2018–19 Pro A season

2018–19 Pro A
Season2018–19
Dates21 September 2018 – 25 June 2019
Games played326
Teams18
Regular season
Top seedLDLC ASVEL
Basketball Champions LeagueJDA Dijon
Élan Béarnais
SIG Strasbourg
Season MVPUnited States David Holston
RelegatedProvence
Antibes Sharks
Finals
ChampionsLDLC ASVEL (19th title)
Runners-upMonaco
SemifinalistsJDA Dijon
Nanterre 92
Statistical leaders
PointsUnited States Devin Ebanks18.8
ReboundsSenegal Youssou Ndoye8.8
AssistsUnited States Justin Robinson8.2
Index RatingUnited States Julian Wright19.4

The 2018–19 Pro A season, for sponsorships reasons the Jeep Élite, was the 97th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). It was the second season with Jeep as main sponsor. The season started on 21 September 2018 with the regular season and ended on 25 June 2019 with the last game of the finals.

LDLC ASVEL won its nineteenth French championship and its first one since 2016. In the finals, they defeated Monaco.

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2018–19 Pro A season

Promotion and relegation

Hyères-Toulon and Boulazac Basket Dordogne were relegated after the 2017–18 season after the teams ended in the last two places.

Blois promoted by finishing first in the regular season with a 27–7 record in the Pro B.[1] Fos Provence made its Pro A debut after promoting, as Fos defeated Roanne in the finals of the promotion play-offs.[2]

However, as ADA Blois did not meet the requirements for playing in Pro A, Boulazac remained in the league.

Locations and arenas

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
Antibes SharksAntibesAzur Arena Antibes
5,249
AS MonacoFontvieille, MonacoSalle Gaston Médecin
3,700
ASVELLyon–VilleurbanneAstroballe
5,556
BCM Gravelines-DunkerqueGravelinesSportica
3,500
Boulazac DordogneBoulazacLe Palio
5,200
Champagne Châlons ReimsReimsComplexe René-Tys
3,000
CholetCholetLa Meilleraie
5,191
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-OrthezPauPalais des Sports de Pau
7,707
Élan ChalonChalon-sur-SaôneLe Colisée
5,000
ESSM Le PortelLe PortelLe Chaudron
3,500
Fos ProvenceFos-sur-merParsemain Sports Complex
2,000
JDA DijonDijonPalais des Sports de Dijon
5,000
JL BourgBourg-en-BresseEkinox
3,548
Le Mans SartheLe MansAntarès
6,003
Levallois MetropolitansLevalloisPalais des Sports Marcel Cerdan
4,000
Limoges CSPLimogesBeaublanc
6,000
Nanterre 92NanterrePalais des Sports de Nanterre
3,000
SIG StrasbourgStrasbourgRhénus Sport
6,200

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Antibes SharksSerbia Nikola AntićSpaldingMutuelles du Soleil
AS MonacoSerbia Saša ObradovićErreà-
ASVELMontenegro Zvezdan MitrovićPeakLDLC
BCM Gravelines-DunkerqueFrance Julien MahéBIG SportsCaisse d'Épargne
Boulazac Basket DordogneFrance Thomas AndrieuxKappaE.Leclerc
Champagne Châlons ReimsSerbia Nikola AntićKappaE.Leclerc
CholetTurkey Erman KunterSpaldingSystème U
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-OrthezFrance Laurent VilaPeakDPD
Élan ChalonFrance Jean-Denys ChouletBIG SportsJoker
ESSM Le PortelFrance Éric GirardKappaIntersport
Fos ProvenceFrance Rémi GiuittaViveEiffage Construction
JDA DijonFrance Laurent LegnameErreàGroupe Iserba
JL BourgFrance Savo VučevićSpaldingCharles Réma
Le Mans SartheFrance Alexandre MénardKappaFermier de Loué
Levallois MetropolitansFrance Frédéric FauthouxLi-NingIDEX
Limoges CSPFrance Kyle MillingBIG SportsIntermarché
Nanterre 92France Pascal DonnadieuNikeGTM Bâtiment
SIG StrasbourgFrance Vincent ColletAdidasSuez

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
ASVELFrance Terence ParkerEnd of contract1 June 2018Pre-seasonMontenegro Zvezdan Mitrović26 June 2018[3]
AS MonacoMontenegro Zvezdan MitrovićSigned with ASVEL26 June 2018[3]Slovenia Sašo Filipovski28 June 2018[4]
AS MonacoSlovenia Sašo FilipovskiFired1 February 2019During SeasonSerbia Saša Obradović1 February 2019

Budgets

On 3 October 2018, the LNB published the budgets and salary expenditures of the Pro A clubs.[5]

ClubBudget (in €)Salary expenditures
AS Monaco8,089,0002,995,000
SIG Strasbourg7,705,0002,494,000
Le Mans Sarthe Basket6,589,0002,010,000
Limoges CSP7,029,0002,189,000
JDA Dijon4,488,0001,300,000
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne9,158,0002,949,000
Nanterre 924,877,0001,617,000
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez5,161,0001,353,000
JL Bourg5,123,0001,547,000
Levallois Metropolitans5,125,0001,641,000
ESSM Le Portel3,546,0001,219,000
Élan Chalon5,163,0001,538,500
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque5,837,0001,833,000
Champagne Châlons Reims Basket4,129,0001,395,000
Cholet Basket4,111,0001,184,500
Olympique d'Antibes3,410,0001,017,000
Boulazac Basket Dordogne3,483,0001,267,000
Provence Basket3,179,0001,105,500
Average5,342,0001,704,000

