2016–17 Pro A season

2016–17 Pro A
Awards
Season	2016–17
Champions	Élan Chalon (2nd title)
Runners-up	SIG Strasbourg
Relegated	Orléans Loiret SLUC Nancy
Teams	18
Dates	24 September 2016–24 June 2017
Top seed	Monaco
MVP	D.J. Cooper
Finals MVP	Jérémy Nzeulie
Statistical leaders
Points	Cameron Clark 18.6
Rebounds	Moustapha Fall 9.1
Assists	D. J. Cooper 11.1
← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 19 April 2017.

The 2016–17 Pro A season was the 95th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). The season started on September 24, 2016 and ended June 24, 2017.^[1]

Teams

Location of teams in 2016–17 Pro A season

Promotion and relegation

Rouen Métropole Basket and STB Le Havre were relegated after finishing in the last two spots in the 2015–16 Pro A season. Hyères-Toulon Var Basket was promoted after it was crowned as the new Pro B champions.^[2] ESSM Le Portel was promoted from the Pro B after winning the promotion play-offs.^[3]

Locations and arenas

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Antibes Sharks	Antibes	Azur Arena	5,249
Monaco	Fontvieille, Monaco	Salle Gaston Médecin	3,700
ASVEL ●	Lyon–Villeurbanne	Astroballe	5,556
BCM Gravelines Dunkerque	Gravelines	Sportica	3,500
Champagne Châlons Reims	Reims	Complexe René-Tys	3,000
Cholet Basket	Cholet	La Meilleraie	5,191
Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez	Pau	Palais des Sports de Pau	7,707
Elan !Élan Chalon	Chalon-sur-Saône	Le Colisée	5,000
ESSM Le Portel ◆	Le Portel	Le Chaudron	3,500
Hyères-Toulon Var Basket	Hyères–Toulon	Palais des Sports de Toulon	4,700
JDA Dijon	Dijon	Palais des Sports de Dijon	5,000
Nanterre 92	Nanterre	Palais des Sports de Nanterre	3,000
Le Mans Sarthe Basket	Le Mans	Antarès	6,003
Limoges CSP	Limoges	Beaublanc	6,000
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
SLUC Nancy Basket	Nancy	Palais des Sports Jean Weille	6,027
SIG Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Rhénus Sport	6,200

Notes

◆ Team makes its debut in the Pro A.

● The defending champions, winners of the 2015–16 Pro A season.

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PR	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Monaco	34	30	4	2869	2504	1.146	.882	Advance to playoffs
2	Élan Chalon	34	27	7	2871	2592	1.108	.794
3	Nanterre 92	34	25	9	2765	2580	1.072	.735
4	SIG Strasbourg	34	23	11	2689	2468	1.090	.676
5	Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez	34	22	12	2678	2551	1.050	.647
6	Paris-Levallois	34	20	14	2609	2463	1.059	.588
7	ESSM Le Portel	34	19	15	2499	2384	1.048	.559
8	ASVEL	34	19	15	2550	2544	1.002	.559
9	BCM Gravelines Dunkerque	34	16	18	2662	2694	0.988	.471
10	Limoges CSP	34	15	19	2606	2677	0.973	.441
11	Cholet	34	14	20	2504	2643	0.947	.412
12	Le Mans Sarthe	34	14	20	2452	2565	0.956	.412
13	JDA Dijon	34	12	22	2486	2567	0.968	.353
14	Antibes Sharks	34	12	22	2442	2596	0.941	.353
15	Hyères-Toulon Var	34	11	23	2450	2546	0.962	.324
16	Champagne Châlons Reims	34	10	24	2660	2886	0.922	.294
17	Orléans Loiret (R)	34	9	25	2454	2720	0.902	.265	Relegation to Pro B
18	SLUC Nancy (R)	34	8	26	2553	2819	0.906	.235	Relegation to Pro B

Source: LNB
(R) Relegated.

Playoffs

The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three format, while the semi-finals and finals were played in a best-of-five format. The higher seeded team would get home advantage during the series.

Quarter-finals				Semi-finals						Final



1 Monaco	69	71	71

8 ASVEL	72	66	74
				8 ASVEL	74	74	64	64	69

				4 SIG Strasbourg	72	73	67	68	70
4 SIG Strasbourg	92	83	72

5 Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez	102	68	68
										4 SIG Strasbourg	75	74	70	84	65

										2 Élan Chalon	89	72	71	78	74
2 Élan Chalon		76	88

7 ESSM Le Portel		63	74
				2 Élan Chalon		72	84	69	82

				6 Paris-Levallois		69	77	86	55
3 Nanterre 92		85	71

6 Paris-Levallois		88	77

All-Star Game

The event took place on 29 December 2016 and the game was played at the Bercy Arena in Paris.^[4] The Foreign Team won the game 129–130 and John Roberson of Élan Chalon was named All-Star Game MVP.

Awards

Most Valuable Player

D.J. Cooper – Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez^[5]

Finals MVP

Jérémy Nzeulie – Élan Chalon

Coach of the Year

Zvezdan Mitrovic – Monaco^[6]

Best Defender

Moustapha Fall – Élan Chalon^[6]

Best Young Player

Frank Ntilikina – SIG Strasbourg^[6]

Most Improved Player

Paul Lacombe – SIG Strasbourg^[6]

Sixth Man of the Year

Louis Labeyrie – Paris-Levallois^[6]

References

↑
↑ "Hyères-Toulon Var Basket, un boulevard vers la Pro A". 2 April 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
↑ "l’ESSM Le Portel lamine Évreux et accède à la Pro A!". Lavoixdunord.fr. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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