The MasterCard Baltic Basketball League 2010–11 was the 7th season of the Baltic Basketball League and the second under the title sponsorship of Mastercard. It was the fourth season of BBL as a two division league.
The format featured 14 teams in the Elite Division and 10 teams in the Challenge Cup. Elite Division regular season started on September 29, 2010, and ended with the Final Four held in the Kaunas Sports Hall. It was won by BC Žalgiris who defeated BK VEF Rīga in the championship game on April 10, 2011."Zalgiris take BBL crown for 2010/2011 ". BBL Homepage (2011-04-10). Retrieved on 2012-02-02
Challenge Cup regular season started on October 12, 2010, and ended with two-legged finals between BC Juventus and KK Kaunas. The champions were BC Juventus who won both games."". BBL Homepage (2011-03-19). Retrieved on 2012-02-02
Teams
Elite Division Country (League) Teams Teams (ranking in 2009–10 national championship) Lithuania (LKL) 6 BC Lietuvos Rytas^ (1) BC Žalgiris^ (2) BC Šiauliai (SF) BC Rūdupis‡ (QF) BC Perlas (QF) BC Nevėžis (12) Latvia (LBL) 4 BK VEF Rīga (2) BK Ventspils (SF) SK Valmiera (SF) BK Liepājas Lauvas (QF) Estonia (KML) 3 Tartu Ülikool/Rock (1) BC Kalev/Cramo (SF) TTÜ/Kalev (SF) Sweden (Ligan) 1 Norrköping Dolphins† (1) † As winner of the 2009–10 Challenge Cup ‡ As runner-up of the 2009–10 Challenge Cup^ Qualified directly to playoffs
Challenge Cup Country (League) Teams Teams (ranking in 2009–10 national championship) Lithuania (LKL) 7 BC Juventus (SF) BC Neptūnas (QF) BC Techasas (QF) BC Sakalai (9) BC Alytus (11) KK Kaunas (13) BC Naglis (NKL 1) Latvia (LBL) 1 BK Zemgale (QF) Estonia (KML) 1 BC Rakvere Tarvas (2) Kazakhstan (D1) 1 BC Barsy Atyrau (SF)
Elite Division
Regular season The Regular season began on October 29, 2010, with BK Ventspils hosting BC Rūdupis."". BBL Homepage (2010-09-29). Retrieved on 2012-02-04
TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiffQualification1 BK VEF Rīga 39 22 17 5 1777 1571 +206 Qualified for the Playoffs2 BK Ventspils 39 22 17 5 1751 1561 +1903 Tartu Ülikool/Rock 36 22 14 8 1711 1617 +944 BC Rūdupis 36 22 14 8 1813 1636 +1775 BC Šiauliai 35 22 13 9 1782 1761 +216 BC Nevėžis 35 22 13 9 1654 1628 +267 BC Kalev/Cramo 34 22 12 10 1741 1661 +808 Norrköping Dolphins 31 22 9 13 1795 1911 -1169 BC Perlas 31 22 9 13 1593 1608 -1510 BK Liepājas Lauvas 29 22 7 15 1653 1815 -16211 TTÜ/Kalev 28 22 6 16 1589 1808 -219 Qualified for the Relegation Playoffs12 SK Valmiera 23 22 1 21 1452 1734 -282
Playoffs
2009–10 Elite Division finalists BC Žalgiris and BC Lietuvos Rytas qualified directly to quarterfinals where they were joined by the six top teams of the regular season."Board of MasterCard Baltic Basketball League decides upon the season 2010/2011 ". BBL Homepage (2010-08-17). Retrieved on 2012-02-04
2010/2011 Baltic Basketball League ChampionsBC ŽalgirisFourth Title
Quarterfinals BC Žalgiris vs. BC Nevėžis
BK Ventspils vs. Tartu Ülikool/Rock
Lietuvos Rytas vs. Šiauliai
BK VEF Rīga vs. BC Rūdupis
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Challenge Cup
Regular season
Round 1 Group A TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiffQualification1 BK Zemgale 14 8 6 2 670 633 +37 Qualified for Round 22 BC Neptūnas 14 8 6 2 721 612 +1093 BC Alytus 12 8 4 4 648 670 -224 BC Barsy Atyrau 10 8 2 6 634 696 -625 BC Naglis 10 8 2 6 598 660 -62
Group B TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiffQualification1 BC Juventus 14 8 6 2 620 591 +29 Qualified for Round 22 KK Kaunas 13 8 5 3 642 606 +363 BC Techasas 12 8 4 4 633 642 -94 BC Sakalai 11 8 3 5 611 641 -305 BC Rakvere Tarvas 10 8 2 6 632 658 -26
Round 2 TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiffQualification1 BC Juventus 17 10 7 3 842 775 +67 Qualified for the Playoffs2 KK Kaunas 16 10 6 4 807 776 +313 BC Techasas 16 10 6 4 807 781 +264 BC Neptūnas 15 10 5 5 830 814 +165 BK Zemgale 14 10 4 6 815 843 -286 BC Alytus 12 10 2 8 752 864 -113
Play-offs
2010/2011 BBL Challenge Cup ChampionsBC JuventusFirst Title
Semifinals BC Neptūnas vs. BC Juventus
BC Techasas vs. KK Kaunas
Third place games BC Neptūnas vs. BC Techasas
Finals BC Juventus vs. KK Kaunas
Relegation Playoffs TTÜ/Kalev and SK Valmiera from the Elite Division and the Challenge Cup finalists BC Juventus and KK Kaunas participate in a two-legged playoffs for two spots in the BBL Elite Division for 2011–12 season.
