2024–25 LNB Élite season

This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see 2024–25 Ligue Féminine de Basketball.

The 2024–25 LNB Élite season, also known as Betclic Élite for sponsorship reasons, is the 103rd season of the LNB Élite, France's top basketball league. It began on 20 September 2024 with the regular season and will conclude at the latest on 24 June 2025 with the playoffs.^[1]

2024–25 LNB Élite season1
Season	2024–25
Dates	20 September 2024 – 17 May 2025 (regular season)
Teams	16
Regular season
Top seed	Paris Basketball
Season MVP	T. J. Shorts (Paris)
Relegated	Stade Rochelais
Finals
Champions	Paris Basketball 1st title
Runners-up	AS Monaco
Semifinalists	JL Bourg LDLC ASVEL
Finals MVP	T. J. Shorts (Paris)
Statistical leaders
Points Nadir Hifi (Paris)
← 2023–24 2025–26 → 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Betclic.

AS Monaco is the back-to-back defending champion.

Format changes

For this season, the league was reduced from 18 to 16 teams. After the regular season, the play-in will be introduced in which the teams that finish between 7th and 10th will play for the last two playoffs spots like other European leagues. On the other hand, the 15th team from regular season will join to Pro B promotion playoffs to avoid relegation to the latter league.^[2][3][4]

Teams

A total of 16 teams participate in the league, including 15 teams from the 2023–24 season and one promoted from the Pro B. Stade Rochelais (which will debut in the French top flight) was promoted after winning promotion playoffs,^[5] while ADA Blois, Chorale Roanne and Metropolitans 92 (relegated after two, five and 15 years in the French top flight, respectively) were relegated to Pro B, though the last team would further relegate themselves downward into the Nationale Masculine 1 instead due to bankruptcy issues that occurred after their demotion.^[6][7]

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Promoted from Pro B	Relegated to Pro B
Stade Rochelais	ADA Blois Chorale Roanne Metropolitans 92

Venues and locations

ASVEL

Bourg

Chalon

Cholet

Dijon

Gravelines

La Rochelle

Le Mans

Le Portel

Limoges

Monaco

Nancy

Nanterre

Paris

Saint-Quentin

Strasbourg

Location of teams in 2024–25 LNB Élite

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
AS Monaco	Fontvieille, Monaco	Salle Gaston Médecin	5,000[8][9][10][11] [12][13]
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque	Gravelines–Dunkirk	Stade des Flandres	2,500
Cholet	Cholet	La Meilleraie	5,191
Élan Chalon	Chalon-sur-Saône	Le Colisée	4,540
ESSM Le Portel	Le Portel	Le Chaudron	3,500
JDA Dijon	Dijon	Palais des Sports J.M. Geoffroy	5,000
JL Bourg	Bourg-en-Bresse	Ekinox	3,548
LDLC ASVEL	Lyon–Villeurbanne	Astroballe	5,556
Le Mans Sarthe	Le Mans	Antarès	6,023
Limoges CSP	Limoges	Palais des Sports de Beaublanc	6,506
Nanterre 92	Nanterre	Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez	3,000
Paris Basketball	Paris	Adidas Arena	8,000
Saint-Quentin	Saint-Quentin, Aisne	Palais des Sports Pierre Ratte	3,800
SIG Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Rhénus Sport	6,200
SLUC Nancy	Nancy	Palais des Sports Jean Weille	6,027
Stade Rochelais	La Rochelle	Salle Gaston-Neveur	1,994

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Paris Basketball	30	23	7	2847	2547	+300	.767	Qualification to playoffs
2	LDLC ASVEL	30	23	7	2676	2464	+212	.767
3	AS Monaco	30	23	7	2610	2297	+313	.767
4	Cholet	30	21	9	2551	2441	+110	.700
5	JL Bourg	30	18	12	2685	2489	+196	.600
6	Le Mans Sarthe	30	18	12	2639	2513	+126	.600
7	Élan Chalon	30	15	15	2610	2579	+31	.500	Qualification to play-in
8	JDA Dijon	30	15	15	2533	2532	+1	.500
9	SLUC Nancy	30	14	16	2544	2660	−116	.467
10	Saint-Quentin	30	13	17	2316	2373	−57	.433
11	BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque	30	12	18	2421	2516	−95	.400
12	SIG Strasbourg	30	12	18	2382	2502	−120	.400
13	Nanterre 92	30	11	19	2478	2588	−110	.367
14	Limoges CSP	30	10	20	2397	2583	−186	.333
15	ESSM Le Portel	30	8	22	2222	2490	−268	.267	Qualification to relegation playoffs
16	Stade Rochelais	30	4	26	2171	2508	−337	.133	Relegation to Pro B

