The 2024–25 LNB Élite season, also known as Betclic Élite for sponsorship reasons, was the 103rd season of the LNB Élite, France's top basketball league. It began on 20 September 2024 with the regular season and concluded on 24 June 2025 with the playoffs.
AS Monaco were the back-to-back defending champions.
Format changes For this season, the league was reduced from 18 to 16 teams. After the regular season, the play-in will be introduced in which the teams that finish between 7th and 10th will play for the last two playoffs spots like other European leagues. On the other hand, the 15th team from regular season will join to Pro B promotion playoffs to avoid relegation to the latter league.
Teams A total of 16 teams participate in the league, including 15 teams from the 2023–24 season and one promoted from the Pro B. Stade Rochelais (which will debut in the French top flight) was promoted after winning promotion playoffs, while ADA Blois, Chorale Roanne and Metropolitans 92 (relegated after two, five and 15 years in the French top flight, respectively) were relegated to Pro B, though the last team would further relegate themselves downward into the Nationale Masculine 1 instead due to bankruptcy issues that occurred after their demotion.
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) Promoted from Pro B Relegated to Pro B
Venues and locations
Team Home city Arena Capacity AS Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco Salle Gaston Médecin Roca Boys book historic return to EuroLeague Final Four after thriller in Monaco.La nouvelle salle de basket Gaston-Médecin sera prête fin septembre à Monaco.Name Salle Gaston Medecin Alternate: Salle Omnisports Capacity 5,000.AS Monaco Salle Gaston Médecin (capacity 5,000). BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque Gravelines–Dunkirk Stade des Flandres Cholet Cholet La Meilleraie Élan Chalon Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée ESSM Le Portel Le Portel Le Chaudron JDA Dijon Dijon Palais des Sports J.M. Geoffroy JL Bourg Bourg-en-Bresse Ekinox LDLC ASVEL Lyon–Villeurbanne Astroballe Le Mans Sarthe Le Mans Antarès Limoges CSP Limoges Palais des Sports de Beaublanc Nanterre 92 Nanterre Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez Paris Basketball Paris Adidas Arena Saint-Quentin Saint-Quentin, Aisne Palais des Sports Pierre Ratte SIG Strasbourg Strasbourg Rhénus Sport SLUC Nancy Nancy Palais des Sports Jean Weille Stade Rochelais La Rochelle Salle Gaston-Neveur
Regular season
League table
Results
Play-in <onlyinclude> Under the new format, the 7th to 10th-ranked teams faced each other in the play-in. Each game is hosted by the team with the higher regular season record. The format was similar to the first two rounds of the Page–McIntyre system for a four-team playoff that was identical to that of the NBA play-in tournament. First, the 7th seed will host the 8th seed, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the 7th seed; likewise the 9th seed will host the 10th seed, with the loser eliminated. Then the loser of the 7-v-8 game will host the winner of the 9-v-10 game, with the winner of that game getting the final playoff spot, as the 8th seed.
Playoffs Quarterfinals will be played best-of-three format (1–1–1), semifinals and finals will be played in a best-of-five format (2–2–1).
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Individual awards The annual LNB Awards were handed out on 17 May 2025 in Paris. +AwardWinnerClubMVPT. J. ShortsParis BasketballFinals MVPT. J. ShortsParis BasketballBest Young PlayerNoah PendaLe Mans SartheBest CoachFabrice LefrançoisCholetMost Improved PlayerClément FrischNancyBest DefenderAlpha DialloMonacoBest ScorerNadir HifiParis BasketballBest PasserT. J. ShortsParis BasketballBest RebounderDominik OlejniczakSaint-QuentinBest BlockerGeorgios PapagiannisMonaco
Best Five of the Season First Team Second Team Player Team Player Team T. J. ShortsParis Basketball André RobersonLDLC ASVEL Mike JamesMonaco Trevor HudginsLe Mans Sarthe Théo MaledonLDLC ASVEL Nadir HifiParis Basketball Alpha DialloMonaco Jaron BlossomgameMonaco Shevon ThompsonNancy Bastien VautierCholet Source:
French clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress Monaco EuroLeague Runners-up LDLC ASVEL Regular Season Paris Basketball Playoffs JL Bourg EuroCup Regular Season Nanterre 92Champions League PlayoffsSaint-Quentin Play-ins Cholet Basket Qualifying roundsFIBA Europe Cup SemifinalsESSM Le Portel Second roundJDA Dijon Semifinals
References
External links Official website