# 2021–22 Pro A season

The 2021–22 Pro A season, known as Betclic Élite due to sponsorship from online gambling company Betclic, was the 100th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). The regular season began on 1 October 2021 and the play-offs finished on 25 June 2022. Via promotion and relegation with LNB Pro B, Fos Provence Basket (Fos-sur-mer) and Paris Basketball joined the league, replacing Élan Chalon and Boulazac Basket Dordogne.
LDLC ASVEL won its 20th league championship by defeating AS Monaco in the final.

## Format

Different from previous seasons, the playoffs were played in a single-elimination format.

## Teams
### Locations and arenas

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| AS Monaco | Fontvieille, Monaco | Salle Gaston Médecin | 3,700 |
| ASVEL | Lyon–Villeurbanne | Astroballe | 5,556 |
| BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | Gravelines | Sportica | 3,500 |
| Champagne Châlons Reims | Reims | Complexe René-Tys | 3,000 |
| Cholet | Cholet | La Meilleraie | 5,191 |
| Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Pau | Palais des Sports de Pau | 7,707 |
| Fos | Fos-sur-Mer | Complexe sportif Parsemain | 2,000 |
| ESSM Le Portel | Le Portel | Le Chaudron | 3,500 |
| JDA Dijon | Dijon | Palais des Sports de Dijon | 5,000 |
| JL Bourg | Bourg-en-Bresse | Ekinox | 3,548 |
| Le Mans Sarthe | Le Mans | Antarès | 6,003 |
| Limoges CSP | Limoges | Beaublanc | 6,000 |
| Metropolitans 92 | Levallois | Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan | 4,000 |
| Nanterre 92 | Nanterre | Palais des Sports de Nanterre | 3,000 |
| Orléans Loiret | Orléans | Palais des Sports | 3,222 |
| Paris Basketball | Paris | Halle Georges Carpentier | 5,000 |
| Roanne | Roanne | Halle André Vacheresse | 5,000 |
| SIG Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport | 6,200 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | LDLC ASVEL | 34 | 26 | 8 | 2919 | 2642 | +277 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Monaco | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2951 | 2732 | +219 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Metropolitans 92 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2956 | 2730 | +226 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Limoges CSP | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2700 | 2554 | +146 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | JDA Dijon | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2769 | 2773 | −4 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2794 | 2791 | +3 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | SIG Strasbourg | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2889 | 2755 | +134 | Advance to playoffs |
| 8 | Cholet | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2778 | 2790 | −12 | Advance to playoffs |
| 9 | Le Mans Sarthe | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2810 | 2741 | +69 | |
| 10 | Nanterre 92 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2877 | 2835 | +42 | |
| 11 | JL Bourg | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2661 | 2606 | +55 | |
| 12 | BCM Gravelines | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2792 | 2845 | −53 | |
| 13 | Roanne | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2905 | 3021 | −116 | |
| 14 | ESSM Le Portel | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2634 | 2797 | −163 | |
| 15 | Paris Basketball | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2772 | 2963 | −191 | |
| 16 | Fos Provence Basket | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2576 | 2744 | −168 | |
| 17 | Orléans Loiret (R) | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2680 | 2915 | −235 | Relegation to Pro B |
| 18 | Champagne Châlons Reims (R) | 34 | 10 | 24 | 2793 | 3022 | −229 | Relegation to Pro B |

## Playoffs

The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three format, while the semi-finals and finals were played in a best-of-five format.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | LDLC ASVEL | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cholet | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cholet | 1 | 1 | LDLC ASVEL | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | JDA Dijon | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Limoges CSP | 0 | 5 | JDA Dijon | 0 | | | |
| 5 | JDA Dijon | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | JDA Dijon | 2 | | | | 1 | LDLC ASVEL | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Monaco | 2 |
| 2 | Monaco | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Monaco | 2 |
| 7 | SIG Strasbourg | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | SIG Strasbourg | 1 | 2 | Monaco | 3 | | | |
| | | | 6 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Metropolitans 92 | 0 | 6 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 1 | | | |
| 6 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 2 | | | | | | |

## Awards

* Season MVP: Will Cummings (Metropolitans 92)
* Finals MVP: Élie Okobo (LDLC ASVEL)
* Best Young Player: Victor Wembanyama (LDLC ASVEL)
* Best Defender: Ismael Kamagate (Paris Basketball)
* Best Scorer: Brandon Jefferson (Élan Béarnais)
* Best Blocker: Chris Horton (Nanterre 92)
* Best Coach: Vincent Collet (Metropolitans 92)
* LNB Pro A 1st Team:
| Role | Player | Team |
| PG | Will Cummings | Metropolitans 92 |
| G/F | Nicolas Lang | Limoges CSP |
| SF | Alpha Diallo | AS Monaco |
| F/C | TaShawn Thomas | Le Mans |
| F/C | Chris Horton | Nanterre 92 |