2006–07 Pro A season
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 . 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.
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 2006-07 LNB Pro B league and 3 clubs are sent to 2007-08 Pro B league.; At the beginning of the 2006-07 season
Teams promoted from 2005–06 Pro B
Teams relegated to 2006–07 Pro B
; At the end of the 2006-07 season
- 2006-07 Pro A Champion: Roanne
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-Levallois Basket | Paris-Levallois | 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
Clinched playoff berth | |
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-Levallois | 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
Awards
Regular Season MVPs
- "Foreign" MVP: Dewarick Spencer
- "French" MVP: Cyril Julian
Best Coach
- Jean-Denys Choulet
Best Defensive Player
- Marc-Antoine Pellin
Rising Star Award
- Nicolas Batum