2008–09 Pro A season
The 2008–09 LNB Pro A season was the 87th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 22nd season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on October 3, 2008 and ended on May 11, 2009. The play-offs were held from May 22, 2009 until June 20, 2009.
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, after finishing at the top seed of the regular season, won the [LNB Pro A|French LNB Pro A|Pro A League] by defeating Orléans in playoffs final.
Promotion and relegation
; At the beginning of the 2008-09 seasonTeams promoted from 2007–08 Pro B
Teams relegated to 2008–09 Pro B
; At the end of the 2008-09 season
2008-09 Pro A Champion: ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
Teams promoted from 2008–09 Pro B
Teams relegated to 2009–10 Pro B
Team arenas
Team standings
| Clinched playoff berth | |
| Relegated |
| # | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Lyon-Villeurbanne | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2367 | 2133 |
| 2 | Orléans | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2243 | 2058 |
| 3 | Le Mans | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2338 | 2029 |
| 4 | Nancy | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2432 | 2338 |
| 5 | Roanne | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2393 | 2345 |
| 6 | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2322 | 2230 |
| 7 | Chalon-sur-Saône | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2279 | 2257 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2378 | 2324 |
| 9 | Cholet | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2310 | 2307 |
| 10 | Vichy | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2027 | 2090 |
| 11 | Hyères Toulon | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2368 | 2436 |
| 12 | Dijon | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2448 | 2564 |
| 13 | Rouen | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2251 | 2389 |
| 14 | Le Havre | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2286 | 2471 |
| 15 | Besançon | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2268 | 2479 |
| 16 | Pau-Orthez | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2235 | 2595 |
Awards
Regular Season MVPs
Foreign MVP: Austin Nichols French MVP: Alain KoffiBest Coach
- :fr:Philippe Hervé