 |
| 14 | Strasbourg |
30 | 10 | 20 | 2412 | 2542 |
| 15 | Rouen |
30 | 8 | 22 | 2290 | 2521 |
| 16 | Dijon |
30 | 7 | 23 | 2172 | 2563 |
Playoffs
| Quarter Finals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cholet | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Poitiers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cholet | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Gravelines-Dunkerque
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Gravelines-Dunkerque
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Nancy | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cholet | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Le Mans | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Le Mans | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Paris-Levallois
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Le Mans | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Roanne | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Roanne | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Orléans
| 1 | ||||||||||||
Stats Leaders
| Statistic | Player | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per Game [3] |  Derrick Obasohan |
Hyères-Toulon |
19.8 |
| Ranking per Game [4] |  Ricardo Greer |
Nancy | 21.6 |
| Rebounds per Game [5] |  Saer Sene |
Hyères-Toulon |
11.4 |
| Assists per Game [6] |  Kareem Reid |
Vichy | 7.8 |
| Steals per Game [7] | John Linehan |
Cholet | 2.8 |
| Blocks per Game [8] | Saer Sene |
Hyères-Toulon |
2.4 |
Awards
Regular Season MVPs
- Foreign MVP:
Ricardo Greer[9] (Nancy) - French MVP: Ali Traore[9] (Lyon-Villeurbanne)
Finals MVP
Best Coach
Most Improved Player
- )
Best Defensive Player
Rising Star Award
- Paris-Levallois)
Player of the month
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October | Sean Marshall |
Dijon
|
| November | Ricardo Greer |
Nancy |
| December | Dewarick Spencer |
Le Mans |
| January | Sammy Mejia |
Cholet |
| February | Cedrick Banks |
Orléans
|
| March | Ralph Mims |
Roanne |
| April | Dylan Page |
Roanne |
References
- LNB. Archived from the originalon October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "French League final: June 13, 2010". Euroleague. June 13, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- LNB. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- LNB. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- LNB. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- LNB. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- LNB. Archived from the originalon April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- LNB. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ LNB. Archived from the original(PDF) on January 21, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ Dubourg, Jean-Moise (June 13, 2011). "ProA : Gelabale MVP de la finale" (in French). www.sport365.fr. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
External links
- (in French) LNB website