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.
| 2010–11 BBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Baltic Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 14 (Elite Division) 10 (Challenge Cup) |
| TV partner(s) | Viasat Sport Baltic |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Elite Division: BK VEF Rīga Challenge Cup: BC Juventus |
| BBL Finals | |
| Champions | Elite Division: BC Žalgiris Challenge Cup: BC Juventus |
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.[1]
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.[2]
Teams
editElite 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
editRegular season
editThe Regular season began on October 29, 2010, with BK Ventspils hosting BC Rūdupis.[3]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BK VEF Rīga |
39 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1777 | 1571 | +206 | Qualified for the Playoffs |
| 2 | BK Ventspils |
39 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1751 | 1561 | +190 | |
| 3 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
36 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1711 | 1617 | +94 | |
| 4 | BC Rūdupis |
36 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1813 | 1636 | +177 | |
| 5 | BC Šiauliai |
35 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1782 | 1761 | +21 | |
| 6 | BC Nevėžis |
35 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1654 | 1628 | +26 | |
| 7 | BC Kalev/Cramo |
34 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1741 | 1661 | +80 | |
| 8 | Norrköping Dolphins |
31 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1795 | 1911 | -116 | |
| 9 | BC Perlas |
31 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1593 | 1608 | -15 | |
| 10 | BK Liepājas Lauvas |
29 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1653 | 1815 | -162 | |
| 11 | TTÜ/Kalev |
28 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1589 | 1808 | -219 | Qualified for the Relegation Playoffs |
| 12 | SK Valmiera |
23 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1452 | 1734 | -282 |
Playoffs
edit2009–10 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.[4]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| BC Žalgiris | 104 78 | |||||||||
| BC Nevėžis | 70 66 | |||||||||
| BC Žalgiris | 108 | |||||||||
| BK Ventspils | 55 | |||||||||
| BK Ventspils | 84 62 | |||||||||
| Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 77 61 | |||||||||
| BC Žalgiris | 75 | |||||||||
| BK VEF Rīga | 67 | |||||||||
| BC Lietuvos Rytas | 90 85 | |||||||||
| BC Šiauliai | 89 72 | |||||||||
| BC Lietuvos Rytas | 68 | |||||||||
| BK VEF Rīga | 79 | Third place | ||||||||
| BK VEF Rīga | 91 82 | |||||||||
| BC Rūdupis | 65 67 | |||||||||
| BK Ventspils | 80 | |||||||||
| BC Lietuvos Rytas | 84 | |||||||||
| 2010/2011 Baltic Basketball League Champions |
|---|
BC Žalgiris Fourth Title |
Quarterfinals
editBC Žalgiris vs. BC Nevėžis
March 14th
19:15 |
| BC Žalgiris |
104–70 | BC Nevėžis |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-19, 24-18, 27-18, 29-15 | ||
| Pts: Klimavičius 21 Rebs: Klimavičius 9 Asts: Ćapin 5 |
Pts: Dimša 16 Rebs: Dimša 8 Asts: Alijevas 8 | |
| 1–0 | ||
Kaunas Sports Hall
Attendance: 2411 Referees: Antanas Ramanauskas (LTU) Antanas Gelazius (LTU) Arturas Sukys (LTU) |
March 19th
17:30 |
| BC Nevėžis |
66–78 | BC Žalgiris |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-15, 17-18, 11-22, 15-23 | ||
| Pts: Alijevas 23 Rebs: Alijevas 11 Asts: Alijevas 5 |
Pts: Two players 15 Rebs: Three players 5 Asts: Collins 3 | |
| 0–2 | ||
Kėdainiai Sports School
Attendance: 950 Referees: Martynas Gudas (LTU) Vilius Maciulaitis (LTU) Gytis Vilius (LTU) |
BK Ventspils vs. Tartu Ülikool/Rock
March 11th
19:00 |
| BK Ventspils |
84–77 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-20, 23-24, 18-13, 26-20 | ||
| Pts: Bērziņš 16 Rebs: Two players 7 Asts: Strēlnieks 3 |
Pts: Veideman 15 Rebs: Doronin 6 Asts: Sokk 5 | |
| 1–0 | ||
