The 2006–07 LNB Pro A season was the 85th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 20th season since inception of the

Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB) The Ligue nationale de basket (LNB; English: National Basketball League) is the governing body of men's professional club basketball in France. The LNB organises the French basketball league system, first-tier LNB Pro A, Pro A and the second-tier ...

. The regular season started on September 23, 2006 and ended on April 27, 2007. The play-offs were held from May 15, 2007 till June 2, 2007. Roanne, after finishing at the second top seed of the regular season, won its second

French Pro A League 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. ...

title by defeating Nancy in playoffs final (81-74).

Promotion and relegation

Due to the change of the

LNB Pro A 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. ...

league format from 18 clubs to 16 between the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, only 1 club is promoted from 2006 to 2007

LNB Pro B The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the French basketball league system, 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 t ...

league (French 2nd division) and 3 clubs are sent to 2007-08 Pro B league. ; At the beginning of the 2006–07 season Teams promoted from 2005 to 2006 Pro B * Besançon *

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Brest Brest may refer to: Places *Brest, Belarus **Brest Region **Brest Airport **Brest Fortress *Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria *Břest, Czech Republic *Brest, France **Arrondissement of Brest **Brest Bretagne Airport ** Château de Brest *Brest, ...

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...

; At the end of the 2006–07 season * 2006-07 Pro A Champion: Roanne Teams promoted from 2006 to 2007 Pro B *

Vichy Vichy (, ; ; oc, Vichèi, link=no, ) is a city in the Allier Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France, in the historic province of Bourbonnais. It is a Spa town, spa and resort town and in World ...

Teams relegated to 2007–08 Pro B * Besançon * Bourg-en-Bresse *

Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by ...

Team arenas

Team standings

Playoffs

Awards

Regular Season MVPs

* "Foreign" MVP:

Dewarick Spencer Dewarick Antwain Spencer (born May 4, 1982) is an American and Egyptian professional basketball player who plays for Zamalek of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. Nicknamed "Dee," he is tall and plays both point guard and shooting guard positi ...

( Roanne) * "French" MVP:

Cyril Julian Cyril Julian (born 29 March 1974 in Castres, Tarn) is a French former men's professional basketball player. He spent most of his club career with the pro club SLUC Nancy in France. Club career After a stint in Tarbes where he started at ...

( Nancy)

Best Coach

* Jean-Denys Choulet ( Roanne)

Best Defensive Player

Marc-Antoine Pellin Marc-Antoine Pellin (born September 8, 1987 in Orléans, France) is a French basketball player. He currently plays for Orléans Loiret Basket. A 1.67 m playmaker In association football, a playmaker is a player who controls the flow of the te ...

( Roanne)

Rising Star Award

* Nicolas Batum (

Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...

)

References

External links

*
LNB website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2006-07 LNB Pro A season LNB Pro A seasons

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...