2010–11 ABA season

August 2023 2010–11 ABA season American Basketball Association Basketball November 5, 2010 – March 2011 Regular season 2011 ABA Playoffs Eastern Gulf Coast Flash East Kentucky Energy Western Southeast Texas Mavericks Jacksonville Giants 2011 ABA Championship Southeast Texas Mustangs Gulf Coast Flash List of ABA seasons ABA 2009–10 ABA season 2009–10 2011–12 ABA season 2011–12 The 2010–11 ABA season was the tenth season of the American Basketball Association that lasted from November 5, 2010, the finish of the regular season in late February, and the championship series at the end of March 2011. The Southeast Texas Mavericks ended up defending their league championship from 2009, winning their second straight championship by defeating the Gulf Coast Flash 2–0.http://abalive.com/aba-featured-news/setx-mavericks-win-back-to-back-aba-national-championships/ ABA American Basketball Association » SETX MAVERICKS WIN BACK TO BACK ABA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011-03-31 2011-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20110404064529/http://abalive.com/aba-featured-news/setx-mavericks-win-back-to-back-aba-national-championships/ dead Over sixty teams plan were originally scheduled to compete during the 2010–11 season.Cool Facts about the ABA However, much of that list included teams that had no plans to start the season and teams which disappeared before the season began. The league also planned to host over 800 games among the teams combined during the season.ABA season schedule Regular season November The regular season started on November 5, 2010, with the expansion team St. Louis Pioneers on the road to defeat the Chicago Steam, 93–73.Pioneers season schedule The next day, they did it again, winning over the Steam, 91–81 on November 6. The Tri-State Showcase took place from November 12–14 between nine teams in Dallas, Texas. The teams featured were the Dallas Impact, North Dallas Vandals, North Texas Fresh, Texas Rim Rockers, Texas Fuel, West Texas Whirlwinds, Oklahoma Stallions, Houston Red Storm, and Colorado Kings.Tri-State Showcase Press Release The nine teams played a total of thirteen games in the three days. It was held at the Lakewest Family YMCA, home of the Impact. A big announcement was made on November 13 when the league announced five more expansion teams to form a division in Canada in the 2011 season. Franchises would be put in five regions: Oshawa, Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton and Northwest Ontario.ABA announces major expansion in Canada The Canadian teams, however, disappeared from listings in Summer 2011 and were replaced by a team ABA-Canada, which failed to start in the 2011–2012 season. The Canadian Division was not the only announced 2011 expansion franchises. Before and during the first month of the ABA regular season, league offices reported new teams starting up in Richmond, Norfolk, Flint, Little Rock, Atlanta, Lynchburg (Virginia), among others.List of 2011 Expansion Teams On November 23, it was announced that the 2011 ABA All-Star Game would be held in Jacksonville, Florida, at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.2010-11 ABA All-Star Game Awarded to Jacksonville, Florida December On December 2, the defending champion Southeast Texas Mavericks improved to 5–0 with an 84-point beatdown of Texas Fuel, 147–63.Mavericks romp over Fuel in 84 point victory Nine players scored in double figures and Currye Todd scored a game-high 22 points. The Southeast Texas Mavericks, after recently extending their regular season game winning streak to twenty,Mavericks win 20th straight regular season game were later defeated on the road against the Gulf Coast Flash by two points on December 21, falling to 9–1.Mavericks Defeated On the Road In Mississippi In late December, Marlo