Ventspils Olympic Center
Attendance: 1200 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavicius (LTU) Oskars Lucis (LAT) Mart Uuehendrik (EST) |
March 17th
18:00 |
| Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
61–62 | BK Ventspils |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-13, 13-17, 18-13, 14-19 | ||
| Pts: Eichfuss 12 Rebs: Eziukwu 13 Asts: Sokk 4 |
Pts: Two players 10 Rebs: Hunter 9 Asts: Bērziņš 4 | |
| 0–2 | ||
Tartu University Sports Hall
Attendance: 2000 Referees: Atso Matsalu (EST) Tomas Jasevicius (LTU) Andris Aunkrogers (LAT) |
Lietuvos Rytas vs. Šiauliai
March 15th
19:00 |
| BC Lietuvos Rytas |
90–89 | BC Šiauliai |
| Scoring by quarter: 32-21, 20-26, 23-26, 15-16 | ||
| Pts: Bajramović 23 Rebs: Jomantas 11 Asts: Jomantas 5 |
Pts: Ruzgas 19 Rebs: Šarakauskas 9 Asts: Broadus 7 | |
| 1–0 | ||
Lietuvos rytas Arena
Attendance: 670 Referees: Tomas Jasevicius (LTU) Rimantas Bielinis (LTU) Andrius Maleckas (LTU) |
March 20th
19:00 |
| BC Šiauliai |
72–85 | BC Lietuvos Rytas |
| Scoring by quarter: 31-17, 16-21, 13-22, 12-25 | ||
| Pts: Gvezdauskas 23 Rebs: Delaš 6 Asts: Broadus 4 |
Pts: Valančiūnas 22 Rebs: Valančiūnas 7 Asts: Strawberry 6 | |
| 0–2 | ||
Šiauliai Arena
Attendance: 2790 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavicius (LTU) Saulius Paskevicius (LTU) Virgilijus Urbsys (LTU) |
BK VEF Rīga vs. BC Rūdupis
March 15th
19:30 |
| BK VEF Rīga |
91–65 | BC Rūdupis |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-22, 30-12, 17-19, 17-12 | ||
| Pts: Parakhouski 19 Rebs: Three players 5 Asts: Two players 4 |
Pts: Želionis 18 Rebs: Želionis 6 Asts: Two players 3 | |
| 1–0 | ||
Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs
Attendance: 300 Referees: Olegs Latisevs (LAT) Martynas Gudas (LTU) Timo Suslov (EST) |
March 19th
16:00 |
| BC Rūdupis |
67–82 | BK VEF Rīga |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-26, 9-15, 19-22, 17-19 | ||
| Pts: Juškevičius 20 Rebs: Lipkevičius 7 Asts: Dainys 5 |
Pts: Bertāns 18 Rebs: Parakhouski 7 Asts: Bertāns 4 | |
| 0–2 | ||
Prienai Region Municipality's Physical Education and Sports Centre's Hall
Attendance: 500 Referees: Tomas Jasevicius (LTU) Juris Kokainis (LAT) Tanel Suslov (EST) |
Semifinals
editApril 9th
18:00 |
| BC Žalgiris |
108–55 | BK Ventspils |
| Scoring by quarter: 30-14, 31-11, 26-12, 21-18 | ||
| Pts: Brown 21 Rebs: Plaisted 8 Asts: Kalnietis 8 |
Pts: Hunter 13 Rebs: Three players 4 Asts: Two players 4 | |
Kaunas Sports Hall
Attendance: 4150 Referees: Atso Matsalu (EST) Arnis Ozols (LAT) Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU) |
April 9th
20:30 |
| BC Lietuvos Rytas |
68–79 | BK VEF Rīga |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-24, 11-14, 17-14, 20-27 | ||
| Pts: Bajramović 17 Rebs: Two players 9 Asts: Rašić 4 |
Pts: Parakhouski 20 Rebs: Two players 5 Asts: Hughes 3 | |
Kaunas Sports Hall
Attendance: 3270 Referees: Olegs Latisevs (LAT) Jurgis Laurinavicius (LTU) Aare Halliko (EST) |
Third place game
editApril 10th
15:00 |
| BK Ventspils |
80–84 | BC Lietuvos Rytas |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-24, 18-19, 23-27, 18-14 | ||
| Pts: Hunter 19 Rebs: Hunter 8 Asts: Strēlnieks 6 |
Pts: Bajramović 20 Rebs: Valančiūnas 8 Asts: Two players 5 | |
Kaunas Sports Hall
Attendance: 2700 Referees: Atso Matsalu (EST) Jurgis Laurinavicius (LTU) Arnis Ozols (LAT) |
Final
editApril 10th
17:30 |
| BC Žalgiris |
75–67 | BK VEF Rīga |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-14, 20-21, 13-20, 22-12 | ||
| Pts: Klimavičius 15 Rebs: Klimavičius 9 Asts: Collins 6 |
Pts: Hughes 16 Rebs: Three players 5 Asts: Janičenoks 5 | |
Kaunas Sports Hall
Attendance: 4712 Referees: Olegs Latisevs (LAT) Aare Halliko (EST) Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU) |
Challenge Cup
editRegular season
editRound 1
editGroup A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BK Zemgale |
14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 670 | 633 | +37 | Qualified for Round 2 |
