2020–21 Pro A season

Professional basketball season in France
2020–21 Pro A
Season2020–21
Dates26 September 2020 – 26 June 2021
Number of teams18
Regular season
RelegatedÉlan Chalon
Boulazac Basket Dordogne
Finals
ChampionsLDLC ASVEL (20th title)
  Runners-upJDA Dijon
SemifinalistsAS Monaco Basket
SIG Strasbourg

The 2020–21 Pro A season, for sponsorships reasons the Jeep Élite, was the 99th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). It was the fourth season with Jeep as main sponsor. The season began on 26 September 2020 and ended on 26 June 2021.

LDLC ASVEL won its 20th league championship by defeating JDA Dijon in the final.

Format

Different from previous seasons, the playoffs were played in a single-elimination format.

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2019–20 Pro A season

Because the 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic no teams were relegated and promoted.

Locations and arenas

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
AS Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco Salle Gaston Médecin
3,700
ASVEL Lyon–Villeurbanne Astroballe
5,556
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque Gravelines Sportica
3,500
Boulazac Dordogne Boulazac Le Palio
5,200
Champagne Châlons Reims Reims Complexe René-Tys
3,000
Cholet Cholet La Meilleraie
5,191
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez Pau Palais des Sports de Pau
7,707
Élan Chalon Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée
5,000
ESSM Le Portel Le Portel Le Chaudron
3,500
JDA Dijon Dijon Palais des Sports de Dijon
5,000
JL Bourg Bourg-en-Bresse Ekinox
3,548
Le Mans Sarthe Le Mans Antarès
6,003
Limoges CSP Limoges Beaublanc
6,000
Metropolitans 92 Levallois Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan
4,000
Nanterre 92 Nanterre Palais des Sports de Nanterre
3,000
Orléans Loiret Orléans Palais des Sports
3,222
Roanne Roanne Halle André Vacheresse
5,000
SIG Strasbourg Strasbourg Rhénus Sport
6,200

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 JDA Dijon 34 27 7 3083 2655 +428 Advance to playoffs
2 LDLC ASVEL 34 27 7 3083 2655 +428
3 SIG Strasbourg 34 24 10 2814 2698 +116
4 Monaco 34 24 10 2834 2594 +240
5 JL Bourg 34 22 12 2910 2729 +181
6 Metropolitans 92 34 20 14 2730 2626 +104
7 Le Mans Sarthe 34 19 15 2909 2870 +39
8 Orléans Loiret 34 19 15 2891 2732 +159
9 Limoges CSP 34 17 17 2583 2664 −81
10 Nanterre 92 34 17 17 2849 2870 −21
11 ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez 34 16 18 2753 2819 −66
12 Champagne Châlons Reims 34 13 21 2754 2896 −142
13 ESSM Le Portel 34 13 21 2754 2751 +3
14 Cholet 34 12 22 2712 2836 −124
15 BCM Gravelines 34 11 23 2871 2863 +8
16 Roanne 34 11 23 2712 2836 −124
17 Élan Chalon (R) 34 10 24 2771 2961 −190 Relegation to Pro B
18 Boulazac Basket Dordogne (R) 34 4 30 2629 2626 +3
Source: LNB.fr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(R) Relegated

Playoffs

The playoffs were played in a single-elimination format and began on 20 June 2021 and ended 26 June 2021. The semifinals and finals were played at the Kindarena in Rouen.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
20 June
 
 
JDA Dijon83
 
24 June – Rouen
 
Orléans59
 
JDA Dijon79
 
21 June
 
Monaco68
 
Monaco91
 
26 June – Rouen
 
JL Bourg72
 
JDA Dijon74
 
21 June
 
LDLC ASVEL87
 
LDLC ASVEL97
 
24 June – Rouen
 
Metropolitans 9279
 
LDLC ASVEL83
 
21 June
 
SIG Strasbourg67
 
SIG Strasbourg79
 
 
Le Mans68
 

Awards

All-Pro A Team

Role Player Team
PG Thomas Heurtel LDLC ASVEL
G/F Danilo Anđušić JL Bourg
SF Bonzie Colson LDLC ASVEL
F/C Ovie Soko Le Mans
F/C Moustapha Fall Élan Chalon

References

  1. ^ "Bonzie the real MVP". sigstrasbourg.fr. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ Asvel beat JDA Dijon to become Jeep Elite champions, David Lighty named MVP
  3. ^ Lacoste, Alexandre (15 June 2021). ""Une grande fierté" pour Pierre Pelos, élu meilleur sixième homme de Jeep ÉLITE". BeBasket (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Zvezdan Mitrovic pour la 3e fois coach de l'année en Jeep Elite -" (in French). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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