The 2015–16 LNB Pro A season was the 94th season of the LNB Pro A. The season started on October 3, 2015, and ended June 14, 2016.
Monaco and Antibes Sharks were newcomers this season. Limoges CSP was the defending champion. ASVEL took the title, after beating Strasbourg IG 3–2 in the Finals.Villeurbanne completes extraordinary series comeback to win the championship
Teams
Promotion and relegation Bourg-en-Bresse and Boulogne-sur-Mer were relegated after the two teams finished in 17th and 18th place last season. Monaco was promoted after they won the 2014–15 Pro B, and Antibes Sharks were promoted as the Pro B Playoffs winners.
2015–16 teams
Team Home city Stadium Capacity Antibes Sharks Antibes Azur Arena Antibes Monaco Fontvieille Salle Gaston Médecin ASVEL Basket Lyon – Villeurbanne Astroballe BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Gravelines Sportica Champagne Châlons Reims Reims Complexe René-Tys Cholet Basket Cholet La Meilleraie Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Pau Palais des Sports de Pau Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée JDA Dijon Dijon Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy JSF Nanterre Nanterre Palais des Sports de Nanterre Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Antarès Limoges CSP Limoges Beaublanc Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans Zénith d'Orléans Paris-Levallois Basket Paris – Levallois Stade Pierre de Coubertin Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan SLUC Nancy Basket Nancy Palais des Sports Jean Weille Rouen Métropole Basket Rouen Kindarena STB Le Havre Le Havre Salle des Docks Océane Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Rhénus Sport
Regular season
League table
Playoffs
Statistical leaders After the end of the Regular Season.Tops at LNB.fr
Points
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Assists
Awards Player and team awards for the 2015–16 season Most Valuable Player Devin Booker − Élan Chalon Finals MVP Casper Ware − ASVEL Five Best Players Devin Booker − Élan Chalon Michael Thompson − Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Rodrigue Beaubois − Strasbourg IG Jamal Shuler − AS Monaco Charles Lombahe-Kahudi – ASVEL Best Defender Charles Lombahe-Kahudi − ASVEL Best Young Player Frank Ntilikina − Strasbourg IG Most Improved Player Wilfried Yeguete − Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Best Coach Vincent Collet − Strasbourg IG
All-Star Game The All-Star Game was played on December 30, 2015, and was played at the Bercy Arena in Paris.Le triplé pour les Français, Albicy MVP Andrew Albicy was named the All-Star Game MVP.
+ Team NationalPosPlayerTeamStartersGRodrigue BeauboisStrasbourg IGFMickaël GelabaleLe MansFCharles KahudiASVELCAli TraoréCSP LimogesCMam JaitehJSF NanterreReservesGAndrew AlbicyBCM GravelinesGAntoine EitoOrléansGBilly OuattaraAS MonacoFNobel Boungou ColoCSP LimogesFIlian EvtimovElan ChalonFLouis LabeyrieParis-LevalloisCMoustapha FallAntibes SharksHead coach: J.D. Jackson (ASVEL)
+Team InternationalPosPlayerTeamStartersG Will SolomonAntibes SharksG Heiko SchaffartzikCSP LimogesF Mykal RileyJSF NanterreC David AndersenASVELC Marcus DoveBCM GravelinesReservesG Michael ThompsonÉlan Béarnais Pau-OrthezG DeMarcus NelsonAS MonacoG Jeremy HazellElan ChalonF A.D. VassalloSTB Le HavreF Drew GordonChâlons-ReimsF Tim BlueAntibes SharksC Darryl WatkinsASVELHead coach: Zvezdan Mitrovic (AS Monaco)
See also 2016 Leaders Cup 2015–16 French Basketball Cup
References