The LNB Pro A Best Scorer, or Top Scorer, is the best scorer of the season award, of the top-tier level men's professional club basketball league in France, the LNB Pro A. In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throws or field goals. The LNB Pro A's scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given regular season. Before the 1976–77 season, the league's Top Scorer was the player who scored the most total points in the league during the season. Since the 1976–77 season, the league's Top Scorer is the player with the highest scoring average per game during the season.

Best scorers by total points scored (1949–50 to 1975–76) Palmarès du championnat de France de basket .

Top Scorers By Total Points Scored (1949–50 to 1975–76)SeasonPlayer(League's Top Scorer)ClubPoints Per Game 1949–50 - François Németh ASVEL Basket 22.9 1950–51 - François Németh (2×) Paris Basket Racing 24.4 1951–52 Henri Théron AS Montferrand Basket 20.6 1952–53 Jacques Dessemme EV Bellegarde 24.2 1953–54 Roger Haudegand RCS Marly 28.4 1954–55 Roger Haudegand (2×) RCS Marly 24.9 1955–56 Roger Haudegand (3×) RCS Marly 29.8 1956–57 Roger Haudegand (4×) RCS Marly 29.7 1957–58 Roger Haudegand (5×) RCS Marly 22.7 1958–59 Robert Monclar Paris Basket Racing 22.7 1959–60 Roger Haudegand (6×) RCS Marly 25.7 1960–61 Roger Haudegand (7×) RCS Valenciennes 27.9 1961–62 Jean Degros Denain Basket 22.8 1962–63 Jean-Paul Beugnot Charleville 27.3 1963–64 Michel Le Ray ABC Nantes 21.3 1964–65 Michel Le Ray (2×) ABC Nantes 21.2 1965–66 Jean-Pierre Staelens Denain Basket 28.1 1966–67 Jean-Pierre Staelens (2×) Denain Basket 28.9 1967–68 Jean-Pierre Staelens (3×) Denain Basket 26.6 1968–69 Willie Davis CSE Toulous 29.8 1969–70 Rudy Bennett JA Vichy 30.8 1970–71 Larry Robertson Nice ASPTT Basket 32.5 1971–72 L.C. Bowen ASPO Tours 34.0 1972–73 Bob Thate SS Nilvange 39.0 1973–74 Dennis Stewart JA Vichy 33.5 1974–75 Jacques Cachemire Olympique Antibes 29.1 1975–76 L.C. Bowen (2×) ASPO Tours 30.7

Best scorers by points per game (1976–77 to present)

Top Scorers By Points Per Game (1976–77 to present)SeasonPlayer(League's Top Scorer)ClubPoints Per Game 1976–77 John Dearman AS Tarare Basket 32.7 1977–78 Bob Wymbs Denain Basket 32.4 1978–79 John Garrett ES Avignon Basket 30.1 1979–80 Floyd Allen Basket CRO Lyon 32.1 1980–81 - Paul Henderson Élan Béarnais Orthez 27.2 1981–82 Ed Murphy Limoges CSP 29.8 1982–83 Ed Murphy (2×) Limoges CSP 31.7 1983–84 Ed Murphy (3×) Limoges CSP 32.3 1984–85 Ed Murphy (4×) Limoges CSP 34.1 1985–86 Keith Edmonson Caen Basket Calvados 35.3 1986–87 Joe Dawson FC Mulhouse Basket 35.3 1987–88 - Ron Davis FC Mulhouse Basket 30.2 1988–89 - Ron Davis (2×) FC Mulhouse Basket 31.1 1989–90 Derrick Rowland Caen Basket Calvados 26.3 1990–91 Bill Jones Montpellier Paillade Basket 26.5 1991–92 Bill Jones (2×) Montpellier Paillade Basket 24.8 1992–93 Terence Stansbury Levallois SC Basket 26.3 1993–94 Skeeter Henry JDA Dijon Basket 24.2 1994–95 Ron Anderson Montpellier Paillade Basket 25.5 1995–96 Todd Mitchell Montpellier Paillade Basket 24.7 1996–97 David Booth JDA Dijon Basket 22.5 1997–98 Jerry McCullough BCM Gravelines 20.3 1998–99 Keith Jennings Le Mans Sarthe Basket 19.4 1999–00 John White SIG Strasbourg 19.6 2000–01 Curtis McCants Montpellier Paillade Basket 21.7 2001–02 - Tony Dorsey Cholet Basket 20.0 2002–03 Aubrey Reese Chorale Roanne Basket 19.9 2003–04 Rick Hughes SIG Strasbourg 24.1 2004–05 Rowan Barrett JDA Dijon Basket 21.5 2005–06 Jason Rowe HTV Basket 21.0 2006–07 Dewarick Spencer Chorale Roanne Basket 20.6 2007–08 Sean Colson HTV Basket 21.4 2008–09 Austin Nichols HTV Basket 18.4 2009–10 - Derrick Obasohan HTV Basket 19.8 2010–11 Rick Hughes (2×) HTV Basket 19.1 2011–12 Eric Chatfield Paris-Levallois Basket 19.8 2012–13 Sean May Paris-Levallois Basket 18.4 2013–14 Edwin Jackson ASVEL Basket 18.2 2014–15 Steven Gray JDA Dijon Basket 16.8 2015–16 Michael Thompson Pau-Lacq-Orthez 17.8 2016–17 Cameron Clark Élan Chalon 18.6 2017–18 Zachery Peacock JL Bourg 19.3 2018–19 Devin Ebanks Châlons-Reims 18.8 2019-20 Miralem Halilović Orléans Loiret Basket 17.6 2020-21 Danilo Anđušić AS Monaco Basket 20.0 2021-22 Brandon Jefferson Élan Béarnais 18.22022–23 Victor WembanyamaMetropolitans 922023–24 T. J. ShortsParis Basketball2024–25 Nadir HifiParis Basketball2025–26 Nadir HifiParis Basketball

