2011–12 Pro A season

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2011–12 LNB Pro A season
League
2011-12 Finals
ChampionsChalon-sur-Saône
  Runners-upLe Mans
Finals MVPCzech Republic Blake Schilb
LNB Pro A seasons

The 2011–12 LNB Pro A season is the 90th season of the

Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB)
. The regular season starts on October 7, 2011 and ends on May 16, 2012. The play-offs are held from May 23, 2012 until June 16, 2012.

Promotion and relegation

At the beginning of the 2011–12 season

Teams promoted from 2010 to 2011 Pro B (French 2nd basketball division)

  • Nanterre
    (Champion)
  • Dijon
    (2nd)

Teams relegated to 2011–12 Pro B

  • Vichy (15th)
  • Limoges
    (16th)
At the end of the 2011–12 season

Teams promoted from 2011 to 2012 Pro B

Teams relegated to 2012–13 Pro B

  • Pau-Lacq-Orthez
    (15th)
  • Hyères-Toulon
    (16th)

Team Arenas

Strasbourg
Location of teams in Pro A League 2011–12
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée 5,020
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
HyèresToulon 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 LyonVilleurbanne Astroballe 5,643
SLUC Nancy Basket Nancy Palais des Sports Jean Weille 6,027
JSF Nanterre
Nanterre
Palais des Sports de Nanterre
3,000
Orléans Loiret Basket
Orléans Zénith d'Orléans 5,338
Paris-Levallois Basket
Paris – Levallois
Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan
4,200
4,000
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Pau Palais des Sports de Pau 7,813
Poitiers Basket 86 Poitiers Les Arènes 4,300
Chorale Roanne Basket Roanne Halle André Vacheresse 5,020
Strasbourg IG
Strasbourg Rhénus Sport 6,200

Regular season

Team standings

Clinched playoff berth
Relegated
Source lnb.fr
# Team Pld W L PF PA
1
Gravelines-Dunkerque
30 27 3 2377 1947
2
Chalon-sur-Saône
30 23 7 2294 2272
3
Orléans
30 21 9 2309 2119
4 Le Mans 30 19 11 2487 2359
5 Nancy 30 18 12 2374 2283
6
Paris-Levallois
30 17 13 2449 2438
7 Roanne 30 16 14 2287 2296
8 Cholet 30 16 14 2387 2320
9
Dijon
30 14 16 2099 2134
10
Strasbourg
30 14 16 2306 2241
11
Nanterre
30 14 16 2394 2413
12 Lyon-Villeurbanne 30 13 17 2142 2265
13 Poitiers 30 9 21 2174 2336
14 Le Havre 30 9 21 2315 2378
15
Pau-Lacq-Orthez
30 7 23 2270 2570
16
Hyères-Toulon[1]
30 3 27 2266 2859

Season Team leader(s)

BCM GravelinesÉS Chalon-sur-SaôneBCM GravelinesStade Lorrain Université Club Nancy BasketLe Mans Sarthe BasketParis-Levallois Basket

Stats Leaders

Statistic Player Team Average
Ranking per Game [2] United States Lamont Hamilton
Paris-Levallois
20.75
Points per Game [3] United States Eric Chatfield
Paris-Levallois
19.79
Rebounds per Game [4] Nigeria Chinemelu Elonu
Pau-Lacq-Orthez
8.30
Assists per Game [5] United States Kareem Reid
Hyères-Toulon
7.56
Steals per Game [6] France Andrew Albicy
Gravelines
2.48
Blocks per Game [7] France Alexis Ajinça
Strasbourg
2.00

Playoffs

This was the last season in which the championship final was contested as a one-off match. Starting in

2012–13
, the final became a best-of-5 series.

Quarter Finals Semifinals Finals
         
1
Gravelines-Dunkerque
1
8 Cholet 2
8 Cholet 1
4 Le Mans 2
4 Le Mans 2
5 Nancy 1
4 Le Mans 76
2
Chalon-sur-Saône
95
2
Chalon-sur-Saône
2
7 Roanne 0
2
Chalon-sur-Saône
2
3
Orléans
1
3
Orléans
2
6
Paris-Levallois
0

Awards

Regular Season MVPs

Finals MVP

Best Coach

Most Improved Player

Best Defensive Player

  • Gravelines-Dunkerque)[8]

Rising Star Award

Player of the month

Month Player Team
October[9] France Tony Parker Lyon-Villeurbanne
November[10] France Nicolas Batum Nancy
December[11] Montenegro Taylor Rochestie Le Mans
January[12] France Fabien Causeur Cholet
February[13] Czech Republic Blake Schilb Chalon-sur-Saône
March[14] France Evan Fournier Poitiers
April[15] United States Patrick Christopher Cholet

References

External links