2011–12 PBL season

The 2011–12 Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL) was the second season of the Russian Professional League, and the 21st overall season of the Russian Professional Championship. CSKA Moscow won the title, by beating Khimki Moscow Region 2–0 in the league's playoff Finals.

PBL
Season2011–12
Dates6 October 2011–19 May 2012
Number of games110
Number of teams10
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Davon Jefferson
Finals
ChampionsCSKA Moscow
(19th title)
  Runners-upKhimki
Third placeLokomotiv Kuban
Fourth placeTriumph Lyubertsy
Playoffs MVPRussia Alexey Shved

Format

Because of the involvement of the senior men's Russia national basketball team at the Olympic qualifying tournament in 2012, the 2011–12 Russian Professional League was reduced to two playoff series.

All teams met each other at home and away venues. In the regular season, each team played 18 games.

Teams

Team Home City Arena Capacity
Triumph LyubertsyLyubertsyTriumph Sports Palace4,000
Spartak Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgSibur Arena7,044
Spartak PrimoryeVladivostokSK Olimpiets1,500
Krasnye KryliaSamaraMTL Arena3,500
CSKA MoscowMoscowUniversal Sports Hall CSKA5,500
EniseyKrasnoyarskArena Sever4,100
KhimkiKhimkiBasketball Center6,196
Lokomotiv KubanKrasnodarBasket-Hall7,500
Nizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodTrade Union Sport Palace5,600
UNICSKazanBasket Hall Arena7,500

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 CSKA Moscow 18 17 1 1571 1234 +337 Qualification for the championship playoffs
2 Khimki 18 15 3 1465 1348 +117
3 Triumph Lyubertsy 18 12 6 1461 1434 +27
4 Lokomotiv Kuban 18 9 9 1384 1439 55
5 Spartak Saint Petersburg 18 9 9 1416 1366 +50 Qualification for the fifth position playoffs
6 UNICS 18 8 10 1316 1294 +22
7 Spartak Primorye 18 8 10 1433 1460 27
8 Krasnye Krylia 18 7 11 1363 1449 86
9 Nizhny Novgorod 18 3 15 1335 1516 181
10 Enisey 18 2 16 1332 1536 204
Source: Eurobasket

Championship playoffs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
1 CSKA Moscow2
 
 
 
4 Lokomotiv Kuban0
 
1 CSKA Moscow3
 
 
 
2 Khimki0
 
2 Khimki2
 
 
3 Triumph Lyubertsy0
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
3 Triumph Lyubertsy1
 
 
4 Lokomotiv Kuban2

Fifth position playoffs

 
First roundFifth position
 
      
 
 
 
 
5 Spartak Saint Petersburg2
 
 
 
8 Krasnye Krylia1
 
5 Spartak Saint Petersburg0
 
 
 
6 UNICS2
 
6 UNICS2
 
 
7 Spartak Primorye1
 
Seventh position
 
 
 
 
 
7 Spartak Primorye1
 
 
8 Krasnye Krylia2

Awards

Regular Season MVP

Playoffs MVP

All-Symbolic Team

See also

References

  1. "Davon Jefferson named Russian PBL MVP". Sportando.com. 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. Wolves Sign Free Agent Alexey Shved.
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