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification or relegation
1LDLC ASVEL3427728592602+257Qualification for playoffs
2Monaco34241028342586+248
3JDA Dijon34231127612546+215
4Nanterre 9234231128702684+186
5ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez34211326922614+78
6SIG Strasbourg34201427652709+56
7Limoges CSP34201428652778+87
8Le Mans Sarthe34201427822637+145
9JL Bourg34191527932778+15
10Boulazac Basket Dordogne34171727082700+8
11BCM Gravelines34161827752815−40
12Levallois Metropolitans34142026922759−67
13Champagne Châlons Reims34132128142931−117
14Élan Chalon34122229022869+33
15Cholet34112326692882−213
16ESSM Le Portel34102426472889−242
17Fos Provence Basket (R)3492525912913−322Relegation to Pro B
18Antibes Sharks (R)3472725212848−327
Source: LNB.fr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

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Antibes Sharks—72–8766–7879–9178–8672–6983–7363–10072–7678–6371–8476–7178–9262–6785–9260–8370–8681–86
LDLC ASVEL91–60—95–7277–6191–8468–7688–75106–10488–6491–7380–6281–6680–7681–7582–6892–9174–9685–61
BCM Gravelines88–7184–96—69–7785–8187–8352–8066–91116–8586–7170–8665–7869–7697–8588–8374–6584–8078–87
Boulazac Dordogne85–8473–7872–65—98–86117–9290–7780–7581–5282–5773–8486–8269–7472–7570–9677–6183–7862–79
Champagne Châlons Reims91–8073–8288–7883–81—94–7978–8291–8781–8082–7081–8996–10277–91102–9883–10686–9377–10293–91
Cholet74–9176–8784–7177–9275–85—63–7098–9499–8381–7961–6789–8270–6469–9676–8482–8798–9275–112
ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez73–7282–7982–7397–9577–6770–79—101–9684–7792–6963–5974–8591–9084–6984–6968–7084–7598–57
Élan Chalon92–7089–92100–10297–6566–9889–8478–82—88–7492–7081–8976–7985–7490–7973–7779–7894–9777–92
Fos Provence Basket80–8762–8562–8888–7684–7370–7790–9176–73—67–7961–8278–7668–8864–7287–7280–7773–9574–82
ESSM Le Portel98–8769–7282–8770–7283–8184–9275–6982–8585–83—90–6986–9276–9083–7890–8183–8282–10582–79
JDA Dijon84–5594–7782–8483–6687–6576–7281–7880–72112–8594–58—73–7678–7079–75109–8781–8487–8180–55
JL Bourg82–5781–8285–10093–75102–8395–8672–6493–8475–9389–8490–88—83–7778–8088–99100–9075–7083–73
Le Mans Sarthe98–8989–8389–8786–7889–7483–7794–7488–74100–84102–8281–5779–61—80–6960–6876–6475–8471–75
Levallois Metropolitans86–9279–8886–8366–6983–7874–5968–6668–8181–9084–7480–8985–9685–74—98–9079–8085–9280–65
Limoges CSP86–6374–8595–9989–8488–8484–7681–68111–10392–8789–6767–79103–7491–81106–78—73–8580–6290–76
Monaco103–8963–6694–7485–7483–5988–6791–7493–7878–6990–8589–7185–7482–6587–8987–68—75–6383–79
Nanterre 9278–7379–7888–8268–9073–6789–7074–8281–7893–7199–9377–7385–6498–7790–8286–6577–82—92–86
SIG Strasbourg75–5597–9290–8493–8890–9796–8265–7090–81107–7487–7391–7876–7177–7569–5881–6171–10175–85—
Source: LNB.fr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three games format, while the semifinals and the finals in a best-of-five (2–2–1) format.

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
         
1LDLC ASVEL2
8Le Mans Sarthe0
1LDLC ASVEL3
4Nanterre 920
4Nanterre 922
5ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez1
1LDLC ASVEL3
2Monaco2
2Monaco2
7Limoges0
2Monaco3
3JDA Dijon0
3JDA Dijon2
6SIG Strasbourg0

Quarterfinals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3
LDLC ASVEL2–0Le Mans Sarthe73–6770–63
Monaco2–0Limoges93–7390–62
JDA Dijon2–0SIG Strasbourg94–6289–85
Nanterre 922–1ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez101–6564–7684–69

Semifinals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
LDLC ASVEL3–0Nanterre 9291–7282–7099–56
Monaco3–0JDA Dijon82–7784–7581–78

Finals

Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
LDLC ASVEL3–2Monaco81–7173–6762–9781–8966–55

French clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
LDLC ASVELEuroCupQuarterfinals
LimogesTop 16
MonacoTop 16
JDA DijonChampions LeagueRegular season
Le Mans SartheRound of 16
Nanterre 92Round of 16
SIG StrasbourgRegular season

Individual honours

Season awards

References

  1. ^ "Classement - Pro B – LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr.
  2. ^ "Fos s'offre les playoffs".
  3. ^ a b "Zvezdan MITROVIC nouveau coach de l'ASVEL Basket". 26 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Saso Filipovski named AS Monaco head coach". Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  5. ^ "Budgets et masses salariales 2018/19 : L'ASVEL et Monaco tout en haut". BeBasket (in French). 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
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