2010–11 Pro A season

The 2010–11 LNB Pro A season was the 89th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 24th season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on October 9, 2010 and ended on May 10, 2011. The play-offs were held from May 17, 2011 till June 11, 2011.
SLUC Nancy became the 2010–11 Pro A champions and gained its second French League title after beating defending champion Cholet Basket in the single-game Final, with a score of 74-76.[1]

2010–11 Pro A season
Season2010–11
Teams18
Final positions
ChampionsSLUC Nancy (2nd title)
Runners-upCholet Basket
RelegatedJA Vichy
Limoges CSP
Awards
Finals MVP John Linehan
Foreign MVP Sammy Mejia
Domestic MVP Mickaël Gelabale
← 2009–10
2011–12 →

Promotion and relegation
At the beginning of the 2010-11 season

Teams promoted from 2009–10 Pro B (French 2nd division)

Teams relegated to 2010-11 Pro B

At the end of the 2010-11 season

Teams promoted from 2010-11 Pro B

Teams relegated to 2011–12 Pro B

Team Arenas
Location of teams in Pro A League 2010–11
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée 5,000
Cholet Basket Cholet La Meilleraie 5,191
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
CSP Limoges Limoges Palais des Sports de Fetes 5,516
ASVEL Basket Lyon – Villeurbanne Astroballe 5,643
SLUC Nancy Basket Nancy Palais des Sports Jean Weille 6,027
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-Orthez 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
JA Vichy Vichy Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon 3,300

Team standings
Clinched playoff berth
Relegated
# Team [2] Pld W L PF PA
1Cholet3022822172069
2Nancy3021922722207
3Chalon-sur-Saône30201022692155
4Gravelines-Dunkerque30201022232006
5Roanne30181222792185
6Lyon-Villeurbanne30171322772243
7Hyères-Toulon30151522352252
8Le Mans30141621542104
9Pau-Lacq-Orthez30131721642234
10Orléans30121820832086
11Strasbourg30121821162208
12STB Le Havre30121821332169
13Paris-Levallois30121821572335
14Poitiers30121820652167
15Vichy30111920602179
16Limoges3092121632268

Season Team leader(s)
Cholet BasketChorale Roanne BasketBCM GravelinesCholet BasketBCM GravelinesSLUC Nancy BasketParis-Levallois BasketCholet Basket

Playoffs
Quarter Finals [3] Semifinals Finals
         
1 Cholet 2
8 Le Mans 0
1 Cholet 2
4 Gravelines-Dunkerque 0
4 Gravelines-Dunkerque 2
5 Roanne 1
1 Cholet 74
2 Nancy 76
2 Nancy 2
7 Hyères-Toulon 1
2 Nancy 2
6 Lyon-Villeurbanne 1
3 Chalon-sur-Saône 1
6 Lyon-Villeurbanne 2

Stats Leaders
Statistic Player Team Average
Points per Game [4] Rick HughesHyères-Toulon19.10
Ranking per Game [5] fr:Chris MassieLimoges21.28
Rebounds per Game [6] fr:Chris MassieLimoges9.20
Assists per Game [7] Teddy GipsonPau-Lacq-Orthez5.87
Steals per Game [8] John LinehanNancy3.08
Blocks per Game [9] Cyril AkpomedahGravelines-Dunkerque2.00

Awards

Regular Season MVPs

Finals MVP

Best Coach

Most Improved Player

Best Defensive Player

Rising Star Award

Player of the month
Month Player Team
November Yannick Bokolo [12]Gravelines-Dunkerque
December Tremmell Darden [13]Nancy
January Blake Schilb [14]Chalon-sur-Saône
February Tremmell Darden [15]Nancy
March Pops Mensah-Bonsu [16]Lyon-Villeurbanne
April Sammy Mejia [17]Cholet

References
  1. "Nancy wins French League!". euroleague.net. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  2. "Classement général, Saison 2010/2011". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. "Quarterfinals dates & results". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-05-24. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  4. "Moyenne de points". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  5. "Evaluation individuelle". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  6. "Moyenne rebonds". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  7. "Moyenne passes décisives". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  8. "Moyenne interceptions". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  9. "Moyenne contres". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  10. "Gelabale et Mejia MVP de PROA pour la saison 2010-2011". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  11. "John Linehan helps Nancy to win French crown". eurojohnbball.com. 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  12. "Yannick Bokolo, élu joueur du mois de Novembre". lnb.fr (in French). 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  13. "Darden est élu !". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  14. "Le meilleur joueur du mois de janvier est... Blake Schilb!". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  15. "Darden, February 2011 MVP". lequipe.fr (in French). 2011-03-12. Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  16. "Pops Mensah Bonsu élu joueur du mois de mars !". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  17. "Samuel Mejia, meilleur joueur du mois d'avril !". lnb.fr (in French). 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
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