2008-09 LNB season
Encyclopedia
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Besançon BCD Besançon BCD Besançon Basket Comté Doubs was a basketball club based in Besançon, France that played in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball. Their home arena was the Palais des Sports. The club is placed in receivership and disappears on 1 September 2009.... |
Besançon Besançon Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008... |
Palais des Sports de Besançon Palais des Sports (Besançon) Palais des Sports is an indoor sports arena, located in Besançon, France. The capacity of the arena is 4,000 people. It is currently home to the Besançon Basket Comté Doubs basketball team.... |
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| ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône | Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon.... |
Le Colisée Le Colisée Le Colisée is an arena in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. It is primarily used for basketball and the home arena of Élan Sportif Chalonnais. The arena holds 4,000 people.... |
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| Cholet Basket Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :... |
Cholet Cholet Cholet is a commune of western France in the Maine-et-Loire department. It was the capital of military Vendée.-Geography:Cholet stands on an eminence on the right bank of the Moine, which used to be crossed by a bridge from the fifteenth century... |
La Meilleraie La Meilleraie La Meilleraie is an indoor sporting arena located in Cholet, France. The capacity of the arena is 5,191 people. It is currently home to the Cholet Basket basketball team.... |
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| JDA Dijon | Dijon Dijon Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area.... |
Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy | |
| BCM Gravelines Dunkerque | Gravelines Gravelines Gravelines is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It lies at the mouth of the river Aa 15 miles southwest of Dunkirk. There is a market in the town square on Saturdays. The "Arsenal" approached from the town square is home to an extensive and carefully displayed art collection.... |
Sportica Gravelines Sportica Gravelines Sportica is an indoor sporting arena located in Gravelines, France. The capacity of the arena is 3,500 people. It is currently home to the Basket Club Maritime Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral basketball team.... |
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| Hyères Toulon Var Basket | Hyères Hyères Hyères , Provençal Occitan: Ieras in classical norm or Iero in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.... - Toulon Toulon Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence.... |
Palais des Sports de Toulon Espace 3000 |
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| STB Le Havre | Le Havre Le Havre Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total... |
Salle des Docks Océane | |
| Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006... |
Le Mans Le Mans Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux... |
Antarès Antarès Antarès is an indoor sporting arena located in Le Mans, France. The seating capacity of the arena, which was inaugurated in 1995, is 6,003 people when configured for Basketball. It is currently home to the Le Mans Sarthe Basket professional basketball team.... |
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| ASVEL Basket | Lyon Lyon Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais.... - Villeurbanne Villeurbanne Villeurbanne is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris. Villeurbanne is the second-largest city in the department.-History:The current location of... |
Astroballe Astroballe The Astroballe is an indoor sporting arena located in Villeurbanne, France. The capacity of the arena is 5,800 people. It is currently home to the Adecco ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne basketball team.... |
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| SLUC Nancy Basket | Nancy | Palais des Sports Jean Weille Palais des Sports Jean Weille Palais de Sports Jean Weille is an indoor sporting arena located in Nancy, France. The seating capacity of the arena is 6,027 people. It is currently home to the SLUC Nancy professional basketball team.... |
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| Orléans Loiret Basket | Orléans Orléans -Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire... |
Zénith d'Orléans Zénith d'Orléans Zénith d'Orléans is an indoor sporting arena and concert hall that is located in the city of Orléans, France. The arena, one of a series of similar venues throughout France, has a capacity of 6,900.... |
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| Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez | Pau-Orthez | Palais des Sports de Pau Palais des Sports de Pau Palais de Sports de Pau is an indoor sporting arena located in Pau, France. The capacity of the arena is 7,856 people. It is currently home to the Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez basketball team.-External links:*... |
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| Chorale Roanne Basket Chorale Roanne Basket Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the Pro A. Their coach is Jean-Denys Choulet. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse... |
Roanne Roanne Roanne is a commune in the Loire department in central France.It is located northwest of Lyon on the Loire River.-Economy:... |
Halle André Vacheresse | |
| SPO Rouen Basket SPO Rouen Basket SPO Rouen Basket is a basketball club based in Rouen, France that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball.-External links:*... |
Rouen Rouen Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages... |
Salle des Cotonniers | |
