The 2007–08 LNB Pro A season was the 86th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 21st season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on September 29, 2007, and ended on May 14, 2008. The play-offs were held from May 20, 2008, till June 15, 2008.
Nancy, after finishing at the second top seed of the regular season, won the French Pro A League by defeating Roanne in playoffs final (84–53).
Promotion and relegation Due to the change of the Pro A league format from 18 clubs to 16 between the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, only 1 club is promoted from 2006 to 2007 Pro B league (French 2nd division) and 3 clubs are sent to 2007-08 Pro B league.
At the beginning of the 2007–08 season Teams promoted from 2006 to 2007 Pro B Vichy
Teams relegated to 2007–08 Pro B Besançon Bourg-en-Bresse Reims
At the end of the 2007–08 season 2007-08 Pro A Champion: Nancy
Teams promoted from 2007 to 2008 Pro B Rouen Besançon
Teams relegated to 2008–09 Pro B Paris-Levallois Clermont-Ferrand
Team arenas
Team Home city Stadium Capacity ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée Cholet Basket Cholet La Meilleraie JDA Dijon Dijon Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Gravelines Sportica Hyères Toulon Var Basket Hyères – Toulon Palais des Sports de Toulon Espace 3000 STB Le Havre Le Havre Salle des Docks Océane Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Antarès ASVEL Basket Lyon – Villeurbanne Astroballe SLUC Nancy Basket Nancy Palais des Sports Jean Weille 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-Orthez Palais des Sports de Pau Chorale Roanne Basket Roanne Halle André Vacheresse SPO Rouen Basket Rouen Salle des Cotonniers Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Rhénus Sport JA Vichy Vichy Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon
Team standings
Clinched playoff berth Relegated
#Team PldWLPFPA1Le Mans 30 23 7 2358 21762Nancy 30 21 9 2466 22093Lyon-Villeurbanne 30 21 9 2574 23484Roanne 30 19 11 2480 23635Le Havre 30 18 12 2537 24566Hyères Toulon 30 17 13 2437 23767Vichy 30 17 13 2048 20278Cholet 30 15 15 2247 22659Chalon-sur-Saône 30 13 17 2247 226810Dijon 30 13 17 2366 241911Pau-Lacq-Orthez 30 13 17 2298 237912Strasbourg 30 12 18 2240 229513Orléans 30 12 18 2155 223514Gravelines-Dunkerque 30 11 19 2323 244215Paris-Levallois 30 10 20 2172 229916Clermont-Ferrand 30 4 26 2050 2441
Playoffs
Awards
Regular season MVPs "Foreign" MVP: Marc Salyers (Roanne) "French" MVP: Nando de Colo (Cholet)
Best Coach Christian Monschau (Le Havre)
Most Improved Player Nando de Colo (Cholet)
Best Defensive Player Dounia Issa (Vichy)
Rising Star Award Nicolas Batum (Le Mans)
Player of the month MonthPlayerTeamOctober Marc Salyers RoanneNovember Jimmal Ball VichyDecember Cyril Julian NancyJanuary Ricardo Greer NancyFebruary Antonio Graves Pau-Lacq-OrthezMarch Nicolas Batum Le MansApril Marc Salyers Roanne
References
External links LNB website