# LNB Pro A Best Scorer

LNB Pro A awards and honours :
Individual awards :
MVP
Finals MVP
Best Scorer
Best Sixth Man
Best Defender
Most Improved Player
Best Young Player
All-Star Game
Best Coach
French Hall of Fame :
Statistical Leaders :
French Championship Career Leaders
Single Game Highs :
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The LNB Pro A Best Scorer, or Top Scorer, is the best scorer of the season award, of the top-tier level men's professional club basketball league in France, the LNB Pro A. In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throws or field goals. The LNB Pro A's scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given regular season. Before the 1976–77 season, the league's Top Scorer was the player who scored the most total points in the league during the season. Since the 1976–77 season, the league's Top Scorer is the player with the highest scoring average per game during the season.

## Best scorers by total points scored (1949–50 to 1975–76)

Top Scorers By Total Points Scored (1949–50 to 1975–76) :
| Season | Player (League's Top Scorer) | Club | Points Per Game |
| 1949–50 | - François Németh | ASVEL Basket | 22.9 |
| 1950–51 | - François Németh (2×) | Paris Basket Racing | 24.4 |
| 1951–52 | Henri Théron | AS Montferrand Basket | 20.6 |
| 1952–53 | Jacques Dessemme | EV Bellegarde | 24.2 |
| 1953–54 | Roger Haudegand | RCS Marly | 28.4 |
| 1954–55 | Roger Haudegand (2×) | RCS Marly | 24.9 |
| 1955–56 | Roger Haudegand (3×) | RCS Marly | 29.8 |
| 1956–57 | Roger Haudegand (4×) | RCS Marly | 29.7 |
| 1957–58 | Roger Haudegand (5×) | RCS Marly | 22.7 |
| 1958–59 | Robert Monclar | Paris Basket Racing | 22.7 |
| 1959–60 | Roger Haudegand (6×) | RCS Marly | 25.7 |
| 1960–61 | Roger Haudegand (7×) | RCS Valenciennes | 27.9 |
| 1961–62 | Jean Degros | Denain Basket | 22.8 |
| 1962–63 | Jean-Paul Beugnot | Charleville | 27.3 |
| 1963–64 | Michel Le Ray | ABC Nantes | 21.3 |
| 1964–65 | Michel Le Ray (2×) | ABC Nantes | 21.2 |
| 1965–66 | Jean-Pierre Staelens | Denain Basket | 28.1 |
| 1966–67 | Jean-Pierre Staelens (2×) | Denain Basket | 28.9 |
| 1967–68 | Jean-Pierre Staelens (3×) | Denain Basket | 26.6 |
| 1968–69 | Willie Davis | CSE Toulous | 29.8 |
| 1969–70 | Rudy Bennett | JA Vichy | 30.8 |
| 1970–71 | Larry Robertson | Nice ASPTT Basket | 32.5 |
| 1971–72 | L.C. Bowen | ASPO Tours | 34.0 |
| 1972–73 | Bob Thate | SS Nilvange | 39.0 |
| 1973–74 | Dennis Stewart | JA Vichy | 33.5 |
| 1974–75 | Jacques Cachemire | Olympique Antibes | 29.1 |
| 1975–76 | L.C. Bowen (2×) | ASPO Tours | 30.7 |

