2013–14 LNB Pro B season

LNB Pro B
Season2013–14
Duration13 September 2013 – 3 June 2014
Teams18
Regular season
Top seedSOMB
Promotion
playoffs winner		JL Bourg
PromotedSOMB
JL Bourg
Champagne Châlons-Reims[a]
SPO Rouen[a]
RelegatedSaint-Vallier BD
Orchies
Finals
ChampionsSOMB (1st title)
Awards
Domestic MVPFrance Michel Morandais
Foreign MVPUnited States Zachery Peacock
Statistical leaders
Points United States Zachery Peacock 19.8
Rebounds United States Allen Durham 11.1
Assists France Austen Rowland 6.2
Index Rating United States Allen Durham 25.2

The 2013–14 LNB Pro B season was the 27th season of the Pro B, the France second basketball tier, organised by the LNB. SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer won the league championship, after finishing first in the regular season with 32 wins. SOMB promoted to the Pro A along with Playoffs winner JL Bourg-en-Bresse and wild card receivers SPO Rouen Reims Champagne.[1]

Regular season

All teams played each other twice, once at home and once away. After this, all teams played all teams in their geographic poule at home and away.

Standings

  Promotion to Pro A   Qualified for Promotion Playoffs   Relegated to Nationale I

Pos. Club % GP W L PF PA
1 SOMB 73% 44 32 12 3575 3287
2 JL Bourg 71% 44 31 13 3381 3136
3 Champagne Châlons-ReimsWC[a] 69% 44 30 14 3612 3377
4 Poitiers 86 60% 44 26 18 3352 3280
5 Le Portel 57% 44 25 19 3541 3368
6 ALM Évreux 57% 44 25 19 3283 3156
7 Fos Provence 55% 44 24 20 3336 3311
8 AMSB 55% 44 24 20 3495 3534
9 Hyères-Toulon 50% 44 22 22 3335 3311
10 Saint-Quentin 50% 44 22 22 3487 3539
11 Denain Voltaire 48% 44 21 23 3503 3543
12 Boulazac Dordogne 44% 44 19 25 3403 3376
13 Souffelweyersheim 44% 44 19 25 3105 3209
14 RouenWC[a] 37% 44 16 28 3216 3412
15 Hermine Nantes 37% 44 16 28 3290 3525
16 Lille Métropole 35% 44 15 29 3387 3520
17 Orchies 35% 44 15 29 3223 3456
18 Saint-Vallier BD 30% 44 13 31 3384 3568

Promotion playoffs

The eight highest placed from the regular season with exception of the champions qualified for the promotion playoffs. In all rounds a best-of-three format was used. JL Bourg promoted to the 2014–15 Pro A season as the winner of the promotion playoffs.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
2 JL Bourg-en-Bresse 2
9 Hyères-Toulon 0
2 JL Bourg-en-Bresse 2
6 ALM Évreux 1
5 Le Portel 1
6 ALM Évreux 2
1 JL Bourg-en-Bresse 2
2 Poitiers 0
3 Châlons-Reims 2
8 Aix-Maurienne Savoie 1
3 Châlons-Reims 0
3 Poitiers 86 2
4 Poitiers 86 2
7 Fos-sur-Mer 0

Individual awards

  • Domestic MVP:
France Michel Morandais (Châlons-Reims)
  • Domestic MVP runner up:
France Angelo Tsagarakis (SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer)
  • Foreign MVP:
United States Zachery Peacock (SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer)
  • Most Improved Player:
France Olivier Romain (Saint-Quentin)
  • Coach of the Year:
France Germain Castano (SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer)
  • Best Young Player:
France Anthony Racine (Saint-Quentin)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Due to the expansion of the Pro A from 16 to 18 teams, Reims Champagne Basket and SPO Rounen were offered wildcards.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Châlons-Reims et Rouen invités en PROA pour 2014-15". Retrieved 27 November 2014.