History
Established in 2010, the league contained 10 teams in its inaugural 2010–11 season. 9 of those teams participated in the 2009–10 season of Russian Super League, and the 10th team was Nizhny Novgorod. The inaugural 2010–11 season started on October 9, 2010, with a match between Dynamo Moscow and CSKA Moscow, on Dynamo's home court, the Krylatskoe Sport Palace. CSKA won by a score of 81 to 63.
The 2011–12 season featured 10 teams, like the inaugural season, however Dynamo Moscow was replaced with the 2011 Russian Super League champions Spartak Primorye.
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