LNB Pro A Finals MVP

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The LNB Pro A Finals MVP is an annual basketball award that is given by the top-tier level league in France, the LNB Pro A. It is awarded to the player that is chosen as the most valuable player of the league's playoff's finals, of a given LNB Pro A season.

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Winners

^Denotes player who is still active in the Pro A
*Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame or the French Basketball Academy
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has received the award
Alex Acker won the award in the 2013-14 season Alex Acker.jpg
Alex Acker won the award in the 2013–14 season
Ousmane Camara won the award in 2015 Ousmane Camara basket-ball.jpg
Ousmane Camara won the award in 2015
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityClubRef
2004–05 Ricardo Greer Forward Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic SIG Strasbourg
2005–06 Hüseyin Beşok Forward Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Le Mans
2006–07 Marc Salyers Forward Flag of the United States.svg United States Chorale Roanne
2008–09 Amara Sy Forward Flag of France.svg France ASVEL
2009–10 Mickaël Gelabale ^ Forward Flag of France.svg France Cholet
2010–11 John Linehan Guard Flag of the United States.svg United States SLUC Nancy
2011–12 Blake Schilb Forward Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Élan Chalon
2012–13 David Lighty ^ Guard Flag of the United States.svg United States Nanterre
2013–14 Alex Acker Guard Flag of Italy.svg Italy Limoges [1]
2014–15 Ousmane Camara ^ Forward Flag of France.svg France Limoges [2]
2015–16 Casper Ware Guard Flag of the United States.svg United States ASVEL
2016–17 Jérémy Nzeulie ^ Guard Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon [lower-alpha 1] Élan Chalon [3]
2017–18 [lower-alpha 2] Chris Lofton Guard Flag of the United States.svg United States Le Mans Sarthe
2017–18 [lower-alpha 2] Romeo Travis Forward Flag of the United States.svg United States [lower-alpha 3] Le Mans Sarthe
2018–19 DeMarcus Nelson Guard Flag of the United States.svg United States [lower-alpha 4] ASVEL Basket [4]
2019–20
Not awarded [lower-alpha 5]
2020–21 David Lighty (2)^ Guard Flag of the United States.svg United States ASVEL [5]
2021–22 Elie Okobo Guard Flag of France.svg France ASVEL
2022–23 Jordan Loyd Guard Flag of the United States.svg USA Monaco
2023–24 Mike James Guard Flag of the United States.svg USA Monaco
  1. Nzeulie, born in Choisy-le-Roi, also owns the French nationality.
  2. 1 2 Denotes season in which co-winners were awarded.
  3. Travis also holds Macedonian citizenship as of 2016.
  4. Nelson also holds Serbian citizenship as of 2014.
  5. There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

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References

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  2. "Pro A - Finale - Ousmane Camara (Limoges) élu MVP de la finale de Pro A". Lequipe.fr. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. Elan Chalon are French League champions
  4. Domestic leagues playoffs: ASVEL lifts French crown
  5. Asvel beat JDA Dijon to become Jeep Elite champions, David Lighty named MVP