2011–12 Baltic Basketball League

Baltic Basketball League 2011–12 season was a basketball competition among Baltic states basketball clubs. The season started on 30 September 2011.^[1]

Teams

Elite Division

Country (League)	Teams	Teams (ranking in 2010–11 national championship)
Lithuania (LKL)	8	BC Žalgiris^ (1)	BC Lietuvos rytas^ (2)	BC Rūdupis (SF)	BC Juventus† (SF)	BC Šiauliai (QF)	BC Kėdainiai Triobet (9)	BC Baltai† (10)	BC Pieno žvaigždės (NKL 1)
Latvia (LBL)	3	BC VEF Rīga^ (1)	BK Ventspils (2)	BK Liepājas Lauvas (SF)
Estonia (KML)	2	BC Kalev/Cramo (1)	University of Tartu (2)
Russia (PBL)	1	BC Triumph Lyubertsy (10)

† Promoted from the 2010–11 Challenge Cup
^ Qualified directly to playoffs

Challenge Cup

Country (League)	Teams	Teams (ranking in 2010–11 national championship)
Lithuania (LKL)	4	BC Neptūnas (QF)	BC Lietkabelis (QF)	BC Sakalai (11)	BC Naglis (12)
Latvia (LBL)	3	BK Valmiera (QF)	BK Jelgava (QF)	BA Turība (QF)
Estonia (KML)	3	TTÜ KK (SF)	BC Rakvere Tarvas (SF)	Piimameister Otto/Rapla (QF)
Kazakhstan (D1)	1	Barsy Atyrau (1)

