# 2010–11 PBL season

The 2010–11 Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL) was the first season of the Russian Professional League, and the 20th overall of the Russian Professional Championship. CSKA Moscow won the title, by beating Kimki Moscow Region 3–1 in the league's playoff Finals.

## Format

In the regular season, all ten teams played against each other three times so in the regular season, each team played 27 games.

## Teams

| Team | Home City | Arena | Capacity |
| Triumph Lyubertsy | Lyubertsy | Triumph Sports Palace | 4,000 |
| Spartak Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Sibur Arena | 7,044 |
| Dynamo Moscow | Moscow | Krylatskoye Sports Palace | 5,000 |
| 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 | UNICS | 27 | 21 | 6 | 2188 | 1962 | +226 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2161 | 1925 | +236 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2114 | 1956 | +158 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 4 | Khimki | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2261 | 2059 | +202 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 5 | Spartak Saint Petersburg | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2195 | 2122 | +73 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 6 | Enisey | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2114 | 2252 | −138 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 7 | Krasnye Krylia | 27 | 10 | 17 | 1987 | 2128 | −141 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 8 | Nizhny Novgorod | 27 | 10 | 17 | 1948 | 2122 | −174 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 9 | Dynamo Moscow (R) | 27 | 8 | 19 | 323 | 352 | −29 | Relegated to Super League |
| 10 | Triumph Lyubertsy | 27 | 5 | 22 | 2048 | 2313 | −265 | |
* ↑ Dynamo Moscow was expelled from the PBL due to the club's difficult financial situation.

## Playoffs
### Championship bracket

The quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three format, the semi- and finals were played in a best-of-five format.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1UNICS | 2 | | |
| 8Nizhny Novgorod | 1 | | |
| 8Nizhny Novgorod | 1 | 1UNICS | 2 |
| | | 4Khimki | 3 |
| 4Khimki | 2 | 4Khimki | 3 |
| 5Spartak Saint Petersburg | 1 | | | | |
| 5Spartak Saint Petersburg | 1 | | | 4Khimki | 1 |
| | | | | 2CSKA Moscow | 3 |
| 2CSKA Moscow | 2 | | | 2CSKA Moscow | 3 |
| 7Krasnye Krylia | 1 | | | | |
| 7Krasnye Krylia | 1 | 2CSKA Moscow | 3 | | |
| | | 3Lokomotiv Kuban | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| 3Lokomotiv Kuban | 2 | 3Lokomotiv Kuban | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| 6Enisey | 1 | | | | |
| 6Enisey | 1 | | | 1UNICS | 3 |
| | | | | 3Lokomotiv Kuban | 0 |

### Classification bracket

All losing teams from the quarter-finals in the championship bracket played in the classification bracket. All rounds were played in a best-of-three format.
| First round | First round | Fifth position | Fifth position |
| 8Nizhny Novgorod | 2 |
| 5Spartak Saint Petersburg | 0 | | |
| 5Spartak Saint Petersburg | 0 | 8Nizhny Novgorod | 2 |
| | | 6Enisey | 0 |
| 6Enisey | 2 | 6Enisey | 0 |
| 7Krasnye Krylia | 1 | | |
| 7Krasnye Krylia | 1 | Seventh position | Seventh position |
| | | 5Spartak Saint Petersburg | 2 |
| | | 7Krasnye Krylia | 1 |

## Awards
### Regular Season MVP

* Maciej Lampe (UNICS Kazan)

### Playoffs MVP

* Victor Khryapa (CSKA Moscow)

### All-Symbolic Team

* First Symbolic Team
** Patrick Beverley (Spartak St. Petersburg)
** Keith Langford (Khimki Moscow Region)
** Henry Domercant (Spartak St. Petersburg)
** Sergei Monia (Khimki Moscow Region)
** Maciej Lampe (UNICS Kazan)
* Second Symbolic Team
** Marcus Williams (Yenisey Krasnoyarsk)
** Terrell Lyday (UNICS Kazan)
** Ramūnas Šiškauskas (CSKA Moscow)
** Jeremiah Massey (Lokomotiv Kuban)
** Lonny Baxter (Yenisey Krasnoyarsk)