2017–18 Pro B season

The 2017–18 Pro B season was the 31st season of the Pro B, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). Blois won its first league title.

2017–18 Pro B season

Competition details
Season	2017–18
Teams	18
Final positions
Champions	Blois (1st title)
Promoted	Blois Fos Provence
Relegated	Le Havre Étoile Charleville-Mézières
Awards
MVP	Tyren Johnson
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Orléans Loiret and SLUC Nancy entered the league after they relegated from the 2016–17 Pro A season.[1][2] UJAP Quimper 29 and Caen Basket Calvados were promoted from the 2016–17 NM1 season.[3][4]

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The table leader will promote to the Pro A while the numbers two until nine qualify for the promotion playoffs. The last two placed teams are relegated to the NM1.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification or relegation
1	ADA Blois 41 (C, P)	34	27	7	Promotion to Pro A
2	Chorale Roanne	34	26	8	Qualification for promotion playoffs
3	Orléans Loiret	34	25	9
4	Fos Provence (O, P)	34	24	10
5	Lille Métropole	34	23	11
6	Saint-Chamond	34	22	12
7	SLUC Nancy	34	19	15
8	Rouen Métropole	34	17	17
9	ALM Évreux	34	16	18
10	Denain Voltaire[lower-alpha 1]	34	16	18	Qualification for promotion playoffs
11	AMSB	34	15	19
12	JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole	34	14	20
13	Hermine Nantes	34	12	22
14	Caen Calvados	34	12	22
15	UJAP Quimper 29	34	11	23
16	Poitiers 86	34	11	23
17	STB Le Havre	34	10	24	Relegation to NM1
18	UJAP Quimper 29	34	11	23

Source: LNB (in French), Sportstats
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Denain Voltaire automatically qualified for the playoffs as winners of the Leaders Cup.

Promotion playoffs

The seven highest ranked seeds in the regular season, excluding the league champions, qualify for the promotion playoffs. They are joined by the winner of the LNB Pro B Leaders Cup. All rounds of the promotion playoffs are played in a best-of-three format.

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Finals
	2 Chorale Roanne		68	74
	LC Denain Voltaire		60	54
							2 Chorale Roanne	83	52	71
							5 Lille Métropole	36	77	55
	5 Lille Métropole		81	80
	6 Saint-Chamond		65	56
													2 Chorale Roanne		68	70
													4 Fos Provence		72	76
	3 Orléans	112	76	85
	8 Rouen Métropole	110	77	86
							8 Rouen Métropole		75	70
							4 Fos Provence		79	92
	4 Fos		77	73
	7 SLUC Nancy		62	60

Pro B Leaders Cup

The winner of the LNB Pro B Leaders Cup automatically qualified for the promotion playoffs as the top seeded team. The quarter- and semi-finals in the Leaders Cup are played in two-legged format. The Final was played on 18 February in Disneyland Paris. Prior to the final eight teams, teams played in six groups of three teams to determine which teams would qualify for the quarter-finals.

	Quarterfinals 24–31 October						Semifinals 14 November–5 December						Final 18 February
	SLUC Nancy	64	64	128
	Denain Voltaire	74	66	140
							Denain Voltaire	65	59	124
							STB Le Havre	65	91	156
	STB Le Havre	81	64	145
	Fos Provence	73	69	142
													Denain Voltaire (ot)			98
													Orléans Loiret			87
	ALM Évreux	73	93	166
	Orléans Loiret	82	96	178
							Orléans Loiret	68	92	160
							Hermine Nantes	59	78	137
	ADA Blois 41	85	71	156
	Hermine Nantes	87	72	159

Individual awards

MVP of the Month

Month	Player	Team	PIR	Ref.
October	Miralem Halilović	Orléans Loiret	22.5	[5]
November	Miralem Halilović (2)	Orléans Loiret	23.7	[6]
December	Jerrold Brooks	ADA Blois	16.5	[7]
January	Tyren Johnson	ADA Blois	22.0	[8]
February	Kammeon Hosley	UJAP Quimper 29	21.3	[9]
March	Benoit Mbala	Chorale Roanne	17.0	[10]
April	Jonathan Hoyaux	Saint-Chamond	19.0	[11]
May	Rakeem Buckels	Lille Métropole	21.5	[12]

See also

• 2017–18 Pro A season

References

1. Anthony GUILLE. "Sluc Nancy, le grand chantier de la Pro B". Republicain-lorrain.fr. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
2. "Orléans Loiret Basket en ProB : Laurent Lhomme s'explique". Larep.fr. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
3. "Le Caen basket Calvados officiellement en Pro B !". Francebleu.fr. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
4. "Basket à Quimper. Après la victoire et la montée de l'Ujap, la fête !" (in French). Ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
5. "Miralem Halilovic MVP du mois d'octobre" (in French). bebasket.fr. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
6. "Le doublé pour Miralem Halilovic MVP du mois de novembre". bebasket.fr. bebasket. 9 December 2017.
7. "Jerrold Brooks MVP du mois de décembre". bebasket.fr. bebasket. 31 December 2017.
8. "Tyren Johnson MVP du mois de janvier". bebasket.fr. bebasket. 4 February 2018.
9. "Kammeon Holsey (Quimper) MVP du mois de février". bebasket.fr. bebasket. 5 March 2018.
10. "Benoit Mbala, MVP du mois de mars". bebasket.fr. bebasket. 8 April 2018.
11. "Jonathan Hoyaux (Saint-Chamond), MVP du mois d'avril". bebasket.fr. bebasket. 15 May 2018.
12. "Rakeem Buckels, MVP du mois de mai". bebasket.fr. bebasket. 28 May 2018.