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2006–07 Pro A season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2006–07 LNB Pro A season |
| league | LNB Pro A |
| sport | Basketball |
| no_of_teams | 18 |
| no_of_games | 306 (regular season) |
| TV | Sport+ |
| season | Regular Season |
| top_seed | Roanne |
| MVP | USA Dewarick Spencer (Roanne) |
| FRA Cyril Julian (Nancy) | |
| MVP_link | LNB Pro A MVP |
| finals_MVP_link | LNB Pro A Finals MVP |
| top_scorer | USA Dewarick Spencer (Roanne) |
| top_scorer_link | LNB Pro A Best Scorer |
| finals | 2006-07 Finals |
| finals_link | 2006–07 LNB Pro A season#Playoffs |
| finals_champ | Roanne |
| finals_runner-up | Nancy |
| seasonslist | List of LNB Pro A seasons |
| seasonslistnames | LNB Pro A |
| prevseason_year | 2005–06 |
| nextseason_link | 2007–08 Pro A season |
| nextseason_year | 2007–08 |
FRA Cyril Julian (Nancy) | conf1-runner-up = | conf2-runner-up = | finals_runner-up = Nancy The 2006–07 LNB Pro A season was the 85th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 20th season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB) . The regular season started on September 23, 2006 and ended on April 27, 2007. The play-offs were held from May 15, 2007 till June 2, 2007.
Roanne, after finishing at the second top seed of the regular season, won its second French Pro A League title by defeating Nancy in playoffs final (81-74).
Promotion and relegation
Due to the change of the LNB Pro A league format from 18 clubs to 16 between the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, only 1 club is promoted from 2006 to 2007 LNB Pro B league (French 2nd division) and 3 clubs are sent to 2007-08 Pro B league.
; At the beginning of the 2006–07 season Teams promoted from 2005 to 2006 Pro B
- Besançon
- Orléans
Teams relegated to 2006–07 Pro B
- Brest
- Rouen
; At the end of the 2006–07 season
- 2006-07 Pro A Champion: Roanne
Teams promoted from 2006 to 2007 Pro B
- Vichy
Teams relegated to 2007–08 Pro B
- Besançon
- Bourg-en-Bresse
- Reims
Team arenas
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Besançon BCD | Besançon | Palais des Sports | |
| JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Bourg-en-Bresse | Salle des Sports | |
| ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône | Chalon-sur-Saône | Le Colisée | |
| Cholet Basket | Cholet | La Meilleraie | |
| Stade Clermontois BA | Clermont-Ferrand | Maison des Sports | |
| JDA Dijon | Dijon | Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy | |
| BCM Gravelines Dunkerque | Gravelines | Sportica | |
| Hyères Toulon Var Basket | Hyères – Toulon | Palais des Sports de Toulon | |
| Espace 3000 | |||
| STB Le Havre | Le Havre | Salle des Docks Océane | |
| Le Mans Sarthe Basket | Le Mans | Antarès | |
| ASVEL Basket | Lyon – Villeurbanne | Astroballe | |
| SLUC Nancy Basket | Nancy | Palais des Sports Jean Weille | |
| Orléans Loiret Basket | Orléans | Zénith d'Orléans | |
| Paris BR | Paris | Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin | |
| Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan | |||
| Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez | Pau-Orthez | Palais des Sports de Pau | |
| Reims Champagne Basket | Reims | Complexe Sportif René Tys | |
| Chorale Roanne Basket | Roanne | Halle André Vacheresse | |
| Strasbourg IG | Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport |
Team standings
| Relegated |
|---|
| # | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2825 | 2498 |
| 2 | Roanne | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2942 | 2780 |
| 3 | Chalon-sur-Saône | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2684 | 2623 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2753 | 2480 |
| 5 | Lyon-Villeurbanne | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2752 | 2549 |
| 6 | Le Mans | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2529 | 2375 |
| 7 | Cholet | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2424 | 2408 |
| 8 | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2625 | 2579 |
| 9 | Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2747 | 2622 |
| 10 | Dijon | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2642 | 2620 |
| 11 | Orléans | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2569 | 2590 |
| 12 | Le Havre | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2637 | 2698 |
| 13 | Clermont-Ferrand | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2402 | 2358 |
| 14 | Paris BR | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2453 | 2662 |
| 15 | Hyères Toulon | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2606 | 2838 |
| 16 | Besançon | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2744 | 2880 |
| 17 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 34 | 8 | 26 | 2294 | 2673 |
| 18 | Reims | 34 | 5 | 29 | 2361 | 2755 |
Playoffs
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Nancy | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=Gravelines-Dunkerque | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Strasbourg | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=Lyon-Villeurbanne | RD1-score4=2 | RD1-seed5=2 | RD1-team5=Roanne | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6=7 | RD1-team6=Cholet | RD1-score6=0 | RD1-seed7=3 | RD1-team7=Chalon-sur-Saône | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8=6 | RD1-team8=Le Mans | RD1-score8=1 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Nancy | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2=Lyon-Villeurbanne | RD2-score2=0 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Roanne | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=Chalon-sur-Saône | RD2-score4=1 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1= Nancy | RD3-score1= 74 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2= Roanne | RD3-score2= 81
Awards
Regular Season MVPs
- "Foreign" MVP: USA Dewarick Spencer (Roanne)
- "French" MVP: FRA Cyril Julian (Nancy)
Best Coach
- FRA Jean-Denys Choulet (Roanne)
Best Defensive Player
- FRA Marc-Antoine Pellin (Roanne)
Rising Star Award
- FRA Nicolas Batum (Le Mans)
References
References
- "Classement général, Saison 2006/2007". [[Ligue Nationale de Basketball.
- (June 2, 2007). "French League Final: June 2, 2007". [[Euroleague Basketball.
- (May 12, 2007). "Dee FOR MVPee !!!!". [[Chorale Roanne Basket.
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