2017–18 Pro A season

The 2017–18 Pro A season is the 96th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue nationale de basket (LNB).

Pro A

Competition details
Season	2017–18
Teams	18
Final positions
Champions	Le Mans 5th title
Runners-up	Monaco
Relegated	Hyères-Toulon Boulazac Dordogne
Awards
MVP	Zachery Peacock (JL Bourg)
Statistical leaders
Points	Zachery Peacock 19.3
Rebounds	Mouphtaou Yarou 9.1
Assists	Jerel Blassingame 7.2
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

On 2 March 2018, Jeep became the new main sponsor of the league and the league was re-named the Jeep Élite.[1]

Teams

Monaco

Boulazac

Antibes

Reims

Chalon

Cholet

Dijon

Gravelines

Le Mans

Limoges

ASVEL

Levallois

Pau-Orthez

Strasbourg

Nanterre

Le Portel

Hyères-Toulon

Location of teams in 2017–18 Pro A season

Promotion and relegation

Orléans Loiret Basket and SLUC Nancy Basket were relegated after the 2016–17 season after the teams ended in the last two places. JL Bourg promoted as the regular season champion of the Pro B season.[2] Boulazac Basket Dordogne was promoted as the winner of the Pro B promotion play-offs.[3]

Locations and arenas

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Antibes Sharks	Antibes	Azur Arena	5,249
Boulazac Dordogne	Boulazac	Le Palio	5,200
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	Palais des Sports de Pau	7,707
Élan Chalon ●	Chalon-sur-Saône	Le Colisée	5,000
ESSM Le Portel	Le Portel	Le Chaudron	3,500
Hyères-Toulon Var	Hyères–Toulon	Palais des Sports de Toulon	4,700
JDA Dijon	Dijon	Palais des Sports de Dijon	5,000
JL Bourg	Bourg-en-Bresse	Ekinox	3,548
Nanterre 92	Nanterre	Palais des Sports de Nanterre	3,000
Le Mans Sarthe	Le Mans	Antarès	6,003
Limoges CSP	Limoges	Beaublanc	6,000
Levallois Metropolitans	Levallois	Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan	4,000
SIG Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Rhénus Sport	6,200

Notes

◆ Team makes its debut in the Pro A.

● The defending champions, winners of the 2016–17 Pro A season.

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, while the last two qualified teams will be relegated to the Pro B.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Monaco	34	25	9	2925	2647	+278	Qualification for playoffs
2	SIG Strasbourg	34	24	10	2849	2605	+244
3	Le Mans Sarthe	34	21	13	2733	2541	+192
4	Limoges CSP	34	20	14	2657	2630	+27
5	JDA Dijon	34	20	14	2788	2679	+109
6	ASVEL	34	19	15	2745	2677	+68
7	Nanterre 92	34	19	15	2763	2748	+15
8	ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez	34	18	16	2733	2710	+23
9	JL Bourg	34	17	17	2793	2739	+54
10	Levallois Metropolitans	34	16	18	2694	2745	−51
11	ESSM Le Portel	34	16	18	2527	2553	−26
12	Élan Chalon	34	15	19	2795	2793	+2
13	BCM Gravelines	34	15	19	2595	2611	−16
14	Champagne Châlons Reims	34	15	19	2754	2850	−96
15	Cholet	34	14	20	2447	2572	−125
16	Antibes Sharks	34	13	21	2653	2782	−129
17	Boulazac Dordogne (R)	34	12	22	2639	2887	−248	Relegation to Pro B
18	Hyères-Toulon Var (R)	34	6	28	2523	2844	−321

Source: LNB.fr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(R) Relegated.

