The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the second-tier level men's professional

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 (appro ...

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 LNB may refer to: Sport * Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, a professional basketball league in the Dominican Republic * Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, an Argentine basketball league * Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (Paraguay), Liga Nacional de Básquetb ...

, replaced by the bottom two teams in Pro A. The two last placed teams are relegated to the third level, which is the NM1.

History

Names of the league

Format

All twenty competing teams play each other twice during the regular season. The team that ends in first place in the table is named league champion and promotes to the

. The top eight regular season teams, with exception for the league champion, qualify for the promotion playoffs. During the competition, the Leaders Cup tournament is played. The champion of the Leaders Cup automatically qualifies for the playoffs. The winner of the promotion playoffs, which is played with best-of-three playoff series, promotes to the ProA. The bottom two regular season teams are meanwhile

relegated Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes call ...

to the third tier

Nationale Masculine 1 The Nationale Masculine 1, abbreviated as NM1, (English language, English: National Male 1), is the professional sports, professional level French basketball league system, third-tier division of men's club basketball in France. The two top teams ...

(NM1) league.

Current teams

These are the current teams:

Champions

1932–1987

1988–present

Logos

LNB Pro B logo.svg , (The official current logo of the league 2017–present). LNB Pro B Logo.jpg , (The previous official logo of the league until 2017.)

Awards

LNB Pro B Best Coach and Most Improved Player

References

External links

Official Site

Eurobasket.com - France
{{DEFAULTSORT:LNB Pro B 2 Second-level basketball leagues in Europe Professional sports leagues in France