Professional Basketball League 2011-2012, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards

Professional Basketball League (2011-2012)

2010-11

2012-13

The league was created in 2010 taking over from Super League A as the top-tier league in Russia.

PBL Standings

1. CSKA		17-1
2. Khimky		15-3
3. Triumph		12-6
4. Lokomotiv		9-9
5. Spartak SP		9-9
6. Unics		8-10
7. Spartak-Prim.		8-10
8. Krasnie Krilya		7-11
9. N.Novgorod		3-15
10. Enisey		2-16

Points Per Game

Davon JEFFERSON
  Triumph
  (204-F-86)
  Avg: 20.3

1. Jefferson, Triumph	20.3
2. Rush, Krasnie Kril.	16.7
3. McKee, Triumph	15.6
4. Beverley, Spart.	15.4
5. Thomas, Spartak-.	14.9
6. Fridzon, Khimky	14.5
7. Massey, Lokomotiv	14.3
8. Planinic, Khimky	13.4
9. Victor, Spartak-.	13.4
10. Karasev, Triumph	13.0

Rebounds Per Game

Jeremiah MASSEY
  Lokomotiv
  (202-F-82)
  Avg: 7.7

1. Massey, Lokomotiv	7.7
2. Jefferson, Triumph	7.6
3. Victor, Spartak-.	7.5
4. Landry, Triumph	6.3
5. Kirilenko, CSKA	6.2
6. Veremeenko, Unics	6.2
7. Beverley, Spart.	6.1
8. Baxter, Enisey	6.0
9. Khryapa, CSKA	5.8
10. Monya, Khimky	5.8

Assists Per Game

Aaron MILES
  Krasnie Krilya
  (186-G-83)
  Avg: 6.1

1. Miles, Krasnie Kri.	6.1
2. Teodosic, CSKA	5.4
3. Beverley, Spart.	4.9
4. Thomas, Spartak-.	4.7
5. Samoylenko, Unics	4.6
6. Halperin, Spart.	4.6
7. Planinic, Khimky	4.4
8. McKee, Triumph	4.1
9. Rush, Krasnie Kril.	3.4
10. Khryapa, CSKA	3.3

Steals Per Game

Patrick BEVERLEY
  Spart.
  (185-PG-88)
  Avg: 2.5

1. Beverley, Spart.	2.5
2. Massey, Lokomotiv	2.1
3. Baburin, Spartak-.	2.0
4. Thomas, Spartak-.	2.0
5. Halperin, Spart.	1.7
6. Rush, Krasnie Kril.	1.5
7. Chalmers, Lokom.	1.5
8. Planinic, Khimky	1.5
9. Jefferson, Triumph	1.5
10. Victor, Spartak-.	1.4

Blocks Per Game

Davon JEFFERSON
  Triumph
  (204-F-86)
  Avg: 1.2

1. Jefferson, Triumph	1.2
2. Kirilenko, CSKA	1.1
3. Likhodey, Spart.	1.0
4. Lavrinovic, CSKA	0.9
5. Vasiliev, Krasni.	0.8
6. Savenkov, Spartak.	0.8
7. Traore, Lokomotiv	0.8
8. Kikanovic, Enisey	0.8
9. Baxter, Enisey	0.7
10. Krstic, CSKA	0.6

Krasnie Krylia won Russian Cup 2012 (Photo: pbleague.ru)

CSKA celebrates (Photo: pbleague.ru)

Kazlauskas gets the taste of champion (Photo: pbleague.ru)

Kirilenko and Khryapa shares the award (Photo: pbleague.ru)

Season 2011-2012

All Games
List of Players
List of Imports
Abroad

Russian men teams in Euro cups 2011-2012

Euroleague:

CSKA: took 1st place (10-0) in Group B of Regular Season, took 1st place (5-1) in Group E of Top16, lost to Olympiacos 61-62 in the Final (!!!)
Khimky: lost to CEZ Nymburk in the Qualifying Round (Round 2) 79-86
Unics: took 3rd place (7-3) in Group D of Regular Season, took 2nd place (3-3) in Group G of Top16, lost to FCB Regal 0-3 in the Quarterfinals (!!!)

