2009–10 Pro A season

The 2009–10 LNB Pro A season was the 88th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 23rd season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on October 3, 2009 and ended on May 11, 2010. The play-offs were held from May 18, 2010 till June 13, 2010.

Cholet Basket, after finishing first of the regular season, won the French Pro A League by defeating Le Mans SB in playoffs final (81-65).

Promotion and relegation

At the beginning of the 2009–10 season

Teams promoted from 2008 to 2009 Pro B (French 2nd division)

• Poitiers
• Paris-Levallois

Teams relegated to 2009–10 Pro B

• Besançon
• Pau-Orthez

At the end of the 2009–10 season

• 2009-10 Pro A Champion: Cholet Basket

Teams promoted from 2009 to 2010 Pro B

• Pau-Lacq-Orthez
• Limoges

Teams relegated to 2010–11 Pro B

• Rouen
• Dijon

Team arenas

Team standings

Playoffs

Stats Leaders

Awards

Regular Season MVPs

• Foreign MVP: Ricardo Greer (Nancy)
• French MVP: Ali Traore (Lyon-Villeurbanne)

Finals MVP

• Mickaël Gelabale (Cholet)

Best Coach

• Ruddy Nelhomme (Poitiers)

Most Improved Player

• Kevin Seraphin (Cholet)

Best Defensive Player

• John Linehan (Cholet)

Rising Star Award

• Andrew Albicy (Paris-Levallois)

Player of the month

References

External links

• LNB website