LNB Pro B
The LNB Pro B, full name, Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro B (English: Pro National Basketball League B), is the 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The top two placed teams from each season's Pro B are promoted to the top-tier level LNB Pro A (first division).
History
Names of the league
- 1932–1949: Honneur (Honor)
- 1950–1963: Excellence
- 1964–1987: Nationale 2 (National 2)
- 1987–1992: Nationale 1B (National 1B)
- 1992–1993: Nationale A2 (National A2)
- 1993–Present: Nationale Pro B (National Pro B)
Format
All 18 Pro B teams play each other twice during the regular season. The top eight regular season teams qualify for the Pro B playoffs. The regular season and playoff champions are promoted to the top-tier LNB Pro A (first division), while the bottom two regular season teams are relegated to the 3rd-tier Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) league. The quarterfinals and the semifinals are two-legged, and the final is a single game.
Current clubs
Champions
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Honneur (Honor)
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Excellence
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Nationale 2 (National 2)
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Champion |
Promotion |
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| The Nationale 2 was renamed to Nationale 1B |
| 1987–88 | Montpellier PSC | Montpellier PSC, Saint-Quentin BB, BCM Gravelines |
| 1988–89 | Reims CB | Reims CB, Chorale Roanne |
| 1989–90 | SCM Le Mans | SCM Le Mans, JDA Dijon |
| 1990–91 | Lyon | Lyon |
| 1991–92 | Levallois SC | Levallois SC, ESPE Châlons-en-Champagne |
| The Nationale 1B was renamed to Nationale A2 |
| 1992–93 | ASA Sceaux | ASA Sceaux |
| The Nationale A2 was renamed to Nationale Pro B |
| 1993–94 | SLUC Nancy | SLUC Nancy, Strasbourg IG |
| 1994–95 | Besançon BCD | Besançon BCD, ALM Évreux |
| 1995–96 | Toulouse Spacer's | Elan Sportif Chalonnais |
| 1996–97 | Maurienne Savoie | Toulouse Spacer's |
| 1997–98 | Levallois SC (2) | Levallois SC |
| 1998–99 | Strasbourg IG | Strasbourg IG, ESPE Châlons-en-Champagne |
| 1999–00 | JL Bourg-en-Bresse | JL Bourg-en-Bresse, STB Le Havre |
| 2000–01 | CSP Limoges | CSP Limoges, Hyères Toulon VB |
| 2001–02 | JA Vichy | JA Vichy, Chorale Roanne |
| 2002–03 | Reims CB (2) | Reims CB, Besançon BCD |
| 2003–04 | Stade Clermontois Basket | Stade Clermontois Basket, ESPE Châlons-en-Champagne |
| 2004–05 | Étendard de Brest | Étendard de Brest, SPO Rouen |
| 2005–06 | Entente Orléanaise | Besançon BCD, Entente Orléanaise |
| 2006–07 | JA Vichy (2) | JA Vichy |
| 2007–08 | Besançon BCD (2) | SPO Rouen Basket, Besançon BCD |
| 2008–09 | Poitiers | Paris-Levallois, Poitiers |
| 2009–10 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez, Limoges CSP |
| 2010–11 | Nanterre | Nanterre, Dijon |
| 2011–12 | Limoges | Limoges, Boulazac |
| 2012–13 | Olympique Antibes | Olympique Antibes, Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
| 2013–14 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bourg-en-Bresse (Rouen, Châlons-Reims)1 |
| 2014–15 | AS Monaco | Olympique Antibes |
| 2015–16 | Hyères-Toulon Var Basket | |
- ^1 In the 2013–14 season, two extra teams promoted because of the expansion of the Pro A from 16 to 18 teams.
LNB Pro B Most Valuable Players
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LNB Pro B Unified MVP Awards
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LNB Pro B Unified MVP |
| 2015 |
 Davante Gardner (Hyères-Toulon) |
LNB Pro B Finals Most Valuable Players
LNB Pro B Best Coach and Most Improved Player
See also
Notes and references
External links
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2015–16 LNB Pro B season
FIBA Europe
Floyd Miller (Hyères Toulon)
Ondřej Starosta (Saint-Quentin)
