2010-11 ABA season
| 2010–11 ABA season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 5, 2010 - March 2011 |
| Regular season | |
| 2011 ABA Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Gulf Coast Flash |
| Eastern runners-up | East Kentucky Energy |
| Western champions | Southeast Texas Mustangs |
| Western runners-up | Jacksonville Giants |
| 2011 ABA Championship | |
| Champions | Southeast Texas Mustangs |
| Runners-up | Gulf Coast Flash |
The 2010-2011 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.
Over sixty teams plan were originally scheduled to compete during the 2010-11 season. 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.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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