The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. The bottom two placed teams from each season are relegated to the second tier level Pro B. The winner of the play-offs of the Pro A is crowned the French national champion.
Ronald Gene Anderson is a retired American professional basketball player, best known for his spell with the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers. Following his NBA career, he moved to France where he continued to play until the age of 52.
Maxime Zianveni is a French-born Central African professional basketball coach and former player, who played at the power forward position. He is assistant coach for SLUC Nancy Basket of the LNB Pro A and also current head coach of the Central African Republic national basketball team. He played for several clubs in France during his playing career.
Frédéric Adjiwanou is a French professional basketball player who played for French Pro A league clubs in Reims, Le Mans, Orleans and Dijon between 2005 and 2010. He last played for JSA Bordeaux of the LNB Pro B.
The Championnat Pro A (formerly known as the Championnat National A (CNA)) is the highest tier professional basketball league in Tunisia. The league is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). Established in 1956, the league currently features 10 teams.
The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The regular season champion and the winner of the promotion playoffs from each Pro B season are promoted to the top-tier level LNB Pro A, replaced by the bottom two teams in Pro A. The two last placed teams are relegated to the third level, which is the NM1.
Brussels Basketball is a professional basketball club based in Brussels, Belgium. The team plays in the BNXT League. Home games are played at the Sports Complex Neder-Over-Heembeek.
Association Sportive de Monaco Basketball Club, commonly referred to as A.S. Monaco Basket or simply Monaco, is a French-registered Monaco-based professional basketball club. They are a part of the Monaco-based multi-sports club of A.S. Monaco, which was founded in 1924.
Tours Métropole Basket is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Tours in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
The French basketball league system is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in France. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels. Some of the competitions are: the LNB Pro A, LNB Pro B, Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1), the Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2), the Nationale Masculine 3 (NM3), and the LNB Espoirs.
Sekou Oumar Doumbouya is a French professional basketball player for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He plays both the small forward and power forward positions.
Abeille des Aydes Blois Basket 41, commonly known as ADA Blois, is a professional basketball based in Blois, France. The club plays in the Pro A, which is the top tier of basketball in the country.
The Division Excellence (DEX-H) is the top professional basketball league in Morocco. Founded in 1957, the league currently consists of 16 teams. The league is administered by the Royal Moroccan Basketball Federation (FRMBB). The current defending champions are AS Salé, who have won the league seven seasons in a row.
Théo Louis Maledon is a French professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He plays the point guard position.
Juhann Mathieu Begarin is a French professional basketball player for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.
Sport en France is a French free-to-air sports television channel. It was launched in 2019 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris. In 2020, the channel signed on a content exchange program with France Televisions.
Kiady Mijoro Razanamahenina is a Malagasy basketball player who plays for Lyonso. Standing at 1.84 m, he plays as point guard. Razanamahenina also plays for the Madagascar national team.
The Coupe du Congo is the national cup basketball championship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The competitions is played by the top two teams from the regional league in the country. It is the only annual competition organised by the Democratic Republic of Congo Basketball Federation (FEBACO). The cup is organised since 1985.
Ismaël Sindou Kamagate is an Ivorian-French professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. His draft rights are retained by the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Ludovic Vaty was a French basketball player and coach. He played nine games for the French national team. In May 2013, he was forced to retire early due to a heart condition, but later returned to playing amateur basketball.
