The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. The bottom two placed teams from each season are relegated to the second tier level Pro B. The winner of the play-offs of the Pro A is crowned the French national champion.
The French Basketball Federation (FFBB) is the governing body of basketball in France. It was founded in 1932.
Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. They play their national domestic league games in the Pro B. The team's home arena is called Le Colisée, which seats 4,540 spectators.
Heiko Schaffartzik is a German professional basketball player for Hamburg Towers of the German Basketball Bundesliga. Schaffartzik is also a member of the Germany national basketball team.
Moustapha Fall is a French professional basketball player who plays for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.18 m, Fall plays as center.
Jeremy Nzeulie is a French-born Cameroonian basketball player who plays for Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A.
Alpha Kaba is a French professional basketball player for Gaziantep Basketbol of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
Nicolas de Jong is a Dutch-French professional basketball player for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro B. Standing at 6 ft 11 in, de Jong usually plays as center.
Mathias Michel Lessort is a French professional basketball player for KK Partizan of the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League. He stands 206 cm (6’9’’) tall and plays at the center position.
John Roberson IV is an American-born naturalized Bosnian professional basketball player for SIG Strasbourg of the French LNB Pro A. Standing at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), he plays at the point guard position.
The 2016–17 Pro A season was the 95th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). The season started on 24 September 2016 and ended on 24 June 2017.
The 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Final were the concluding games of the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup season. The Finals were played in a two-legged format, with the first leg being played on April 19 and the second one on April 26, 2017.
Élie-Franck Okobo is a French professional basketball player for the ASVEL of the Euroleague and the LNB Pro A. A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall combo guard, the Bordeaux native began his club career at age 16. Okobo subsequently competed for the youth team of Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez, reaching the LNB Espoirs title game in 2016. In the 2016–17 season, he assumed a greater role with the senior team, and in the following year, he became a regular starter.
Myles Edward Sinclair Hesson is a British professional basketball player who last played for Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A in France.
Sean Armand is an American professional basketball player for Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League. He played college basketball at Iona College in New York state.
Ibrahima Fall Faye is a Senegalese professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the Senegal national basketball team.
Yannis Morin is a French professional basketball player who is currently playing for Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro A.
Garrett Timothy Sim is an American professional basketball player for Sigortam.net İTÜ BB of the Basketball Super League.
Hugo Besson is a French professional basketball player who last played for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He debuted in the LNB Pro A in 2018 with Élan Chalon. After two seasons with Chalon, he was loaned to Saint-Quentin BB of the LNB Pro B and led the league in scoring in the 2020–21 season.
The 2021–22 Pro A season, known as Betclic Élite due to sponsorship from online gambling company Betclic, is the ongoing 100th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). The regular season began on 1 October 2021 and is scheduled to complete on 17 May 2022. Via promotion and relegation with LNB Pro B, Fos Provence Basket (Fos-sur-mer) and Paris Basketball joined the league, replacing Élan Chalon and Boulazac Basket Dordogne.
