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LNB Pro A Best Young Player

{{LNB Pro A awards}}

The LNB Pro A Best Young Player Award ({{langx|fr|Meilleur Jeune de LNB Pro A}}) is an annual LNB Pro A award given to the top player under the age of 22 years old.

Antoine Rigaudeau and Victor Wembanyama jointly hold the record for most awards as they both won three awards.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-17 |title=Victor Wembanyama becomes the youngest LNB MVP ever |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/proa/1504432/victor-wembanyama-mvp-lnb-french-league-boulogne-levallois-metropolitans-92/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Eurohoops |language=en}}

Winners

File:YANN BONATO 1.jpg won the award in 1993]]

File:EuroBasket 2017 France vs Finland 17.jpg won the award in 2011 and 2012]]

File:Clint Capela (30763998751) (cropped).jpg was the first Swiss player to win the award in 2014]]

File:Frank Ntilikina pregame crop.jpg won the award in 2017 and 2018]]

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|Denotes player who is still active in the Pro A

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|Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame or the French Basketball Academy

Player (X)

|Denotes the number of times the player has received the award

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Season (sortable), Player (sortable), Position (sortable), Nationality (sortable) and Team (sortable)"
scope="col"| Season

!scope="col"| Player

!scope="col"| Position

!scope="col"| Nationality

!scope="col"| Team

1982–83

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Valéry|Demory}}

|Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| Stade Français

1983–84

!scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Stéphane|Ostrowski}}*

|Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| Le Mans

1984–85

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Valéry|Demory}} (2)

|Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| Stade Français

1985–86

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Christian|Garnier|dab=basketball}}

|Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| Monaco

1986–87

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Didier|Gadou}}

|Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| Pau-Orthez

1987–88

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Hugues|Occansey}}

|Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| Limoges CSP

1988–89

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Jim|Bilba}}

|Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| Cholet

1989–90

!scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;" | {{sortname|Antoine|Rigaudeau}}*

|Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| Cholet

1990–91

!scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;"| {{sortname|Antoine|Rigaudeau}}* (2)

|Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| Cholet

1991–92

!scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;" | {{sortname|Antoine|Rigaudeau}}* (3)

|Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| Cholet

1992–93

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Yann|Bonato}}

|Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| Olympique Antibes

1993–94

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Alain|Digbeu}}

|Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| ASVEL

1994–95

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Alain|Digbeu}} (2)

|Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| ASVEL

1995–96

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Fabien|Dubos}}

|Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| Pau-Orthez

1996–97

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Frédéric|Weis}}

|Center

| {{flagu|France}}

| Limoges CSP

1997–98

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Willem|Laure}}

|Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| JDA Dijon

1998–99

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Frédéric|Weis}} (2)

|Center

| {{flagu|France}}

| Limoges CSP

1999–2000

!scope="row"| {{sortname|David|Gautier}}

| Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| Cholet

2000–01

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Tony|Parker}}

| Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| Racing Paris

2001–02

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Boris|Diaw}}

| Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez

2002–03

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Pape-Philippe|Amagou}}

| Guard

| {{flagu|Ivory Coast}}{{efn|name=amagou|Amagou, born in Maisons-Laffitte, also owns the French nationality.}}

| Le Mans

2003–04

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Pape-Philippe|Amagou}} (2)

| Guard

| {{flagu|Ivory Coast}}{{Efn|name=amagou}}

| Le Mans

2004–05

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Michael|Mokongo}}

| Guard

| {{flagu|Central Africa}}{{efn|Michael Mokongo, born in Bimbo, Central African Republic, also owns the French nationality.}}

| Élan Chalon

2005–06

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Ian|Mahinmi}}

| Center

| {{flagu|France}}

| STB Le Havre

2006–07

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Nicolas|Batum}}

| Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| Le Mans

2007–08

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Nicolas|Batum}} (2)

| Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| Le Mans

2008–09

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Thomas|Heurtel}}

| Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez

2009–10

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Andrew|Albicy}}

| Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| Paris-Levallois

2010–11

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Evan|Fournier}}

| Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| Poitiers

2011–12

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Evan|Fournier}} (2)

| Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| Poitiers

2012–13

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Livio|Jean-Charles}}

| Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| ASVEL

2013–14

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Clint|Capela}}

| Center

| {{flagu|Switzerland}}

| Cholet

2014–15

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Petr|Cornelie}}

| Forward

| {{flagu|France}}

| Le Mans

2015–16

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Frank|Ntilikina}}

| Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| SIG Strasbourg

2016–17

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Frank|Ntilikina}} (2)

| Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| SIG Strasbourg

2017–18

!scope="row" | {{sortname|Adam|Mokoka}}^

| Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| BCM Gravelines

2018–19

!scope="row" | {{sortname|Théo|Maledon}}

| Guard

| {{flagu|France}}

| LDLC ASVEL

2019–20

! scope="row" colspan=5|{{center|Not awarded{{efn|There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.}}}}

2020–21

!scope="row" | {{sortname|Victor|Wembanyama}}^

| Center

| {{flagu|France}}

| Nanterre 92

2021–22

!scope="row" | {{sortname|Victor|Wembanyama}} (2)^

|Center

|{{flagu|France}}

|LDLC ASVEL

2022–23

!scope="row" | {{sortname|Victor|Wembanyama}} (3)^

|Center

|{{flagu|France}}

|Metropolitans 92

2023–24

!scope="row" | {{sortname|Zaccharie|Risacher}}

|Forward

|{{flagu|France}}

|JL Bourg

2024–25

!scope="row" | {{sortname|Noah|Penda}}

|Forward

|{{flagu|France}}

|Le Mans

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Awards by player

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"|Player

!scope="col"|Total

scope="row"|Antoine Rigaudeau

| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|3}}

scope="row"|Victor Wembanyama

| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|3}}

scope="row"|Alain Digbeu

| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|2}}

scope="row"|Pape-Philippe Amagou

| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|2}}

scope="row"|Evan Fournier

| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|2}}

scope="row"|Frank Ntilikina

| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|2}}

scope="row"|Frédéric Weis

| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|2}}

Awards by nationality

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"|Player

!scope="col"|Total

scope="row"|{{flag|France}}

| style="text-align:center;"|37

scope="row"|{{flag|Ivory Coast}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|2}}

scope="row"|{{flag|Switzerland}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|1}}

scope="row"|{{flag|Central Africa}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|1}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{LNB Pro A}}

{{Basketball in France}}

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