The 2015–16 LNB Pro A season was the 94th season 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. ...
. The season started on October 3, 2015 and ended June 14, 2016.
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
and
Antibes Sharks
Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball sports club, club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the ...
were newcomers this season.
Limoges CSP
Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges.
History
The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...
was the defending champion.
ASVEL
ASVEL Basket, commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon, ...
took the title, after beating
Strasbourg IG
Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and ...
3–2 in the Finals.
Teams
Promotion and relegation
Bourg-en-Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse (; frp, Bôrg) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Ain Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ...
and
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the ...
were relegated after the two teams finished in 17th and 18th place last season.
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
was promoted after they won the 2014–15 Pro B, and
Antibes Sharks
Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball sports club, club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the ...
were promoted as the Pro B Playoffs winners.
2015–16 teams
Regular season
League table
Playoffs
Statistical leaders
:''After the end of the Regular Season.''
Points
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Assists
Awards
All-Star Game
The All-Star Game was played on December 30, 2015 and was played at the
Bercy Arena
Accor Arena (originally known as Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, and previously as AccorHotels Arena; also known as Bercy in competitions where commercial names are prohibited, such as in the Olympic Games) is an indoor sports arena and concert ...
in Paris.
Le triplé pour les Français, Albicy MVP
/ref> Andrew Albicy
Andrew Albicy (born 21 March 1990) is a French professional basketball player for Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB and the France national team.
Club career
Albicy has played with the Paris-Levallois Basket's youth team as a ju ...
was named the All-Star Game MVP.
See also
*2016 Leaders Cup
The 2016 LNB Pro A Leaders Cup season was the 20th edition of this tournament, the fourth since it was renamed as ''Leaders Cup''. The event included the eight top teams from the first half of the 2015–16 LNB Pro A regular season and was played ...
* 2015–16 French Basketball Cup
References
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LNB Pro A seasons
French
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. ...