LNB Pro A MVP

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LNB Pro A Most Valuable Player Award
Sport Basketball
League LNB Pro A
Awarded forBest performing player in the season of the LNB Pro A
History
Most winsTwo players (1)
Most recent Victor Wembanyama, Metropolitans 92 (2022–23)

The LNB Pro A Most Valuable Player Award is the most valuable player award of the top-tier level men's professional club basketball league in France, the LNB Pro A. Maxi-Basket holds the vote, and calls it the referendum.

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The record for most MVP awards is hold by Antoine Rigaudeau who won five awards. Victor Wembanyama is the youngest player to ever win the award, as he won it at age 19, in 2023. [1]

Player of the Year awards (before 1983)

Alain Gilles was a 3 time Player of the Year (1965, 1967, 1968). Alain Gilles.jpg
Alain Gilles was a 3 time Player of the Year (1965, 1967, 1968).

Before 1983, the title of the best player in the league was sometimes assigned by a panel of journalists, but the charts are incomplete.

Two awards (1983–2014)

Between 1983 and 2005, the monthly Maxi-Basket conducted a vote of the players and head coaches of the league. Since 2005, the coaches and captains of the LNB Pro A clubs, and a panel of fifty journalists are asked to vote. [2]

Since the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season, the MVP award is a single unified award. Prior to that, it was divided into two separate awards, one for French players, and one for non-French players.

Season Flag of France.svg French Domestic Player's MVPForeign Player's MVP
1982–83 Flag of France.svg Philip Szanyiel (ASVEL) Flag of the United States.svg Ed Murphy (Limoges)
1983–84 Flag of France.svg Hervé Dubuisson (Stade) Flag of the United States.svg Ed Murphy (Limoges)
1984–85 Flag of France.svg Richard Dacoury (Limoges) Flag of the United States.svg Ed Murphy (Limoges)
1985–86 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges) Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Figaro (Challans)
1986–87 Flag of France.svg Freddy Hufnagel (Orthez) Flag of the United States.svg Bill Varner (Antibes)
1987–88 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges) Flag of the United States.svg Don Collins (Limoges)
1988–89 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges) Flag of the United States.svg Don Collins (Limoges)
1989–90 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges) Flag of the United States.svg Don Collins (Limoges)
1990–91 Flag of France.svg Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) Flag of the United States.svg Michael Brooks (Limoges)
1991–92 Flag of France.svg Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) Flag of the United States.svg Michael Brooks (Limoges)
1992–93 Flag of France.svg Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) Flag of the United States.svg Michael Young (Limoges)
1993–94 Flag of France.svg Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) Flag of the United States.svg Michael Young (Limoges)
1994–95 Flag of France.svg Yann Bonato (Paris) Flag of the United States.svg David Rivers (Antibes)
1995–96 Flag of France.svg Antoine Rigaudeau (Orthez) Flag of the United States.svg Delaney Rudd (ASVEL)
1996–97 Flag of France.svg Yann Bonato (Limoges) Flag of the United States.svg Delaney Rudd (ASVEL)
1997–98 Flag of France.svg Jim Bilba (ASVEL) Flag of the United States.svg Jerry McCullough (BCM)
1998–99 Flag of France.svg Laurent Foirest (Orthez) Flag of the United States.svg Keith Jennings (MSB)
1999–00 Flag of France.svg Moustapha Sonko (ASVEL) Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Brown (Limoges)
2000–01 Flag of France.svg Jim Bilba (ASVEL) Flag of the United States.svg Bill Edwards (ASVEL)
2001–02 Flag of France.svg Cyril Julian (Nancy) Flag of Spain.svg Roger Esteller (Orthez)
2002–03 Flag of France.svg Boris Diaw (Orthez) Flag of the United States.svg Rico Hill (MSB)
2003–04 Flag of France.svg Laurent Foirest (Orthez) Flag of the United States.svg Rick Hughes (SIG)
2004–05 Flag of France.svg Laurent Sciarra (BCM) Flag of the United States.svg Jermaine Guice (STB)
2005–06 Flag of France.svg Cyril Julian (Nancy) Flag of the United States.svg Jason Rowe (Toulon)
2006–07 Flag of France.svg Cyril Julian (Nancy) Flag of the United States.svg Dewarick Spencer (Roanne)
2007–08 Flag of France.svg Nando de Colo (Cholet) Flag of the United States.svg Marc Salyers (Roanne)
2008–09 Flag of France.svg Alain Koffi (MSB) Flag of the United States.svg Austin Nichols (Toulon)
2009–10 Flag of France.svg Ali Traoré (ASVEL) Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Ricardo Greer (Nancy)
2010–11 Flag of France.svg Mickaël Gelabale (ASVEL) Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Sammy Mejia (Cholet)
2011–12 Flag of France.svg Fabien Causeur (Cholet) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Blake Schilb (Chalon)
2012–13 Flag of France.svg Edwin Jackson (ASVEL) Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Buycks (BCM)
2013–14 Flag of France.svg Antoine Diot (SIG) Flag of the United States.svg Randal Falker (Nancy)

LNB Pro A Unified MVP award (2015–present)

Since from the 2015–16 season, no differentiation was made between French and foreign players, and one award was given for the best player of the league.

