The 2018–19 Pro A season, for sponsorships reasons the Jeep Élite, was the 97th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). It was the second season with Jeep as main sponsor. The season started on 21 September 2018 with the regular season and ended on 25 June 2019 with the last game of the finals.
LDLC ASVEL won its nineteenth French championship and its first one since 2016. In the finals, they defeated Monaco.
Teams
Promotion and relegation Hyères-Toulon and Boulazac Basket Dordogne were relegated after the 2017–18 season after the teams ended in the last two places.
Blois promoted by finishing first in the regular season with a 27–7 record in the Pro B. Fos Provence made its Pro A debut after promoting, as Fos defeated Roanne in the finals of the promotion play-offs.
However, as ADA Blois did not meet the requirements for playing in Pro A, Boulazac remained in the league.
Locations and arenas Team Home city Stadium Capacity Antibes Sharks Antibes Azur Arena Antibes AS Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco Salle Gaston Médecin ASVEL Lyon–Villeurbanne Astroballe BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque Gravelines Sportica Boulazac Dordogne Boulazac Le Palio Champagne Châlons Reims Reims Complexe René-Tys Cholet Cholet La Meilleraie Pau Palais des Sports de Pau Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée ESSM Le Portel Le Portel Le Chaudron Fos Provence Fos-sur-mer Parsemain Sports Complex JDA Dijon Dijon Palais des Sports de Dijon JL Bourg Bourg-en-Bresse Ekinox Le Mans Sarthe Le Mans Antarès Levallois Metropolitans Levallois Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan Limoges CSP Limoges Beaublanc Nanterre 92 Nanterre Palais des Sports de Nanterre SIG Strasbourg Strasbourg Rhénus Sport
Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Antibes Sharks Nikola Antić Spalding Mutuelles du Soleil AS Monaco Saša Obradović Erreà - ASVEL Zvezdan Mitrović Peak LDLC BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque Julien Mahé BIG Sports Caisse d'Épargne Boulazac Basket Dordogne Thomas Andrieux Kappa E.Leclerc Champagne Châlons Reims Nikola Antić Kappa E.Leclerc Cholet Erman Kunter Spalding Système U Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez Laurent Vila Peak DPD Élan Chalon Jean-Denys Choulet BIG Sports Joker ESSM Le Portel Éric Girard Kappa Intersport Fos Provence Rémi Giuitta Vive Eiffage Construction JDA Dijon Laurent Legname Erreà Groupe Iserba JL Bourg Savo Vučević Spalding Charles Réma Le Mans Sarthe Alexandre Ménard Kappa Fermier de Loué Levallois Metropolitans Frédéric Fauthoux Li-Ning IDEX Limoges CSP Kyle Milling BIG Sports Intermarché Nanterre 92 Pascal Donnadieu Nike GTM Bâtiment SIG Strasbourg Vincent Collet Adidas Suez
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment ASVEL Terence Parker End of contract Pre-season Zvezdan Mitrović AS Monaco Zvezdan Mitrović Signed with ASVEL Sašo Filipovski AS Monaco Sašo Filipovski Fired During Season Saša Obradović
Budgets On 3 October 2018, the LNB published the budgets and salary expenditures of the Pro A clubs. ClubBudget (in €)Salary expendituresAS MonacoSIG StrasbourgLe Mans Sarthe BasketLimoges CSPJDA DijonASVEL Lyon-VilleurbanneNanterre 92Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-OrthezJL BourgLevallois MetropolitansESSM Le PortelÉlan ChalonBCM Gravelines-DunkerqueChampagne Châlons Reims BasketCholet BasketOlympique d'AntibesBoulazac Basket DordogneProvence BasketAverage
Regular season League table
Results
Play-offs Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three games format, while the semifinals and the finals in a best-of-five (2–2–1) format. Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
French clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress LDLC ASVEL EuroCup Quarterfinals Limoges Top 16 Monaco Top 16 JDA Dijon Champions League Regular season Le Mans Sarthe Round of 16 Nanterre 92 Round of 16 SIG Strasbourg Regular season
Individual honours Season awards
References
External links Official website