LNB Pro B
| Founded | 1932 |
|---|---|
| First season | 1932–33 |
| Country | |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Pro A |
Relegation to | NM1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | French Cup (Federation Cup) Pro B Leaders Cup (League Cup) |
| Current champions | ADA Blois (1st title) (2018) |
| Website | www.lnb.fr |
The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The top two placed teams from each Pro B season are promoted to the top-tier level LNB Pro A. The two last placed teams are relegated to the third level NM1.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Names of the league
2 Format
3 Champions
3.1 1932–1987
3.2 1988–present
4 Logos
5 Awards
5.1 LNB Pro B Best Coach and Most Improved Player
6 See also
7 Notes and references
8 External links
History
Names of the league
Honneur Ligue (1932–1949)
Excellence Ligue (1950–1963)
Nationale 2 (1964–1987)
Nationale 1B (1987–1992)
Nationale A2 (1992–1993)
Pro B (1993–present)
Format
All eighteam competing teams play each other twice during the regular season. The team that ends in first place in the table is named league champion and promotes to the LNB Pro A. The top eight regular season teams, with exception for the league champion, qualify for the promotion playoffs. During the competition, the Leaders Cup tournament is played. The champion of the Leaders Cup automatically qualifies for the playoffs. The winner of the promotion playoffs, which is played with best-of-three playoff series, promotes to the ProA. The bottom two regular season teams are meanwhile relegated to the third tier Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) league.
Champions
1932–1987
Honneur (Honor)
| | Excellence
| | Nationale 2 (National 2)
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1988–present
| Season | Champions | Promoted teams |
|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | Montpellier PSC | Saint-Quentin BB, BCM Gravelines |
| 1988–89 | Reims CB | Chorale Roanne |
| 1989–90 | SCM Le Mans | JDA Dijon |
| 1990–91 | Lyon | |
| 1991–92 | Levallois SC | ESPE Châlons-en-Champagne |
| 1992–93 | ASA Sceaux | |
| 1993–94 | SLUC Nancy | SIG Strasbourg |
| 1994–95 | Besançon BCD | ALM Évreux |
| 1995–96 | Toulouse Spacer's | Élan Chalon |
| 1996–97 | Maurienne Savoie | Toulouse Spacer's |
| 1997–98 | Levallois SC (2) | |
| 1998–99 | SIG Strasbourg | ESPE Châlons-en-Champagne |
| 1999–00 | JL Bourg | STB Le Havre |
| 2000–01 | CSP Limoges | Hyères Toulon VB |
| 2001–02 | JA Vichy | Chorale Roanne |
| 2002–03 | Reims CB (2) | Besançon BCD |
| 2003–04 | Stade Clermontois Basket | ESPE Châlons-en-Champagne |
| 2004–05 | Étendard de Brest | SPO Rouen |
| 2005–06 | Entente Orléanaise | Besançon BCD |
| 2006–07 | JA Vichy (2) | |
| 2007–08 | Besançon BCD (2) | SPO Rouen |
| 2008–09 | Poitiers | Paris-Levallois |
| 2009–10 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Limoges CSP |
| 2010–11 | Nanterre | Dijon |
| 2011–12 | Limoges | Boulazac |
| 2012–13 | Olympique Antibes | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
| 2013–14 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | JL Bourg, SPO Rouen, Champagne Châlons-Reims[a] |
| 2014–15 | Monaco | Antibes Sharks |
| 2015–16 | Hyères-Toulon | ESSM Le Portel |
| 2016–17 | JL Bourg | Boulazac Dordogne |
| 2017–18 | ADA Blois |
^ In the 2013–14 season, two extra teams (SPO Rouen and Châlons-Reims) promoted to the 2014–15 Pro A season because of the expansion of the Pro A from 16 to 18 teams.
Logos

(The official current logo of the league 2017–present).

(The previous official logo of the league until 2017.)
Awards
- LNB Pro B MVP
- LNB Pro B Finals MVP
LNB Pro B Best Coach and Most Improved Player
| Year | LNB Pro B Best Coach | LNB Pro B Most Improved Player |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | – | |
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 | ||
| 2009 | ||
| 2010 | ||
| 2011 | ||
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| 2013 | ||
2014 | ||
2015 | ||
2016 | ||
2017 |
See also
- LNB Pro B Leaders Cup
- List of basketball clubs in France
Notes and references
External links
Official Site (in French)
- Eurobasket.com - France