2011–12 Pro A season

2011–12 LNB Pro A season
2011–12 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	Gravelines-Dunkerque
Season MVP	Blake Schilb (Chalon-sur-Saône); Fabien Causeur (Cholet)
Top scorer	Eric Chatfield (Paris-Levallois)
2011-12 Finals
Champions	Chalon-sur-Saône
Runners-up	Le Mans
Finals MVP	Blake Schilb
LNB Pro A seasons
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 LNB Pro A season is the 90th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 25th season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season starts on October 7, 2011 and ends on May 16, 2012. The play-offs are held from May 23, 2012 until June 16, 2012.

Promotion and relegation

At the beginning of the 2011–12 season

Teams promoted from 2010 to 2011 Pro B (French 2nd basketball division)

Nanterre (Champion)
Dijon (2nd)

Teams relegated to 2011–12 Pro B

Vichy (15th)
Limoges (16th)

At the end of the 2011–12 season

2011-12 Pro A champion: Chalon-sur-Saône

Teams promoted from 2011 to 2012 Pro B

Limoges (Champion)
Boulazac (2nd)

Teams relegated to 2012–13 Pro B

Pau-Lacq-Orthez (15th)
Hyères-Toulon (16th)

Team Arenas

Location of teams in Pro A League 2011–12

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône	Chalon-sur-Saône	Le Colisée	5,020
Cholet Basket	Cholet	La Meilleraie	5,191
JDA Dijon	Dijon	Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy	5,000
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
JSF Nanterre	Nanterre	Palais des Sports de Nanterre	3,000
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 4,000
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez	Pau	Palais des Sports de Pau	7,813
Poitiers Basket 86	Poitiers	Les Arènes	4,300
Chorale Roanne Basket	Roanne	Halle André Vacheresse	5,020
Strasbourg IG	Strasbourg	Rhénus Sport	6,200

Regular season

Team standings

	Clinched playoff berth
	Relegated
Source	lnb.fr

#	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
1	Gravelines-Dunkerque	30	27	3	2377	1947
2	Chalon-sur-Saône	30	23	7	2294	2272
3	Orléans	30	21	9	2309	2119
4	Le Mans	30	19	11	2487	2359
5	Nancy	30	18	12	2374	2283
6	Paris-Levallois	30	17	13	2449	2438
7	Roanne	30	16	14	2287	2296
8	Cholet	30	16	14	2387	2320
9	Dijon	30	14	16	2099	2134
10	Strasbourg	30	14	16	2306	2241
11	Nanterre	30	14	16	2394	2413
12	Lyon-Villeurbanne	30	13	17	2142	2265
13	Poitiers	30	9	21	2174	2336
14	Le Havre	30	9	21	2315	2378
15	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	30	7	23	2270	2570
16	Hyères-Toulon^[1]	30	3	27	2266	2859

Season Team leader(s)

Stats Leaders

Statistic	Player	Team	Average
Ranking per Game ^[2]	Lamont Hamilton	Paris-Levallois	20.75
Points per Game ^[3]	Eric Chatfield	Paris-Levallois	19.79
Rebounds per Game ^[4]	Chinemelu Elonu	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	8.30
Assists per Game ^[5]	Kareem Reid	Hyères-Toulon	7.56
Steals per Game ^[6]	Andrew Albicy	Gravelines	2.48
Blocks per Game ^[7]	Alexis Ajinça	Strasbourg	2.00

Playoffs

This was the last season in which the championship final was contested as a one-off match. Starting in 2012–13, the final became a best-of-5 series.

Quarter Finals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Gravelines-Dunkerque	1

8	Cholet	2
			8	Cholet	1

			4	Le Mans	2
4	Le Mans	2

5	Nancy	1
						4	Le Mans	76

						2	Chalon-sur-Saône	95
2	Chalon-sur-Saône	2

7	Roanne	0
			2	Chalon-sur-Saône	2

			3	Orléans	1
3	Orléans	2

6	Paris-Levallois	0

Awards

Player of the month

Month	Player	Team
October^[9]	Tony Parker	Lyon-Villeurbanne
November^[10]	Nicolas Batum	Nancy
December^[11]	Taylor Rochestie	Le Mans
January^[12]	Fabien Causeur	Cholet
February^[13]	Blake Schilb	Chalon-sur-Saône
March^[14]	Evan Fournier	Poitiers
April^[15]	Patrick Christopher	Cholet

References

^ "DNCCG : Décision du Conseil Supérieur de Gestion à l'encontre du club de Hyères-Toulon Var Basket" (PDF) (in French). LNB. October 12, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.Hyères-Toulon has a 3 points penalty due to non-respect of LNB regulations
^ "Evaluation individuelle" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
^ "Moyenne de points" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
^ "Moyenne rebonds" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
^ "Moyenne passes décisives" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
^ "Moyenne interceptions" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
^ "Moyenne contres" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "ProA – Fabien Causeur et Blake Schilb MVP français et étranger" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
^ "Parker joueur du mois d'un cheveu" (in French). lequipe.fr. November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011.
^ "Batum MVP en novembre" (in French). ouestfrance.fr. December 10, 2011.
^ "Taylor Rochestie élu " Joueur du mois de décembre LNB / SPORT+ / L'Équipe "" (in French). lnb.fr. January 13, 2012.
^ "Fabien Causeur élu MVP du mois de Janvier en Pro A" (in French). basketactu.com. February 11, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
^ "Blake SCHILB élu " Joueur du mois de février LNB / SPORT+ / L'Équipe "" (in French). lnb.fr.
^ "Fournier élu joueur du mois" (in French). lequipe.fr. April 13, 2012.
^ "Patrick CHRISTOPHER élu joueur du mois d'Avril" (in French). lnb.fr. May 22, 2012.

External links

(in French) LNB website

[1] "DNCCG : Décision du Conseil Supérieur de Gestion à l'encontre du club de Hyères-Toulon Var Basket" (PDF) (in French). LNB. October 12, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.Hyères-Toulon has a 3 points penalty due to non-respect of LNB regulations

[2] "Evaluation individuelle" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

[3] "Moyenne de points" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

[4] "Moyenne rebonds" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

[5] "Moyenne passes décisives" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

[6] "Moyenne interceptions" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

[7] "Moyenne contres" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

[awards-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "ProA – Fabien Causeur et Blake Schilb MVP français et étranger" (in French). LNB. Retrieved May 19, 2012.

[9] "Parker joueur du mois d'un cheveu" (in French). lequipe.fr. November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011.

[10] "Batum MVP en novembre" (in French). ouestfrance.fr. December 10, 2011.

[11] "Taylor Rochestie élu " Joueur du mois de décembre LNB / SPORT+ / L'Équipe "" (in French). lnb.fr. January 13, 2012.

[12] "Fabien Causeur élu MVP du mois de Janvier en Pro A" (in French). basketactu.com. February 11, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-04-11.

[13] "Blake SCHILB élu " Joueur du mois de février LNB / SPORT+ / L'Équipe "" (in French). lnb.fr.

[14] "Fournier élu joueur du mois" (in French). lequipe.fr. April 13, 2012.

[15] "Patrick CHRISTOPHER élu joueur du mois d'Avril" (in French). lnb.fr. May 22, 2012.

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Promotion and relegation

Team Arenas

Regular season

Team standings

Season Team leader(s)

Stats Leaders

Playoffs

Awards

Regular Season MVPs

Finals MVP

Best Coach

Most Improved Player

Best Defensive Player

Rising Star Award

Player of the month

References

External links