2010–11 Pro A season

2010–11 Pro A season
Season2010–11
Teams18
Regular season
RelegatedJA Vichy
Limoges CSP
Finals
ChampionsSLUC Nancy (2nd title)
  Runners-upCholet Basket
Finals MVPUnited States John Linehan
Awards
Foreign MVPDominican Republic Sammy Mejia
Domestic MVPFrance Mickaël Gelabale

The 2010–11 LNB Pro A season was the 89th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 24th season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on October 9, 2010, and ended on May 10, 2011. The play-offs were held from May 17, 2011, till June 11, 2011.
SLUC Nancy became the 2010–11 Pro A champions and gained its second French League title after beating defending champion Cholet Basket in the single-game Final, with a score of 74–76.[1]

Promotion and relegation

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At the beginning of the 2010–11 season

Teams promoted from 2009 to 2010 Pro B (French 2nd division)

Teams relegated to 2010-11 Pro B

At the end of the 2010–11 season

Teams promoted from 2010 to 2011 Pro B

Teams relegated to 2011–12 Pro B

Team Arenas

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Team Home city Stadium Capacity
ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée 5,000
Cholet Basket Cholet La Meilleraie 5,191
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
CSP Limoges Limoges Palais des Sports de Fetes 5,516
ASVEL Basket LyonVilleurbanne 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 Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan
4,200
4,000
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez Pau-Orthez 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
JA Vichy Vichy Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon 3,300

Team standings

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Clinched playoff berth
Relegated
# Team [2] Pld W L PF PA
1 Cholet 30 22 8 2217 2069
2 Nancy 30 21 9 2272 2207
3 Chalon-sur-Saône 30 20 10 2269 2155
4 Gravelines-Dunkerque 30 20 10 2223 2006
5 Roanne 30 18 12 2279 2185
6 Lyon-Villeurbanne 30 17 13 2277 2243
7 Hyères-Toulon 30 15 15 2235 2252
8 Le Mans 30 14 16 2154 2104
9 Pau-Lacq-Orthez 30 13 17 2164 2234
10 Orléans 30 12 18 2083 2086
11 Strasbourg 30 12 18 2116 2208
12 STB Le Havre 30 12 18 2133 2169
13 Paris-Levallois 30 12 18 2157 2335
14 Poitiers 30 12 18 2065 2167
15 Vichy 30 11 19 2060 2179
16 Limoges 30 9 21 2163 2268

Season Team leader(s)

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Cholet BasketChorale Roanne BasketBCM GravelinesCholet BasketBCM GravelinesSLUC Nancy BasketParis-Levallois BasketCholet Basket

Playoffs

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Quarter Finals [3] Semifinals Finals
         
1 Cholet 2
8 Le Mans 0
1 Cholet 2
4 Gravelines-Dunkerque 0
4 Gravelines-Dunkerque 2
5 Roanne 1
1 Cholet 74
2 Nancy 76
2 Nancy 2
7 Hyères-Toulon 1
2 Nancy 2
6 Lyon-Villeurbanne 1
3 Chalon-sur-Saône 1
6 Lyon-Villeurbanne 2

Stats Leaders

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Statistic Player Team Average
Points per Game [4] United States Rick Hughes Hyères-Toulon 19.10
Ranking per Game [5] United States fr:Chris Massie Limoges 21.28
Rebounds per Game [6] United States fr:Chris Massie Limoges 9.20
Assists per Game [7] United States Teddy Gipson Pau-Lacq-Orthez 5.87
Steals per Game [8] United States John Linehan Nancy 3.08
Blocks per Game [9] France Cyril Akpomedah Gravelines-Dunkerque 2.00

Awards

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Regular Season MVPs

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Finals MVP

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Best Coach

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Most Improved Player

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Best Defensive Player

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Rising Star Award

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Player of the month

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Month Player Team
November France Yannick Bokolo[12] Gravelines-Dunkerque
December United States Tremmell Darden[13] Nancy
January Czech Republic Blake Schilb[14] Chalon-sur-Saône
February United States Tremmell Darden[15] Nancy
March United Kingdom Pops Mensah-Bonsu[16] Lyon-Villeurbanne
April Dominican Republic Sammy Mejia[17] Cholet

References

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  1. ^ "Nancy wins French League!". euroleague.net. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  2. ^ "Classement général, Saison 2010/2011". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. ^ "Quarterfinals dates & results". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-05-24. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  4. ^ "Moyenne de points". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  5. ^ "Evaluation individuelle". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "Moyenne rebonds". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  7. ^ "Moyenne passes décisives". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  8. ^ "Moyenne interceptions". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  9. ^ "Moyenne contres". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Gelabale et Mejia MVP de PROA pour la saison 2010-2011". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  11. ^ "John Linehan helps Nancy to win French crown". eurojohnbball.com. 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  12. ^ "Yannick Bokolo, élu joueur du mois de Novembre". lnb.fr (in French). 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  13. ^ "Darden est élu !". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  14. ^ "Le meilleur joueur du mois de janvier est... Blake Schilb!". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  15. ^ "Darden, February 2011 MVP". lequipe.fr (in French). 2011-03-12. Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  16. ^ "Pops Mensah Bonsu élu joueur du mois de mars !". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  17. ^ "Samuel Mejia, meilleur joueur du mois d'avril !". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
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