Elite Division Regular season Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff Qualification 1 Šiauliai 36 20 16 4 1762 1646 +116 Qualified for the Playoffs 2 Triumph Lyubertsy 36 20 16 4 1667 1457 +210 3 Ventspils 32 20 12 8 1575 1482 +93 4 Kalev/Cramo 32 20 12 8 1502 1451 +51 5 Rūdupis 32 20 12 8 1673 1650 +23 6 Pieno žvaigždės 30 20 10 10 1446 1385 +61 7 Kėdainiai/Triobet 30 20 10 10 1533 1563 −10 8 Juventus 29 20 9 11 1490 1562 −72 9 University of Tartu 26 20 6 14 1584 1688 −104 10 KK Baltai 24 20 4 16 1462 1592 −130 11 Liepājas Lauvas 23 20 3 17 1435 1653 −218 Play-offs Quarter Finals Semifinals Finals                   Žalgiris 2 Rūdupis 1 Žalgiris 117 Šiauliai 64 Šiauliai 2 Triumph Lyubertsy 1 Žalgiris 74 Lietuvos Rytas 70 VEF Riga 2 Kalev/Cramo 1 VEF Riga 61 Lietuvos Rytas 89 Lietuvos Rytas 2 Ventspils 0 Quarterfinals Žalgiris vs. Rūdupis 21 March 18:30 Report Rūdupis 97–85 Žalgiris Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 30–16, 24–28, 22–19 Pts: Kadžiulis 22 Rebs: Juškevičius, Orelik 5 Asts: Juškevičius 5 Pts: Jankūnas 17 Rebs: Jankūnas 7 Asts: Kalnietis 3 Prienų Arena, Prienai Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Mindaugas Vecerskis, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Ramunas Zukauskas 23 March 19:15 Report Žalgiris 85–67 Rūdupis Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 22–5, 21–9, 24–28 Pts: Kalnietis, Kuzminskas 12 Rebs: Javtokas 9 Asts: Kalnietis 6 Pts: Labuckas 17 Rebs: Labuckas, Buterlevičius 5 Asts: Labuckas, Ivanauskas 3 Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 7,840 Referees: Antanas Ramanauskas, Saulius Paskevicius, Linas Masiulis 28 March 19:15 Report Žalgiris 90–73 Rūdupis Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 21–18, 18–13, 25–24 Pts: Delininkaitis 18 Rebs: Lipkevičius 8 Asts: Kalnietis 5 Pts: Dabkus 17 Rebs: Dabkus 6 Asts: Juškevičius 4 Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 5,841 Referees: Mindaugas Vecerskis, Andrius Maleckas, Ignas Davainis Šiauliai vs. Triumph Lyubertsy 10 March 18:00 Report Triumph Lyubertsy 84–76 Šiauliai Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 22–16, 18–18, 18–21 Pts: Karasev 22 Rebs: Jefferson 12 Asts: McKee 5 Pts: Ruzgas 22 Rebs: Vasylius 13 Asts: Long 3 SH Triumph, Lyubertsy Attendance: 1030 Referees: Oskars Lucis, Ingus Baumanis, Andris Aunkrogers 6 April 18:00 Canceled Šiauliai vs. Triumph Lyubertsy Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai 7 April 17:00 Canceled Šiauliai vs. Triumph Lyubertsy Triumph withdrew from competition[2] Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai VEF Riga vs. Kalev/Cramo 22 March 19:00 Report VEF Riga 64–56 Kalev/Cramo Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 17–15, 12–8, 15–20 Pts: Kavaliauskas 17 Rebs: Millage 11 Asts: Bertāns 4 Pts: Sokk 13 Rebs: Šķēle, Fall 4 Asts: Sokk, Arbet, Šķēle 3 Saldus Sports Center, Riga Attendance: 800 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavicius, Antanas Ramanauskas, Vilius Maciulaitis 24 March 17:00 Report Kalev/Cramo 79–76 (OT) VEF Riga Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 22–13, 13–15, 13–17, Overtime: 9–6 Pts: Arbet 17 Rebs: Dorbek 8 Asts: Sokk 4 Pts: Millage 16 Rebs: Jahovičs 11 Asts: Millage 4 Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Mindaugas Vecerskis, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Martynas Gudas 31 March 16:00 Report VEF Riga 84–78 Kalev/Cramo Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 18–14, 26–23, 27–19 Pts: Janičenoks 22 Rebs: Bērziņš 7 Asts: Millage 6 Pts: Arbet 16 Rebs: Fall 10 Asts: Ulyanko, Sokk 6 Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavicius, Antanas Ramanauskas, Vilius Maciulaitis Lietuvos Rytas vs. Ventspils 23 March 19:00 Report Lietuvos rytas 99–79 Ventspils Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 28–17, 33–25, 18–19 Pts: Seibutis 19 Rebs: Valančiūnas 10 Asts: Valančiūnas, Rašić, Jomantas 3 Pts: Meiers 16 Rebs: Meiers 4 Asts: Young, Gray, Abernethy 4 Lietuvos rytas Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mart