| 2 | BC Neptūnas |
14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 721 | 612 | +109 | |
| 3 | BC Alytus |
12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 648 | 670 | -22 | |
| 4 | BC Barsy Atyrau |
10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 634 | 696 | -62 | |
| 5 | BC Naglis |
10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 598 | 660 | -62 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BC Juventus |
14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 620 | 591 | +29 | Qualified for Round 2 |
| 2 | KK Kaunas |
13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 642 | 606 | +36 | |
| 3 | BC Techasas |
12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 633 | 642 | -9 | |
| 4 | BC Sakalai |
11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 611 | 641 | -30 | |
| 5 | BC Rakvere Tarvas |
10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 632 | 658 | -26 |
Round 2
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BC Juventus |
17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 842 | 775 | +67 | Qualified for the Playoffs |
| 2 | KK Kaunas |
16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 807 | 776 | +31 | |
| 3 | BC Techasas |
16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 807 | 781 | +26 | |
| 4 | BC Neptūnas |
15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 830 | 814 | +16 | |
| 5 | BK Zemgale |
14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 815 | 843 | -28 | |
| 6 | BC Alytus |
12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 752 | 864 | -113 |
Play-offs
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| BC Neptūnas | 82 74 | |||||
| BC Juventus | 79 94 | |||||
| BC Juventus | 87 89 | |||||
| KK Kaunas | 81 72 | |||||
| BC Techasas | 82 79 | |||||
| KK Kaunas | 78 88 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| BC Neptūnas | 93 75 | |||||
| BC Techasas | 77 100 | |||||
| 2010/2011 BBL Challenge Cup Champions |
|---|
BC Juventus First Title |
Semifinals
editBC Neptūnas vs. BC Juventus
March 1st
18:00 |
| BC Neptūnas |
82–79 | BC Juventus |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 20-15, 20-23, 24-22 | ||
| Pts: Vasylius 27 Rebs: Ruikis 7 Asts: Brūniņš 4 |
Pts: Čepukaitis 17 Rebs: Kieža 9 Asts: Two players 5 | |
| 1–0 | ||
Neptunas Basketball Arena
Attendance: 700 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU) Saulius Paskevicius (LTU) Danielius Bandzevicius (LTU) |
March 11th
17:30 |
| BC Juventus |
94–74 | BC Neptūnas |
| Scoring by quarter: 32-16, 27-24, 22-19, 13-15 | ||
| Pts: Prekevičius 19 Rebs: Kieža 11 Asts: Prekevičius 6 |
Pts: Vasylius 18 Rebs: Vasylius 5 Asts: Vasylius 5 | |
| 1–1 173–156 | ||
Utena's Arena
Attendance: 1550 Referees: Mindaugas Vecerskis (LTU) Vilius Maciulaitis (LTU) Ramunas Zukauskas (LTU) |
BC Techasas vs. KK Kaunas
March 1st
18:00 |
| BC Techasas |
82–78 | KK Kaunas |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-10, 28-22, 15-24, 24-22 | ||
| Pts: Volkus 30 Rebs: Three players 6 Asts: Rinkevičius 6 |
Pts: Two players 20 Rebs: Čukinas 12 Asts: Vasiliauskas 7 | |
| 1–0 | ||
Cido Arena
Attendance: 600 Referees: Antanas Ramanauskas (LTU) Tomas Langvinis (LTU) Ignas Davainis (LTU) |
March 11th
17:00 |
| KK Kaunas |
88–79 | BC Techasas |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-21, 13-21, 31-14, 25-23 | ||
| Pts: Čukinas 23 Rebs: Čukinas 10 Asts: Vasiliauskas 6 |
Pts: Two players 20 Rebs: Valukonis 7 Asts: Two players 5 | |
| 1–1 166–161 | ||
Sports Complex of Sabonis Basketball Centre
Attendance: 200 Referees: Tomas Jasevicius (LTU) Rimantas Bielinis (LTU) Andrius Maleckas (LTU) |
Third place games
editBC Neptūnas vs. BC Techasas
March 15th
18:00 |
| BC Neptūnas |
93–77 | BC Techasas |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-17, 14-20, 29-26, 21-14 | ||
| Pts: Ruikis 23 Rebs: Vasylius 11 Asts: Vasylius 5 |
Pts: Leonavičius 24 Rebs: Šilinskis 8 Asts: Leonavičius 4 | |
| 1–0 | ||
Neptunas Basketball Arena
