The 2017–18 Pro A season is the 96th season of the Pro A, the top

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league in

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organised by the

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(LNB). On 2 March 2018,

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became the new main sponsor of the league and the league was re-named the Jeep Élite.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans Loiret Basket, formerly known as Entente Orléanaise and Entente Orléanaise 45 Loiret, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Orléans, France. "45" is the number of Loiret. The club plays in the French Pro A Lea ...

and

SLUC Nancy Basket Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy Basket, commonly referred to as SLUC Nancy Basket, is a French professional basketball club based in Nancy. The club currently competes in the LNB Pro A, the top league in France, and holds two league titles. S ...

were relegated after the 2016–17 season after the teams ended in the last two places.

JL Bourg Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the Pro A. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people. History In 2014, J ...

promoted as the regular season champion of the Pro B season.

Boulazac Basket Dordogne Boulazac Basket Dordogne, also known as BBD or simply Boulazac, is a French professional basketball club, based in Boulazac. The team currently plays in the LNB Pro A currently named Jeep Elite for sponsoring reason, the first level of basketball ...

was promoted as the winner of the Pro B promotion play-offs.BOULAZAC RETROUVE LA PRO A AU BOUT DU SUSPENSE !
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Locations and arenas

:;Notes : Team makes its debut in the Pro A. : The defending champions, winners of the 2016–17 Pro A season.

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, while the last two qualified teams will be relegated to the Pro B.

Standings

Results

Playoffs

The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three format, while the semi-finals and finals were played in a best-of-five format. The higher seeded team played game one, three and five (if needed) at home. The play-offs began on 22 May 2018.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Individual honours

Season awards

MVP of the Month

French clubs in European competitions

References

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