2015–16 Pro A season

2014–15 2016–17 2015–16 Pro A #0055A4 white 2015–16 ASVEL (18th title) Strasbourg IG Rouen Métropole STB Le Havre 18 306 October 3, 2015 – June 11, 2016 Monaco Devin Booker USA LNB Pro A MVP Casper Ware USA LNB Pro A Finals MVP yes Devin Booker USA 20.0 Michael Thompson USA 17.8 Mouphtaou Yarou Benin 10.8 Souleyman Diabate CIV 6.5 The 2015–16 LNB Pro A season was the 94th season of the LNB Pro A. The season started on October 3, 2015, and ended June 14, 2016. Monaco and Antibes Sharks were newcomers this season. Limoges CSP was the defending champion. ASVEL took the title, after beating Strasbourg IG 3–2 in the Finals.Villeurbanne completes extraordinary series comeback to win the championship Teams Promotion and relegation Bourg-en-Bresse and Boulogne-sur-Mer were relegated after the two teams finished in 17th and 18th place last season. Monaco was promoted after they won the 2014–15 Pro B, and Antibes Sharks were promoted as the Pro B Playoffs winners. 2015–16 teams France 400 right Location of teams in 2015–16 LNB Pro A France 43.729444 7.415 Monaco top France 43.580833 7.123889 Antibes left France 49.262778 4.034772 Reims top France 49.433333 1.1 Rouen right France 46.780556 4.852778 Chalon bottom France 47.06 0.878333 Cholet top France 47.290556 5.042778 Dijon top France 50.985833 2.128333 Gravelines bottom France 49.483333 0.1 Le Havre top France 48.007778 0.198333 Le Mans top France 45.835278 1.2625 Limoges top France 45.766667 4.880278 ASVEL bottom France 48.693611 6.184722 Nancy top France 47.9025 1.908889 Orléans top France 48.895 1.908889 Paris-Levallois left France 43.3 -0.37 Pau-Orthez top France 48.583333 7.75 Strasbourg top France 48.732222 2.196944 Nanterre right Team Home city Stadium Capacity Antibes Sharks Antibes Azur Arena Antibes Monaco MCO Fontvieille Salle Gaston Médecin ASVEL Basket Lyon – Villeurbanne Astroballe BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Gravelines Sportica Champagne Châlons Reims Reims Complexe René-Tys Cholet Basket Cholet La Meilleraie Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Pau Palais des Sports de Pau Elan Élan Chalon Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée JDA Dijon Dijon Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy JSF Nanterre Nanterre Palais des Sports de Nanterre Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Antarès Limoges CSP Limoges Beaublanc Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans Zénith d'Orléans Paris-Levallois Basket Paris – Levallois Stade Pierre de Coubertin Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan SLUC Nancy Basket Nancy Palais des Sports Jean Weille Rouen Métropole Basket Rouen Kindarena STB Le Havre Le Havre Salle des Docks Océane Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Rhénus Sport Regular season League table main WL MON 27 7 2746 2540 STR 25 9 2677 2504 MAN 23 11 2617 2495 CHL 22 12 2985 2807 ASV 21 13 2503 2339 GRA 21 13 2564 2424 PAU 21 13 2656 2601 NNT 21 13 2708 2601 DIJ 19 15 2484 2356 LIM 18 16 2575 2461 ORL 17 17 2501 2586 ANT 14 20 2524 2609 CHO 14 20 2692 2763 PLV 12 22 2480 2763 CHM 10 24 2565 2762 NCY 10 24 2686 2776 ROU 6 28 2523 2855 HAV 4 30 2441 2883 complete LNB points wins yes PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO R R QR green1 Advance to playoffs red1 Relegation to Pro B Antibes Sharks Monaco ASVEL BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Champagne Châlons Reims Cholet Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Élan Chalon JDA Dijon JSF Nanterre Le Mans Sarthe Limoges CSP Orléans Loiret Paris-Levallois SLUC Nancy Rouen Métropole Basket STB Le Havre SIG Strasbourg Playoffs 1 Monaco 2 8 JSF Nanterre 0 4 Élan Chalon 0 5 ASVEL 2 3 Le Mans 2 6 Gravelines-Dunkerque 1 2 Strasbourg IG 2 7 Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez 0 1 Monaco 1 5 ASVEL 3 3 Le Mans 0 2 Strasbourg IG 3 5 ASVEL 3 2 Strasbourg IG 2 Statistical leaders After the end of the Regular Season.Tops at LNB.fr Points yes 1 USA Michael Thompson Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez 17.9 2 USA Tim Blue Antibes Sharks 16.4 3 USA Jamal Shuler AS Monaco 16.4 |} Rebounds yes 1 Benin Mouphtaou Yarou Le Mans 10.7 2 USA Drew Gordon Élan Chalon 9.6 3 USA Randal Falker SLUC Nancy 8.7 | width=50% valign=top | Assists yes 1 CIV Souleyman Diabate Rouen Métropole 6.5 2 USA John Roberson Élan Chalon 6.1 3 FRA Andrew Albicy Gravelines 6.0 |} |} Awards Player and team awards for the 2015–16 season Most Valuable Player USA Devin Booker − Élan Chalon Finals MVP USA Casper Ware − ASVEL Five Best Players USA Devin Booker − Élan Chalon USA Michael Thompson − Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez FRA Rodrigue Beaubois − Strasbourg IG USA Jamal Shuler − AS Monaco FRA Charles Lombahe-Kahudi – ASVEL Best Defender FRA Charles Lombahe-Kahudi − ASVEL Best Young Player FRA Frank Ntilikina − Strasbourg IG Most Improved Player FRA Wilfried Yeguete − Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Best Coach FRA Vincent Collet − Strasbourg IG All-Star Game The All-Star Game was played on December 30, 2015, and was played at the Bercy Arena in Paris.Le triplé pour les Français, Albicy MVP Andrew Albicy was named the All-Star Game MVP. +FRA Team NationalPosPlayerTeamStartersGRodrigue BeauboisStrasbourg IGFMickaël GelabaleLe MansFCharles KahudiASVELCAli TraoréCSP LimogesCMam JaitehJSF NanterreReservesGAndrew AlbicyBCM GravelinesGAntoine EitoOrléansGBilly OuattaraAS MonacoFNobel Boungou ColoCSP LimogesFIlian EvtimovElan ChalonFLouis LabeyrieParis-LevalloisCMoustapha FallAntibes SharksHead coach: CAN J.D. Jackson (ASVEL) +Team InternationalPosPlayerTeamStartersGUSA 20px Will SolomonAntibes SharksGGER 20px Heiko SchaffartzikCSP LimogesFUSA 20px Mykal RileyJSF NanterreCAUS 20px David AndersenASVELCUSA 20px Marcus DoveBCM GravelinesReservesGUSA 20px Michael ThompsonÉlan Béarnais Pau-OrthezGSerbia 20px DeMarcus NelsonAS MonacoGUSA 20px Jeremy HazellElan ChalonFPUR 20px A.D. VassalloSTB Le HavreFUSA 20px Drew GordonChâlons-ReimsFUSA 20px Tim BlueAntibes SharksCUSA 20px Darryl WatkinsASVELHead coach: MNE Zvezdan Mitrovic (AS Monaco) See also 2016 Leaders Cup 2015–16 French Basketball Cup References 2015-16 Category:2015 in French men's sport Category:2016 in French men's sport Category:2015–16 in French basketball France