2010–11 Baltic Basketball League

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.^[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

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.^[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

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.^[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

BC Žalgiris vs. BC Nevėžis

March 14th 19:15

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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

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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

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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

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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 Ülikooli Spordihoone Attendance: 2000 Referees: Atso Matsalu (EST) Tomas Jasevicius (LTU) Andris Aunkrogers (LAT)

Lietuvos Rytas vs. Šiauliai

March 15th 19:00

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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

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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

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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

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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

April 9th 18:00

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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

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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

April 10th 15:00

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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

April 10th 17:30

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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

Regular season

Round 1

Group 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

	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

	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

BC Neptūnas vs. BC Juventus

March 1st 18:00

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BC Neptūnas	82–79	BC Juventus
Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 20-15, 20-23, 24-22
Pts: Vasylius 27 Rebs: Ruikis 7 Asts: Brunins 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

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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

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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

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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

BC Neptūnas vs. BC Techasas

March 15th 18:00

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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

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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

BC Juventus vs. KK Kaunas

March 15th 18:00

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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

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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

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

April 10th 17:00

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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

Utena's Arena Attendance: 900 Referees: Andres Tobi (EST) Tanel Suslov (EST) Timo Suslov (EST)

April 15th 18:30

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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

April 10th 14:00

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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

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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 Spordihall 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

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 Rank Name Team Games Pts. PPG 1. Bambale Osby TTÜ/Kalev 22 410 18.64 2. Adas Juškevičius BC Rūdupis 23 356 15.48 3. Artsiom Parakhouski BK VEF Rīga 25 381 15.24 4. Egidijus Dimša BC Nevėžis 24 359 14.96 5. Joakim Kjellbom Norrköping Dolphins 20 296 14.80 Rebounds Rank Name Team Games Rbs. RPG 1. Bambale Osby TTÜ/Kalev 22 263 11.95 2. Callistus Eziukwu Tartu Ülikool/Rock 24 214 8.92 3. Michael Dunigan BC Kalev/Cramo 18 144 8.00 4. Vytautas Šarakauskas BC Šiauliai 24 173 7.21 5. Saulius Kuzminskas BK Ventspils 21 143 6.81 Assists Rank Name Team Games Ast. APG 1. Evaldas Dainys BC Rūdupis 16 84 5.25 2. Rashaun Broadus BC Šiauliai 12 61 5.08 3. Valmo Kriisa TTÜ/Kalev 22 108 4.91 4. Rolandas Alijevas BC Nevėžis 20 95 4.75 5. Aidas Viskontas BC Perlas 22 96 4.36

Challenge Cup Points Rank Name Team Games Pts. PPG 1. Ilmars Bergmanis BK Zemgale 14 266 19.00 2. Valdas Vasylius KK Neptūnas 18 311 17.28 3. Gintaras Leonavičius BC Techasas 12 202 16.83 4. Šarūnas Vasiliauskas KK Kaunas 16 240 15.00 5. Edgars Krūmiņš BK Zemgale 14 207 14.79 Rebounds Rank Name Team Games Rbs. RPG 1. Aurimas Kieža BC Juventus 16 159 9.94 2. Saulius Dumbliauskas BC Alytus 14 111 7.93 3. Pavelas Čukinas KK Kaunas 18 136 7.56 4. Jekabs Rozitis BK Zemgale 14 105 7.50 5. Valdas Vasylius KK Neptūnas 18 121 6.72 Assists Rank Name Team Games Ast. APG 1. Ernestas Ežerskis BC Techasas 17 79 4.65 2. Šarūnas Vasiliauskas KK Kaunas 16 74 4.63 3. Tomas Rinkevičius BC Techasas 15 68 4.53 4. Gediminas Maceina BC Juventus 18 79 4.39 5. Vytenis Jasikevičius KK Kaunas 17 70 4.12

Awards

MVP of the Month

Elite Division Month Player Team October 2010 Bambale Osby TTÜ/Kalev November 2010 Edgaras Zelionis BC Rūdupis December 2010 Artsiom Parakhouski BK VEF Rīga January 2011 Michael Dunigan BC Kalev/Cramo February 2011 Weyinmi Efejuku BK Ventspils

Challenge Cup Month Player Team 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

• Official website
• Eurobasket.com League Page