Qualification – Pair A
Qualification – Pair B
BC Juventus and KK Kaunas will play in the BBL Elite Division in the 2011–12 season. SK Valmiera and TTÜ/Kalev will be relegated to the BBL Challenge Cup for the 2011–12 season.
Individual statistics
Note: Excluded are all players who have played less than 10 games during all stages of the season in their respective division.
Elite Division
Points RankNameTeamGamesPts.PPG1. Bambale Osby TTÜ/Kalev2241018.642. Adas Juškevičius BC Rūdupis2335615.483. Artsiom Parakhouski BK VEF Rīga2538115.244. Egidijus Dimša BC Nevėžis2435914.965. Joakim Kjellbom Norrköping Dolphins2029614.80
Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesRbs.RPG1. Bambale Osby TTÜ/Kalev2226311.952. Callistus Eziukwu Tartu Ülikool/Rock242148.923. Michael Dunigan BC Kalev/Cramo181448.004. Vytautas Šarakauskas BC Šiauliai241737.215. Saulius Kuzminskas BK Ventspils211436.81
Assists RankNameTeamGamesAst.APG1. Evaldas Dainys BC Rūdupis 16845.252. Rashaun Broadus BC Šiauliai12615.083. Valmo Kriisa TTÜ/Kalev221084.914. Rolandas Alijevas BC Nevėžis20954.755. Aidas Viskontas BC Perlas22964.36 Challenge Cup
Points RankNameTeamGamesPts.PPG1. Ilmars Bergmanis BK Zemgale1426619.002. Valdas Vasylius KK Neptūnas1831117.283. Gintaras Leonavičius BC Techasas1220216.834. Šarūnas Vasiliauskas KK Kaunas1624015.005. Edgars Krūmiņš BK Zemgale1420714.79
Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesRbs.RPG1. Aurimas Kieža BC Juventus161599.942. Saulius Dumbliauskas BC Alytus141117.933. Pavelas Čukinas KK Kaunas181367.564. Jekabs Rozitis BK Zemgale141057.505. Valdas Vasylius KK Neptūnas181216.72
Assists RankNameTeamGamesAst.APG1. Ernestas Ežerskis BC Techasas 17794.652. Šarūnas Vasiliauskas KK Kaunas16744.633. Tomas Rinkevičius BC Techasas 15684.534. Gediminas Maceina BC Juventus18794.395. Vytenis Jasikevičius KK Kaunas17704.12
Awards
Elite Division season MVP Artsiom Parakhouski (BK VEF Rīga)
Elite Division Final Four MVP Tadas Klimavičius (BC Žalgiris)
MVP of the Month Elite Division MonthPlayerTeam October 2010 Bambale Osby TTÜ/Kalev November 2010 Edgaras Želionis BC Rūdupis December 2010 Artsiom Parakhouski BK VEF Rīga January 2011 Michael Dunigan BC Kalev/Cramo February 2011 Weyinmi Efejuku BK Ventspils Challenge Cup MonthPlayerTeam October 2010 Saulius Dumbliauskas BC Alytus November 2010 Aurimas Kieža BC Juventus December 2010 Žydrūnas Urbonas BC Juventus January 2011 Aurimas Kieža BC Juventus February 2011 Ilmars Bergmanis BK Zemgale
References
External links
Eurobasket.com League Page