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2025. Source: LNB.fr

Results

Home \ Away	ASV	CHA	CHO	DIJ	GRA	JLB	LIM	MON	MSB	NAN	NTR	PAB	POR	ROC	STQ	STR
LDLC ASVEL	—	116–95	87–101	84–83	90–83	89–80	84–69	88–71	85–71	92–82	109–103	98–92	88–67	105–75	81–75	95–70
Élan Chalon	109–107	—	105–72	86–93	77–67	86–93	92–76	90–65	88–84	103–73	107–84	87–102	106–76	65–62	91–63	86–78
Cholet	75–94	88–74	—	95–89	106–74	67–102	96–86	84–95	86–92	95–74	88–78	90–80	80–65	83–77	82–59	105–75
JDA Dijon	92–71	87–94	67–93	—	93–77	97–95	89–83	77–78	76–74	93–84	65–66	83–97	90–82	88–95	85–91	91–94
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque	60–81	78–71	70–73	83–84	—	75–83	70–56	74–83	91–85	84–87	83–89	89–85	104–80	94–68	91–75	78–72
JL Bourg	85–94	103–77	86–89	88–91	94–84	—	74–70	94–109	94–87	81–93	100–97	91–98	98–69	87–67	96–85	89–96
Limoges CSP	84–81	74–68	69–75	87–73	110–122	63–87	—	84–96	92–90	97–89	90–87	71–78	77–98	83–62	74–70	80–87
AS Monaco	86–94	109–82	89–72	76–74	90–59	73–100	91–52	—	74–86	117–96	89–74	94–63	78–56	82–62	86–72	77–65
Le Mans Sarthe	97–80	112–86	91–68	98–71	83–78	96–92	101–77	74–81	—	85–96	94–87	84–76	77–74	81–71	69–83	90–70
SLUC Nancy	85–91	96–84	71–78	85–104	80–63	84–79	90–86	77–98	97–89	—	96–81	86–105	85–78	64–56	83–74	74–80
Nanterre 92	74–88	91–70	97–104	72–77	93–80	61–86	96–87	73–81	67–85	97–75	—	78–92	74–65	63–76	95–102	76–75
Paris Basketball	111–96	100–97	90–77	95–96	109–66	98–89	96–88	111–104	106–103	115–97	102–86	—	109–65	84–75	86–88	106–74
ESSM Le Portel	74–77	87–81	87–80	74–86	69–82	65–94	79–89	67–91	92–75	76–85	90–70	78–87	—	83–62	56–58	67–65
Stade Rochelais	75–79	77–86	64–78	92–90	76–88	78–86	80–86	48–86	98–100	79–88	77–98	73–90	96–73	—	57–94	71–78
Saint-Quentin	63–77	83–87	71–77	85–72	83–86	81–83	72–67	68–66	89–91	104–96	67–76	65–97	71–54	75–59	—	81–70
SIG Strasbourg	77–75	83–80	83–94	58–77	91–88	70–76	110–90	81–95	88–95	96–76	88–95	79–87	75–76	71–63	83–69	—

Source: LNB.fr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Play-in

Under the new format, the 7th to 10th-ranked teams faced each other in the play-in. Each game is hosted by the team with the higher regular season record. The format was similar to the first two rounds of the Page–McIntyre system for a four-team playoff that was identical to that of the NBA play-in tournament. First, the 7th seed will host the 8th seed, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the 7th seed; likewise the 9th seed will host the 10th seed, with the loser eliminated. Then the loser of the 7-v-8 game will host the winner of the 9-v-10 game, with the winner of that game getting the final playoff spot, as the 8th seed.

	Play-in games					No. 8 seed game					Final seeds
	7	Élan Chalon	106								Élan Chalon		No. 7 seed
	8	JDA Dijon	85								JDA Dijon		No. 8 seed
						8	JDA Dijon	92
						10	Saint-Quentin	79
	9	SLUC Nancy	81
	10	Saint-Quentin	88

Playoffs

Quarterfinals will be played best-of-three format (1–1–1), semifinals and finals will be played in a best-of-five format (2–2–1).

