{{Short description|French men's basketball governing body}} {{About|the French professional basketball league association|the Swiss basketball league|Swiss Basketball League}} {{Expand French|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox organization | name = Ligue nationale de basket | pronunciation = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | named_after = | image = Ligue Nationale de Basket logo.svg | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 = | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = | predecessor = | merged_into = | successor = | formation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1987|06|27}} | founder = | founding_location = | extinction = <!-- use {{end date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | merger = | type = | tax_id = <!-- or | vat_id = (for European organizations) --> | registration_id = <!-- for non-profit org --> | status = | purpose = | headquarters = 117, rue du Château des Rentiers<br>Paris, France | location = | coordinates = {{coord|48.828691|2.3660717000000204|display=inline,title|format=dms}} | region_served = | services = | products = | methods = | fields = | membership = | num_members_year = | language = | owner = <!-- or | owners = --> | secretary_general = | leader_title = Director | leader_name = Alain Béral | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ = | parent_organization = | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | endowment_year = | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | slogan = | mission = | website = {{URL|lnb.fr}} | remarks = | former_name = | footnotes = }} The '''Ligue nationale de basket''' ('''LNB'''; English: National Basketball League) is the governing body of men's professional club basketball in France. The LNB organises the first-tier Pro A and the second-tier Pro B. Additionally, the federation annually organises the Leaders Cup, Match des Champions and LNB All-Star Game. The LNB was established in 1987 by a committee consisting of high level professional clubs from France. In 1990, the LNB overtook the CCHN as the organizer of the top tier competition in France.
==List of presidents== *1987–1999: Jean Bayle-Lespitau *1999–2003: Alain Pelletier *2003–2010: René Le Goff *2010–2011: Jean-Luc Desfoux *2011–present: Alain Béral<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Accueil/100003/Article/36057/Alain-Beral-President-Creer-les-conditions-pour-que-de-grands-projets-emergent|title=Alain Béral (Président) : «Créer les conditions pour que de grands projets émergent»|date=1 December 2017|access-date=24 January 2018|publisher=lnb.fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205022419/http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Accueil/100003/Article/36057/Alain-Beral-President-Creer-les-conditions-pour-que-de-grands-projets-emergent|archive-date=5 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also== *LNB Pro A *LNB Pro B *LNB All-Star Game *List of basketball clubs in France
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==External links== *[http://www.lnb.fr Official Site] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Basketball in France}} {{Pro A basket-ball}} {{Pro B basketball}} {{Pro A seasons}} {{Men's professional basketball leagues}}
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