BBL 2009/10 Season

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[size="3"]Fate of MasterCard BBL Final Four Bronze medals and upcoming MasterCard BBL Season 2010/2011[/size]



On May 5th, The MasterCard BBL Board met in Vilnius.



The main accepted resolutions were:



1. The protest of BC Ventspils regarding the result of the bronze-medal game was declined because the Regulations of the BBL Elite Division do not provide for the use of scoreboard video in the arbitration of the games. In the interests of Fair Play, the BBL Board decided to award third place to BC Siauliai and BC Ventspils jointly. The third-place award ceremonies will be conducted for each of these clubs during the bronze-medal games of their respective countries. The third-place prize fund will be split equally among the two teams, 7500 EUR to each.



2. During the meeting the Board approved the system of play, and participant teams for the 2010/2011 season. The BBL teams for next season are:



Lithuania:



o Lietuvos Rytas

o Zalgiris

o Siauliai

o Nevezis

o Perlas

o Rudupis



Latvia:



o Ventspils

o VEF Riga

o Valmiera

o Liepajas Lauvas



Estonia:



o Kalev/Cramo

o TU/Rock

o TTU



Sweden:



o Dolphins



For the 2010/2011 Season, Zalgiris and Lietuvos Rytas will be given byes during the regular season, and will join play during the playoffs with the reigning BBL Champion, Zalgiris being seeded first, and the runner up, Lietuvos Rytas second. The remaining six playoff teams will come from the six top positions at the end of the regular season.



3. According to tradition, The 2010/2011 opening event, The “BBL Cup” will take place on September 24th-25th. Participants in the BBL Cup will be determined at a later date.

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