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2019–20 Pro A
Season2019–20
Dates21 September 2019 – 27 March 2020
Games played326
Teams18
Regular season
Top seedASVEL
Champions LeagueJDA Dijon
SIG Strasbourg
Limoges CSP
Cholet
EuroCupMetropolitans 92
JL Bourg
Nanterre 92
Finals
ChampionsNone named due to COVID-19 pandemic

The 2019–20 Pro A season, for sponsorships reasons the Jeep Élite, was the 98th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). It was the third season with Jeep as main sponsor. The season started on 21 September 2019. [1] On 31 March 2020, the league was suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On 27 May 2020, the league was declared void and cancelled. No champion was named for the first time in the history of the league.[3]

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2019–20 Pro A season

Promotion and relegation

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Fos Provence and Antibes Sharks were relegated after the 2018–19 season after the teams ended in the last two places.

Roanne and Orléans were promoted from the Pro B League.

Locations and arenas

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Team Home city Stadium Capacity
AS Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco Salle Gaston Médecin
3,700
ASVEL Lyon–Villeurbanne Astroballe
5,556
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque Gravelines Sportica
3,500
Boulazac Dordogne Boulazac Le Palio
5,200
Champagne Châlons Reims Reims Complexe René-Tys
3,000
Cholet Cholet La Meilleraie
5,191
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez Pau Palais des Sports de Pau
7,707
Élan Chalon Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée
5,000
ESSM Le Portel Le Portel Le Chaudron
3,500
JDA Dijon Dijon Palais des Sports de Dijon
5,000
JL Bourg Bourg-en-Bresse Ekinox
3,548
Le Mans Sarthe Le Mans Antarès
6,003
Limoges CSP Limoges Beaublanc
6,000
Metropolitans 92[a] Levallois Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan
4,000
Nanterre 92 Nanterre Palais des Sports de Nanterre
3,000
Orléans Loiret Orléans Palais des Sports
3,222
Roanne Roanne Halle André Vacheresse
5,000
SIG Strasbourg Strasbourg Rhénus Sport
6,200
  1. ^ Renamed from Levallois Metropolitans in the 2019 offseason.

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Monaco 24 21 3 2028 1706 +322 Qualification for Eurocup
2 JDA Dijon 25 21 4 2124 1868 +256 Qualification for Basketball Champions League[a]
3 LDLC ASVEL 24 20 4 2045 1842 +203 Qualification for EuroLeague[b]
4 Metropolitans 92 25 18 7 2251 2186 +65 Qualification for Eurocup
5 JL Bourg 25 16 9 2082 2023 +59
6 Cholet 25 14 11 2004 1977 +27 Qualification for Basketball Champions League[a]
7 Nanterre 92 25 14 11 2135 2057 +78 Qualification for Eurocup
8 Limoges CSP 25 12 13 2031 2032 −1 Qualification for Basketball Champions League[a]
9 Le Mans Sarthe 25 11 14 2048 2089 −41
10 SIG Strasbourg 24 10 14 1961 1987 −26 Qualification for Basketball Champions League[a]
11 ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez 25 10 15 1969 2065 −96
12 Élan Chalon 25 10 15 2056 2201 −145
13 Orléans Loiret 25 10 15 2105 2162 −57
14 Champagne Châlons Reims 25 9 16 2084 2138 −54
15 Boulazac Basket Dordogne 25 8 17 2057 2124 −67
16 Roanne[c] 25 8 17 2027 2210 −183
17 BCM Gravelines[c] 25 7 18 1896 2029 −133
18 ESSM Le Portel[c] 24 4 20 1826 2033 −207
Source: LNB.fr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Because the season was cancelled, the BCL selected French clubs based upon their BCL club ranking.[4]
  2. ^ LDLC ASVEL holds a wild card for the 2020–21 EuroLeague and does not need to qualify based on domestic position.
  3. ^ a b c As the league was cancelled prematurely, the LNB ruled there would be no relegation this season.[3]

