2007–08 Pro A season

2007–08 LNB Pro A season LNB Pro A Basketball 16 240 (regular season) Sport+ Regular Season Le Mans USA Marc Salyers (Roanne) FRA Nando de Colo (Cholet) LNB Pro A MVP LNB Pro A Finals MVP USA Sean Colson (Hyères-Toulon) LNB Pro A Top Scorer 2007-08 Finals 2007–08 LNB Pro A season#Playoffs Nancy Roanne List of LNB Pro A seasons LNB Pro A 2006–07 Pro A season 2006–07 2008–09 Pro A season 2008–09 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. Nancy, after finishing at the second top seed of the regular season,Classement général, Saison 2007/2008 LNB http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200004/Classement?from=2007&typclas=0 October 26, 2011 fr won the French Pro A League by defeating Roanne in playoffs final (84–53).French League Final: June 15, 2008 June 15, 2008 Euroleague http://admin.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/uleb/domestic-leagues/domestic-leagues-2007-2008/france/i/33126/1463/french-league-final-june-15-2008 October 26, 2011 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 Vichy Teams relegated to 2007–08 Pro B Besançon Bourg-en-Bresse Reims At the end of the 2007–08 season 2007-08 Pro A Champion: Nancy Teams promoted from 2007 to 2008 Pro B Rouen Besançon Teams relegated to 2008–09 Pro B Paris-Levallois Clermont-Ferrand Team arenas France 300 right Location of teams in Pro A League 2007–08 France 46.7805555556 4.85277777778 Chalon-s/-S left France 47.060000 -0.878333 Cholet left France 47.32167 5.04139 Dijon left France 50.9858 2.1283 Gravelines France 43.1222 5.93 Hyères-Toulon bottom France 49.49000 0.100000 Le Havre left France 48.020013 0.198784 Le Mans left France 45.766667 4.880278 Villeurbanne right France 47.9025 6.1846 Nancy right France 47.9025 1.9090 Orléans France 48.856578 2.351828 Paris-Levallois right France 43.2000 0.030132 Pau-Orthez left France 46.0366666667 4.06888888889 Roanne France 49.443889 1.103333 Rouen France 48.584445 7.748612 Strasbourg left France 46.1277777778 3.42666666667 Vichy left Team Home city Stadium Capacity ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée Cholet Basket Cholet La Meilleraie JDA Dijon Dijon Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Gravelines Sportica Hyères Toulon Var Basket Hyères – Toulon Palais des Sports de Toulon Espace 3000 STB Le Havre Le Havre Salle des Docks Océane Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Antarès ASVEL Basket Lyon – Villeurbanne Astroballe SLUC Nancy Basket Nancy Palais des Sports Jean Weille Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans Zénith d'Orléans Paris-Levallois Basket Paris-Levallois Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Pau-Orthez Palais des Sports de Pau Chorale Roanne Basket Roanne Halle André Vacheresse SPO Rouen Basket Rouen Salle des Cotonniers Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Rhénus Sport JA Vichy Vichy Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon Team standings Clinched playoff berth Relegated #Team http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200004/Classement?from=2008&typclas=0 Classement général, Saison 2008/2009 LNB October 25, 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120404121922/http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200004/Classement?from=2008&typclas=0 April 4, 2012 dead mdy-all PldWLPFPA1Le Mans 30 23 7 2358 21762Nancy 30 21 9 2466 22093Lyon-Villeurbanne 30 21 9 2574 23484Roanne 30 19 11 2480 23635Le Havre 30 18 12 2537 24566Hyères Toulon 30 17 13 2437 23767Vichy 30 17 13 2048 20278Cholet 30 15 15 2247 22659Chalon-sur-Saône 30 13 17 2247 226810Dijon 30 13 17 2366 241911Pau-Lacq-Orthez 30 13 17 2298 237912Strasbourg 30 12 18 2240 229513Orléans 30 12 18 2155 223514Gravelines-Dunkerque 30 11 19 2323 244215Paris-Levallois 30 10 20 2172 229916Clermont-Ferrand 30 4 26 2050 2441 Playoffs Quarter Finals Semifinals Finals 1 Le Mans 2 8 Cholet 0 4 Roanne 2 5 Le Havre 1 2 Nancy 2 7 Vichy 0 3 Lyon-Villeurbanne 2 6 Hyères-Toulon 0 1 Le Mans 1 4 Roanne 2 2 Nancy 2 3 Lyon-Villeurbanne 1 4 Roanne 53 2 Nancy 84 Awards Regular season MVPs "Foreign" MVP: USA Marc Salyers les MVP de la saison Pro A LNB http://s.lnb.fr/lnb/file/201009/RapportActivite200708.pdf 11 October 26, 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20110208135442/http://s.lnb.fr/lnb/file/201009/RapportActivite200708.pdf February 8, 2011 dead mdy-all (Roanne) "French" MVP: FRA Nando de Colo (Cholet) Best Coach FRA Christian Monschau (Le Havre) Most Improved Player FRA Nando de Colo (Cholet) Best Defensive Player FRA Dounia Issa (Vichy) Rising Star Award FRA Nicolas Batum (Le Mans) Player of the month MonthPlayerTeamOctober http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Accueil/100003/Article/4836/Marc-Salyers-elu-Joueur-du-Mois-d-octobre Marc Salyers élu Joueur du Mois d'octobre November 5, 2007 LNB October 26, 2011 frUSA Marc Salyers RoanneNovember http://www.ffbb.com/page_m.php?d=actu&id=3672 Ball en novembre December 3, 2007 FFBB October 26, 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120404210746/http://www.ffbb.com/page_m.php?d=actu&id=3672 2012-04-04 dead USA Jimmal Ball VichyDecember http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2007/12/24/01011-20071224FILSPO00374-julian-joueur-de-decembre.php Julian joueur de décembre December 24, 2007 Le Figaro October 26, 2011 frFRA Cyril Julian NancyJanuary http://www.ffbb.com/page_m.php?d=actu&p=actu&id=3878 Ricardo Greer élu en Janvier February 4, 2008 FFBB October 26, 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120404211005/http://www.ffbb.com/page_m.php?d=actu&p=actu&id=3878 2012-04-04 dead DOM Ricardo Greer NancyFebruary http://www.rmcsport.fr/editorial/34999/graves-joueur-du-mois-de-fevrier/ Graves joueur du mois de février March 3, 2008 rmcsport.fr October 26, 2011 frUSA Antonio Graves Pau-Lacq-OrthezMarch http://www.ffbb.com/page_m.php?d=actu&id=4058 Nicolas Batum, l'élu de Mars April 7, 2008 FFBB October 26, 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120404211242/http://www.ffbb.com/page_m.php?d=actu&id=4058 2012-04-04 dead FRA Nicolas Batum Le MansApril http://aka.lnb.tf1.fr/fr/Accueil/100003/Article/4663/Marc-Salyers-remporte-le-Trophee-LNB-Sport-L-Equipe-de-Joueur-du-Mois Marc Salyers remporte le Trophée LNB / Sport+ / L'Equipe de Joueur du Mois May 6, 2008 LNB October 26, 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120425092242/http://aka.lnb.tf1.fr/fr/Accueil/100003/Article/4663/Marc-Salyers-remporte-le-Trophee-LNB-Sport-L-Equipe-de-Joueur-du-Mois April 25, 2012 dead USA Marc Salyers Roanne References 2 External links fr LNB website 2007-08 Category:2007 in French men's sport Category:2008 in French men's sport Category:2007–08 in French basketball France