Players with most top-scorer awards

PlayerAwardsEditions Roger Haudegand 71954–1958, 1960, 1961 Ed Murphy 41982–1985 Jean-Pierre Staelens 31966–1968 Nadir Hifi 22025, 2026 Rick Hughes 22004, 2011 Bill Jones 21991, 1992 L.C. Bowen 21972, 1976 François Németh 21950, 1951 Ron Davis 21988, 1989 Michel Le Ray 21964, 1965

French Basketball Championship all-time scoring leaders

The all-time leaders in total points scored in the top-tier level French Basketball Championship division, including all of the league's formats.Classement des plus grands joueurs du championnat de France .

Rank Player Total Points Scored 1. Hervé Dubuisson 2. Alain Gilles 3. Stéphane Ostrowski 4. Jean-Claude Bonato 5. Jacques Cachemire 6. Richard Dacoury 7. Éric Beugnot 8. Jean-Michel Sénégal 9. Jean-Pierre Staelens 10. - Bill Cain 11. Didier Dobbels 12. Laurent Dorigo 13. - Willie Redden 14. Didier Gadou 15. Jacques Monclar 16. Philippe Szanyiel 17. Daniel Haquet 18. - Paul Henderson 19. Valéry Demory 20. Jim Bilba

50+ point single games French 1st Division games in which a player has scored 50 or more points.

50+ Point Single GamesRankPoints ScoredPlayerTeamGame ScoreOpponentDate171 Jean-Pierre StaelensDenain125–75 Valenciennes4 March 1967264- Marko OstarčevićRacing CF126–99 Graffenstaden21 March 1971363 Bob ThateNilvange106–119 Antibes13 January 1973462 Roger HaudegandMarly89–54 Tours24 February 1957462 L.C. BowenTours154–107Jœuf20 March 1976661 Jean-Pierre StaelensDenain144–69Franconville13 February 1966 661- Ron DavisMulhouse109–110Racing CF29 October 1988860 L.C. BowenTours123–92Nantes25 March 1972860 Paul ThompsonLimoges131–91Mulhouse13 December 19861058 Roger HaudegandMarly93–57Nilvange21 February 19541157 Daniel LedentRoanne87–85ASVEL7 February 19701157 L.C. BowenTours120–84Asnières11 December 19711157 Albert IrvingSaint-Étienne137–107Lorient14 December 19851455- François NémethRacing CF82–55Hirondelles Coutures11 February 1951Ferenc Nemeth – Le colosse gourmand.1455 Albert IrvingSaint-Étienne125–119Étoile Voiron7 December 19851455 Olivier LeeSaint-Étienne107–120Racing CF21 February 19871455 Hervé DubuissonRacing CF120–93Tours4 March 19891854 L.C. BowenTours113–91Nancy16 February 19741854 Billy KnightLimoges128–94Stade Français5 October 19851854- Bill VarnerAntibes102–72ASVEL13 December 19861854 Brook SteppeRacing CF123–101Mulhouse10 October 19872253 Jean-Pierre StaelensDenain109–97Le Mans28 April 19682253 Bob ThateNilvange93–101Denain7 October 19722253 Bob ThateNilvange88–90Nancy3 March 19732253 Bob ThateNilvange124–96Paris UC7 April 19732253 Hervé DubuissonLe Mans105–85Lyon29 October 19792253 Floyd AllenLyon103–92Tours1 December 19792253 Ed MurphyLimoges110–93Avignon17 November 19842253 Bruce KingAntibes115–78Caen5 October 19852253 Hervé DubuissonRacing CF125–113Saint-Étienne13 December 19862253- Bill VarnerGravelines126–125Limoges27 September 19883252 Loyd KingLe Mans110–94Bagnolet4 May 19743252 Loyd KingLe Mans116–92Denain19 December 19743252 John EnglesMonaco98–109Pau-Orthez15 October 19773252 Ed MurphyLimoges94–101Stade Français8 October 19833651 Henri ThéronMontferrand90–87Auboué28 December 19583651 Willie DavisRCM Toulouse83–90Alsace Bagnolet10 December 19673651 Bill LindseyPau-Orthez119–98Denain21 January 19783651 Bob WymbsDenain102–119Le Mans28 January 19783651 Bob WymbsDenain133–116Racing CF3 March 19783651 Freddy HufnagelPau-Orthez125–101Reims14 November 19873651 Hervé DubuissonRacing CF89–77Nantes5 December 19874350 Carmine CalzonettiNantes88–78Asnières18 December 19714350 Bob WymbsDenain100–107Caen7 January 19784350 Ed MurphyLimoges120–96Stade Français13 March 19824350 Terry StottsÉtoile Voiron114–100Grenoble16 October 19854350 Keith EdmonsonCaen102–113Grenoble22 March 19864350 Hervé DubuissonRacing CF120–107Saint-Étienne21 February 19874350 Graylin WarnerCholet72–67Lorient19 December 19874350 Graylin WarnerCholet114–55Avignon11 March 19894350 Steve Burtt Sr.Gravelines123–121Antibes25 March 1989

The record for the most points ever scored in a single game in the French 2nd Division is 101 points. That record was achieved by Jim Signorile of Stade Clermontois, who scored 101 points on 5 February 1972, in a 141–68 victory against Agen.Jim Signorile – « Monsieur 101 points ».

References

External links LNB Pro A Official Site Palmarès du championnat de France de basket Bilans et stats par saison