2010–11 Pro A season

2010–11 Pro A season
Competition details
Season 2010–11
Teams 18
Final positions
Champions SLUC Nancy (2nd title)
Runners-up Cholet Basket
Relegated JA Vichy
Limoges CSP
Awards
Finals MVP United States John Linehan
Foreign MVP Dominican Republic Sammy 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
1Cholet3022822172069
2Nancy3021922722207
3Chalon-sur-Saône30201022692155
4Gravelines-Dunkerque30201022232006
5Roanne30181222792185
6Lyon-Villeurbanne30171322772243
7Hyères-Toulon30151522352252
8Le Mans30141621542104
9Pau-Lacq-Orthez30131721642234
10Orléans30121820832086
11Strasbourg30121821162208
12STB Le Havre30121821332169
13Paris-Levallois 30121821572335
14Poitiers30121820652167
15Vichy30111920602179
16Limoges3092121632268

Season Team leader(s)

Cholet BasketChorale Roanne BasketBCM GravelinesCholet BasketBCM GravelinesSLUC Nancy BasketParis-Levallois BasketCholet 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-Toulon19.10
Ranking per Game [5]United States fr:Chris MassieLimoges21.28
Rebounds per Game [6]United States fr:Chris MassieLimoges9.20
Assists per Game [7]United States Teddy GipsonPau-Lacq-Orthez5.87
Steals per Game [8]United States John LinehanNancy3.08
Blocks per Game [9]France Cyril AkpomedahGravelines-Dunkerque2.00

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
JanuaryCzech Republic Blake Schilb [14]Chalon-sur-Saône
FebruaryUnited States Tremmell Darden [15]Nancy
MarchUnited Kingdom Pops Mensah-Bonsu [16]Lyon-Villeurbanne
AprilDominican Republic Sammy 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. 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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