2011–12 Pro A season

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.

2011–12 LNB Pro A season
LeagueLNB Pro A
SportBasketball
Number of games240 (regular season)
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)Sport+
Regular Season
Top seedGravelines-Dunkerque
Season MVPCzech Republic Blake Schilb (Chalon-sur-Saône)
France Fabien Causeur (Cholet)
Top scorerUnited States Eric Chatfield (Paris-Levallois)
2011-12 Finals
ChampionsChalon-sur-Saône
  Runners-upLe Mans
Finals MVPCzech Republic Blake Schilb

Promotion and relegation
At the beginning of the 2011–12 season

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

Teams relegated to 2011–12 Pro B
At the end of the 2011–12 season

Teams promoted from 2011 to 2012 Pro B

Teams relegated to 2012–13 Pro B

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
Sourcelnb.fr
# Team Pld W L PF PA
1Gravelines-Dunkerque3027323771947
2Chalon-sur-Saône3023722942272
3Orléans3021923092119
4Le Mans30191124872359
5Nancy30181223742283
6Paris-Levallois30171324492438
7Roanne30161422872296
8Cholet30161423872320
9Dijon30141620992134
10Strasbourg30141623062241
11Nanterre30141623942413
12Lyon-Villeurbanne30131721422265
13Poitiers3092121742336
14Le Havre3092123152378
15Pau-Lacq-Orthez3072322702570
16Hyères-Toulon[1]3032722662859

Season Team leader(s)
BCM GravelinesÉS Chalon-sur-SaôneBCM GravelinesStade Lorrain Université Club Nancy BasketLe Mans Sarthe BasketParis-Levallois Basket

Stats Leaders
Statistic Player Team Average
Ranking per Game [2]United States Lamont HamiltonParis-Levallois20.75
Points per Game [3]United States Eric ChatfieldParis-Levallois19.79
Rebounds per Game [4]Nigeria Chinemelu ElonuPau-Lacq-Orthez8.30
Assists per Game [5]United States Kareem ReidHyères-Toulon7.56
Steals per Game [6]France Andrew AlbicyGravelines2.48
Blocks per Game [7]France Alexis AjinçaStrasbourg2.00

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

Regular Season MVPs

Finals MVP

Best Coach

Most Improved Player

Best Defensive Player

Rising Star Award

Player of the month
Month Player Team
October[9]France Tony ParkerLyon-Villeurbanne
November[10]France Nicolas BatumNancy
December[11]Montenegro Taylor RochestieLe Mans
January[12]France Fabien CauseurCholet
February[13]Czech Republic Blake SchilbChalon-sur-Saône
March[14]France Evan FournierPoitiers
April[15]United States Patrick ChristopherCholet

References
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  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.
  8. "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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