| Strasbourg IG | Strasbourg Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,... |
Rhenus Sport Rhenus Sport Rhenus Sport is an multi-purpose arena, located in Strasbourg, France. The seating capacity is 6,200 people.In 1981, in was the venue of the European Champions Cup basketball final, in which Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Synudine Bologna 80-79. In February 2006, the Davis Cup match between France and... |
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| JA Vichy JA Vichy Jeanne d’Arc de Vichy Val d’Allier Auvergne Basket is a basketball club based in Vichy, France that plays in the LNB. Their home games are played at Gymnase Pierre Coulon.- Former Player:* Ime Udoka* Martynas Andriukaitis* Kareem Reid* Mike Smith... |
Vichy Vichy Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants... |
Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon |
Team Standings
| Clinched playoff berth | |
| Relegated |
| # | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
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| 1 | Lyon-Villeurbanne | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2367 | 2133 |
| 2 | Orléans | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2243 | 2058 |
| 3 | Le Mans Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006... |
30 | 20 | 10 | 2338 | 2029 |
| 4 | Nancy | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2432 | 2338 |
| 5 | Roanne Chorale Roanne Basket Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the Pro A. Their coach is Jean-Denys Choulet. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse... |
30 | 19 | 11 | 2393 | 2345 |
| 6 | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2322 | 2230 |
| 7 | Chalon-sur-Saône | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2279 | 2257 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2378 | 2324 |
| 9 | Cholet Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :... |
30 | 15 | 15 | 2310 | 2307 |
| 10 | Vichy JA Vichy Jeanne d’Arc de Vichy Val d’Allier Auvergne Basket is a basketball club based in Vichy, France that plays in the LNB. Their home games are played at Gymnase Pierre Coulon.- Former Player:* Ime Udoka* Martynas Andriukaitis* Kareem Reid* Mike Smith... |
30 | 13 | 17 | 2027 | 2090 |
| 11 | Hyères Toulon | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2368 | 2436 |
| 12 | Dijon | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2448 | 2564 |
| 13 | Rouen SPO Rouen Basket SPO Rouen Basket is a basketball club based in Rouen, France that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball.-External links:*... |
30 | 11 | 19 | 2251 | 2389 |
| 14 | Le Havre | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2286 | 2471 |
| 15 | Besançon Besançon BCD Besançon Basket Comté Doubs was a basketball club based in Besançon, France that played in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball. Their home arena was the Palais des Sports. The club is placed in receivership and disappears on 1 September 2009.... |
30 | 9 | 21 | 2268 | 2479 |
| 16 | Pau-Orthez | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2235 | 2595 |
Playoffs
Regular Season MVPs
- Foreign MVP:
Austin NicholsAustin NicholsAustin Nichols is an American film, television actor and director who is perhaps best known for his role as Julian Baker in The CW drama series One Tree Hill. He is also known for his roles in films such as The Day After Tomorrow and Wimbledon...
(Hyères-ToulonHyères-Toulon Var BasketHyères-Toulon Var Basket is a professional basketball club based in Hyères and Toulon, France playing in the Pro A.Created by the merger of Omni Sport Hyerois and Club Sportif Toulonnais, the club shares its home games between the Espace 3000 in Hyères and the Palais des Sports in Toulon....
) - French MVP:
Alain KoffiAlain KoffiAlain Koffi is a French professional basketball player.- French national team :Koffi has been a member of the French national basketball team.- Honors :Le Mans*French Cup: 2**2004 2009...
(Le MansLe Mans Sarthe BasketLe Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...
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Player of the month
| Month | Player | Team |
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| October | Cedrick Banks Cedrick Banks Cedrick Banks is an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" guard, he currently plays for Entente Orléanaise in France.-High school and college:Banks starred at Westinghouse High School in Chicago... |
Orléans |
| November | Laurent Foirest Laurent Foirest Laurent Foirest is a French basketball player with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne. Foirest won a silver medal with the France national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He stands at 6' 5¾" and he also played previously with Saski Baskonia of Spanish ACB.-References:... |
Lyon-Villeurbanne |
| December |  Amara SyAmara Sy Amara Sy is a Malian-French basketball player currently playing for CB Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. He is also a member of the Mali national basketball team.-References:... |
Lyon-Villeurbanne |
| January | Cyril Julian Cyril Julian Cyril Julian was a French men's professional basketball player. He spent most of his career with the pro club SLUC Nancy in France.-French national team:... |
Nancy |
| February | Dewarick Spencer Dewarick Spencer Dewarick Spencer is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'4" tall and he can play at the point guard and shooting guard positions.-Pro career:... |
Le Mans Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006... |
| March | Bobby Dixon |
Le Mans Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006... |
| April |  Ricardo GreerRicardo Greer Ricardo Greer is a Dominican American professional basketball player.- Pro career :* 2001-: Los Prados * 2001-02: BC Kiev * 2002-: Diablos de La Vega... |
Nancy |