2012–13 Pro A season
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The 2012–13 LNB Pro A season was the 91st season of the French Basketball Championship and the 26th season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB).
| 2012–13 LNB Pro A season | |
|---|---|
| League |  LNB Pro A |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Games | 240 (regular season) |
| Teams | 16 |
| TV partner | Sport+ |
| Regular Season | |
| Top seed | Gravelines-Dunkerque |
| Season MVP | Edwin Jackson  Dwight Buycks |
| Top scorer | Sean May |
| 2012-13 Finals | |
| Champions | JSF Nanterre |
| Runners-up | Strasbourg IG |
| Finals MVP | David Lighty |
The regular season started on October 5, 2012 and ended on April 30, 2013. Playoffs started on May 14 and ended on June 8, 2013. JSF Nanterre won their first title.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2011 to 2012 Pro B (French 2nd basketball division) Teams relegated to 2012–13 Pro B
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Teams promoted from 2012 to 2013 Pro B
Teams relegated to 2013–14 Pro B |
Team arenas
Location of teams in Pro A League 2011–12
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulazac Basket Dordogne | Boulazac | Le Palio | 5,200 |
| Élan sportif chalonnais | Chalon-sur-Saône | Le Colisée | 5,000 |
| Cholet Basket | Cholet | La Meilleraie | 5,191 |
| JDA Dijon | Dijon | Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy | 5,000 |
| BCM Gravelines Dunkerque | Gravelines | Sportica | 3,500 |
| STB Le Havre | Le Havre | Salle des Docks Océane | 3,598 |
| Le Mans Sarthe Basket | Le Mans | Antarès | 6,003 |
| Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre | Limoges | Beaublanc | 6,000 |
| ASVEL Basket | Lyon – Villeurbanne | Astroballe | 5,643 |
| SLUC Nancy Basket | Nancy | Palais des Sports Jean Weille | 6,027 |
| JSF Nanterre | Nanterre | Palais des Sports de Nanterre | 3,000 |
| Orléans Loiret Basket | Orléans | Zénith d'Orléans | 5,338 |
| Paris-Levallois Basket | Paris – Levallois | Stade Pierre de Coubertin Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan |
4,200 4,000 |
| Poitiers Basket 86 | Poitiers | Les Arènes | 4,300 |
| Chorale Roanne Basket | Roanne | Halle André Vacheresse | 5,020 |
| Strasbourg IG | Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport | 6,200 |
Regular season
| Source | lnb.fr – Ranking |
| # | Teams | P | W | L | PF | PA | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2360 | 2174 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Strasbourg | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2297 | 2180 | |
| 3 | Lyon-Villeurbanne | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2276 | 2220 | |
| 4 | Chalon-sur-Saône | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2291 | 2192 | |
| 5 | Roanne | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2172 | 2078 | |
| 6 | Le Mans | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2202 | 2200 | |
| 7 | Dijon | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2096 | 2134 | |
| 8 | Nanterre | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2352 | 2361 | |
| 9 | Orléans | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2356 | 2366 | |
| 10 | Cholet | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2268 | 2275 | |
| 11 | Le Havre | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2303 | 2314 | |
| 12 | Paris-Levallois | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2350 | 2399 | |
| 13 | Limoges | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2158 | 2227 | |
| 14 | Nancy | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2248 | 2300 | |
| 15 | Boulazac | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2128 | 2303 | Relegation to Pro B |
| 16 | Poitiers | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2133 | 2267 |
Season team leader(s)
Stats leaders
| Source | lnb.fr – Tops |
| Statistic | Player | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking per Game | Sean May | Paris-Levallois | 21.28 |
| Points per Game | Sean May | Paris-Levallois | 18.41 |
| Rebounds per Game | Jon Brockman | Limoges | 10.65 |
| Assists per Game | Bernard King | Le Havre | 7.36 |
| Steals per Game |  Souleymane Diabate | Nancy | 2.17 |
| Blocks per Game | Rudy Gobert | Cholet | 1.85 |
Playoffs
| Quarter Finals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Nanterre | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Nanterre | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Chalon-sur-Saône | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Chalon-sur-Saône | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Roanne | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Nanterre | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Strasbourg | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Strasbourg | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Dijon | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Strasbourg | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lyon-Villeurbanne | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lyon-Villeurbanne | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Le Mans | 1 | ||||||||||||
Awards
LNB awards
| Source | catch-and-shoot.com |
- Regular Season MVPs
- Foreign MVP :
Dwight Buycks (Gravelines-Dunkerque) - French MVP :
Edwin Jackson (Lyon-Villeurbanne)
- Best scorer
- Rising Star Award
- Best Defensive Player
- Most Improved Player
- Block Leader
- Best Coach
- Christian Monschau (Gravelines-Dunkerque)
Finals MVP
Player of the month
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October[2] |  Ricardo Greer | Strasbourg |
| November[3] | Sean May | Paris-Levallois |
| December[4] | Dwight Buycks | Gravelines-Dunkerque |
| January[5] | Dwight Buycks | Gravelines-Dunkerque |
| February[6] | Louis Campbell | Strasbourg |
| March[7] | Ricardo Greer | Strasbourg |
| April[8] | Jérémy Leloup | Dijon |