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in the championship game on April 10, 2011. Challenge Cup regular season started on October 12, 2010, and ended with two-legged finals between

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and KK Kaunas. The champions were BC Juventus who won both games.

Teams

Elite Division † As winner of the 2009–10 Challenge Cup
‡ As runner-up of the 2009–10 Challenge Cup
^ Qualified directly to playoffs Challenge Cup

Elite Division

Regular season

The Regular season began on October 29, 2010, with

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Playoffs

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Quarterfinals

BC Žalgiris vs. BC Nevėžis BK Ventspils vs. Tartu Ülikool/Rock Lietuvos Rytas vs. Šiauliai BK VEF Rīga vs. BC Rūdupis

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Challenge Cup

Regular season

Round 1

Group A Group B

Round 2

Play-offs

Semifinals

BC Neptūnas vs. BC Juventus BC Techasas vs. KK Kaunas

Third place games

BC Neptūnas vs. BC Techasas

Finals

BC Juventus vs. KK Kaunas

Relegation Playoffs

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from the Elite Division and the Challenge Cup finalists

and KK Kaunas participate in a two-legged playoffs for two spots in the BBL Elite Division for 2011–12 season.

Qualification – Pair A

Qualification – Pair B

and KK Kaunas will play in the BBL Elite Division in the 2011–12 season. *

and

will be relegated to the BBL Challenge Cup for the 2011–12 season.

Individual statistics

Note: Excluded are all players who have played less than 10 games during all stages of the season in their respective division.

Awards

Elite Division season MVP

* Artsiom Parakhouski (

)

Elite Division Final Four MVP

* Tadas Klimavičius ( BC Žalgiris)

MVP of the Month

References

External links

*
Eurobasket.com League Page
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