2019–20 Pro A season

The 2019–20 Pro A season, for sponsorships reasons the Jeep Élite, was the 98th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). It was the third season with Jeep as main sponsor. The season started on 21 September 2019. ^[1] On 31 March 2020, the league was suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] On 27 May 2020, the league was declared void and cancelled. No champion was named for the first time in the history of the league.^[3]

2019–20 Pro A
Season	2019–20
Dates	21 September 2019 – 27 March 2020
Games played	326
Teams	18
Regular season
Top seed	ASVEL
Champions League	JDA Dijon SIG Strasbourg Limoges CSP Cholet
EuroCup	Metropolitans 92 JL Bourg Nanterre 92
Finals
Champions	None named due to COVID-19 pandemic
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Teams

Orléans

Monaco

Roanne

Reims

Chalon

Cholet

Dijon

Gravelines

Le Mans

Limoges

ASVEL

Nanterre

Pau

Strasbourg

Metropolitans

Le Portel

Boulazac

Bourg

Location of teams in the 2019–20 Pro A season

Promotion and relegation

Fos Provence and Antibes Sharks were relegated after the 2018–19 season after the teams ended in the last two places.

Roanne and Orléans were promoted from the Pro B League.

Locations and arenas

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
AS Monaco	Fontvieille, Monaco	Salle Gaston Médecin	3,700
ASVEL	Lyon–Villeurbanne	Astroballe	5,556
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque	Gravelines	Sportica	3,500
Boulazac Dordogne	Boulazac	Le Palio	5,200
Champagne Châlons Reims	Reims	Complexe René-Tys	3,000
Cholet	Cholet	La Meilleraie	5,191
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez	Pau	Palais des Sports de Pau	7,707
Élan Chalon	Chalon-sur-Saône	Le Colisée	5,000
ESSM Le Portel	Le Portel	Le Chaudron	3,500
JDA Dijon	Dijon	Palais des Sports de Dijon	5,000
JL Bourg	Bourg-en-Bresse	Ekinox	3,548
Le Mans Sarthe	Le Mans	Antarès	6,003
Limoges CSP	Limoges	Beaublanc	6,000
Metropolitans 92[a]	Levallois	Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan	4,000
Nanterre 92	Nanterre	Palais des Sports de Nanterre	3,000
Orléans Loiret	Orléans	Palais des Sports	3,222
Roanne	Roanne	Halle André Vacheresse	5,000
SIG Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Rhénus Sport	6,200

1. Renamed from Levallois Metropolitans in the 2019 offseason.

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Monaco	24	21	3	2028	1706	+322	Qualification for Eurocup
2	JDA Dijon	25	21	4	2124	1868	+256	Qualification for Basketball Champions League[a]
3	LDLC ASVEL	24	20	4	2045	1842	+203	Qualification for EuroLeague[b]
4	Metropolitans 92	25	18	7	2251	2186	+65	Qualification for Eurocup
5	JL Bourg	25	16	9	2082	2023	+59
6	Cholet	25	14	11	2004	1977	+27	Qualification for Basketball Champions League[c]
7	Nanterre 92	25	14	11	2135	2057	+78	Qualification for Eurocup
8	Limoges CSP	25	12	13	2031	2032	−1	Qualification for Basketball Champions League[d]
9	Le Mans Sarthe	25	11	14	2048	2089	−41
10	SIG Strasbourg	24	10	14	1961	1987	−26	Qualification for Basketball Champions League[e]
11	ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez	25	10	15	1969	2065	−96
12	Élan Chalon	25	10	15	2056	2201	−145
13	Orléans Loiret	25	10	15	2105	2162	−57
14	Champagne Châlons Reims	25	9	16	2084	2138	−54
15	Boulazac Basket Dordogne	25	8	17	2057	2124	−67
16	Roanne[f]	25	8	17	2027	2210	−183
17	BCM Gravelines[f]	25	7	18	1896	2029	−133
18	ESSM Le Portel[f]	24	4	20	1826	2033	−207

