2007–08 Pro A season

The 2007–08 LNB Pro A season was the 86th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 21st season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on September 29, 2007 and ended on May 14, 2008. The play-offs were held from May 20, 2008 till June 15, 2008.

2007–08 LNB Pro A season
LeagueLNB Pro A
SportBasketball
Number of games240 (regular season)
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)Sport+
Regular Season
Top seedLe Mans
Season MVPUnited States Marc Salyers (Roanne)
France Nando de Colo (Cholet)
Top scorerUnited States Sean Colson (Hyères-Toulon)
2007-08 Finals
ChampionsNancy
  Runners-upRoanne

Nancy, after finishing at the second top seed of the regular season,[1] won the French Pro A League by defeating Roanne in playoffs final (84-53).[2]

Promotion and relegation

Due to the change of the Pro A league format from 18 clubs to 16 between the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, only 1 club is promoted from 2006 to 2007 Pro B league (French 2nd division) and 3 clubs are sent to 2007-08 Pro B league.

At the beginning of the 2007–08 season

Teams promoted from 2006 to 2007 Pro B

Teams relegated to 2007–08 Pro B

At the end of the 2007–08 season

Teams promoted from 2007 to 2008 Pro B

Teams relegated to 2008–09 Pro B

Team arenas
Location of teams in Pro A League 2007–08
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée 4,070
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
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-Orthez Pau-Orthez Palais des Sports de Pau 7,813
Chorale Roanne Basket Roanne Halle André Vacheresse 5,020
SPO Rouen Basket Rouen Salle des Cotonniers 1,300
Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Rhénus Sport 6,200
JA Vichy Vichy Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon 3,300

Team standings
Clinched playoff berth
Relegated
# Team [3] Pld W L PF PA
1Le Mans3023723582176
2Nancy3021924662209
3Lyon-Villeurbanne3021925742348
4Roanne30191124802363
5Le Havre30181225372456
6Hyères Toulon30171324372376
7Vichy30171320482027
8Cholet30151522472265
9Chalon-sur-Saône30131722472268
10Dijon30131723662419
11Pau-Lacq-Orthez30131722982379
12Strasbourg30121822402295
13Orléans30121821552235
14Gravelines-Dunkerque30111923232442
15Paris-Levallois30102021722299
16Clermont-Ferrand3042620502441

Playoffs
Quarter Finals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Le Mans 2
8 Cholet 0
1 Le Mans 1
4 Roanne 2
4 Roanne 2
5 Le Havre 1
4 Roanne 53
2 Nancy 84
2 Nancy 2
7 Vichy 0
2 Nancy 2
3 Lyon-Villeurbanne 1
3 Lyon-Villeurbanne 2
6 Hyères-Toulon 0

Awards

Regular Season MVPs

Best Coach

Most Improved Player

Best Defensive Player

Rising Star Award

Player of the month
Month Player Team
October [5]United States Marc SalyersRoanne
November [6]United States Jimmal BallVichy
December [7]France Cyril JulianNancy
January [8]Dominican Republic Ricardo GreerNancy
February [9]United States Antonio GravesPau-Lacq-Orthez
March [10]France Nicolas BatumLe Mans
April [11]United States Marc SalyersRoanne

References
  1. "Classement général, Saison 2007/2008" (in French). LNB. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  2. "French League Final: June 15, 2008". Euroleague. June 15, 2008. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  3. "Classement général, Saison 2008/2009" (in French). LNB. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  4. "les MVP de la saison Pro A" (PDF) (in French). LNB. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  5. "Marc Salyers élu Joueur du Mois d'octobre" (in French). LNB. November 5, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  6. "Ball en novembre" (in French). FFBB. December 3, 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  7. "Julian joueur de décembre". Le Figaro (in French). December 24, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  8. "Ricardo Greer élu en Janvier" (in French). FFBB. February 4, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  9. "Graves joueur du mois de février" (in French). rmcsport.fr. March 3, 2008. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  10. "Nicolas Batum, l'élu de Mars" (in French). FFBB. April 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  11. "Marc Salyers remporte le Trophée LNB / Sport+ / L'Equipe de Joueur du Mois" (in French). LNB. May 6, 2008. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
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