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LNB Pro A Awards

The LNB Pro A Awards are the individual awards of the top-tier level men's professional club basketball league in France, the LNB Pro A. Maxi-Basket holds the vote, and calls it the referendum. The distinction of the Coach of the Year is awarded by the Coaches' Basketball Union.

Player of the Year awards (before 1983)

Before 1983, the title of the best player in the league was sometimes assigned by a panel of journalists, but the charts are incomplete.

  • Jean Degros (Denain) was voted the best player of the year in the 1962–63 season.
  • Alain Gilles (ASVEL) was voted the best player of the year in the 1964–65, 1966–67, and 1967–68 seasons.
  • Michel Le Ray (ABC Nantes) was voted the best player of the year in the 1965–66 season.
  • Pierre Galle (AS Berck) was voted the best player of the year in the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons.

Awards (since 1983)

Between 1983 and 2005, the monthly Maxi-Basket conducted a vote of the players and head coaches of the league. Since 2005, the coaches and captains of the LNB Pro A clubs, and a panel of fifty journalists are asked to vote.[1] Since the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season, the MVP award is a single unified award. Prior to that, it was divided into two separate awards, one for French players, and one for non-French players.

Season France French Domestic Player's MVP Foreign Player's MVP Best Young Player Best Defender Most Improved Player Best Sixth Man Best Coach
1982–83 France Philip Szanyiel (ASVEL) United States Ed Murphy (Limoges) France Valéry Demory (Stade) Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned
1983–84 France Hervé Dubuisson (Stade) United States Ed Murphy (Limoges) France Stéphane Ostrowski (MSB) Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned
1984–85 France Richard Dacoury (Limoges) United States Ed Murphy (Limoges) France Valéry Demory (Stade) Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned
1985–86 France Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges) United States Kevin Figaro (Challans) France Christian Garnier (Monaco) United States Allen Bunting (Antibes) Unassigned Unassigned France Michel Gomez (Challans)
1986–87 France Freddy Hufnagel (Orthez) United States Bill Varner (Antibes) France Didier Gadou (Orthez) France Richard Dacoury (Limoges) Unassigned Unassigned United States George Fisher (Orthez)
1987–88 France Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges) United States Don Collins (Limoges) France Hugues Occansey (Limoges) France Richard Dacoury (Limoges) Unassigned Unassigned France Jean Galle (Cholet)
1988–89 France Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges) United States Don Collins (Limoges) France Jim Bilba (Cholet) France Richard Dacoury (Limoges) Unassigned Unassigned France Jean-Luc Monschau (Mulhouse)
1989–90 France Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges) United States Don Collins (Limoges) France Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) France Richard Dacoury (Limoges) Unassigned Unassigned France Michel Gomez (Limoges)
1990–91 France Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) United States Michael Brooks (Limoges) France Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) France Richard Dacoury (Limoges) Unassigned Unassigned France Michel Gomez (Orthez)
1991–92 France Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) United States Michael Brooks (Limoges) France Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) France Richard Dacoury (Limoges) Unassigned Unassigned France Alain Thinet (Roanne)
1992–93 France Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) United States Michael Young (Limoges) France Yann Bonato (Antibes) France Richard Dacoury (Limoges) Unassigned Unassigned Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Božidar Maljković (Limoges)
1993–94 France Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) United States Michael Young (Limoges) France Alain Digbeu (ASVEL) France Richard Dacoury (Limoges) Unassigned Unassigned Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Božidar Maljković (Limoges)
1994–95 France Yann Bonato (Paris) United States David Rivers (Antibes) France Alain Digbeu (ASVEL) France Richard Dacoury (Limoges) Unassigned Unassigned France Jacques Monclar (Antibes)
1995–96 France Antoine Rigaudeau (Orthez) United States Delaney Rudd (ASVEL) France Fabien Dubos (Orthez) France Arsène Ade-Mensah (Antibes) Unassigned Unassigned France Grégor Beugnot (ASVEL)
1996–97 France Yann Bonato (Limoges) United States Delaney Rudd (ASVEL) France Frédéric Weis (Limoges) France Jim Bilba (ASVEL) Unassigned Unassigned France Grégor Beugnot (ASVEL)
1997–98 France Jim Bilba (ASVEL) United States Jerry McCullough (BCM) France Willem Laure (Dijon) France Arsène Ade-Mensah (Paris) Unassigned Unassigned France Grégor Beugnot (ASVEL)
1998–99 France Laurent Foirest (Orthez) United States Keith Jennings (MSB) France Frédéric Weis (Limoges) France Jim Bilba (ASVEL) Unassigned Unassigned France Claude Bergeaud (Orthez)
1999–00 France Moustapha Sonko (ASVEL) United States Marcus Brown (Limoges) France David Gautier (Cholet) France Jim Bilba (ASVEL) Unassigned Unassigned France Christophe Vitoux (SIG) and
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Duško Ivanović (Limoges)
2000–01 France Jim Bilba (ASVEL) United States Bill Edwards (ASVEL) France Tony Parker (Paris) France Jim Bilba (ASVEL) Unassigned Unassigned France Vincent Collet (MSB)
2001–02 France Cyril Julian (Nancy) Spain Roger Esteller (Orthez) France Boris Diaw (Orthez) France Florent Pietrus (Orthez) Unassigned Unassigned Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Savo Vucević (Cholet)
2002–03 France Boris Diaw (Orthez) United States Rico Hill (MSB) France Pape-Philippe Amagou (MSB) France Makan Dioumassi (Toulon) Unassigned Unassigned France Frédéric Sarre (Orthez)
2003–04 France Laurent Foirest (Orthez) United States Rick Hughes (SIG) France Pape-Philippe Amagou (MSB) France Thierry Rupert (SIG) Unassigned Unassigned France Vincent Collet (MSB)
2004–05 France Laurent Sciarra (BCM) United States Jermaine Guice (STB) France Michael Mokongo (Chalon) France Michael Mokongo (Chalon) Unassigned Unassigned France Éric Girard (SIG)
2005–06 France Cyril Julian (Nancy) United States Jason Rowe (Toulon) France Ian Mahinmi (STB) United States John Linehan (Paris) / (SIG) Unassigned Unassigned France Frédéric Sarre (JL Bourg)
2006–07 France Cyril Julian (Nancy) United States Dewarick Spencer (Roanne) France Nicolas Batum (MSB) France Marc-Antoine Pellin (Roanne) Unassigned Unassigned France Jean-Denys Choulet (Roanne)
2007–08 France Nando de Colo (Cholet) United States Marc Salyers (Roanne) France Nicolas Batum (MSB) France Dounia Issa (Vichy) France Nando de Colo (Cholet) Unassigned France Christian Monschau (STB)
2008–09 France Alain Koffi (MSB) United States Austin Nichols (Toulon) France Thomas Heurtel (Orthez) Italy Tony Dobbins (Orléans) France Rodrigue Beaubois (Cholet) Unassigned France Philippe Hervé (Orléans)
2009–10 France Ali Traoré (ASVEL) Dominican Republic Ricardo Greer (Nancy) France Andrew Albicy (Paris) United States John Linehan (Cholet) France Kevin Seraphin (Cholet) Unassigned France Ruddy Nelhomme (Poitiers)
2010–11 France Mickaël Gelabale (ASVEL) Dominican Republic Sammy Mejia (Cholet) France Evan Fournier (Poitiers) United States John Linehan (Nancy) France Evan Fournier (Poitiers) Unassigned Turkey Erman Kunter (Cholet)
2011–12 France Fabien Causeur (Cholet) Czech Republic Blake Schilb (Chalon) France Evan Fournier (Poitiers) France Andrew Albicy (BCM) France Evan Fournier (Poitiers) Unassigned France Grégor Beugnot (Chalon)
2012–13 France Edwin Jackson (ASVEL) United States Dwight Buycks (BCM) France Livio Jean-Charles (ASVEL) Italy Tony Dobbins (Poitiers) France Edwin Jackson (ASVEL) Unassigned France Christian Monschau (BCM)
2013–14 France Antoine Diot (SIG) United States Randal Falker (Nancy) Switzerland Clint Capela (Chalon) Italy Tony Dobbins (Dijon) Switzerland Clint Capela (Chalon) Unassigned France Jean-Louis Borg (Dijon)
2014–15 France Adrien Moerman (Limoges) France Petr Cornelie (Le Mans) France Florent Piétrus (Nancy) France Benjamin Sene (Nancy) United States Jamar Smith (Limoges) and
United States Darnell Harris (Orleans)
France Vincent Collet (SIG)
2015–16 United States Devin Booker (Chalon) France Frank Ntilikina (SIG) France Charles Kahudi (ASVEL) France Wilfried Yeguete (Orthez) United States Matt Howard (SIG) and
France Mathias Lessort (Chalon)
France Vincent Collet (SIG)
2016–17 United States D.J. Cooper (Orthez) France Frank Ntilikina (SIG) France Moustapha Fall (Chalon) France Paul Lacombe (SIG) France Louis Labeyrie (Paris-Levallois) Montenegro Zvezdan Mitrović (Monaco)

