2010–11 Pro A season

2010–11 Pro A season
Season 2010–11
Champions SLUC Nancy (2nd title)
Runners-up Cholet Basket
Relegated JA Vichy
Limoges CSP
Teams 18
Awards
Finals MVP United States John Linehan
Foreign MVP Dominican Republic Samuel Mejia
Domestic MVP France 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

At the beginning of the 2010-11 season

Teams promoted from 2009–10 Pro B (French 2nd division)

Teams relegated to 2010-11 Pro B

At the end of the 2010-11 season

Teams promoted from 2010-11 Pro B

Teams relegated to 2011–12 Pro B

Team Arenas

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée 4,070
Cholet Basket Cholet La Meilleraie 5,191
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
CSP Limoges Limoges Palais des Sports de Fetes 5,516
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 Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan		 4,200
3,050
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 3,300
Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Rhénus Sport 6,200
JA Vichy Vichy Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon 3,300

Team standings

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

Season Team leader(s)

Cholet Basket Chorale Roanne Basket BCM Gravelines Cholet Basket BCM Gravelines SLUC Nancy Basket Paris-Levallois Basket Cholet Basket

Playoffs

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

Statistic Player Team Average
Points per Game [4]United States Rick HughesHyères-Toulon 19.10
Ranking per Game [5]United States fr:Chris MassieLimoges 21.28
Rebounds per Game [6]United States fr:Chris MassieLimoges 9.20
Assists per Game [7]United States Teddy GipsonPau-Lacq-Orthez 5.87
Steals per Game [8]United States John LinehanNancy 3.08
Blocks per Game [9]France Cyril AkpomedahGravelines-Dunkerque 2.00

Awards

Regular Season MVPs

Finals MVP

Best Coach

Most Improved Player

Best Defensive Player

Rising Star Award

Player of the month

Month Player Team
NovemberFrance Yannick Bokolo [12]Gravelines-Dunkerque
DecemberUnited States Tremmell Darden [13]Nancy
JanuaryUnited States Blake Schilb [14]Chalon-sur-Saône
FebruaryUnited States Tremmell Darden [15]Nancy
MarchUnited Kingdom Pops Mensah-Bonsu [16]Lyon-Villeurbanne
AprilDominican Republic Samuel Mejia [17]Cholet

References

  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). Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Evaluation individuelle". lnb.fr (in French). Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Moyenne rebonds". lnb.fr (in French). Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Moyenne passes décisives". lnb.fr (in French). Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Moyenne interceptions". lnb.fr (in French). Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Moyenne contres". lnb.fr (in French). Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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. 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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