The 2008–09 LNB Pro A season was the 87th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 22nd season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on October 3, 2008 and ended on May 11, 2009. The play-offs were held from May 22, 2009 until June 20, 2009.
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, after finishing at the top seed of the regular season, won the French Pro A League by defeating Orléans in playoffs final (55-41).
Promotion and relegation At the beginning of the 2008-09 season Teams promoted from 2007–08 Pro B (French 2nd division) Rouen Besançon
Teams relegated to 2008–09 Pro B Paris-Levallois Clermont-Ferrand
At the end of the 2008-09 season 2008-09 Pro A Champion: ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
Teams promoted from 2008–09 Pro B Poitiers Paris-Levallois
Teams relegated to 2009–10 Pro B Besançon Pau-Orthez
Team arenas
Team Home city Stadium Capacity Besançon BCD Besançon Palais des Sports de Besançon 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 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
#TeamPldWLPFPA1Lyon-Villeurbanne 30 22 8 2367 21332Orléans 30 21 9 2243 20583Le Mans 30 20 10 2338 20294Nancy 30 20 10 2432 23385Roanne 30 19 11 2393 23456Gravelines-Dunkerque 30 17 13 2322 22307Chalon-sur-Saône 30 16 14 2279 22578Strasbourg 30 16 14 2378 23249Cholet 30 15 15 2310 230710Vichy 30 13 17 2027 209011Hyères Toulon 30 13 17 2368 243612Dijon 30 11 19 2448 256413Rouen 30 11 19 2251 238914Le Havre 30 10 20 2286 247115Besançon 30 9 21 2268 247916Pau-Orthez 30 7 23 2235 2595
Playoffs
Awards
Regular season MVPs Foreign MVP: Austin Nichols (Hyères-Toulon) French MVP: Alain Koffi (Le Mans)
Best Coach :fr:Philippe Hervé (Orléans)
Most Improved Player Rodrigue Beaubois (Cholet)
Best Defensive Player Tony Dobbins (Orléans)
Rising Star Award Thomas Heurtel (Pau-Orthez)
Player of the month MonthPlayerTeamOctober Cedrick Banks OrléansNovember Laurent Foirest Lyon-VilleurbanneDecember Amara Sy Lyon-VilleurbanneJanuary Cyril Julian NancyFebruary Dewarick Spencer Le MansMarch Bobby Dixon Le MansApril Ricardo Greer Nancy
References
External links LNB website