LNB Pro B


The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket, which has organized the league since the year 1987. The top two placed teams from each Pro B season are promoted to the top-tier level LNB Pro A. The two last placed teams are relegated to the third level NM1.

History

Names of the league

Format

All eighteen 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 LNB Pro A. 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 to the third tier Nationale Masculine 1 league.

Current teams

These are the current teams for the 2019–20 season:
ClubCityArenaCapacity
AMSBAix-les-BainsHalle Marlioz1500
Antibes SharksAntibesAzur Arena Antibes5249
BloisBloisJeu de Paume2525
Denain VoltaireDenainSalle Jean Degros2500
ALM ÉvreuxÉvreuxSalle Jean Fourré2500
Fos ProvenceFos-sur-merHalle des Sports Parsemain1387
Gries OberhoffenGriesEspace Sport La Foret
Lille MétropoleLillePalais des Sports Saint-Sauveur1835
SLUC NancyNancyPalais des Sports Jean-Weille6027
Hermine NantesNantesLa Trocardière4185
Paris BasketballParisHalle Georges-Carpentier5000
Poitiers Basket 86PoitiersSalle Saint-Éloi2600
UJAP Quimper 29QuimperSalle Omnisports Michel-Gloaguen2230
Rouen MétropoleRouenKindarena5789
Saint-ChamondSaint-ChamondHalle André Boullohce1200
Saint-QuentinSaint-QuentinPalais des Sports Pierre Ratte3800
SouffelweyersheimSouffelweyersheimSalle des Sept Arpents1500
Vichy-Clermont MétropoleClermontClermont-Ferrand Sports Hall4534

Champions

1932–1987

1988–present

Logos

Awards

LNB Pro B Best Coach and Most Improved Player