LNB Pro B MVP

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The LNB Pro B Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is an annual professional basketball award that is given by the second tier division in France, the LNB Pro B. It is awarded to the best player in a given regular season. The unified award was introduced in the 2014–15 season, as before there were awards for a French MVP and a Foreign MVP.

Separated awards (1992–2014)[edit]

LNB Pro B MVP Awards[1]
Year France French Player's MVP Foreign Player's MVP
1992 France Patrick Cham (Levallois) United States Terence Stansbury (Levallois)
1993 France Moustapha Sonko (Sceaux) United States Winston Crite (Sceaux)
1994 France Bruno Hamm (Strasbourg) United States James Banks (Nancy)
1995 France Frédéric Hufnagel (La Rochelle) United States James Banks (Caen)
1996 France Karim Gharbi (Hyères Toulon) United States David Booth (Toulouse)
1997 France David Condouant (Vichy) United States Geoff Lear (Hyères Toulon)
1998 France Jimmy Vérove (Brest) United States Larry Terry (Mulhouse)
1999 France Ahmadou Keita (Strasbourg) United States Jarod Stevenson (Strasbourg)
2000 France Charles-Henri Grétouce (Bondy) United States Elliot Hatcher (Vichy)
2001 France Laurent Cazalon (Roanne) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Floyd Miller (Hyères Toulon)
2002 France Jean-Philippe Tailleman (Golbey-Epinal) United States Rahshon Turner (Vichy)
2003 France Cyril Akpomedah (Châlons-en-Champagne) United States Mike Jones (Reims / Saint-Quentin)
2004 France David Melody (Clermont-Ferrand) Czech Republic Ondřej Starosta (Saint-Quentin)
2005 France Stephen Brun (Brest) United States Tyson Patterson (Brest)
2006 France Raphaël Desroses (Angers) United States Cedrick Banks (Besançon)
2007 France Joachim Ekanga-Ehawa (Nanterre) United States Jimmal Ball (Vichy)
2008 France Adrien Moerman (Nanterre) United States Rashaun Freeman (Nantes)
2009 France Jimmal Ball (Paris-Levallois) United States Errick Craven (Clermont)
2010 France Moussa Badiane (Aix-les-Bains) United States Teddy Gipson (Pau-Lacq-Orthez)
2011 France Philippe da Silva (ALM Évreux) United States Nate Carter (Nanterre)
2012 France Joseph Gomis (Limoges) United States Chris Massie (Limoges)
2013 France Mam Jaiteh (Boulogne-sur-Mer) United States Jeremiah Wood (Évreux)
2014 France Michel Morandais (Châlons-Reims) United States Zachery Peacock (Boulogne-sur-Mer)

Unified award (2014–present)[edit]

Zachery Peacock won the award in 2017, while leading his team to the Pro B championship.
^ Denotes player who is still active in the Pro B
* 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 received the award
Season Player Position Nationality Team Ref.
2014–15 Davante Gardner  United States HTV [2]
2015–16 Joe Burton  United States ALM Évreux [3]
2016–17† Zachery Peacock  United States JL Bourg [4]
2017–18 Tyren Johnson  United States ADA Blois [5]
2018–19 Brandon Jefferson  United States Orléans Loiret [6]
2019–20
Not awarded 1
2020–21 Parker Jackson-Cartwright  United States Saint-Quentin [7]
2021–22 James Batemon III  United States Tours [8]
2022–23 Mathis Dossou-Yovo  France Saint-Quentin [9]
^1 There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Basket News, LNB, 20 years of pro basketball, Calmann-Lévy , October 2007, hardcover, 240 p. (ISBN 978-2-7021-3871-7)
  2. ^ "Davante Gardner élu MVP".
  3. ^ "MVP de Pro B en 2016, Joe Burton nous raconte sa nouvelle vie au Japon". 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Zachery Peacock, de MVP de Pro B à meilleur marqueur de Pro A | Basket Europe". 27 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Accueil - Betclic ELITE".
  6. ^ "Orléans Loiret Basket : Brandon Jefferson, élu meilleur joueur de Pro B cette saison". 21 May 2019.
  7. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (June 14, 2021). "Former Wildcat guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright named MVP of France's Pro B league". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "French LNB Pro B Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  9. ^ "Mathis Dossou-Yovo MVP de la saison 2022-2023 de Pro B". bebasket.fr. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

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