2013–14 LNB Pro B season

The 2013–14 LNB Pro B season was the 27th season of the Pro B, the France second basketball tier, organised by the LNB. SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer won the league championship, after finishing first in the regular season with 32 wins. SOMB promoted to the Pro A along with Playoffs winner JL Bourg-en-Bresse and wild card receivers SPO Rouen Reims Champagne.[1]

LNB Pro B
Season2013–14
Duration13 September 2013 – 3 June 2014
Number of teams18
Regular season
Top seedSOMB
Promotion
playoffs winner		JL Bourg
PromotedSOMB
JL Bourg
Champagne Châlons-Reims[lower-alpha 1]
SPO Rouen[lower-alpha 1]
RelegatedSaint-Vallier BD
Orchies
Finals
ChampionsSOMB (1st title)
Awards
Domestic MVPFrance Michel Morandais
Foreign MVPUnited States Zachery Peacock
Statistical leaders
Points United States Zachery Peacock 19.8
Rebounds United States Allen Durham 11.1
Assists France Austen Rowland 6.2
Index Rating United States Allen Durham 25.2
← 2012–13
2014–15 →

Regular season

All teams played each other twice, once at home and once away. After this, all teams played all teams in their geographic poule at home and away.

Standings

  Promotion to Pro A   Qualified for Promotion Playoffs   Relegated to Nationale I

Pos. Club % GP W L PF PA
1SOMB73%44321235753287
2JL Bourg71%44311333813136
3Champagne Châlons-ReimsWC[lower-alpha 1]69%44301436123377
4Poitiers 8660%44261833523280
5Le Portel57%44251935413368
6ALM Évreux57%44251932833156
7Fos Provence55%44242033363311
8AMSB55%44242034953534
9Hyères-Toulon50%44222233353311
10Saint-Quentin50%44222234873539
11Denain Voltaire48%44212335033543
12Boulazac Dordogne44%44192534033376
13Souffelweyersheim44%44192531053209
14RouenWC[lower-alpha 1]37%44162832163412
15Hermine Nantes37%44162832903525
16Lille Métropole35%44152933873520
17Orchies35%44152932233456
18Saint-Vallier BD30%44133133843568

Promotion playoffs

The eight highest placed from the regular season with exception of the champions qualified for the promotion playoffs. In all rounds a best-of-three format was used. JL Bourg promoted to the 2014–15 Pro A season as the winner of the promotion playoffs.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
2 JL Bourg-en-Bresse 2
9 Hyères-Toulon 0
2 JL Bourg-en-Bresse 2
6 ALM Évreux 1
5 Le Portel 1
6 ALM Évreux 2
1 JL Bourg-en-Bresse 2
2 Poitiers 0
3 Châlons-Reims 2
8 Aix-Maurienne Savoie 1
3 Châlons-Reims 0
3 Poitiers 86 2
4 Poitiers 86 2
7 Fos-sur-Mer 0

Individual awards
  • Domestic MVP:
France Michel Morandais (Châlons-Reims)
  • Domestic MVP runner up:
France Angelo Tsagarakis (SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer)
  • Foreign MVP:
United States Zachery Peacock (SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer)
  • Most Improved Player:
France Olivier Romain (Saint-Quentin)
  • Coach of the Year:
France Germain Castano (SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer)
  • Best Young Player:
France Anthony Racine (Saint-Quentin)

Notes
  1. Due to the expansion of the Pro A from 16 to 18 teams, Reims Champagne Basket and SPO Rounen were offered wildcards.[1]

References
  1. "Châlons-Reims et Rouen invités en PROA pour 2014-15". Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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