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LNB Pro B

{{Short description|Second-level French men's basketball league}}

{{Infobox basketball league

|name = Pro B

|image = LNB Pro B logo.svg

|pixels = 230px

|organiser = Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB)

|country = France

|other countries=

|confed = FIBA Europe

|founded = {{Start date and age|1932}}

|first = 1932–33

|folded =

|divisions =

|teams = 20

|feeds =

|promotion = Pro A

|relegation = Nationale Masculine 1

|levels = Level 2

|pyramid = French basketball league system

|domest_cup = French Cup (Federation Cup)
Pro B Leaders Cup (League Cup)

|supercup =

|overseas_tournament=

|confed_cup =

|champions = Stade Rochelais

| season = 2023–24

|most_champs = JA Vichy (3 titles)

|top_scorer =

|tv = Sport en France

|sponsor =

|website = [https://www.lnb.fr/pro-b/ lnb.fr/pro-b]

|current =

}}

The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the second-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The regular season champion and the winner of the promotion playoffs from each Pro B season are promoted to the top-tier level LNB Pro A, replaced by the bottom two teams in Pro A. The two last placed teams are relegated to the third level, which is the NM1.

History

=Names of the league=

{{Columns-list|colwidth=300px|

  • Honneur Ligue (1932–1949)
  • Excellence Ligue (1950–1963)
  • Nationale 2 (1964–1987)
  • Nationale 1B (1987–1992)
  • Nationale A2 (1992–1993)
  • Pro B (1993–present)

}}

Format

All twenty competing teams play each other twice during the regular season. The team that ends in first place in the table is named league champion and promotes to the LNB Pro A. The top eight regular season teams, with exception for the league champion, qualify for the promotion playoffs. During the competition, the Leaders Cup tournament is played. The champion of the Leaders Cup automatically qualifies for the playoffs. The winner of the promotion playoffs, which is played with best-of-three playoff series, promotes to the ProA. The bottom two regular season teams are meanwhile relegated to the third tier Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) league.

Current teams

These are the current teams:

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Club

! City

! Arena

! Capacity

ADA BloisBloisJeu de Paume{{nts|2525}}
AMSBAix-les-BainsHalle Marlioz{{nts|1500}}
Antibes SharksAntibesAzur Arena Antibes{{nts|5249}}
BoulazacBoulazacLe Palio{{nts|5200}}
CaenCaenPalais des Sports of Caen{{nts|3000}}
ChartresChartresHalle Jean Cochet{{nts|1200}}
Châlons-ReimsChâlons-ReimsComplexe René-Tys
Pierre de Coubertin		{{nts|3000}}
{{nts|2791}}
Denain VoltaireDenainSalle Jean Degros{{nts|2500}}
ALM ÉvreuxÉvreuxSalle Jean Fourré{{nts|2500}}
Fos-sur-MerFos-sur-MerComplexe sportif Parsemain{{nts|2000}}
Gries-Souffel{{efn|group=current|Formed by the merger of five clubs after the 2020–21 season—BC Gries-Oberhoffen and BC Souffelweyersheim, both of which played in the 2020–21 Pro B season, plus BC Nord Alsace, Weyersheim BB and Walbourg-Eschbach Basket.}}Gries &
Souffelweyersheim		Espace Sport La Foret
Salle des Sept Arpents		{{Nts|1450}}
{{nts|1500}}
HTVHyères &
Toulon		Espace 3000
Palais des Sports de Toulon		{{nts|2500}}
{{nts|4700}}
Hermine NantesNantesLa Trocardière{{nts|4185}}
OrléansOrléansPalais des Sports{{nts|3222}}
Pau-Lacq-OrthezPauPalais des Sports de Pau{{nts|7707}}
PoitiersPoitiersSaint Eloi{{nts|2700}}
RoanneRoanneHalle André Vacheresse{{nts|5020}}
Rouen MétropoleRouenKindarena{{nts|5789}}
Saint-ChamondSaint-ChamondHalle André Boullohce{{nts|1200}}
JA VichyVichyPalais des sports Pierre Coulon{{nts|3200}}

