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Award for most valuable player in France's top men's basketball league
LNB Pro A Most Valuable Player Award
SportBasketball
LeagueLNB Pro A
Awarded forBest performing player in the season of the LNB Pro A
History
Most winsTwo players (1)
Most recentVictor Wembanyama, Metropolitans 92 (2022–23)
France
LNB Pro A awards and honours
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The LNB Pro A 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 Pro A. 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.

Player of the Year awards (before 1983)

Alain Gilles was a 3 time Player of the Year (1965, 1967, 1968).

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)

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 France French Domestic Player's MVP Foreign Player's MVP
1982–83 France Philip Szanyiel (ASVEL) United States Ed Murphy (Limoges)
1983–84 France Hervé Dubuisson (Stade) United States Ed Murphy (Limoges)
1984–85 France Richard Dacoury (Limoges) United States Ed Murphy (Limoges)
1985–86 France Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges) United States Kevin Figaro (Challans)
1986–87 France Freddy Hufnagel (Orthez) United States Bill Varner (Antibes)
1987–88 France Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges) United States Don Collins (Limoges)
1988–89 France Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges) United States Don Collins (Limoges)
1989–90 France Stéphane Ostrowski (Limoges) United States Don Collins (Limoges)
1990–91 France Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) United States Michael Brooks (Limoges)
1991–92 France Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) United States Michael Brooks (Limoges)
1992–93 France Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) United States Michael Young (Limoges)
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 Yann Bonato (Limoges) United States Delaney Rudd (ASVEL)
1997–98 France Jim Bilba (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) Spain Roger Esteller (Orthez)
2002–03 France Boris Diaw (Orthez) United States Rico Hill (MSB)
2003–04 France Laurent Foirest (Orthez) United States Rick Hughes (SIG)
2004–05 France Laurent Sciarra (BCM) United States Jermaine Guice (STB)
2005–06 France Cyril Julian (Nancy) United States Jason Rowe (Toulon)
2006–07 France Cyril Julian (Nancy) United States Dewarick Spencer (Roanne)
2007–08 France Nando de Colo (Cholet) United States Marc Salyers (Roanne)
2008–09 France Alain Koffi (MSB) United States Austin Nichols (Toulon)
2009–10 France Ali Traoré (ASVEL) Dominican Republic Ricardo Greer (Nancy)
2010–11 France Mickaël Gelabale (ASVEL) Dominican Republic Sammy Mejia (Cholet)
2011–12 France Fabien Causeur (Cholet) Czech Republic Blake Schilb (Chalon)
2012–13 France Edwin Jackson (ASVEL) United States Dwight Buycks (BCM)
2013–14 France Antoine Diot (SIG) United States Randal Falker (Nancy)

LNB Pro A Unified MVP award (2015–present)

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.

^ 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  France Limoges CSP (18)
2015–16 Devin Booker C/PF  United States Élan Chalon (2)
2016–17 D. J. Cooper PG  United States Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2017–18 Zachery Peacock C/PF  United States JL Bourg
2018–19 David Holston PG  United States JDA Dijon
2019–20 Not awarded
2020–21 Bonzie Colson SF/PF  United States SIG Strasbourg
2021–22 Will Cummings PG  United States Metropolitans 92
2022–23 Victor Wembanyama F/C  France Metropolitans 92 (2)
2023–24 T. J. Shorts PG  United States Paris Basketball

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)

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
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)

Players with the most French MVPs won by year

  • 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
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

  • 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
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

References

  1. ^ "Victor Wembanyama becomes the youngest LNB MVP ever". Eurohoops. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  2. LNB-Media.net LNB News. Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Adrien Moerman premier MVP unifié de Pro A
  4. "Pro A : Devin Booker MVP, Vincent Collet meilleur coach". L'Equipe. 29 April 2016.
  5. "D.J. Cooper is the Pro A MVP". Eurohoops.net. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  6. "Accueil".
  7. "Trophées du Basket : Les lauréats sont connus ! - LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  8. "Bonzie the real MVP". sigstrasbourg.fr. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  9. "Trophées LNB : les lauréats en Betclic ELITE ! - Betclic ELITE". Betclic ELITE (in French). 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  10. "Trophées LNB 2024 : les lauréats en Betclic ELITE". Betclic ELITE (in French). 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-15.

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