2020–21 Pro A season

The 2020–21 Pro A season, for sponsorships reasons the Jeep Élite, was the 99th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). It was the fourth season with Jeep as main sponsor. The season began on 26 September 2020 and ended on 26 June 2021.

2020–21 Pro A
Season	2020–21
Dates	26 September 2020 – 26 June 2021
Teams	18
Regular season
Relegated	Élan Chalon Boulazac Basket Dordogne
Finals
Champions	LDLC ASVEL (20th title)
Runners-up	JDA Dijon
Semifinalists	AS Monaco Basket SIG Strasbourg
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

LDLC ASVEL won its 20th league championship by defeating JDA Dijon in the final.

Format

Different from previous seasons, the playoffs were played in a single-elimination format.

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

Because the 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic no teams were relegated and promoted.

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	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

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	JDA Dijon	34	27	7	3083	2655	+428	Advance to playoffs
2	LDLC ASVEL	34	27	7	3083	2655	+428
3	SIG Strasbourg	34	24	10	2814	2698	+116
4	Monaco	34	24	10	2834	2594	+240
5	JL Bourg	34	22	12	2910	2729	+181
6	Metropolitans 92	34	20	14	2730	2626	+104
7	Le Mans Sarthe	34	19	15	2909	2870	+39
8	Orléans Loiret	34	19	15	2891	2732	+159
9	Limoges CSP	34	17	17	2583	2664	−81
10	Nanterre 92	34	17	17	2849	2870	−21
11	ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez	34	16	18	2753	2819	−66
12	Champagne Châlons Reims	34	13	21	2754	2896	−142
13	ESSM Le Portel	34	13	21	2754	2751	+3
14	Cholet	34	12	22	2712	2836	−124
15	BCM Gravelines	34	11	23	2871	2863	+8
16	Roanne	34	11	23	2712	2836	−124
17	Élan Chalon (R)	34	10	24	2771	2961	−190	Relegation to Pro B
18	Boulazac Basket Dordogne (R)	34	4	30	2629	2626	+3

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

Playoffs

The playoffs were played in a single-elimination format and began on 20 June 2021 and ended 26 June 2021. The semifinals and finals were played at the Kindarena in Rouen.

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	20 June
	JDA Dijon	83
					24 June – Rouen
	Orléans	59
					JDA Dijon	79
	21 June
					Monaco	68
	Monaco	91
									26 June – Rouen
	JL Bourg	72
									JDA Dijon	74
	21 June
									LDLC ASVEL	87
	LDLC ASVEL	97
					24 June – Rouen
	Metropolitans 92	79
					LDLC ASVEL	83
	21 June
					SIG Strasbourg	67
	SIG Strasbourg	79
	Le Mans	68

Awards

• MVP: Bonzie Colson (SIG Strasbourg)^[1]
• Final MVP David Lighty (LDLC ASVEL)^[2]
• Best Young Player: Victor Wembanyama (LDLC ASVEL)
• Best Defender: Moustapha Fall (Élan Chalon)
• Best Sixth Man: Pierre Pelos (JL Bourg)^[3]
• Best Coach: Zvezdan Mitrović (Monaco)^[4]

All-Pro A Team

Role	Player	Team
PG	Thomas Heurtel	LDLC ASVEL
G/F	Danilo Anđušić	JL Bourg
SF	Bonzie Colson	SIG Strasbourg
F/C	Ovie Soko	Le Mans
F/C	Moustapha Fall	Élan Chalon

References

1. "Bonzie the real MVP". sigstrasbourg.fr. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
2. Asvel beat JDA Dijon to become Jeep Elite champions, David Lighty named MVP
3. Lacoste, Alexandre (15 June 2021). ""Une grande fierté" pour Pierre Pelos, élu meilleur sixième homme de Jeep ÉLITE". BeBasket (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
4. "Zvezdan Mitrovic pour la 3e fois coach de l'année en Jeep Elite -" (in French). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

External links

• Official website