Results

Home \ Away	ANT	BOU	MON	ASV	BCM	REI	CHO	PAU	CHA	ESSM	HTV	JDA	JLB	N92	MSB	LIM	LEV	SIG
Antibes Sharks	—	75–70		91–73		82–92		86–85		70–63	83–79	77–74			69–72		73–82	79–57
Boulazac Dordogne		—		67–76	75–71	70–73	67–91	70–81		88–87		95–99			68–82	66–75		109–102
Monaco	84–76	91–64	—	83–68	94–101		86–62		87–57	84–66					66–67	105–90	78–77	83–90
ASVEL				—		93–80	77–59	82–88		83–69	102–85	86–69	83–87	81–65	79–71	71–68
BCM Gravelines	79–66	113–111	55–61	73–67	—			65–57		55–63		70–80	78–70				81–65
Champagne Châlons Reims	86–78	82–89	86–96		83–72	—			103–97		70–64		63–95	76–85		89–79	90–93
Cholet	90–78			69–72	77–74	83–68	—		70–64		73–79	75–73		77–80		86–89		63–73
Élan Béarnais	72–78		68–90	94–82		69–77	70–78	—	105–93		84–56	65–85		89–75			93–79
Élan Chalon	95–81	87–89		84–52	74–75			62–82	—		82–67	81–77	93–99	85–55			77–79
ESSM Le Portel						96–69	73–62	77–69	87–83	—	75–62	74–58		87–73		73–51	77–82	75–80
Hyères-Toulon Var	68–88	70–63	99–103		74–88						—	75–72		90–86	88–62	85–70	78–72	70–73
JDA Dijon		101–81	71–99			86–61	78–62		88–86			—	74–87		82–72	79–70	93–85	65–77
JL Bourg	94–81	89–91	89–83	73–96	77–75		76–77	91–82		91–53	99–88		—				82–85	87–85
Nanterre 92	93–77	98–68	99–69		67–89				93–82	85–54		84–72	92–86	—	77–80	73–75		102–100
Le Mans Sarthe			94–85		103–63	90–84	65–47	73–58	63–66	77–63			91–70	83–87	—	89–65
Limoges CSP	98–80				80–72			71–82	90–65	88–79	110–93		88–75		74–70	—		80–74
Levallois Metropolitans		81–71	71–77	72–65		94–84	55–67						65–74	96–91	76–87	81–87	—	81–83
SIG Strasbourg				82–76	73–50	93–72	88–54	89–88	91–78	85–62	90–60				76–78			—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 February 2018. Source: LNB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

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 played game one, three and five (if needed) at home. The play-offs began on 22 May 2018.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Monaco	2
	8	ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez	0
						1	Monaco	3
						4	Limoges CSP	1
	4	Limoges CSP	2
	5	JDA Dijon	0
											1	Monaco	2
											3	Le Mans	3
	2	SIG Strasbourg	2
	7	Nanterre 92	0
						2	SIG Strasbourg	2
						3	Le Mans	3
	3	Le Mans	2
	6	ASVEL	1

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
Monaco	2–0	ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez	99–97	98–73
Limoges CSP	2–0	JDA Dijon	79–75	81–64
SIG Strasbourg	2–0	Nanterre 92	83–77	77–70
Le Mans	2–1	ASVEL	68–81	72–67	79–68

Semifinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	4th leg	5th leg
Monaco	3–1	Limoges CSP	88–71	78–71	71-76	94-83
SIG Strasbourg	2–3	Le Mans	76–66	71–80	60-80	89-82	79–85 OT

Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	4th leg	5th leg
Monaco	2–3	Le Mans	78–71	77–87	72–84	78–69	74–76

Individual honours

Season awards

Award	Player	Club
Most Valuable Player[4]	Zach Peacock	JL Bourg
Final MVP[4]	Romeo Travis	Le Mans
Best Young Player[4]	Adam Mokoka	BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Best Sixth Man[4]	D. J. Stephens	Le Mans
Best Coach[4]	Zvezdan Mitrović	Monaco

MVP of the Month

Month	Player	Club	Ref.
October	Zachery Peacock	JL Bourg
November	Trae Golden	ESSM Le Portel
December	Quincy Diggs	Boulazac Dordogne
January	Frank Hassell	ESSM Le Portel
February	Chris Johnson	BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
March	Jacques Alingue	JDA Dijon
April	Valentin Bigote	JDA Dijon
May	Kevin Jones	Nanterre 92	[5]

French clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress	Ref
Levallois Metropolitans	EuroCup	Group Stage	[6]
ASVEL Basket		Top 16
Limoges		Top 16
Élan Chalon	Champions League	Group Stage	[7]
SIG Strasbourg		Quarterfinal
AS Monaco Basket		Final
Nanterre 92		Top 16
ESSM Le Portel	FIBA Europe Cup	Quarterfinal

See also

• 2017–18 Pro B season

References

1. "La PRO A devient la Jeep® ELITE" [The PRO A becomes the Jeep® ELITE]. Msb.fr. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
2. "Un trophée de champion de ProB et une victoire "cadeau" pour la JL Bourg Basket". Fracetvinfo.fr. 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
3. BOULAZAC RETROUVE LA PRO A AU BOUT DU SUSPENSE !
6. "7DAYS EuroCup Board meets ahead of 2017-18 season". EuroCup Basketball. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
7. "Champions line up in battle for European glory". BasketballCL.com. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.