LNB Pro A Most Improved Player

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LNB Pro A awards and honours
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The LNB Pro A Most Improved Player Award is an annual professional basketball award that is given by the top tier division in France, the LNB Pro A. It is awarded to the player who showed the most progress in a given season, as compared to the previous season.

Winners

Guard Edwin Jackson won the award in 2013 Basketball match Greece vs France on 02 September 2017 15.jpg
Guard Edwin Jackson won the award in 2013
Clint Capela was the first Swiss player to win the award in 2014 Clint Capela (30763998751) (cropped).jpg
Clint Capela was the first Swiss player to win the award in 2014
^Denotes player who is still active in the Pro A
*Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has received the award
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeam
2007–08 Nando de Colo Guard Flag of France.svg France Cholet
2008–09 Rodrigue Beaubois Guard Flag of France.svg France Cholet
2009–10 Kevin Seraphin Center Flag of France.svg France Cholet
2010–11 Evan Fournier Guard Flag of France.svg France Poitiers
2011–12 Evan Fournier (2) Guard Flag of France.svg France Poitiers
2012–13 Edwin Jackson Guard Flag of France.svg France ASVEL
2013–14 Clint Capela Center Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Cholet
2014–15 Benjamin Sene ^ Guard Flag of France.svg France SLUC Nancy
2015–16 Wilfried Yeguete ^ Guard Flag of France.svg France Pau-Orthez
2016–17 Paul Lacombe ^ Guard Flag of France.svg France SIG Strasbourg

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