## Best scorers by points per game (1976–77 to present)

Top Scorers By Points Per Game (1976–77 to present) :
| Season | Player (League's Top Scorer) | Club | Points Per Game |
| 1976–77 | John Dearman | AS Tarare Basket | 32.7 |
| 1977–78 | Bob Wymbs | Denain Basket | 32.4 |
| 1978–79 | John Garrett | ES Avignon Basket | 30.1 |
| 1979–80 | Floyd Allen | Basket CRO Lyon | 32.1 |
| 1980–81 | - Paul Henderson | Élan Béarnais Orthez | 27.2 |
| 1981–82 | Ed Murphy | Limoges CSP | 29.8 |
| 1982–83 | Ed Murphy (2×) | Limoges CSP | 31.7 |
| 1983–84 | Ed Murphy (3×) | Limoges CSP | 32.3 |
| 1984–85 | Ed Murphy (4×) | Limoges CSP | 34.1 |
| 1985–86 | Keith Edmonson | Caen Basket Calvados | 35.3 |
| 1986–87 | Joe Dawson | FC Mulhouse Basket | 35.3 |
| 1987–88 | - Ron Davis | FC Mulhouse Basket | 30.2 |
| 1988–89 | - Ron Davis (2×) | FC Mulhouse Basket | 31.1 |
| 1989–90 | Derrick Rowland | Caen Basket Calvados | 26.3 |
| 1990–91 | Bill Jones | Montpellier Paillade Basket | 26.5 |
| 1991–92 | Bill Jones (2×) | Montpellier Paillade Basket | 24.8 |
| 1992–93 | Terence Stansbury | Levallois SC Basket | 26.3 |
| 1993–94 | Skeeter Henry | JDA Dijon Basket | 24.2 |
| 1994–95 | Ron Anderson | Montpellier Paillade Basket | 25.5 |
| 1995–96 | Todd Mitchell | Montpellier Paillade Basket | 24.7 |
| 1996–97 | David Booth | JDA Dijon Basket | 22.5 |
| 1997–98 | Jerry McCullough | BCM Gravelines | 20.3 |
| 1998–99 | Keith Jennings | Le Mans Sarthe Basket | 19.4 |
| 1999–00 | John White | SIG Strasbourg | 19.6 |
| 2000–01 | Curtis McCants | Montpellier Paillade Basket | 21.7 |
| 2001–02 | - Tony Dorsey | Cholet Basket | 20.0 |
| 2002–03 | Aubrey Reese | Chorale Roanne Basket | 19.9 |
| 2003–04 | Rick Hughes | SIG Strasbourg | 24.1 |
| 2004–05 | Rowan Barrett | JDA Dijon Basket | 21.5 |
| 2005–06 | Jason Rowe | HTV Basket | 21.0 |
| 2006–07 | Dewarick Spencer | Chorale Roanne Basket | 20.6 |
| 2007–08 | Sean Colson | HTV Basket | 21.4 |
| 2008–09 | Austin Nichols | HTV Basket | 18.4 |
| 2009–10 | - Derrick Obasohan | HTV Basket | 19.8 |
| 2010–11 | Rick Hughes (2×) | HTV Basket | 19.1 |
| 2011–12 | Eric Chatfield | Paris-Levallois Basket | 19.8 |
| 2012–13 | Sean May | Paris-Levallois Basket | 18.4 |
| 2013–14 | Edwin Jackson | ASVEL Basket | 18.2 |
| 2014–15 | Steven Gray | JDA Dijon Basket | 16.8 |
| 2015–16 | Michael Thompson | Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 17.8 |
| 2016–17 | Cameron Clark | Élan Chalon | 18.6 |
| 2017–18 | Zachery Peacock | JL Bourg | 19.3 |
| 2018–19 | Devin Ebanks | Châlons-Reims | 18.8 |
| 2019-20 | Miralem Halilović | Orléans Loiret Basket | 17.6 |
| 2020-21 | Danilo Anđušić | AS Monaco Basket | 20 |
| 2021-22 | Brandon Jefferson | Élan Béarnais | 18.2 |
| 2022–23 | Victor Wembanyama | Metropolitans 92 | 21.6 |
| 2023–24 | T. J. Shorts | Paris Basketball | 17.0 |

## French Basketball Championship all-time scoring leaders

The all-time leaders in total points scored in the top-tier level French Basketball Championship division, including all of the league's formats.
| Rank | Player | Total Points Scored |
| 1. | Hervé Dubuisson | 19,013 |
| 2. | Alain Gilles | 18,502 |
| 3. | Stéphane Ostrowski | 17,764 |
| 4. | Jean-Claude Bonato | 15,248 |
| 5. | Jacques Cachemire | 14,955 |
| 6. | Richard Dacoury | 14,604 |
| 7. | Éric Beugnot | 14,006 |
| 8. | Jean-Michel Sénégal | 13,143 |
| 9. | Jean-Pierre Staelens | 12,524 |
| 10. | - Bill Cain | 12,411 |
| 11. | Didier Dobbels | 12,147 |
| 12. | Laurent Dorigo | 12,020 |
| 13. | - Willie Redden | 12,018 |
| 14. | Didier Gadou | 11,644 |
| 15. | Jacques Monclar | 11,578 |
| 16. | Philippe Szanyiel | 11,521 |
| 17. | Daniel Haquet | 11,325 |
| 18. | - Paul Henderson | 10,741 |
| 19. | Valéry Demory | 10,648 |
| 20. | Jim Bilba | 10,479 |

