page_title: 2010–11 NBA Development League season
section_title: Awards and honors
hierarchical_section_title: 2010–11 NBA Development League season / Awards and honors
caption_attribution_description: Boston Celtics v/s Washington Wizards April 11, 2011
context_page_description: The 2010–11 NBA Development League season is the tenth season of the NBA Development League. The NBA D-League is the official minor league basketball organization owned and run by the National Basketball Association. The league was formed in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League. The league adopted its current name in 2005 to reflect its close affiliation with the NBA. One expansion franchise, the Texas Legends, joined the 15 returning teams from the previous season.
  The season started with the 2010 NBA Development League Draft, which was held on November 1, 2010. Former NBA second-round draft pick Nick Fazekas was selected first overall by the Reno Bighorns. The regular season began on November 18, 2010, and ended on April 4, 2011. The Iowa Energy had the best regular season record with 37 wins and 13 losses. They also won the Eastern Conference, while the Reno Bighorns won the Western Conference with the second-best regular season record with 34 wins and 16 losses. The regular season set a new record on total attendance of 1,125,583, a 7.9% increase from the previous season.
  The playoffs started on April 6, 2011.
context_section_description: Most Valuable Player: Curtis Stinson (Iowa Energy)
  Coach of the Year: Nick Nurse (Iowa Energy)
  Rookie of the Year: DeShawn Sims (Maine Red Claws)
  Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Johnson (Dakota Wizards)
  Impact Player of the Year: Jeff Adrien (Erie BayHawks / Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
  Most Improved Player: Dar Tucker (Texas Legends / New Mexico Thunderbirds)
  Executive of the Year: Bert Garcia (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
  Sportsmanship Award: Larry Owens (Tulsa 66ers)
  
  
   
  All-NBA D-League First Team:
  G Trey Johnson (Bakersfield Jam)
  G Curtis Stinson (Iowa Energy)
  F Ivan Johnson (Erie BayHawks)
  F Joe Alexander (Texas Legends)
  C Chris Johnson (Dakota Wizards)
   
  All-NBA D-League Second Team:
  G Othyus Jeffers (Iowa Energy)
  G Orien Greene (Utah Flash)
  F Jeff Adrien (Erie BayHawks / Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
  F Larry Owens (Tulsa 66ers)
  C Marcus Cousin (Austin Toros / Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
   
  All-NBA D-League Third Team:
  G Jerel McNeal (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
  G Antonio Daniels (Texas Legends)
  F Patrick Ewing Jr. (Reno Bighorns / Sioux Falls Skyforce)
  F DeShawn Sims (Maine Red Claws)
  C Sean Williams (Texas Legends)
  
  
   
  All-Rookie First Team:
  G Jerome Dyson (Tulsa 66ers)
  G Scottie Reynolds (Springfield Armor)
  F DeShawn Sims (Maine Red Claws)
  F Marqus Blakely (Iowa Energy)
  C Patrick Sullivan (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
   
  All-Rookie Second Team:
  G Elijah Millsap (Tulsa 66ers)
  G Jamar Smith (Maine Red Claws)
  F Tasmin Mitchell (Erie BayHawks)
  F Mouhammad Faye (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
  C Chas McFarland (Springfield Armor)
   
  
  
   
  All-Defensive First Team:
  G Orien Greene (Utah Flash)
  G Othyus Jeffers (Iowa Energy)
  F Tony Gaffney (Utah Flash)
  F Larry Owens (Tulsa 66ers)
  C Chris Johnson (Dakota Wizards)
  C Sean Williams (Texas Legends)
   
  All-Defensive Second Team:
  G Cedric Jackson (Erie BayHawks / Idaho Stampede)
  G Mario West (Maine Red Claws)
  F Ivan Johnson (Erie BayHawks)
  F Ronald Dupree (Utah Flash)
  C Marcus Cousin (Austin Toros / Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
   
  Player of the Month:
  December: Trey Johnson (Bakersfield Jam)
  January: Jeff Adrien (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
  February: Ivan Johnson (Erie BayHawks) and Curtis Stinson (Iowa Energy)
  March: Curtis Stinson (Iowa Energy)
  Performers of the Week:
  November 18–21: Courtney Sims (Iowa Energy)
  November 22–28: Othyus Jeffers (Iowa Energy)
  November 29–December 5: Walker Russell Jr. (Fort Wayne Mad Ants)
  December 6–12: Trey Johnson (Bakersfield Jam)
  December 13–19: Dar Tucker and Shane Edwards (both New Mexico Thunderbirds)
  December 20–26: Oliver Lafayette (Fort Wayne Mad Ants)
  December 27–January 2: Othyus Jeffers (Iowa Energy)
  January 3–9: Chris Lofton (Iowa Energy) and Jeff Adrien (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
  January 10–16: Marcus Landry and Jeremy Lin (both Reno Bighorns)
  January 17–23: Curtis Stinson (Iowa Energy)
  January 24–30: Jerome Dyson (Tulsa 66ers)
  January 31–February 6: Derrick Byars (Bakersfield Jam)
  February 7–13: Ivan Johnson and Blake Ahearn (both Erie BayHawks)
  February 21–27: Brandon Costner (Utah Flash) and Jerel McNeal (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
  February 28–March 6: Leo Lyons (Austin Toros)
  March 7–13: Tasmin Mitchell (Erie BayHawks) and Patrick Ewing Jr. (Sioux Falls Skyforce)
  March 14–20: Curtis Stinson and Marqus Blakely (both Iowa Energy)
  March 21–27: Jamine Peterson (New Mexico Thunderbirds)
  March 28–April 3: Joe Alexander (Texas Legends)
caption: Larry Owens won the Sportsmanship Award and was named to the All-NBA D-League Second Team.
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