2008–09 Pro A season

	Clinched playoff berth
	Relegated

2008–09 LNB Pro A season
League	LNB Pro A
Sport	Basketball
Number of games	240 (regular season)
Number of teams	16
TV partner(s)	Sport+
Regular Season
Top seed	Lyon-Villeurbanne
Season MVP	Austin Nichols (Hyères-Toulon) ; Alain Koffi (Le Mans)
Top scorer	Austin Nichols (Hyères-Toulon)
2008-09 Finals
Champions	Lyon-Villeurbanne

The 2008–09 LNB Pro A season was the 87th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 22nd season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on October 3, 2008 and ended on May 11, 2009. The play-offs were held from May 22, 2009 until June 20, 2009.

ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, after finishing at the top seed of the regular season,[1] won the French Pro A League by defeating Orléans in playoffs final (55-41).[2]

Promotion and relegation

At the beginning of the 2008-09 season

Teams promoted from 2007–08 Pro B (French 2nd division)

Rouen
Besançon

Teams relegated to 2008–09 Pro B

Paris-Levallois
Clermont-Ferrand

At the end of the 2008-09 season

2008-09 Pro A Champion: ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Pro B

Poitiers
Paris-Levallois

Teams relegated to 2009–10 Pro B

Besançon
Pau-Orthez

Team arenas

Besançon

Chalon-s/-S

Cholet

Dijon

Gravelines

Hyères-Toulon

Orléans

Pau-Orthez

Roanne

Rouen

Strasbourg

Vichy

Location of teams in Pro A League 2008–09

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Besançon BCD	Besançon	Palais des Sports de Besançon	4,200
ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône	Chalon-sur-Saône	Le Colisée	4,070
Cholet Basket	Cholet	La Meilleraie	5,191
JDA Dijon	Dijon	Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy	4,600
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
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
Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez	Pau-Orthez	Palais des Sports de Pau	7,813
Chorale Roanne Basket	Roanne	Halle André Vacheresse	3,300
SPO Rouen Basket	Rouen	Salle des Cotonniers	1,300
Strasbourg IG	Strasbourg	Rhénus Sport	6,200
JA Vichy	Vichy	Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon	3,300

Team standings

#	Team[3]	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
1	Lyon-Villeurbanne	30	22	8	2367	2133
2	Orléans	30	21	9	2243	2058
3	Le Mans	30	20	10	2338	2029
4	Nancy	30	20	10	2432	2338
5	Roanne	30	19	11	2393	2345
6	Gravelines-Dunkerque	30	17	13	2322	2230
7	Chalon-sur-Saône	30	16	14	2279	2257
8	Strasbourg	30	16	14	2378	2324
9	Cholet	30	15	15	2310	2307
10	Vichy	30	13	17	2027	2090
11	Hyères Toulon	30	13	17	2368	2436
12	Dijon	30	11	19	2448	2564
13	Rouen	30	11	19	2251	2389
14	Le Havre	30	10	20	2286	2471
15	Besançon	30	9	21	2268	2479
16	Pau-Orthez	30	7	23	2235	2595

Playoffs

Quarter Finals			Semifinals			Finals


1	Lyon-Villeurbanne	2

8	Strasbourg	1
			1	Lyon-Villeurbanne	2

			4	Nancy	1
4	Nancy	2

5	Roanne	1
						1	Lyon-Villeurbanne	55

						2	Orléans	41
2	Orléans	2

7	Chalon-sur-Saône	0
			2	Orléans	2

			3	Le Mans	1
3	Le Mans	2

6	Gravelines-Dunkerque	0

Awards

Regular Season MVPs

Foreign MVP: Austin Nichols[4] (Hyères-Toulon)
French MVP: Alain Koffi[4] (Le Mans)

Best Coach

fr:Philippe Hervé[4] (Orléans)

Most Improved Player

Rodrigue Beaubois[4] (Cholet)

Best Defensive Player

Tony Dobbins[4] (Orléans)

Rising Star Award

Thomas Heurtel[4] (Pau-Orthez)

Player of the month

Month	Player	Team
October[5]	Cedrick Banks	Orléans
November[6]	Laurent Foirest	Lyon-Villeurbanne
December[7]	Amara Sy	Lyon-Villeurbanne
January[8]	Cyril Julian	Nancy
February[9]	Dewarick Spencer	Le Mans
March[10]	Bobby Dixon	Le Mans
April[11]	Ricardo Greer	Nancy

[4]

gollark: Too scared to implement Macron, Lyric Ly?

gollark: What?

gollark: So this may not help, but I thought it was relevant.

gollark: The risk of catastrophic space-time collapse is really very insignificant.

gollark: Why?

References

"Classement général, Saison 2008/2009" (in French). LNB. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
"French League Final: June 20, 2009". Euroleague. June 20, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
"Classement général, Saison 2008/2009". LNB. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
"Alain Koffi et Austin Nichols élus MVP de la saison 2008/2009" (in French). LNB. May 16, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
"Pro A: Cédrick Banks joueur du mois" (in French). sports.fr. November 1, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
"Laurent Foirest élu Joueur du Mois de novembre" (in French). LNB. November 30, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
"Le joueur du mois de décembre" (PDF) (in French). LNB. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
"Cyril Julian joueur du mois" (in French). basketnews.net. February 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
"Dee Spencer joueur du mois" (in French). sport24.com. March 6, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
"Bobby Dixon joueur du mois" (in French). sport24.com. April 6, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
"R. Greer joueur du mois d'avril" (in French). LNB. May 5, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

External links

(in French) LNB website

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[1] "Classement général, Saison 2008/2009" (in French). LNB. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[2] "French League Final: June 20, 2009". Euroleague. June 20, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[3] "Classement général, Saison 2008/2009". LNB. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[LNB_awards-4] "Alain Koffi et Austin Nichols élus MVP de la saison 2008/2009" (in French). LNB. May 16, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

[5] "Pro A: Cédrick Banks joueur du mois" (in French). sports.fr. November 1, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[6] "Laurent Foirest élu Joueur du Mois de novembre" (in French). LNB. November 30, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[7] "Le joueur du mois de décembre" (PDF) (in French). LNB. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[8] "Cyril Julian joueur du mois" (in French). basketnews.net. February 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[9] "Dee Spencer joueur du mois" (in French). sport24.com. March 6, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[10] "Bobby Dixon joueur du mois" (in French). sport24.com. April 6, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[11] "R. Greer joueur du mois d'avril" (in French). LNB. May 5, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

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