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 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 Latvia (LBL) 3 BC VEF Rīga^ (1) BK Ventspils (2) BK Liepājas Lauvas (SF)
Estonia Estonia (KML) 2 BC Kalev/Cramo (1) University of Tartu (2)
Russia 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 Lithuania (LKL) 4 BC Neptūnas (QF) BC Lietkabelis (QF) BC Sakalai (11) BC Naglis (12)
Latvia Latvia (LBL) 3 BK Valmiera (QF) BK Jelgava (QF) BA Turība (QF)
Estonia Estonia (KML) 3 TTÜ KK (SF) BC Rakvere Tarvas (SF) Piimameister Otto/Rapla (QF)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (D1) 1 Barsy Atyrau (1)

Elite Division

Regular season

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff Qualification
1 Lithuania Šiauliai 36 20 16 4 1762 1646 +116 Qualified for the Playoffs
2 Russia Triumph Lyubertsy 36 20 16 4 1667 1457 +210
3 Latvia Ventspils 32 20 12 8 1575 1482 +93
4 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 32 20 12 8 1502 1451 +51
5 Lithuania Rūdupis 32 20 12 8 1673 1650 +23
6 Lithuania Pieno žvaigždės 30 20 10 10 1446 1385 +61
7 Lithuania Kėdainiai/Triobet 30 20 10 10 1533 1563 −10
8 Lithuania Juventus 29 20 9 11 1490 1562 −72
9 Estonia University of Tartu 26 20 6 14 1584 1688 −104
10 Lithuania KK Baltai 24 20 4 16 1462 1592 −130
11 Latvia Liepājas Lauvas 23 20 3 17 1435 1653 −218

Play-offs

Quarter Finals Semifinals Finals
         
Lithuania Žalgiris 2
Lithuania Rūdupis 1
Lithuania Žalgiris 117
Lithuania Šiauliai 64
Lithuania Šiauliai 2
Russia Triumph Lyubertsy 1
Lithuania Žalgiris 74
Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 70
Latvia VEF Riga 2
Estonia Kalev/Cramo 1
Latvia VEF Riga 61
Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 89
Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 2
Latvia Ventspils 0

Quarterfinals

Žalgiris vs. Rūdupis

21 March
18:30
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Rūdupis Lithuania 97–85 Lithuania 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
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Žalgiris Lithuania 85–67 Lithuania 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
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Žalgiris Lithuania 90–73 Lithuania 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
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Triumph Lyubertsy Russia 84–76 Lithuania 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
7 April
17:00
Canceled
Šiauliai Lithuania vs. Russia Triumph Lyubertsy
Triumph withdrew from competition[2]

VEF Riga vs. Kalev/Cramo

22 March
19:00
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VEF Riga Latvia 64–56 Estonia 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
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Kalev/Cramo Estonia 79–76 (OT) Latvia 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
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VEF Riga Latvia 84–78 Estonia 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
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Lietuvos rytas Lithuania 99–79 Latvia 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 Latvia 63–73 Lithuania 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
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Žalgiris Lithuania 117–64 Lithuania 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
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VEF Riga Latvia 61–89 Lithuania 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
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Šiauliai Lithuania 75–92 Latvia 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
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Žalgiris Lithuania 74–70 Lithuania 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 United States Denzel Bowles Lithuania Šiauliai 21.3
2 Lithuania Jonas Valančiūnas Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 21.0
3 United States David James McLure Lithuania Kėdainiai Triobet 19.0
4 Lithuania Valdas Vasylius Lithuania Šiauliai 18.6
5 United States Bill Amis Latvia Tartu Ülikool 17.5


Points

Pos. Name Team PPG
1 United States Denzel Bowles Lithuania Šiauliai 19.3
2 United States Joshua Mayo Latvia Liepājas Lauvas 16.2
3 United States Bill Amis Estonia Tartu Ülikool 16.1
4 Lithuania Renaldas Seibutis Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 16.0
5 Lithuania Antanas Kavaliauskas Latvia BK VEF Rīga 15.0

Rebounds

Pos. Name Team RPG
1 United States David James McLure Lithuania Kėdainiai Triobet 9.3
2 Lithuania Jonas Valančiūnas Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 9.0
3 Latvia Gatis Jahovics Latvia BK VEF Rīga 8.3
4 United States Denzel Bowles Lithuania Šiauliai 7.4
5 United States Lawrence Roberts Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 7.0


Assists

Pos. Name Team APG
1 Lithuania Mantas Kalnietis Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas 4.7
2 United States Rashaun Broadus Lithuania Šiauliai 4.6
3 Latvia Janis Strelnieks Latvia Ventspils 4.3
4 Lithuania Gediminas Maceina Lithuania Juventus 4.2
5 United States Curtis Millage Latvia BK VEF Rīga 4.0

Challenge Cup

Regular season

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff Qualification
1 Estonia BC Rakvere Tarvas 14 8 6 2 678 642 +36 Qualified for the Playoffs
2 Lithuania BC Naglis 13 8 5 3 612 609 +3
3 Lithuania KK Neptūnas 13 8 5 3 759 637 +122
4 Kazakhstan Barsy Atyrau 11 8 3 5 621 653 −32
5 Latvia BK Jelgava 9 8 1 7 614 743 −129

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff Qualification
1 Lithuania BC Lietkabelis 18 10 8 2 823 733 +90 Qualified for the Playoffs
2 Lithuania BC Sakalai 18 10 8 2 816 650 +166
3 Latvia BK Valmiera 17 10 7 3 726 641 +85
4 Estonia TTÜ KK 13 10 3 7 710 767 −57
5 Estonia Piimameister Otto/Rapla 12 10 2 8 619 752 −133
6 Latvia BA Turība 12 10 2 8 651 802 −151

Play-offs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Estonia BC Rakvere Tarvas90 83
 
 
 
Estonia TTÜ KK83 62
 
Estonia BC Rakvere Tarvas75 102
 
 
 
Lithuania BC Sakalai68 91
 
Lithuania BC Sakalai75 86
 
 
 
Lithuania KK Neptūnas79 74
 
Estonia BC Rakvere Tarvas74 82
 
 
 
 Lithuania BC Lietkabelis89 71
 
Lithuania BC Naglis63 77
 
 
 
Latvia BK Valmiera74 53
 
Lithuania BC Naglis62 82
 
 
 
Lithuania BC Lietkabelis63 96 Third place
 
Lithuania BC Lietkabelis109 90
 
 
 
Kazakhstan Barsy Atyrau67 73
 
Lithuania BC Sakalai83 71
 
 
Lithuania BC Naglis67 64
 
2011/2012 BBL Challenge Cup Champions

BC Lietkabelis
First Title

References

  1. ^ Third Quarter Rout Gives Ventspils Opening Win Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine BBL, 2011-09-30
  2. ^ Triumph withdraw from BBL quarter finals

External links

  • Official website
  • Eurobasket.com League Page
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