Results

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Home \ Away ASV MET JLB DIJ MON CHO GRA BOU CHA LMS ORL STR ELA LIM NAN PAU ROA POR
LDLC ASVEL — 69–79 104–71 85–76 103–86 78–69 83–76 101–85 97–80 95–70 94–84 76–68 94–69
Metropolitans 92 76–86 — 88–78 64–72 80–71 88–63 121–115 93–87 97–89 92–88 108–106 101–90 86–83
JL Bourg 82–85 — 73–101 74–72 89–80 96–72 86–55 90–79 80–72 109–85 85–89 84–62 83–71 94–82
JDA Dijon 70–79 84–70 — 71–85 97–68 95–76 100–74 90–71 79–73 84–80 96–57 74–77 88–85
Monaco 79–59 98–67 94–89 80–67 — 86–71 88–74 108–76 86–70 79–69 89–76 71–65
Cholet 80–91 74–86 88–60 72–85 71–84 — 83–65 94–90 76–68 70–67 93–99 90–79 85–59 80–72
BCM Gravelines 70–80 80–88 63–79 73–79 — 108–106 71–74 73–91 63–64 92–80 64–59 90–61 64–58
Boulazac Basket Dordogne 66–68 97–101 68–78 71–68 — 94–84 78–72 93–97 80–86 70–73 84–81 91–62 83–84 96–77 80–74
Champagne Châlons Reims 79–81 86–88 89–100 100–89 — 78–87 91–99 80–77 98–91 83–88 74–76 97–87
Le Mans Sarthe 85–74 104–83 91–93 73–66 81–75 70–74 99–78 63–72 — 82–90 88–80 102–84 79–85 109–80
Orléans Loiret 85–84 65–85 80–83 90–78 91–99 — 77–86 125–129 78–84 79–78 88–87 105–72 110–62
SIG Strasbourg 88–89 81–97 72–82 83–98 75–80 69–83 77–80 — 95–75 105–100 90–93 69–65
Élan Chalon 99–96 90–98 64–79 78–90 56–80 89–79 71–85 75–83 84–83 79–82 — 75–73 85–84 95–84
Limoges CSP 69–75 80–83 66–86 79–74 77–71 88–75 92–79 78–55 99–87 77–61 75–73 — 77–70 66–65
Nanterre 92 66–91 66–81 85–70 86–101 98–80 85–78 104–84 98–79 63–68 85–70 93–71 — 101–89 108–79
ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez 110–114 87–93 64–81 75–101 82–83 89–80 75–82 85–64 82–60 74–73 92–86 — 64–57
Roanne 69–73 116–108 87–93 81–109 83–68 96–89 100–84 82–81 83–84 108–94 73–89 79–102 97–100 —
ESSM Le Portel 98–79 74–90 84–86 60–83 71–78 80–61 97–88 76–85 72–103 76–85 84–85 79–69 —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2020. Source: LNB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Statistical leaders

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Regular season[5]
Category Player Club Average
Points per game Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem Halilović Orléans 17.6
Rebounds per game United States Chris Horton Cholet 8.9
Assists per game United States Brandon Taylor Le Mans 7
Steals per game United States Briante Weber Boulogne-Levallois 2,7
Blocks per game Zimbabwe Vitalis Chikoko Boulogne-Levallois 1,9
FG% Mali Nianta Diarra Cholet 68,2 %
Three-point % Nigeria Obi Emegano Le Mans 50,6 %
Free throw % Canada Kenny Chery Nanterre 97,9 %
Evaluation United States Chris Horton Cholet 23,6

French clubs in European competitions

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Team Competition Progress
LDLC ASVEL EuroLeague Regular season
Monaco EuroCup Quarterfinals
Limoges Regular season
Nanterre 92 Regular season
JDA Dijon Champions League Round of 16
Pau-Lacq Orthez Regular season
SIG Strasbourg Regular season

References

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  1. ^ "Jeep® ÉLITE : Le calendrier de la saison 2019-20 est disponible | LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  2. ^ "French League remains suspended until further notice". Eurohoops. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "La Jeep Élite et la Pro B 2020-2021 avec les mêmes clubs - Basket - LNB". L'Équipe. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Comninos on BCL criteria: It's meritocratic, we have objective ranking on each club". Eurohoops. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  5. ^ "TOPS STATS JOUEURS - JEEP® ÉLITE". lnb.fr (in French).
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