Less than 24 hours after the announcement of his next team, the San Antonio Spurs, Victor Wembanyama, the new star of French basketball, has just been awarded all the individual trophies of the France championship by the National Basketball League (LNB). The player from Boulogne-Levallois was elected MVP (best player) of the regular season and retained his titles of best young player (which he had already obtained in 2021 and 2022) and best defender (like last season).
Wemby said the MVP award was "in his head" at the start of the season but that "no individual title matters if it doesn't follow a goal." "These trophies are sublimated only because we had this second place in the league. If we had been relegated or outside the play-offs, it would have meant nothing at all," he added.
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"Wemby" in the major five
At 19 years old and at 2 meters 21, the interior is already oversized for the Betclic Elite. Statistically he finished top scorer (21.6 pts average), best rebounder (10.4) and best blocker (3) of the regular season. He is logically in the five major of the championship alongside the Frenchman Nando De Colo (ASVEL), the Zimbabwean Vitalis Chikoko (Pau-Lacq-Orthez) as well as the Americans Matt Morgan (Le Mans) and Ronald March (Roanne). Laurent Villa (Cholet) was voted best coach.
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The complete list
Best player: Victor Wembanyama (Boulogne-Levallois)
Best defender: Victor Wembanyama (Boulogne-Levallois)
Best hope: Victor Wembanyama (Boulogne-Levallois)
Best coach: Laurent Vila (Cholet)
Five of the season: Ronald March (Roanne), Matt Morgan (Le Mans), Nando De Colo (ASVEL), Vitalis Chikoko (Pau-Orthez), Victor Wembanyama (Boulogne-Levallois).