Source: LNB.fr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Because the season was cancelled, the BCL selected French clubs based upon their BCL club ranking.^[4]
2. LDLC ASVEL holds a wild card for the 2020–21 EuroLeague and does not need to qualify based on domestic position.
3. Because the season was cancelled, the BCL selected French clubs based upon their BCL club ranking.^[5]
4. Because the season was cancelled, the BCL selected French clubs based upon their BCL club ranking.^[6]
5. Because the season was cancelled, the BCL selected French clubs based upon their BCL club ranking.^[7]
6. As the league was cancelled prematurely, the LNB ruled there would be no relegation this season.^[3]

Results

Home \ Away	ASV	MET	JLB	DIJ	MON	CHO	GRA	BOU	CHA	LMS	ORL	STR	ELA	LIM	NAN	PAU	ROA	POR
LDLC ASVEL	—	69–79	104–71			85–76	103–86	78–69	83–76	101–85	97–80		95–70	94–84		76–68		94–69
Metropolitans 92	76–86	—	88–78	64–72	80–71		88–63		121–115		93–87	97–89	92–88	108–106	101–90		86–83
JL Bourg	82–85		—	73–101		74–72	89–80	96–72		86–55	90–79	80–72	109–85		85–89	84–62	83–71	94–82
JDA Dijon	70–79		84–70	—	71–85	97–68	95–76			100–74	90–71			79–73	84–80	96–57	74–77	88–85
Monaco	79–59	98–67	94–89	80–67	—			86–71	88–74		108–76	86–70			79–69	89–76	71–65
Cholet	80–91	74–86	88–60	72–85	71–84	—	83–65	94–90	76–68		70–67		93–99	90–79			85–59	80–72
BCM Gravelines		70–80		80–88	63–79	73–79	—	108–106	71–74			73–91	63–64	92–80		64–59	90–61	64–58
Boulazac Basket Dordogne	66–68	97–101		68–78	71–68			—	94–84	78–72	93–97	80–86	70–73	84–81	91–62	83–84	96–77	80–74
Champagne Châlons Reims			79–81	86–88	89–100			100–89	—	78–87	91–99			80–77	98–91	83–88	74–76	97–87
Le Mans Sarthe	85–74	104–83	91–93		73–66	81–75	70–74	99–78	63–72	—		82–90	88–80	102–84	79–85			109–80
Orléans Loiret		85–84		65–85		80–83	90–78			91–99	—	77–86	125–129	78–84	79–78	88–87	105–72	110–62
SIG Strasbourg	88–89	81–97		72–82	83–98	75–80			69–83		77–80	—	95–75	105–100	90–93	69–65
Élan Chalon	99–96	90–98	64–79	78–90	56–80	89–79		71–85	75–83	84–83		79–82	—		75–73		85–84	95–84
Limoges CSP	69–75		80–83		66–86	79–74	77–71	88–75	92–79	78–55	99–87	77–61	75–73	—		77–70		66–65
Nanterre 92	66–91	66–81	85–70			86–101	98–80	85–78	104–84	98–79	63–68	85–70		93–71	—	101–89	108–79
ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez		110–114	87–93	64–81	75–101	82–83	89–80		75–82	85–64	82–60	74–73	92–86			—		64–57
Roanne	69–73	116–108		87–93			81–109	83–68	96–89	100–84	82–81	83–84	108–94	73–89	79–102	97–100	—
ESSM Le Portel		98–79	74–90	84–86	60–83	71–78	80–61	97–88		76–85		72–103			76–85	84–85	79–69	—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2020. Source: LNB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Statistical leaders

Regular season^[8]

Category	Player	Club	Average
Points per game	Miralem Halilović	Orléans	17.6
Rebounds per game	Chris Horton	Cholet	8.9
Assists per game	Brandon Taylor	Le Mans	7
Steals per game	Briante Weber	Boulogne-Levallois	2,7
Blocks per game	Vitalis Chikoko	Boulogne-Levallois	1,9
FG%	Nianta Diarra	Cholet	68,2 %
Three-point %	Obi Emegano	Le Mans	50,6 %
Free throw %	Kenny Chery	Nanterre	97,9 %
Evaluation	Chris Horton	Cholet	23,6

French clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
LDLC ASVEL	EuroLeague	Regular season
Monaco	EuroCup	Quarterfinals
Limoges		Regular season
Nanterre 92		Regular season
JDA Dijon	Champions League	Round of 16
Pau-Lacq Orthez		Regular season
SIG Strasbourg		Regular season