2010–11 Pro A season
French basketball championship
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The 2010–11 LNB Pro A season was the 89th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 24th season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on October 9, 2010, and ended on May 10, 2011. The play-offs were held from May 17, 2011, till June 11, 2011.
SLUC Nancy became the 2010–11 Pro A champions and gained its second French League title after beating defending champion Cholet Basket in the single-game Final, with a score of 74–76.[1]
| 2010–11 Pro A season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2010–11 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Regular season | |
| Relegated | JA Vichy Limoges CSP |
| Finals | |
| Champions | SLUC Nancy (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Cholet Basket |
| Finals MVP |  John Linehan |
| Awards | |
| Foreign MVP |  Sammy Mejia |
| Domestic MVP |  Mickaël Gelabale |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → | |
Promotion and relegation
- At the beginning of the 2010–11 season
Teams promoted from 2009 to 2010 Pro B (French 2nd division)
Teams relegated to 2010-11 Pro B
- At the end of the 2010–11 season
Teams promoted from 2010 to 2011 Pro B
Teams relegated to 2011–12 Pro B
Team Arenas
Location of teams in Pro A League 2010–11
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône | Chalon-sur-Saône | Le Colisée | 5,000 |
| Cholet Basket | Cholet | La Meilleraie | 5,191 |
| BCM Gravelines Dunkerque | Gravelines | Sportica | 3,500 |
| Hyères Toulon Var Basket | Hyères – Toulon | Palais des Sports de Toulon Espace 3000 |
4,700 2,200 |
| STB Le Havre | Le Havre | Salle des Docks Océane | 3,598 |
| Le Mans Sarthe Basket | Le Mans | Antarès | 6,003 |
| CSP Limoges | Limoges | Palais des Sports de Fetes | 5,516 |
| ASVEL Basket | Lyon – Villeurbanne | Astroballe | 5,643 |
| SLUC Nancy Basket | Nancy | Palais des Sports Jean Weille | 6,027 |
| 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 |
| Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Pau-Orthez | Palais des Sports de Pau | 7,813 |
| Poitiers Basket 86 | Poitiers | Les Arènes | 4,300 |
| Chorale Roanne Basket | Roanne | Halle André Vacheresse | 5,020 |
| Strasbourg IG | Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport | 6,200 |
| JA Vichy | Vichy | Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon | 3,300 |
Team standings
| Clinched playoff berth | |
| Relegated |
| # | Team [2] | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cholet | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2217 | 2069 |
| 2 | Nancy | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2272 | 2207 |
| 3 | Chalon-sur-Saône | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2269 | 2155 |
| 4 | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2223 | 2006 |
| 5 | Roanne | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2279 | 2185 |
| 6 | Lyon-Villeurbanne | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2277 | 2243 |
| 7 | Hyères-Toulon | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2235 | 2252 |
| 8 | Le Mans | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2154 | 2104 |
| 9 | Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2164 | 2234 |
| 10 | Orléans | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2083 | 2086 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2116 | 2208 |
| 12 | STB Le Havre | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2133 | 2169 |
| 13 | Paris-Levallois | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2157 | 2335 |
| 14 | Poitiers | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2065 | 2167 |
| 15 | Vichy | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2060 | 2179 |
| 16 | Limoges | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2163 | 2268 |
Season Team leader(s)
Playoffs
| Quarter Finals [3] | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cholet | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Le Mans | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cholet | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Roanne | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cholet | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Nancy | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Nancy | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Hyères-Toulon | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Nancy | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lyon-Villeurbanne | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Chalon-sur-Saône | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lyon-Villeurbanne | 2 | ||||||||||||
Stats Leaders
| Statistic | Player | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per Game [4] |  Rick Hughes | Hyères-Toulon | 19.10 |
| Ranking per Game [5] | fr:Chris Massie | Limoges | 21.28 |
| Rebounds per Game [6] | fr:Chris Massie | Limoges | 9.20 |
| Assists per Game [7] | Teddy Gipson | Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 5.87 |
| Steals per Game [8] | John Linehan | Nancy | 3.08 |
| Blocks per Game [9] |  Cyril Akpomedah | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 2.00 |
Awards
Regular season MVPs
- "Foreign" MVP:
Sammy Mejia[10] (Cholet) - "French" MVP:
Mickaël Gelabale[10] (Lyon-Villeurbanne)
Finals MVP
Best Coach
Most Improved Player
Best Defensive Player
Rising Star Award
Player of the month
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| November | Yannick Bokolo[12] | Gravelines-Dunkerque |
| December | Tremmell Darden[13] | Nancy |
| January |  Blake Schilb[14] | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| February | Tremmell Darden[15] | Nancy |
| March |  Pops Mensah-Bonsu[16] | Lyon-Villeurbanne |
| April |  Sammy Mejia[17] | Cholet |