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Champions

=1932–1987=

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Honneur (Honor)

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Excellence

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|valign="top"|

Nationale 2 (National 2)

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|valign="top"|

|width="35"| 

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=1988–present=

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! Season

! Champions

! Promoted teams

| 1987–88Montpellier PSCSaint-Quentin BB, BCM Gravelines
| 1988–89Reims CBChorale Roanne
| 1989–90SCM Le MansJDA Dijon
| 1990–91Lyon
| 1991–92Levallois SCESPE Châlons-en-Champagne
| 1992–93ASA Sceaux
| 1993–94SLUC NancySIG Strasbourg
| 1994–95Besançon BCDALM Évreux
| 1995–96Toulouse Spacer'sÉlan Chalon
| 1996–97Maurienne SavoieToulouse Spacer's
| 1997–98Levallois SC (2)
| 1998–99SIG StrasbourgESPE Châlons-en-Champagne
| 1999–00JL BourgSTB Le Havre
| 2000–01LimogesHyères Toulon VB
| 2001–02JA VichyChorale Roanne
| 2002–03Reims CB (2)Besançon BCD
| 2003–04Stade Clermontois BasketESPE Châlons-en-Champagne
| 2004–05Étendard de BrestSPO Rouen
| 2005–06Entente OrléanaiseBesançon BCD
| 2006–07JA Vichy (2)
| 2007–08Besançon BCD (2)SPO Rouen
| 2008–09PoitiersParis-Levallois
| 2009–10Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-OrthezLimoges
| 2010–11NanterreDijon
| 2011–12LimogesBoulazac
| 2012–13Olympique AntibesÉlan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
| 2013–14Boulogne-sur-MerJL Bourg, SPO Rouen, Champagne Châlons-Reims{{refn|group=lower-alpha| In the 2013–14 season, two extra teams (SPO Rouen and Châlons-Reims) were promoted to the 2014–15 Pro A season because of the expansion of the Pro A from 16 to 18 teams.}}
| 2014–15Monaco (2)Antibes Sharks
2015–16Hyères-ToulonESSM Le Portel
2016–17JL BourgBoulazac Dordogne
2017–18ADA Blois
2018–19RoanneOrleans Loiret
2019–20colspan=2 |Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21FosParis
2021–22SLUC Nancy (2)ADA Blois
2022–23Saint-QuentinÉlan Chalon
2023–24Stade RochelaisCaen, Chartres, HTV

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Logos

LNB Pro B logo.svg | (The official current logo of the league 2017–present).

LNB Pro B Logo.jpg | (The previous official logo of the league until 2017.)

Awards

{{main|LNB Pro B MVP}}

{{main|LNB Pro B Finals MVP}}

{{main|LNB Pro B Best Scorer}}

=LNB Pro B Best Coach and Most Improved Player=

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Year

! LNB Pro B Best Coach

! LNB Pro B Most Improved Player

2006

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} François Peronnet (Châlons-en-Champagne)

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| 2007

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Olivier Cousin (Quimper)

2008

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Michel Veyronnet (Rouen)

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| 2009

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Ruddy Nelhomme (Poitiers)

2010

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Didier Dobbels (Pau-Lacq-Orthez)

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| 2011

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Pascal Donnadieu (JSF Nanterre)

2012

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Frédéric Sarre (Limoges)

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Ferdinand Prénom (Antibes)

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| 2013

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Rémy Valin (Évreux)

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Mam Jaiteh (Boulogne-sur-Mer)

2014

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Germain Castano (Boulogne-sur-Mer)

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Olivier Romain (Saint-Quentin)

2015

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Laurent Legname (Hyères-Toulon)

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Mathieu Wojciechowski (Le Portel)

2016

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Kyle Milling (Hyères-Toulon)

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Isaia Cordinier (Denain)

2017

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Cédric Heitz (Charleville-Mézières)

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France}} Arthur Rozenfeld (Roanne)

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.lnb.fr Official Site] {{in lang|fr}}
  • [https://www.eurobasket.com/France/basketball.aspx Eurobasket.com - France]

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