^Denotes player who is still active in the Pro A
*Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame
Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been named MVP
Team (X)Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityClubRef(s)
2014–15 Adrien Moerman PF Flag of France.svg France Limoges CSP (18) [3]
2015–16 Devin Booker C/PF Flag of the United States.svg United States Élan Chalon (2) [4]
2016–17 D. J. Cooper PG Flag of the United States.svg United States Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez [5]
2017–18 Zachery Peacock C/PF Flag of the United States.svg United States JL Bourg [6]
2018–19 David Holston PG Flag of the United States.svg United States JDA Dijon [7]
2019–20 Not awarded 1
2020–21 Bonzie Colson SF/PF Flag of the United States.svg United States SIG Strasbourg [8]
2021–22 Will Cummings PG Flag of the United States.svg United States Metropolitans 92 [9]
2022–23 Victor Wembanyama
F/C
Flag of France.svg France Metropolitans 92 (2) [1]
2023–24 T. J. Shorts
PG
Flag of the United States.svg United States Paris Basketball [10]
2024–25 T. J. Shorts (2)
PG
Flag of the United States.svg United States Paris Basketball [11]

Notes:

^1 There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

L'Équipe awards (1994–2005)

Between 1994 and 2005, the French newspaper, L'Équipe, also conducted a selection of the best French and foreign players of the league, through a vote of journalists. These awards are also considered official by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB).

Season Flag of France.svg French Domestic Player's MVPForeign Player's MVP
1993–94 Flag of France.svg Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) Flag of the United States.svg Michael Young (Limoges)
1994–95 Flag of France.svg Yann Bonato (Paris) Flag of the United States.svg David Rivers (Antibes)
1995–96 Flag of France.svg Antoine Rigaudeau (Orthez) Flag of the United States.svg Delaney Rudd (ASVEL)
1996–97 Flag of France.svg Jim Bilba (ASVEL) Flag of the United States.svg Delaney Rudd (ASVEL)
1997–98 Flag of France.svg Alain Digbeu (ASVEL) Flag of the United States.svg Jerry McCullough (BCM)
1998–99 Flag of France.svg Laurent Foirest (Orthez) Flag of the United States.svg Keith Jennings (MSB)
1999–00 Flag of France.svg Moustapha Sonko (ASVEL) Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Brown (Limoges)
2000–01 Flag of France.svg Jim Bilba (ASVEL) Flag of the United States.svg Bill Edwards (ASVEL)
2001–02 Flag of France.svg Cyril Julian (Nancy) Flag of the United States.svg - Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Dorsey (Cholet)
2002–03 Flag of France.svg Laurent Sciarra (Paris) Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Dragan Lukovski (Orthez)
2003–04 Flag of France.svg Laurent Foirest (Orthez) Flag of the United States.svg Rick Hughes (SIG)
2004–05 Flag of France.svg Laurent Sciarra (BCM) Flag of the United States.svg Jermaine Guice (STB)

Players with the most French MVPs won by year

PlayerClub(s)Number of MVPsYears Won
Flag of France.svg Antoine Rigaudeau Cholet (4), Pau-Orthez (1)51991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Ostrowski Limoges 41986, 1988, 1989, 1990
Flag of France.svg Cyril Julian Nancy 32002, 2006, 2007
Flag of France.svg Jim Bilba ASVEL 31997, 1998, 2001
Flag of France.svg Yann Bonato Paris, Limoges 21995, 1997
Flag of France.svg Laurent Foirest Pau-Orthez 21999, 2004
Flag of France.svg Laurent Sciarra Paris, Gravelines 22003, 2005

Players with the most Foreign MVPs won by year

PlayerClub(s)Number of MVPsYears Won
Flag of the United States.svg Don Collins Limoges 31988, 1989, 1990
Flag of the United States.svg Ed Murphy Limoges 31983, 1984, 1985
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Brooks Limoges 21991, 1992
Flag of the United States.svg Delaney Rudd ASVEL 21996, 1997
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Young Limoges 21993, 1994

See also

References

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