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| Organising body | Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932; 93 years ago (1932) |
| First season | 1932–33 |
| Country | France |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Level onpyramid | Level 2 |
| Promotion to | LNB Élite |
| Relegation to | Nationale Masculine 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | French Cup (Federation Cup) Pro B Leaders Cup (League Cup) |
| Current champions | Boulazac (2024–25) |
| Most championships | JA Vichy (3 titles) |
| TV partners | Sport en France |
| Website | lnb.fr/pro-b |
TheÉlite 2 is thesecond-tier level men's professionalbasketball league in France. It is the second division of theLigue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The regular season champion and the winner of the promotion playoffs from each Élite 2 season arepromoted to thetop-tier levelLNB Élite, replaced by the bottom two teams in LNB Élite. The two last placed teams are relegated to the third level, which is theNM1.
All twenty competing teams play each other twice during the regular season. The team that ends in first place in the table is named league champion and promotes to theLNB Élite. The top eight regular season teams, with exception for the league champion, qualify for the promotion playoffs. During the competition, theLeaders Cup tournament is played. The champion of the Leaders Cup automatically qualifies for the playoffs. The winner of the promotion playoffs, which is played with best-of-three playoff series, promotes to the LNB Élite. The bottom two regular season teams are meanwhilerelegated to thethird tierNationale Masculine 1 (NM1) league.
These are the current teams:
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADA Blois | Blois | Jeu de Paume | 2,525 |
| AMSB | Aix-les-Bains | Halle Marlioz | 1,500 |
| Antibes Sharks | Antibes | Azur Arena Antibes | 5,249 |
| Boulazac | Boulazac | Le Palio | 5,200 |
| Caen | Caen | Palais des Sports of Caen | 3,000 |
| Chartres | Chartres | Halle Jean Cochet | 1,200 |
| Châlons-Reims | Châlons-Reims | Complexe René-Tys Pierre de Coubertin | 3,000 2,791 |
| Denain Voltaire | Denain | Salle Jean Degros | 2,500 |
| ALM Évreux | Évreux | Salle Jean Fourré | 2,500 |
| Fos-sur-Mer | Fos-sur-Mer | Complexe sportif Parsemain | 2,000 |
| Gries-Souffel[a] | Gries & Souffelweyersheim | Espace Sport La Foret Salle des Sept Arpents | 1,450 1,500 |
| HTV | Hyères & Toulon | Espace 3000 Palais des Sports de Toulon | 2,500 4,700 |
| Hermine Nantes | Nantes | La Trocardière | 4,185 |
| Orléans | Orléans | Palais des Sports | 3,222 |
| Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Pau | Palais des Sports de Pau | 7,707 |
| Poitiers | Poitiers | Saint Eloi | 2,700 |
| Roanne | Roanne | Halle André Vacheresse | 5,020 |
| Rouen Métropole | Rouen | Kindarena | 5,789 |
| Saint-Chamond | Saint-Chamond | Halle André Boullohce | 1,200 |
| JA Vichy | Vichy | Palais des sports Pierre Coulon | 3,200 |
Honneur (Honor)
| Excellence
| Nationale 2 (National 2)
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| Year | LNB Pro B Best Coach | LNB Pro B Most Improved Player |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  François Peronnet (Châlons-en-Champagne) | – |
| 2007 | Olivier Cousin (Quimper) | |
| 2008 | Michel Veyronnet (Rouen) | |
| 2009 | Ruddy Nelhomme (Poitiers) | |
| 2010 | Didier Dobbels (Pau-Lacq-Orthez) | |
| 2011 | Pascal Donnadieu (JSF Nanterre) | |
| 2012 | Frédéric Sarre (Limoges) | Ferdinand Prénom (Antibes) |
| 2013 | Rémy Valin (Évreux) | Mam Jaiteh (Boulogne-sur-Mer) |
| 2014 | Germain Castano (Boulogne-sur-Mer) | Olivier Romain (Saint-Quentin) |
| 2015 | Laurent Legname (Hyères-Toulon) | Mathieu Wojciechowski (Le Portel) |
| 2016 | Kyle Milling (Hyères-Toulon) | Isaia Cordinier (Denain) |
| 2017 | Cédric Heitz (Charleville-Mézières) | Arthur Rozenfeld (Roanne) |
