LNB Pro A MVP


The LNB Pro A MVP is the MVP award 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.

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.
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.
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 French Domestic Player's MVPForeign Player's MVP
1982–83 Philip Szanyiel Ed Murhpy
1983–84 Hervé Dubuisson Ed Murphy
1984–85 Richard Dacoury Ed Murphy
1985–86 Stéphane Ostrowski Kevin Figaro
1986–87 Freddy Hufnagel Bill Varner
1987–88 Stéphane Ostrowski Don Collins
1988–89 Stéphane Ostrowski Don Collins
1989–90 Stéphane Ostrowski Don Collins
1990–91 Antoine Rigaudeau Michael Brooks
1991–92 Antoine Rigaudeau Michael Brooks
1992–93 Antoine Rigaudeau Michael Young
1993–94 Antoine Rigaudeau Michael Young
1994–95 Yann Bonato David Rivers
1995–96 Antoine Rigaudeau Delaney Rudd
1996–97 Yann Bonato Delaney Rudd
1997–98 Jim Bilba Jerry McCullough
1998–99 Laurent Foirest Keith Jennings
1999–00 Moustapha Sonko Marcus Brown
2000–01 Jim Bilba Bill Edwards
2001–02 Cyril Julian Roger Esteller
2002–03 Boris Diaw Rico Hill
2003–04 Laurent Foirest Rick Hughes
2004–05 Laurent Sciarra Jermaine Guice
2005–06 Cyril Julian Jason Rowe
2006–07 Cyril Julian Dewarick Spencer
2007–08 Nando de Colo Marc Salyers
2008–09 Alain Koffi Austin Nichols
2009–10 Ali Traoré Ricardo Greer
2010–11 Mickaël Gelabale Sammy Mejia
2011–12 Fabien Causeur Blake Schilb
2012–13 Edwin Jackson Dwight Buycks
2013–14 Antoine Diot Randal Falker

LNB Pro A Unified MVP award (2015–present)

^Denotes player who is still active in the Pro A
*Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame
Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player Denotes the number of times the player has been named MVP
Team Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won

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.
Season French Domestic Player's MVPForeign Player's MVP
1993–94 Antoine Rigaudeau Michael Young
1994–95 Yann Bonato David Rivers
1995–96 Antoine Rigaudeau Delaney Rudd
1996–97 Jim Bilba Delaney Rudd
1997–98 Alain Digbeu Jerry McCullough
1998–99 Laurent Foirest Keith Jennings
1999–00 Moustapha Sonko Marcus Brown
2000–01 Jim Bilba Bill Edwards
2001–02 Cyril Julian - Tony Dorsey
2002–03 Laurent Sciarra Dragan Lukovski
2003–04 Laurent Foirest Rick Hughes
2004–05 Laurent Sciarra Jermaine Guice

Players with the most French MVPs won by year

PlayerClubNumber of MVPsYears Won
Antoine RigaudeauCholet, Pau-Orthez 51991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
Stéphane OstrowskiLimoges41986, 1988, 1989, 1990
Cyril JulianNancy32002, 2006, 2007
Jim BilbaASVEL31997, 1998, 2001
Yann BonatoParis, Limoges21995, 1997
Laurent FoirestPau-Orthez21999, 2004
Laurent SciarraParis, Gravelines22003, 2005

Players with the most Foreign MVPs won by year

PlayerClubNumber of MVPsYears Won
Don CollinsLimoges31988, 1989, 1990
Ed MurphyLimoges31983, 1984, 1985
Michael BrooksLimoges21991, 1992
Delaney RuddASVEL21996, 1997
Michael YoungLimoges21993, 1994