# 2009–10 Pro A season

The 2009–10 LNB Pro A season was the 88th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 23rd season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on October 3, 2009 and ended on May 11, 2010. The play-offs were held from May 18, 2010 till June 13, 2010.
Cholet Basket, after finishing first of the regular season, won the French Pro A League by defeating Le Mans SB in playoffs final (81-65).

## Promotion and relegation
### At the beginning of the 2009–10 season

Teams promoted from 2008 to 2009 Pro B (French 2nd division)
* Poitiers
* Paris-Levallois
Teams relegated to 2009–10 Pro B
* Besançon
* Pau-Orthez

### At the end of the 2009–10 season

* 2009-10 Pro A Champion: Cholet Basket
Teams promoted from 2009 to 2010 Pro B
* Pau-Lacq-Orthez
* Limoges
Teams relegated to 2010–11 Pro B
* Rouen
* Dijon

## Team arenas

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône | Chalon-sur-Saône | Le Colisée | 5,000 |
| Cholet Basket | Cholet | La Meilleraie | 5,191 |
| JDA Dijon | Dijon | Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy | 5,000 |
| BCM Gravelines Dunkerque | Gravelines | Sportica | 3,500 |
| Hyères Toulon Var Basket | Hyères – Toulon | Palais des Sports de Toulon Espace 3000 | 4,700 2,200 |
| STB Le Havre | Le Havre | Salle des Docks Océane | 3,598 |
| Le Mans Sarthe Basket | Le Mans | Antarès | 6,003 |
| ASVEL Basket | Lyon – Villeurbanne | Astroballe | 5,643 |
| SLUC Nancy Basket | Nancy | Palais des Sports Jean Weille | 6,027 |
| Orléans Loiret Basket | Orléans | Zénith d'Orléans | 5,338 |
| Paris-Levallois Basket | Paris – Levallois | Stade Pierre de Coubertin Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan | 4,200 4,000 |
| Poitiers Basket 86 | Poitiers | Les Arènes | 4,300 |
| Chorale Roanne Basket | Roanne | Halle André Vacheresse | 5,020 |
| SPO Rouen Basket | Rouen | Salle des Cotonniers | 1,300 |
| Strasbourg IG | Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport | 6,200 |
| JA Vichy | Vichy | Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon | 3,300 |

## Team standings

* Clinched playoff berth
* Relegated
| # | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Cholet | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2296 | 2125 |
| 2 | Le Mans | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2390 | 2151 |
| 3 | Roanne | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2490 | 2324 |
| 4 | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2322 | 2254 |
| 5 | Nancy | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2431 | 2212 |
| 6 | Orléans | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2331 | 2168 |
| 7 | Paris-Levallois | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2378 | 2370 |
| 8 | Poitiers | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2183 | 2223 |
| 9 | Lyon-Villeurbanne | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2233 | 2127 |
| 10 | Vichy | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2140 | 2111 |
| 11 | Hyères Toulon | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2441 | 2506 |
| 12 | Chalon-sur-Saône | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2343 | 2412 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2223 | 2466 |
| 14 | Strasbourg | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2412 | 2542 |
| 15 | Rouen | 30 | 8 | 22 | 2290 | 2521 |
| 16 | Dijon | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2172 | 2563 |

## Playoffs

| Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Cholet | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Poitiers | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Poitiers | 0 | 1 | Cholet | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 2 | 4 | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Nancy | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nancy | 0 | | | | 1 | Cholet | 81 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Le Mans | 65 |
| 2 | Le Mans | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Le Mans | 65 |
| 7 | Paris-Levallois | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Paris-Levallois | 0 | 2 | Le Mans | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Roanne | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Roanne | 2 | 3 | Roanne | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Orléans | 1 | | | | | | |

## Stats Leaders

| Statistic | Player | Team | Average |
| Points per Game | Derrick Obasohan | Hyères-Toulon | 19.8 |
| Ranking per Game | Ricardo Greer | Nancy | 21.6 |
| Rebounds per Game | Saer Sene | Hyères-Toulon | 11.4 |
| Assists per Game | Kareem Reid | Vichy | 7.8 |
| Steals per Game | John Linehan | Cholet | 2.8 |
| Blocks per Game | Saer Sene | Hyères-Toulon | 2.4 |

## Awards
### Regular Season MVPs

* Foreign MVP: Ricardo Greer (Nancy)
* French MVP: Ali Traore (Lyon-Villeurbanne)

### Finals MVP

* Mickaël Gelabale (Cholet)

### Best Coach

* Ruddy Nelhomme (Poitiers)

### Most Improved Player

* Kevin Seraphin (Cholet)

### Best Defensive Player

* John Linehan (Cholet)

### Rising Star Award

* Andrew Albicy (Paris-Levallois)

### Player of the month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Sean Marshall | Dijon |
| November | Ricardo Greer | Nancy |
| December | Dewarick Spencer | Le Mans |
| January | Sammy Mejia | Cholet |
| February | Cedrick Banks | Orléans |
| March | Ralph Mims | Roanne |
| April | Dylan Page | Roanne |