Attendance: 500 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavicius (LTU) Antanas Gelazius (LTU) Algirdas Bataitis (LTU) |
March 18th
18:00 |
| BC Techasas |
100–75 | BC Neptūnas |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-17, 27-24, 21-14, 30-20 | ||
| Pts: Valukonis 22 Rebs: Volkus 9 Asts: Rinkevičius 5 |
Pts: Mažeika 17 Rebs: Bonner 8 Asts: Žurna 4 | |
| 1–1 177–168 | ||
Cido Arena
Attendance: 800 Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU) Martynas Gudas (LTU) Linas Masiulis (LTU) |
Finals
editBC Juventus vs. KK Kaunas
March 15th
18:00 |
| KK Kaunas |
81–87 | BC Juventus |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-21, 22-31, 15-20, 24-15 | ||
| Pts: Čukinas 25 Rebs: Drungilas 8 Asts: Vasiliauskas 7 |
Pts: Kieža 21 Rebs: Kieža 11 Asts: Three players 3 | |
| 0–1 | ||
Sports Complex of Sabonis Basketball Centre
Attendance: 200 Referees: Antanas Ramanauskas (LTU) Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU) Vilius Maciulaitis (LTU) |
March 19th
17:00 |
| BC Juventus |
89–72 | KK Kaunas |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-13, 19-18, 16-24, 25-17 | ||
| Pts: Maceina 14 Rebs: Kieža 10 Asts: Maceina 10 |
Pts: Uzas 21 Rebs: Two players 8 Asts: Vasiliauskas 4 | |
| 2–0 176–153 | ||
Utena's Arena
Attendance: 1300 Referees: Mindaugas Vecerskis (LTU) Rimantas Bielinis (LTU) Ramunas Zukauskas (LTU) |
Relegation Playoffs
editTTÜ/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
editApril 10th
17:00 |
| BC Juventus |
81–69 | SK Valmiera |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 23-18, 17-17, 22-17 | ||
| Pts: Prekevičius 24 Rebs: Two players 5 Asts: Kieža 6 |
Pts: Ziediņš 16 Rebs: Two players 9 Asts: Two players 3 | |
| 1–0 | ||
April 15th
18:30 |
| SK Valmiera |
72–76 | BC Juventus |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 15-19, 22-17, 21-22 | ||
| Pts: Veselovs 16 Rebs: Bērziņš 9 Asts: Three players 4 |
Pts: Kieža 19 Rebs: Urbonas 10 Asts: Pociukonis 4 | |
| 0–2 | ||
Vidzemes Olimpiskais Centrs
Attendance: 400 Referees: Atso Matsalu (EST) Aare Halliko (EST) Mart Uuehendrik (EST) |
Qualification – Pair B
editApril 10th
14:00 |
| KK Kaunas |
85–76 | TTÜ/Kalev |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-23, 20-10, 19-24, 26-19 | ||
| Pts: Čukinas 21 Rebs: Čukinas 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 5 |
Pts: Osby 21 Rebs: Osby 12 Asts: Kriisa 7 | |
| 1–0 | ||
Sports Complex of Sabonis Basketball Centre
Attendance: 150 Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT) Andris Aunkrogers (LAT) Andris Vaskans (LAT) |
April 15th
18:30 |
| TTÜ/Kalev |
65–75 | KK Kaunas |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-24, 18-12, 21-18, 7-21 | ||
| Pts: Pilk 14 Rebs: Osby 17 Asts: Archibald 4 |
Pts: Jasikevičius 21 Rebs: Drungilas 13 Asts: Vasiliauskas 4 | |
| 0–2 | ||
TTÜ Sports Hall
Attendance: 360 Referees: Juris Kokainis (LAT) Ingus Baumanis (LAT) Mareks Volskis (LAT) |
- 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
editNote: Excluded are all players who have played less than 10 games during all stages of the season in their respective division.
Awards
editElite Division season MVP
editElite Division Final Four MVP
editMVP of the Month
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Elite Divisionedit
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Challenge Cupedit
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References
edit- ^ "Zalgiris take BBL crown for 2010/2011 Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine". BBL Homepage (2011-04-10). Retrieved on 2012-02-02
- ^ "Juventus take out Challenge Cup". BBL Homepage (2011-03-19). Retrieved on 2012-02-02
- ^ "Ventspils opens regular season with a victory over Rudupis". BBL Homepage (2010-09-29). Retrieved on 2012-02-04
- ^ "Board of MasterCard Baltic Basketball League decides upon the season 2010/2011 Archived 2010-09-16 at the Wayback Machine". BBL Homepage (2010-08-17). Retrieved on 2012-02-04