L'Équipe awards (1994–2005)

Between 1994 and 2005, the French newspaper, L'Équipe, also conducted a selection of the best French and foreign players of the league, through a vote of journalists. These awards are also considered official by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB).

Season France French Domestic Player's MVP Foreign Player's MVP
1993–94 France Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) United States Michael Young (Limoges)
1994–95 France Yann Bonato (Paris) United States David Rivers (Antibes)
1995–96 France Antoine Rigaudeau (Orthez) United States Delaney Rudd (ASVEL)
1996–97 France Jim Bilba (ASVEL) United States Delaney Rudd (ASVEL)
1997–98 France Alain Digbeu (ASVEL) United States Jerry McCullough (BCM)
1998–99 France Laurent Foirest (Orthez) United States Keith Jennings (MSB)
1999–00 France Moustapha Sonko (ASVEL) United States Marcus Brown (Limoges)
2000–01 France Jim Bilba (ASVEL) United States Bill Edwards (ASVEL)
2001–02 France Cyril Julian (Nancy) United States-United Kingdom Tony Dorsey (Cholet)
2002–03 France Laurent Sciarra (Paris) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Lukovski (Orthez)
2003–04 France Laurent Foirest (Orthez) United States Rick Hughes (SIG)
2004–05 France Laurent Sciarra (BCM) United States Jermaine Guice (STB)

LNB Pro A MVP

LNB Pro A Finals MVP

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