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Paris Basketball	2
	8	JDA Dijon	1
						1	Paris Basketball	3
						5	JL Bourg	0
	4	Cholet	0
	5	JL Bourg	2
											1	Paris Basketball	3
											3	AS Monaco	2
	2	LDLC ASVEL	2
	7	Élan Chalon	1
						2	LDLC ASVEL	1
						3	AS Monaco	3
	3	AS Monaco	2
	6	Le Mans Sarthe	1

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Paris Basketball	2–1	JDA Dijon	100–87	79–80	114–88
Cholet	0–2	JL Bourg	71–95	89–94	—
LDLC ASVEL	2–1	Élan Chalon	100–96	69–76	99–75
AS Monaco	2–1	Le Mans Sarthe	76–69	87–88	85–76

Semifinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Paris Basketball	3–0	JL Bourg	100–89	117–103	103–93	—	—
LDLC ASVEL	1–3	AS Monaco	94–74	77–94	64–74	86–91	—

Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Paris Basketball	3–2	AS Monaco	94–82	92–67	78–81	74–80	99–93

Game 1

Paris Basketball v Monaco

15 June 2025	Paris Basketball	94–82	Monaco	Paris
16:30 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 27–15, 25–23, 20–21
	Pts: Shorts 30 Rebs: Hayes 7 Asts: Shorts 6	Boxscore	Pts: Jaiteh 17 Rebs: Jaiteh 9 Asts: Okobo 9	Arena: Adidas Arena

Game 2

Paris Basketball v Monaco

17 June 2025	Paris Basketball	92–67	Monaco	Paris
20:30 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 21–15, 29–17, 22–22
	Pts: Shorts 28 Rebs: Hayes, Ward 7 Asts: Hifi, Shorts 5	Boxscore	Pts: Jaiteh 14 Rebs: Jaiteh 7 Asts: Okobo 4	Arena: Adidas Arena

Game 3

Monaco v Paris Basketball

20 June 2025	Monaco	81–78	Paris Basketball	Monaco
20:30 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 21–22, 30–15, 18–18
	Pts: Blossomgame 26 Rebs: Jaiteh 5 Asts: Okobo 10	Boxscore	Pts: Shorts 20 Rebs: Jantunen 9 Asts: Shorts 6	Arena: Salle Gaston Médecin

Game 4

Monaco v Paris Basketball

22 June 2025	Monaco	80–74	Paris Basketball	Monaco
16:30 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 20–27, 15–13, 25–18
	Pts: Strazel 20 Rebs: Tarpey 10 Asts: Calathes 4	Boxscore	Pts: Shorts 13 Rebs: Hayes, Sy 6 Asts: Shorts 6	Arena: Salle Gaston Médecin

Game 5

Paris Basketball v Monaco

24 June 2025	Paris Basketball	99–93	Monaco	Paris
20:30 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 25–29, 19–31, 26–12
	Pts: Shorts 27 Rebs: Shorts 7 Ward 7 Asts: Shorts 10	Boxscore	Pts: Diallo 18 Rebs: Tarpey 7 Asts: Strazel 4	Arena: Adidas Arena

Individual awards

The annual LNB Awards were handed out on 17 May 2025 in Paris.^[14]

Award	Winner	Club
MVP	T. J. Shorts	Paris Basketball
Finals MVP	T. J. Shorts	Paris Basketball
Best Young Player	Noah Penda	Le Mans Sarthe
Best Coach	Fabrice Lefrançois	Cholet
Most Improved Player	Clément Frisch	Nancy
Best Defender	Alpha Diallo	Monaco
Best Scorer	Nadir Hifi	Paris Basketball
Best Passer	T. J. Shorts	Paris Basketball
Best Rebounder	Dominik Olejniczak	Saint-Quentin
Best Blocker	Georgios Papagiannis	Monaco

Best Five of the Season

First Team		Second Team
Player	Team	Player	Team
Alpha Diallo	Monaco	Jaron Blossomgame	Monaco
Mike James	Monaco	Trevor Hudgins	Le Mans Sarthe
Théo Maledon	LDLC ASVEL	Nadir Hifi	Paris Basketball
T. J. Shorts	Paris Basketball	André Roberson	LDLC ASVEL
Shevon Thompson	Nancy	Bastien Vautier	Cholet

Source: ^[14]

French clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Monaco	EuroLeague	Runners-up
LDLC ASVEL		Regular Season
Paris Basketball		Playoffs
JL Bourg	EuroCup	Regular Season
Nanterre 92	Champions League	Playoffs
Saint-Quentin		Play-ins
Cholet Basket		Qualifying rounds
	FIBA Europe Cup	Semifinals
ESSM Le Portel		Second round
JDA Dijon		Semifinals