# 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.

## 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 Lyubertsy | Lyubertsy | Triumph Sports Palace | 4,000 |
| Spartak Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Sibur Arena | 7,044 |
| Spartak Primorye | Vladivostok | SK Olimpiets | 1,500 |
| Krasnye Krylia | Samara | MTL Arena | 3,500 |
| CSKA Moscow | Moscow | Universal Sports Hall CSKA | 5,500 |
| Enisey | Krasnoyarsk | Arena Sever | 4,100 |
| Khimki | Khimki | Basketball Center | 6,196 |
| Lokomotiv Kuban | Krasnodar | Basket-Hall | 7,500 |
| Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | Trade Union Sport Palace | 5,600 |
| UNICS | Kazan | Basket Hall Arena | 7,500 |

## 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 | Qualification for the championship playoffs |
| 3 | Triumph Lyubertsy | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1461 | 1434 | +27 | Qualification for the championship playoffs |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1384 | 1439 | −55 | Qualification for the championship playoffs |
| 5 | Spartak Saint Petersburg | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1416 | 1366 | +50 | Qualification for the fifth position playoffs |
| 6 | UNICS | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1316 | 1294 | +22 | Qualification for the fifth position playoffs |
| 7 | Spartak Primorye | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1433 | 1460 | −27 | Qualification for the fifth position playoffs |
| 8 | Krasnye Krylia | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1363 | 1449 | −86 | Qualification for the fifth position playoffs |
| 9 | Nizhny Novgorod | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1335 | 1516 | −181 | |
| 10 | Enisey | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1332 | 1536 | −204 | |

## Championship playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 CSKA Moscow | 2 |
| 4 Lokomotiv Kuban | 0 | | |
| 4 Lokomotiv Kuban | 0 | 1 CSKA Moscow | 3 |
| | | 2 Khimki | 0 |
| 2 Khimki | 2 | 2 Khimki | 0 |
| 3 Triumph Lyubertsy | 0 | | |
| 3 Triumph Lyubertsy | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 3 Triumph Lyubertsy | 1 |
| | | 4 Lokomotiv Kuban | 2 |

## Fifth position playoffs

| First round | First round | Fifth position | Fifth position |
| 5 Spartak Saint Petersburg | 2 |
| 8 Krasnye Krylia | 1 | | |
| 8 Krasnye Krylia | 1 | 5 Spartak Saint Petersburg | 0 |
| | | 6 UNICS | 2 |
| 6 UNICS | 2 | 6 UNICS | 2 |
| 7 Spartak Primorye | 1 | | |
| 7 Spartak Primorye | 1 | Seventh position | Seventh position |
| | | 7 Spartak Primorye | 1 |
| | | 8 Krasnye Krylia | 2 |

## Awards
### Regular Season MVP

* Davon Jefferson (Triumph Lyubertsy)

### Playoffs MVP

* Alexey Shved (CSKA Moscow)

### All-Symbolic Team

* First Symbolic Team
** Patrick Beverley (Spartak St. Petersburg)
** Zoran Planinić (Khimki Moscow Region)
** Davon Jefferson (Triumph Lyubertsy)
** Andrei Kirilenko (CSKA Moscow)
** Jeremiah Massey (Lokomotiv Kuban)
* Second Symbolic Team
** Torey Thomas (Spartak Primorye)
** Vitaly Fridzon (Khimki Moscow Region)
** Sergey Karasev (Triumph Lyubertsy)
** Victor Khryapa (CSKA Moscow)
** Vladimir Veremeenko (UNICS Kazan)