Eurocup:

Khimky: took 1st place (6-0) in Group B of Regular Season, took 2nd place (5-1) in Group J of Top 16, beat Valencia 77-68 in the Final (!!!)
Lokomotiv: took 2nd place (4-2) in Group E of Regular Season, took 1st place (4-2) in Group L of Top 16, lost to Khimky in the Quarterfinals
Spartak SP: beat Etha (CYP) in the Qualifying Round, took 1st place (6-0) in Group G of Regular Season, took 1st place (5-1) in Group K of Top 16, lost to Khimky 73-77 in the Semifinals (!!!)

EuroChallenge:

Enisey: took 3rd place (2-4) in Group E of Regular Season
Krasnie Krilya
N.Novgorod: took 1st place (4-2) in Group D of Regular Season, took 3rd place (1-5) in Group K of Top 16
Spartak-Prim.
Triumph: took 1st place (4-2) in Group F of Regular Season, took 2nd place (3-3) in Group L of Top 16, lost to Chalon (FRA) 69-84 in the Semifinals (!!!)

VTB United League:

CSKA: took 1st place (14-2) in Group B, beat Unics 74-62 in the Final (!!!)
Enisey: took 8th place (3-13) in Group B
Khimky: took 2nd place (12-4) in Group A, lost to Lietuvos Rytas 1-2 in the Quarterfinals
Krasnie Krilya: took 6th place (7-9) in Group A
Lokomotiv: took 4th place (9-7) in Group B, lost to Unics 86-87 in the Semifinals (!!!)
N.Novgorod: took 4th place (8-8) in Group A, lost to Lietuvos Rytas 0-2 in the 1/8 Finals
Spartak SP: took 2nd place (11-5) in Group B, lost to Lokomotiv 0-2 in the Quarterfinals
Unics: took 1st place (14-2) in Group A, lost to CSKA 62-74 in the Final (!!!)

Baltic League:

Triumph: 2nd (15-4), withdrew after 1 game of the Quarterfinals against Siauliai

CSKA Moscow wins the Russian PBL 2011-2012 title (Photo: pbleague.ru)

CSKA Moscow 2011-12

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Arrived: Darjus Lavrinovic (Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul), Andrei Kirilenko (Utah Jazz), Nenad Krstic (Oklahoma City Thunder), Sammy Mejia (Cholet Basket), Evgeny Voronov (Dynamo Moscow), Milos Teodosic (Olympiacos S.F.P. Piraeus), Anton Ponkrashov (BC Spartak Saint Petersburg)

Left: Sammy Mejia (Banvit BK Balikesir)

Average Height: 203.3 cm (6'8.0'')

Average Age: 26.8

Eurobasket.com All-Russian PBL Awards 2011-12 - May 25, 2012

Eurobasket.com All-Russian PBL 1st Team 2012

Kirilenko

Beverley

Shved

Jefferson

Krstic

Player of the Year: Andrei Kirilenko (205-F-81) of CSKA
Guard of the Year: Patrick Beverley (185-PG-88) of Spartak SP
Forward of the Year: Davon Jefferson (204-F-86) of Triumph
Center of the Year: Nenad Krstic (213-C-83) of CSKA
Bosman Player of the Year: Jeremiah Massey (202-F-82) of Lokomotiv
Import Player of the Year: Davon Jefferson (204-F-86) of Triumph
Domestic Player of the Year: Andrei Kirilenko (205-F-81) of CSKA
Defensive Player of the Year: Andrei Kirilenko (205-F-81) of CSKA
Coach of the Year: Jonas Kazlauskas of CSKA

1st Team
PG: Patrick Beverley (185-88) of Spartak SP
G: Alexey Shved (196-88) of CSKA
F: Andrei Kirilenko (205-81) of CSKA
F: Davon Jefferson (204-86) of Triumph
C: Nenad Krstic (213-83) of CSKA

2nd Team
G: Zoran Planinic (199-82) of Khimky
G: Henry Domercant (192-80) of Unics
G: Vitaly Fridzon (195-85) of Khimky
F: Jeremiah Massey (202-82) of Lokomotiv
F: Kresimir Loncar (210-83) of Khimky

