LNB Pro B
Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 LNB Pro B season
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1932 |
| No. of teams | 18 |
| Country |
 France
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| Continent |
 FIBA Europe
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| Most recent champion(s) |
Hyères-Toulon Var Basket (1st title) |
| Level on pyramid | 2nd tier on French Pyramid |
| Promotion to | LNB Pro A (1st tier) |
| Relegation to | NM1 1 (3rd tier) |
| Related competitions |
French Cup |
| Official website | www.LNB.fr |
The LNB Pro B, full name, Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro B (English: Pro National Basketball League 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 top two placed teams from each season's Pro B are promoted to the top-tier level LNB Pro A (first division).
All 18 Pro B teams play each other twice during the regular season. The top eight regular season teams qualify for the Pro B playoffs. The regular season and playoff champions are promoted to the top-tier LNB Pro A (first division), while the bottom two regular season teams are relegated to the 3rd-tier Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) league. The quarterfinals and the semifinals are two-legged, and the final is a single game.
Honneur (Honor)
Excellence
Nationale 2 (National 2)
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