Saunders of the West Texas Whirlwinds surpassed 1,000 points scored and 500 rebounds in his short two-year career in the ABA, joining teammates Ray Williams and Charncy Ephriam as the only Whirlwinds to accomplish the feat.Marlo Saunders surpasses 1,000 points, 500 rebounds February The 2011 ABA All-Star Game resulted in a 123-122 Eastern conference win over the West, in front of a crowd of 4,488 at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Kayode Ayeni, a forward from the Jersey Express, was rewarded with the game's Most Valuable Player award after scoring a game-high 25 points.East wins ABA All-Star Game Playoffs After the ABA All-Star Game, the playoffs started. All teams still playing were eligible to enter. Jacksonville Giants and Southeast Texas Mustangs were given byes to the final rounds, to be played at home of the Mustangs. Other teams were given byes to later rounds, based on season performance. The Gulf Coast Flash won the Eastern Conference title over the East Kentucky Energy, and the Mustangs beat the Giants to win the Western.http://abalive.com/aba-featured-news/2010-2011-scores/ ABA American Basketball Association » LATEST SCORES 2011-03-31 2011-04-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110417042442/http://abalive.com/aba-featured-news/2010-2011-scores/ dead The last four teams played in a double-elimination tournament. The Mustangs beat the Flash 2-0 and won the title for the second time. League Standings From USBasket.comUSBasket.com Playing-No Division/Travel Only W L Win % Colorado Kings 17 0 1.000 Arlington Bulldogs 2 3 0.400 New York Prime Time 1 4 0.200 Missouri Rhythm 1 3 0.250 Shizuoka Gymrats 0 4 0.000 Chico Rage 0 0 0.000 Gem City Hall O' Famers 0 1 0.000 Kentucky Crusaders 0 1 0.000 Team Haiti 0 1 0.000 Texas RimRockers 0 1 0.000 Gulf Coast W L Win % Southeast Texas Mavericks 23 1 0.958 Gulf Coast Flash 7 4 0.636 Mobile Bay Hurricanes 4 2 0.667 Louisiana United 1 5 0.167 Houston Red Storm 0 9 0.000 Mid-Atlantic W L Win % Seven City Knights 15 2 0.882 Fayetteville Flight 1 8 0.111 Georgia Gwizzlies 0 3 0.000 NoCal W L Win % East Bay Pit Bulls 14 5 0.737 Bay Area Matrix 13 7 0.650 Seattle Mountaineers 13 1 0.929 Modesto Hawks 9 8 0.529 California Sea Kings 8 6 0.571 Sacramento Heatwave 8 6 0.571 San Francisco Rumble 5 3 0.625 North Central W L Win % Chicago Steam 13 3 0.812 Lake Michigan Admirals 9 5 0.643 Northwestern Indiana Magical Stars 4 6 0.400 Detroit Hoops 1 2 0.333 Northeast W L Win % Jersey Express 3 1 0.750 New York Red Riders 0 1 0.000 NYC Thunder 0 1 0.000 SoCal W L Win % San Diego Sol 14 3 0.824 Las Vegas Aces 9 1 0.900 Los Angeles Slam 8 6 0.571 San Diego Surf 7 6 0.538 South Valley Fever 2 4 0.333 Riverside Rainmakers 2 4 0.333 SoCal Swish 1 4 0.200 Mid-Valley Titans 0 6 0.000 South Central W L Win % East Kentucky Energy 16 1 0.941 St. Louis Pioneers 8 3 0.727 Indiana Diesels 8 4 0.667 West Virginia Blazers 3 3 0.500 Southeast W L Win % Jacksonville Giants 19 0 1.000 Columbus Life 11 2 0.846 Savannah Storm 10 6 0.625 Heartland Prowl 8 3 0.727 Orlando Kings 0 2 0.000 Southwest W L Win % Texas Fuel 15 4 0.789 North Dallas Vandals 11 6 0.647 Oklahoma Stallions 8 5 0.615 West Texas Whirlwinds 8 6 0.571 Dallas Impact 3 4 0.429 North Texas Fresh 1 5 0.167 Listed-never played W L Win % Atlanta Vision 0 0 0.000 Bahama All-Pro Show 0 0 0.000 Charlotte Crossovers 0 0 0.000 Clayton Showtime 0 0 0.000 College Park Spyders 0 0 0.000 Compton Cobras 0 0 0.000 Cypress Express 0 0 0.000 Florida Makos 0 0 0.000 Florida Thundercats 0 0 0.000 Georgia Knights 0 0 0.000 Indianapolis Drive 0 0 0.000 Kansas City Stars 0 0 0.000 Kentucky Bisons 0 0 0.000 Maryland Marvels 0 0 0.000 Pittsburgh Phantoms 0 0 0.000 South Jersey Knights 0 0 0.000 Tri-City Suns 0 0 0.000 References Category:American Basketball Association (2000–present) seasons ABA