The 2014–15 LNB Pro A season was the 93rd season of the French Basketball Championship and the 28th season since inception of the LNB.
The season started on September 26, 2014, and ended on June 20, 2015.Eurobasket.com – France
This season the number of teams was increased to 18, after SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer and JL Bourg-en-Bresse promoted from the LNB Pro B and Champagne Châlons Reims Basket and SPO Rouen Basket were offered spots through a wild card.
Teams Promotion and relegation Relegated to Pro B Chorale Roanne Basket (15th) Antibes (16th) Promoted from Pro B SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer (Champion) JL Bourg-en-Bresse (Playoffs winner) Wild-cards offered by LNB Châlons-Reims et Rouen invités en PROA pour 2014-15; LNB.fr, 08 June 2014 Champagne Châlons Reims SPO Rouen Basket
Venues and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer Salle Damrémont JL Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse Ekinox Champagne Châlons Reims Reims Complexe René-Tys SPO Rouen Basket Rouen Kindarena Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée Cholet Basket Cholet La Meilleraie JDA Dijon Dijon Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Gravelines Sportica STB Le Havre Le Havre Salle des Docks Océane Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Antarès Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre Limoges Beaublanc ASVEL Basket Lyon – Villeurbanne Astroballe SLUC Nancy Basket Nancy Palais des Sports Jean Weille JSF Nanterre Nanterre Palais des Sports de Nanterre Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans Zénith d'Orléans Paris-Levallois Basket Paris – Levallois Stade Pierre de Coubertin Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Pau Palais des Sports de Pau Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Rhénus Sport
Managerial changes Before the start of the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment SPO Rouen Basket Laurent Sciarra Sacked 13 June 2014Christophe Denis, nouveau coach de Rouen; LNB.fr 14 June 2014 Christophe Denis 13 June 2014 Le Mans Sarthe Basket JD Jackson End of contract 30 June 2014JD Jackson va quitter Le Mans ; basketactu.com, 25 February 2014 Erman Kunter 1 July 2014 Erman Kunter nouvel entraîneur du Mans LNB.fr 22 May 2014 Orléans Loiret Basket Philippe Hervé End of contract 30 June 2014Philippe Hervé, retour sur 9 années à Orléans; insidebasketeurope.com, 8 May 2014 François Péronnet 1 July 2014 François Peronnet est le nouveau coach d'Orléans basketactu.com 24 March 2014
Regular season League table
Results
Playoffs
Awards AwardsAwards – Sportando.com Player Team MVP Adrien Moerman Limoges Finals MVP Ousmane Camara Limoges Best Coach Vincent Collet Strasbourg Best Young Player Petr Cornelie Le Mans Best Defender Florent Piétrus Nancy Most Improved Player Benjamin Sene Nancy
All-Star Game
+ Team NationalPosPlayerTeamStartersGAntoine DiotStrasbourg IGGPape SyBCM GravelinesFCharles KahudiLe MansFAdrien MoermanCSP LimogesCMam JaitehJSF NanterreReservesGAndrew AlbicyBCM GravelinesGLéo WestermannCSP LimogesGRodrigue BeauboisLe MansFNobel Boungou ColoCSP LimogesFFlorent PiétrusSLUC NancyCJohan Passave-DucteilJSF NanterreCAlain KoffiSPO RouenHead coach: Vincent Collet (Strasbourg IG)
+Team InternationalPosPlayerTeamStartersG Erving WalkerJDA DijonG Jamar SmithCSP LimogesF Mykal RileyJSF NanterreF Kyle WeemsJSF NanterreC Sharrod FordParis-LevalloisReservesG Steven GrayJDA DijonG Mark PayneChâlons-ReimsG Kenny BoyntonSOM BoulogneF Daequan CookSPO RouenF Ricardo GreerSTB Le HavreC Zachery PeacockCholetC Marcus DoveElan ChalonHead coach: Jean-Marc Dupraz (CSP Limoges)
References
External links LNB website