LNB Élite MVP
(Redirected from LNB Pro A MVP)
| Sport | Basketball |
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| League | LNB Élite |
| Awarded for | Best performing player in the season of the LNB Élite |
| History | |
| Most wins | Two players (1) |
| Most recent | T. J. Shorts, Paris Basketball (2024–25) |
France  LNB Pro A awards and honours |
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| Individual awards |
| Statistical Leaders |
The LNB Élite Most Valuable Player Award is the most valuable player award of the top-tier level men's professional club basketball league in France, the LNB Élite. Maxi-Basket holds the vote, and calls it the referendum.
The record for most MVP awards is hold by Antoine Rigaudeau who won five awards. Victor Wembanyama is the youngest player to ever win the award, as he won it at age 19, in 2023.[1]
Player of the Year awards (before 1983)
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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.
Two awards (1983–2014)
[edit | edit source]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.[2]
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.
LNB Pro A Unified MVP award (2015–present)
[edit | edit source]Since from the 2015–16 season, no differentiation was made between French and foreign players, and one award was given for the best player of the league.
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Devin Booker was the second Chalon player to win MVP, in 2016.
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D. J. Cooper holding the MVP award trophy in 2017.
| ^ | 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 (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been named MVP |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won |
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Club | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15† | Adrien Moerman | PF | File:Flag of France.svg France | Limoges CSP (18) | [3] |
| 2015–16 | Devin Booker | C/PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Élan Chalon (2) | [4] |
| 2016–17 | D. J. Cooper | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez | [5] |
| 2017–18 | Zachery Peacock | C/PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | JL Bourg | [6] |
| 2018–19 | David Holston | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | JDA Dijon | [7] |
| 2019–20 | Not awarded 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Bonzie Colson | SF/PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | SIG Strasbourg | [8] |
| 2021–22 | Will Cummings | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Metropolitans 92 | [9] |
| 2022–23 | Victor Wembanyama | F/C
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File:Flag of France.svg France | Metropolitans 92 (2) | [1] |
| 2023–24 | T. J. Shorts | PG
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File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Paris Basketball | [10] |
| 2024–25 | T. J. Shorts (2) | PG
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File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Paris Basketball | [11] |
Notes:
- ^1 There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
L'Équipe awards (1994–2005)
[edit | edit source]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 |
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| 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) |
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Players with the most French MVPs won by year
[edit | edit source]- French Player's MVP and L'Équipe MVP awards combined. When the player won both awards in the same year, it is counted as a single MVP for the year.
| Player | Club(s) | Number of MVPs | Years Won |
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| France Antoine Rigaudeau | Cholet (4), Pau-Orthez (1) | 5 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 |
| France Stéphane Ostrowski | Limoges | 4 | 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| France Cyril Julian | Nancy | 3 | 2002, 2006, 2007 |
| France Jim Bilba | ASVEL | 3 | 1997, 1998, 2001 |
| France Yann Bonato | Paris, Limoges | 2 | 1995, 1997 |
| France Laurent Foirest | Pau-Orthez | 2 | 1999, 2004 |
| France Laurent Sciarra | Paris, Gravelines | 2 | 2003, 2005 |
Players with the most Foreign MVPs won by year
[edit | edit source]- Foreign Player's MVP and L'Équipe MVP awards combined. When the player won both awards in the same year, it is counted as a single MVP for the year.
| Player | Club(s) | Number of MVPs | Years Won |
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| United States Don Collins | Limoges | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| United States Ed Murphy | Limoges | 3 | 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| United States Michael Brooks | Limoges | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
| United States Delaney Rudd | ASVEL | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| United States Michael Young | Limoges | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
See also
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- ^ LNB-Media.net LNB News.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official Site (in French)