| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| League | LNB Élite |
| Awarded for | Best performing player in the season of theLNB Élite |
| History | |
| Most wins | Two players (1) |
| Most recent | T. J. Shorts,Paris Basketball (2024–25) |
  LNB Pro Aawards and honours |
|---|
| Individual awards |
| Statistical Leaders |
TheLNB Élite Most Valuable Player Award is themost valuable playeraward of thetop-tier level men's professionalclubbasketball league inFrance, theLNB Élite. Maxi-Basket holds the vote, and calls it the referendum.
The record for most MVP awards is hold byAntoine 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.[1]
Before 1983, the title of the best player in the league was sometimes assigned by a panel ofjournalists, but the charts are incomplete.
Between 1983 and 2005, the monthly Maxi-Basket conducted a vote of the players andheadcoaches of the league. Since 2005, the coaches andcaptains of theLNB Pro A clubs, and a panel of fiftyjournalists are asked to vote.[2]
Since the2014–15 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.
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 thePro A |
| * | Inducted into theFIBA Hall of Fame |
| † | Denotes player whose team won championship that year |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been namedMVP |
| 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) | [3] |
| 2015–16 | Devin Booker | C/PF |  United States | Élan Chalon (2) | [4] |
| 2016–17 | D. J. Cooper | PG | United States | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez | [5] |
| 2017–18 | Zachery Peacock | C/PF | United States | JL Bourg | [6] |
| 2018–19 | David Holston | PG | United States | JDA Dijon | [7] |
| 2019–20 | Not awarded1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Bonzie Colson | SF/PF | United States | SIG Strasbourg | [8] |
| 2021–22 | Will Cummings | PG | United States | Metropolitans 92 | [9] |
| 2022–23 | Victor Wembanyama | F/C | France | Metropolitans 92 (2) | [1] |
| 2023–24 | T. J. Shorts | PG | United States | Paris Basketball | [10] |
| 2024–25 | T. J. Shorts (2) | PG | United States | Paris Basketball | [11] |
Notes:
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 ofjournalists. These awards are also considered official by theLigue Nationale de Basket (LNB).
| Season | French Domestic Player's MVP | Foreign Player's MVP |
|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Antoine Rigaudeau (Cholet) | Michael Young (Limoges) |
| 1994–95 | Yann Bonato (Paris) | David Rivers (Antibes) |
| 1995–96 | Antoine Rigaudeau (Orthez) | Delaney Rudd (ASVEL) |
| 1996–97 | Jim Bilba (ASVEL) | Delaney Rudd (ASVEL) |
| 1997–98 | Alain Digbeu (ASVEL) | Jerry McCullough (BCM) |
| 1998–99 | Laurent Foirest (Orthez) | Keith Jennings (MSB) |
| 1999–00 | Moustapha Sonko (ASVEL) | Marcus Brown (Limoges) |
| 2000–01 | Jim Bilba (ASVEL) | Bill Edwards (ASVEL) |
| 2001–02 | Cyril Julian (Nancy) | - Tony Dorsey (Cholet) |
| 2002–03 | Laurent Sciarra (Paris) |  Dragan Lukovski (Orthez) |
| 2003–04 | Laurent Foirest (Orthez) | Rick Hughes (SIG) |
| 2004–05 | Laurent Sciarra (BCM) | Jermaine Guice (STB) |
| Player | Club(s) | Number of MVPs | Years Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Rigaudeau | Cholet (4),Pau-Orthez (1) | 5 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 |
| Stéphane Ostrowski | Limoges | 4 | 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Cyril Julian | Nancy | 3 | 2002, 2006, 2007 |
| Jim Bilba | ASVEL | 3 | 1997, 1998, 2001 |
| Yann Bonato | Paris,Limoges | 2 | 1995, 1997 |
| Laurent Foirest | Pau-Orthez | 2 | 1999, 2004 |
| Laurent Sciarra | Paris,Gravelines | 2 | 2003, 2005 |
| Player | Club(s) | Number of MVPs | Years Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Collins | Limoges | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Ed Murphy | Limoges | 3 | 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| Michael Brooks | Limoges | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
| Delaney Rudd | ASVEL | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| Michael Young | Limoges | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