Honorable Mention
Torey Thomas (180-PG-85) of Spartak-Prim.
Aaron Miles (186-G-83) of Krasnie Krilya
Milos Teodosic (195-G-87) of CSKA
Viktor Khryapa (204-F/G-82) of CSKA
Sergey Monya (203-F-83) of Khimky

All-Domestic Players Team
F: Sergei Bykov (194-95) of CSKA-2
G: Alexey Shved (196-88) of CSKA
G: Vitaly Fridzon (195-85) of Khimky
F: Andrei Kirilenko (205-81) of CSKA
F: Vladimir Veremeenko (208-84) of Unics

All-Imports Team
PG: Patrick Beverley (185-88) of Spartak SP
PG: Tywain McKee (188-86) of Triumph
G: Brion Rush (186-84) of Krasnie Krilya
F: Davon Jefferson (204-86) of Triumph
C: Lonny Baxter (203-79) of Enisey

All-Bosmans Team
G: Yotam Halperin (196-84) of Spartak SP
G: Zoran Planinic (199-82) of Khimky
G: Ramunas Siskauskas (197-78) of CSKA
F: Kresimir Loncar (210-83) of Khimky
C: Nenad Krstic (213-83) of CSKA

CSKA claim 10th straight title - May 19, 2012

Khimky - CSKA 75:90

CSKA continued to dominate in Russian basketball. The Moscow powerhouse clinched the 10th straight League title. They fired past Khimky on the road tonight to sweep the championship series. Shved accounted for 18 points to lead the charge.
CSKA took off early in this one. They accumulated a 26:19 lead at the first intermission. CSKA stayed in front throughout the second quarter. CSKA arrived at halftime up by 11 points 48:37. Khimky stepped on the gas in the third term. The hosts unloaded 28 points in the period to narrow the margin to just five points 65:70. But CSKA stunned the home team in the final frame. The visitors went on a 20:10 run to seal a comfortable victory. Nenad Krstic (213-C-83) scored 17 points, while Viktor Khryapa (204-F/G-82) contributed 14 points in the winning case. Vitaly Fridzon (195-G-85, agency: Alti Sport) answered with 20 points for Khimky. Kresimir Loncar (210-F-83, agency: Alti Sport) netted 17 points in the loss.

Khimky: Vitaly Fridzon 20, Kresimir Loncar 17
CSKA: Shved 18, Nenad Krstic 17, Viktor Khryapa 14

Krasnie Krilya won Russian 2011/2012 Cup - May 13, 2012

Krasnie Krilya- Spartak-Primorje 84:62

Krasnie Krilya won Russian 2011/2012 Cup as they left no chances to Spartak-Primorje in the Final game. Samara saw a 84:62 comfortable win of the hosts to celebrate with them last night.
Krasnie Krilya easily took control of the game and reached 24-12 in the end of the period. They added 22-19 in the second frame and enjoyed 15-point lead at the halftime. Moreover the hosts won the third quarter 25-13 and did not mind 13-18 in the last stanza.
Brion Rush (186-G-84, agency: Beo Basket, college: Grambling St.) top-scored for the winners with 17 points and Aaron Miles (186-G-83, college: Kansas) netted 14. Dragan Labovic (207-C/F-87, agency: Alti Sport) poured in 13, while ALIEVAS Rolandas and Nikita Balashov (206-F-91) added 10 apiece. Cuthbert Victor (197-F-83, college: Murray St.) ended up with 16 points in defeat and Torey Thomas (180-PG-85, agency: Interperformances, college: Holy Cross) scored 15. GOLYAKHOV Aleksey delivered 8 and Ivan Pavlov (200-C-89) nailed 7.
In the game for the third place Spartak St Petersburg overcame Ural 68:67.
Brion Rush was named MVP of the Final Four. Torey Thomas became the best Point Guard and Valery Likhodey (205-F-86) was awarded Small Forward nomination. Nikita Balashov became the best Power Forward, while Lorenzo Gordon (201-F-83, agency: Hart Sports Mngm, college: Oklahoma City) the best Center.

Krasnie Krilya: Brion Rush 17, Aaron Miles 14, Dragan Labovic 13, ALIEVAS Rolandas 10, Nikita Balashov 10
Spartak-Primorje: Cuthbert Victor 16, Torey Thomas 15, GOLYAKHOV Aleksey 8, Ivan Pavlov 7