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.
Champagne Basket is a French professional basketball club that is based in both the cities of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. The club was established in 2010 as part of the union between the old clubs of Reims Champagne Basket club (RCB) and the ESPE Basket Pro club of Châlons-en-Champagne. Since 2022, the team plays in the LNB Pro B, the second tier division of French basketball.
Saint Thomas Basket Le Havre or simply STB Le Havre is a basketball club based in city of Le Havre, France that plays in the Pro B division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). Their home arena is Dock Océane.
Sport in France plays an important role in French society, which is reflected in its popularity among the French people and the nation's strong sporting history. Various types of sports are played and followed in France, notably cycling, football, and handball, which has earned France eight victories in world championships and five Olympic medals. France is also the three-time European champion of handball.
Stade Français Basket is the basketball section of French multi-sports club Stade Français, which is based in Paris. The club was established in 1920, and it currently has 23 teams competing in different categories, with the main two being women's teams, in the national championships of France.
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.
The Ligue nationale de basket is the governing body of men's professional club basketball in France. The LNB organises the first-tier Pro A and the second-tier Pro B. Additionally, the federation annually organises the Leaders Cup, Match des Champions and LNB All-Star Game. The LNB was established in 1987 by a committee consisting of high level professional clubs from France. In 1990, the LNB overtook the CCHN as the organizer of the top tier competition in France.
The Bangui Basketball Leagueis a semi-professional basketball league in Bangui, Central African Republic. It is the highest level basketball league in the country, as the national federation organises no national league.
BBC Monthey-Chablais is a Swiss professional basketball team based in Monthey. The team currently plays in the Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basketball. The team has won the Swiss championships three times, in 1996, 2005 and 2017.
Association Sportive de Monaco Basketball Club, commonly referred to as A.S. Monaco Basket or simply Monaco, is a French-registered Monaco-based professional basketball club. They are a part of the Monaco-based multi-sports club of A.S. Monaco, which was founded in 1924.
Pierre "Pierry" Valmera is a retired Haitian professional basketball player, who played for Ancien in the Ligue Nationale de Basket in Switzerland.
Gino Lanisse is a Haitian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the BBC Nyon in the Ligue Nationale de Basket in Switzerland.
Youssoupha Birima Fall is a Senegalese-French professional basketball player. He is currently playing for ASVEL Basket of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.
Championnat Lige Nationale B is the second-tier level professional club basketball league in Switzerland. It is organized by Swiss Basketball.
The 2016–17 Championnat LNA season was the 86th season of the top tier basketball league in Switzerland. Monthey won its third national championship.
Cory Rockne Johnson is an American professional basketball player who last played for Ehime Orange Vikings in Japan. He played college basketball for Iowa State and Valparaiso.
The Benin Basketball Super League, for sponsorships known as the YouZou Ligue Pro, is the highest level basketball league in Benin. The competition is organised annually by the Fédération Beninoise de Basket-ball.