Uuehendrik, Rain Peerandi 2 April 19:00 Report Ventspils 63–73 Lietuvos rytas Scoring by quarter: 5–18, 15–16, 22–22, 21–17 Pts: Gray 14 Rebs: Abernethy 8 Asts: Abernethy 5 Pts: Katelynas, Valančiūnas 14 Rebs: Valančiūnas 8 Asts: Babrauskas 3 Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Aare Halliko, Andres Tobi, Timo Suslov Semifinals 28 April 17:30 Report Žalgiris 117–64 Šiauliai Scoring by quarter: 31–12, 31–25, 31–13, 24–12 Pts: Jankūnas 21 Rebs: Klimavičius 10 Asts: Popović, Kalnietis 6 Pts: Broadus 14 Rebs: Jucikas 5 Asts: Prekevičius 3 Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai Attendance: 3300 Referees: Mindaugas Vecerskis, Martynas Gudas, Tanel Suslov 28 April 20:00 Report VEF Riga 61–89 Lietuvos rytas Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 12–20, 15–24, 19–18 Pts: Bērziņš 11 Rebs: Kavaliauskas 7 Asts: Millage 6 Pts: Redikas 16 Rebs: Dilys 6 Asts: Rice 5 Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai Attendance: 2900 Referees: Andres Tobi, Juris Kokainis, Antanas Ramanauskas Third place match 29 April 15:00 Report Šiauliai 75–92 VEF Riga Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 16–30, 13–18, 22–24 Pts: Gvezdauskas 20 Rebs: Long 7 Asts: Gvezdauskas, Broadus, Long 3 Pts: Kavaliauskas 24 Rebs: Millage 6 Asts: Bērziņš, Bailey, Millage 4 Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai Attendance: 3000 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavicius, Ingus Baumanis, Tanel Suslov Final 29 April 18:00 Report Žalgiris 74–70 Lietuvos rytas Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 20–10, 17–18, 15–16 Pts: Kalnietis 19 Rebs: Jankūnas 5 Asts: Popović 6 Pts: Rice 20 Rebs: Samardžiski 8 Asts: Redikas 3 Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai Attendance: 4200 Referees: Olegs Latisevs, Oskars Lucis, Andres Tobi Player Statistics Efficiency Pos. Name Team EFF 1 Denzel Bowles Šiauliai 21.3 2 Jonas Valančiūnas Lietuvos Rytas 21.0 3 David James McLure Kėdainiai Triobet 19.0 4 Valdas Vasylius Šiauliai 18.6 5 Bill Amis Tartu Ülikool 17.5 Points Pos. Name Team PPG 1 Denzel Bowles Šiauliai 19.3 2 Joshua Mayo Liepājas Lauvas 16.2 3 Bill Amis Tartu Ülikool 16.1 4 Renaldas Seibutis Lietuvos Rytas 16.0 5 Antanas Kavaliauskas BK VEF Rīga 15.0 Rebounds Pos. Name Team RPG 1 David James McLure Kėdainiai Triobet 9.3 2 Jonas Valančiūnas Lietuvos Rytas 9.0 3 Gatis Jahovics BK VEF Rīga 8.3 4 Denzel Bowles Šiauliai 7.4 5 Lawrence Roberts Lietuvos Rytas 7.0 Assists Pos. Name Team APG 1 Mantas Kalnietis Žalgiris Kaunas 4.7 2 Rashaun Broadus Šiauliai 4.6 3 Janis Strelnieks Ventspils 4.3 4 Gediminas Maceina Juventus 4.2 5 Curtis Millage BK VEF Rīga 4.0 Challenge Cup Regular season Group A Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff Qualification 1 BC Rakvere Tarvas 14 8 6 2 678 642 +36 Qualified for the Playoffs 2 BC Naglis 13 8 5 3 612 609 +3 3 KK Neptūnas 13 8 5 3 759 637 +122 4 Barsy Atyrau 11 8 3 5 621 653 −32 5 BK Jelgava 9 8 1 7 614 743 −129 Group B Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff Qualification 1 BC Lietkabelis 18 10 8 2 823 733 +90 Qualified for the Playoffs 2 BC Sakalai 18 10 8 2 816 650 +166 3 BK Valmiera 17 10 7 3 726 641 +85 4 TTÜ KK 13 10 3 7 710 767 −57 5 Piimameister Otto/Rapla 12 10 2 8 619 752 −133 6 BA Turība 12 10 2 8 651 802 −151 Play-offs   Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final                               BC Rakvere Tarvas 90 83       TTÜ KK 83 62   BC Rakvere Tarvas 75 102       BC Sakalai 68 91   BC Sakalai 75 86       KK Neptūnas 79 74   BC Rakvere Tarvas 74 82       BC Lietkabelis 89 71   BC Naglis 63 77       BK Valmiera 74 53   BC Naglis 62 82       BC Lietkabelis 63 96 Third place   BC Lietkabelis 109 90       Barsy Atyrau 67 73   BC Sakalai 83 71     BC Naglis 67 64   2011/2012 BBL Challenge Cup Champions BC Lietkabelis First Title References ↑ Third Quarter Rout Gives Ventspils Opening Win BBL, 2011-09-30 ↑ Triumph withdraw from BBL quarter finals External links Official website Eurobasket.com League Page