2021–22 Pro A season
Professional basketball season in France
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The 2021–22 Pro A season, known as Betclic Élite due to sponsorship from online gambling company Betclic,[1] was the 100th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). The regular season began on 1 October 2021 and the play-offs finished on 25 June 2022.[2] Via promotion and relegation with LNB Pro B, Fos Provence Basket (Fos-sur-mer) and Paris Basketball joined the league, replacing Élan Chalon and Boulazac Basket Dordogne.
| 2021–22 Pro A | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Dates | 1 October 2021 – 17 May 2022 (regular season) |
| Teams | 18 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | LDLC ASVEL |
| Relegated | Orléans Loiret Champagne Châlons Reims |
| Finals | |
| Champions | LDLC ASVEL (21st title) |
| Runners-up | AS Monaco |
| Semi-finalists | Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez JDA Dijon |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
LDLC ASVEL won its 20th league championship by defeating AS Monaco in the final.
Format
Different from previous seasons, the playoffs were played in a single-elimination format.
Teams
Locations and arenas
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS Monaco | Fontvieille, Monaco | Salle Gaston Médecin | 3,700 |
| ASVEL | Lyon–Villeurbanne | Astroballe | 5,556 |
| BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | Gravelines | Sportica | 3,500 |
| Champagne Châlons Reims | Reims | Complexe René-Tys | 3,000 |
| Cholet | Cholet | La Meilleraie | 5,191 |
| Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Pau | Palais des Sports de Pau | 7,707 |
| Fos | Fos-sur-Mer | Complexe sportif Parsemain | 2,000 |
| ESSM Le Portel | Le Portel | Le Chaudron | 3,500 |
| JDA Dijon | Dijon | Palais des Sports de Dijon | 5,000 |
| JL Bourg | Bourg-en-Bresse | Ekinox | 3,548 |
| Le Mans Sarthe | Le Mans | Antarès | 6,003 |
| Limoges CSP | Limoges | Beaublanc | 6,000 |
| Metropolitans 92 | Levallois | Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan | 4,000 |
| Nanterre 92 | Nanterre | Palais des Sports de Nanterre | 3,000 |
| Orléans Loiret | Orléans | Palais des Sports | 3,222 |
| Paris Basketball | Paris | Halle Georges Carpentier | 5,000 |
| Roanne | Roanne | Halle André Vacheresse | 5,000 |
| SIG Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport | 6,200 |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDLC ASVEL | 34 | 26 | 8 | 2919 | 2642 | +277 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Monaco | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2951 | 2732 | +219 | |
| 3 | Metropolitans 92 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2956 | 2730 | +226 | |
| 4 | Limoges CSP | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2700 | 2554 | +146 | |
| 5 | JDA Dijon | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2769 | 2773 | −4 | |
| 6 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2794 | 2791 | +3 | |
| 7 | SIG Strasbourg | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2889 | 2755 | +134 | |
| 8 | Cholet | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2778 | 2790 | −12 | |
| 9 | Le Mans Sarthe | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2810 | 2741 | +69 | |
| 10 | Nanterre 92 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2877 | 2835 | +42 | |
| 11 | JL Bourg | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2661 | 2606 | +55 | |
| 12 | BCM Gravelines | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2792 | 2845 | −53 | |
| 13 | Roanne | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2905 | 3021 | −116 | |
| 14 | ESSM Le Portel | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2634 | 2797 | −163 | |
| 15 | Paris Basketball | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2772 | 2963 | −191 | |
| 16 | Fos Provence Basket | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2576 | 2744 | −168 | |
| 17 | Orléans Loiret (R) | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2680 | 2915 | −235 | Relegation to Pro B |
| 18 | Champagne Châlons Reims (R) | 34 | 10 | 24 | 2793 | 3022 | −229 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(R) Relegated
Playoffs
The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three format, while the semi-finals and finals were played in a best-of-five format.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | LDLC ASVEL | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Cholet | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | LDLC ASVEL | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | JDA Dijon | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Limoges CSP | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | JDA Dijon | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | LDLC ASVEL | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Monaco | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Monaco | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | SIG Strasbourg | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Monaco | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Metropolitans 92 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 2 | ||||||||||||
Awards
- Season MVP: Will Cummings (Metropolitans 92)[3]
- Finals MVP: Élie Okobo (LDLC ASVEL)[4]
- Best Young Player: Victor Wembanyama (LDLC ASVEL)[5]
- Best Defender: Ismael Kamagate (Paris Basketball)[6]
- Best Scorer: Brandon Jefferson (Élan Béarnais)[7]
- Best Blocker: Chris Horton (Nanterre 92)[8]
- Best Coach: Vincent Collet (Metropolitans 92)[9]
- LNB Pro A 1st Team:[10]