## 50+ point single games

French 1st Division games in which a player has scored 50 or more points.
50+ Point Single Games :
| Rank | Points Scored | Player | Team | Game Score | Opponent | Date |
| 1 | 71 | Jean-Pierre Staelens | Denain | 125–75 | Valenciennes | 4 March 1967 |
| 2 | 64 | - Marko Ostarčević | Racing CF | 126–99 | Graffenstaden | 21 March 1971 |
| 3 | 63 | Bob Thate | Nilvange | 106–119 | Antibes | 13 January 1973 |
| 4 | 62 | Roger Haudegand | Marly | 89–54 | Tours | 24 February 1957 |
| 4 | 62 | L.C. Bowen | Tours | 154–107 | Jœuf | 20 March 1976 |
| 6 | 61 | Jean-Pierre Staelens | Denain | 144–69 | Franconville | 13 February 1966 |
| 6 | 61 | - Ron Davis | Mulhouse | 109–110 | Racing CF | 29 October 1988 |
| 8 | 60 | L.C. Bowen | Tours | 123–92 | Nantes | 25 March 1972 |
| 8 | 60 | Paul Thompson | Limoges | 131–91 | Mulhouse | 13 December 1986 |
| 10 | 58 | Roger Haudegand | Marly | 93–57 | Nilvange | 21 February 1954 |
| 11 | 57 | Daniel Ledent | Roanne | 87–85 | ASVEL | 7 February 1970 |
| 11 | 57 | L.C. Bowen | Tours | 120–84 | Asnières | 11 December 1971 |
| 11 | 57 | Albert Irving | Saint-Étienne | 137–107 | Lorient | 14 December 1985 |
| 14 | 55 | - François Németh | Racing CF | 82–55 | Hirondelles Coutures | 11 February 1951 |
| 14 | 55 | Albert Irving | Saint-Étienne | 125–119 | Étoile Voiron | 7 December 1985 |
| 14 | 55 | Olivier Lee | Saint-Étienne | 107–120 | Racing CF | 21 February 1987 |
| 14 | 55 | Hervé Dubuisson | Racing CF | 120–93 | Tours | 4 March 1989 |
| 18 | 54 | L.C. Bowen | Tours | 113–91 | Nancy | 16 February 1974 |
| 18 | 54 | Billy Knight | Limoges | 128–94 | Stade Français | 5 October 1985 |
| 18 | 54 | - Bill Varner | Antibes | 102–72 | ASVEL | 13 December 1986 |
| 18 | 54 | Brook Steppe | Racing CF | 123–101 | Mulhouse | 10 October 1987 |
| 22 | 53 | Jean-Pierre Staelens | Denain | 109–97 | Le Mans | 28 April 1968 |
| 22 | 53 | Bob Thate | Nilvange | 93–101 | Denain | 7 October 1972 |
| 22 | 53 | Bob Thate | Nilvange | 88–90 | Nancy | 3 March 1973 |
| 22 | 53 | Bob Thate | Nilvange | 124–96 | Paris UC | 7 April 1973 |
| 22 | 53 | Hervé Dubuisson | Le Mans | 105–85 | Lyon | 29 October 1979 |
| 22 | 53 | Floyd Allen | Lyon | 103–92 | Tours | 1 December 1979 |
| 22 | 53 | Ed Murphy | Limoges | 110–93 | Avignon | 17 November 1984 |
| 22 | 53 | Bruce King | Antibes | 115–78 | Caen | 5 October 1985 |
| 22 | 53 | Hervé Dubuisson | Racing CF | 125–113 | Saint-Étienne | 13 December 1986 |
| 22 | 53 | - Bill Varner | Gravelines | 126–125 | Limoges | 27 September 1988 |
| 32 | 52 | Loyd King | Le Mans | 110–94 | Bagnolet | 4 May 1974 |
| 32 | 52 | Loyd King | Le Mans | 116–92 | Denain | 19 December 1974 |
| 32 | 52 | John Engles | Monaco | 98–109 | Pau-Orthez | 15 October 1977 |
| 32 | 52 | Ed Murphy | Limoges | 94–101 | Stade Français | 8 October 1983 |
| 36 | 51 | Henri Théron | Montferrand | 90–87 | Auboué | 28 December 1958 |
| 36 | 51 | Willie Davis | RCM Toulouse | 83–90 | Alsace Bagnolet | 10 December 1967 |
| 36 | 51 | Bill Lindsey | Pau-Orthez | 119–98 | Denain | 21 January 1978 |
| 36 | 51 | Bob Wymbs | Denain | 102–119 | Le Mans | 28 January 1978 |
| 36 | 51 | Bob Wymbs | Denain | 133–116 | Racing CF | 3 March 1978 |
| 36 | 51 | Freddy Hufnagel | Pau-Orthez | 125–101 | Reims | 14 November 1987 |
| 36 | 51 | Hervé Dubuisson | Racing CF | 89–77 | Nantes | 5 December 1987 |
| 43 | 50 | Carmine Calzonetti | Nantes | 88–78 | Asnières | 18 December 1971 |
| 43 | 50 | Bob Wymbs | Denain | 100–107 | Caen | 7 January 1978 |
| 43 | 50 | Ed Murphy | Limoges | 120–96 | Stade Français | 13 March 1982 |
| 43 | 50 | Terry Stotts | Étoile Voiron | 114–100 | Grenoble | 16 October 1985 |
| 43 | 50 | Keith Edmonson | Caen | 102–113 | Grenoble | 22 March 1986 |
| 43 | 50 | Hervé Dubuisson | Racing CF | 120–107 | Saint-Étienne | 21 February 1987 |
| 43 | 50 | Graylin Warner | Cholet | 72–67 | Lorient | 19 December 1987 |
| 43 | 50 | Graylin Warner | Cholet | 114–55 | Avignon | 11 March 1989 |
| 43 | 50 | Steve Burtt Sr. | Gravelines | 123–121 | Antibes | 25 March 1989 |
* The record for the most points ever scored in a single game in the French 2nd Division is 101 points. That record was achieved by Jim Signorile of Stade Clermontois, who scored 101 points on 5 February 1972, in a 141–68 victory against Agen.