The LNB Pro A Awards are the individual awards of the top-tier level men's professional

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league in

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, the

LNB Pro A LNB may refer to: Sport * Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, a professional basketball league in the Dominican Republic * Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, an Argentine basketball league * Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (Paraguay), Liga Nacional de Básquetb ...

. Maxi-Basket holds the vote, and calls it the referendum. The distinction of the Coach of the Year is awarded by the Coaches' Basketball Union.

Player of the Year awards (before 1983)

Before 1983, the title of the best player in the league was sometimes assigned by a panel of

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, but the charts are incomplete. * Jean Degros (

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) was voted the best player of the year in the 1962–63 season. * Alain Gilles (

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) was voted the best player of the year in the 1964–65, 1966–67, and 1967–68 seasons. * Michel Le Ray (

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) was voted the best player of the year in the 1965–66 season. *

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( AS Berck) was voted the best player of the year in the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons.

Awards (since 1983)

Between 1983 and 2005, the monthly Maxi-Basket conducted a vote of the players and

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of the league. Since 2005, the coaches and

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of the

clubs, and a panel of fifty

are asked to vote. Since the 2014–15 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.

L'Équipe awards (1994–2005)

Between 1994 and 2005, the French newspaper,

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, also conducted a selection of the best French and foreign players of the league, through a vote of

. These awards are also considered official by the

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LNB Pro A MVP

LNB Pro A Finals MVP

References

External links

Official Site
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