Organising body | Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) |
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Founded | 1932 |
First season | 1932–33 |
Country | France |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 18 |
Level on pyramid | Level 2 |
Promotion to | Pro A |
Relegation to | Nationale Masculine 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | French Cup (Federation Cup) Pro B Leaders Cup (League Cup) |
Current champions | Saint-Quentin (2022–23) |
Most championships | JA Vichy (3 titles) |
TV partners | Sport en France |
Website | lnb.fr/pro-b |
The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The regular season champion and the winner of the promotion playoffs from each Pro B season are promoted to the top-tier level LNB Pro A, replaced by the bottom two teams in Pro A. The two last placed teams are relegated to the third level, which is the NM1.
All eighteen competing teams play each other twice during the regular season. The team that ends in first place in the table is named league champion and promotes to the LNB Pro A. The top eight regular season teams, with exception for the league champion, qualify for the promotion playoffs. During the competition, the Leaders Cup tournament is played. The champion of the Leaders Cup automatically qualifies for the playoffs. The winner of the promotion playoffs, which is played with best-of-three playoff series, promotes to the ProA. The bottom two regular season teams are meanwhile relegated to the third tier Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) league.
These are the current teams:
Club | City | Arena | Capacity |
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AMSB | Aix-les-Bains | Halle Marlioz | 1,500 |
Antibes Sharks | Antibes | Azur Arena Antibes | 5,249 |
Boulazac | Boulazac | Le Palio | 5,200 |
Élan Chalon | Chalon-sur-Saône | Le Colisée | 4,948 |
Denain Voltaire | Denain | Salle Jean Degros | 2,500 |
ALM Évreux | Évreux | Salle Jean Fourré | 2,500 |
Alliance Sport Alsace [lower-alpha 1] | Gries & Souffelweyersheim | Espace Sport La Foret Salle des Sept Arpents | 1,450 1,500 |
Lille Métropole | Lille | Palais des Sports Saint-Sauveur | 1,835 |
SLUC Nancy | Nancy | Palais des Sports Jean-Weille | 6,027 |
Hermine Nantes | Nantes | La Trocardière | 4,185 |
Béliers de Kemper | Quimper | Salle Omnisports Michel-Gloaguen | 2,230 |
Rouen Métropole | Rouen | Kindarena | 5,789 |
Saint-Chamond | Saint-Chamond | Halle André Boullohce | 1,200 |
Saint-Quentin | Saint-Quentin | Palais des Sports Pierre Ratte | 3,800 |
Saint-Vallier | Saint-Vallier | Rives Sports Complex | 2,132 |
Stade Rochelais | La Rochelle | Salle Gaston-Neveur | 1,994 |
Tours Métropole | Tours | Halle Monconseil | 1,500 |
JA Vichy | Vichy | Palais des sports Pierre Coulon | 3,200 |
Honneur (Honor)
| Excellence
| Nationale 2 (National 2)
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Year | LNB Pro B Best Coach | LNB Pro B Most Improved Player |
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2006 | François Peronnet (Châlons-en-Champagne) | – |
2007 | Olivier Cousin (Quimper) | |
2008 | Michel Veyronnet (Rouen) | |
2009 | Ruddy Nelhomme (Poitiers) | |
2010 | Didier Dobbels (Pau-Lacq-Orthez) | |
2011 | Pascal Donnadieu (JSF Nanterre) | |
2012 | Frédéric Sarre (Limoges) | Ferdinand Prénom (Antibes) |
2013 | Rémy Valin (Évreux) | Mam Jaiteh (Boulogne-sur-Mer) |
2014 | Germain Castano (Boulogne-sur-Mer) | Olivier Romain (Saint-Quentin) |
2015 | Laurent Legname (Hyères-Toulon) | Mathieu Wojciechowski (Le Portel) |
2016 | Kyle Milling (Hyères-Toulon) | Isaia Cordinier (Denain) |
2017 | Cédric Heitz (Charleville-Mézières) | Arthur Rozenfeld (Roanne) |
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