The 2010–11 PBA season was the 36th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. It started on October 3, 2010 and ended on August 21, 2011. The season marked the return of the original three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The import-laden Commissioner's Cup returned as the second tournament, while the Governors' Cup also returned, serving as the third conference which also served as an import-laden tournament. The first activity of the season is the 2010 PBA Draft held on August 29 at the Market! Market! in Taguig.

Pre-season events

Player movement

Key transactions: Trades: Signing:

Rule changes

The PBA board approved the rule changes for implementation starting this season:

Notable occurrences

Opening ceremonies

The season began on October 3 with the Meralco Bolts defeating the Barangay Ginebra Kings, 73-72. The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

2010–11 Philippine Cup

Transactions

Player movement

Key transactions: Trades:

Notable events

Elimination round

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

• Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

Semifinals

Finals

2011 Commissioner's Cup

Notable events

Player movement

Key transactions: Trades: Signing:

Coaching changes

Elimination round

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

2011 PBA All-Star Weekend

The 2011 PBA All-Star Weekend were held from May 20 to 22 at the Boracay Convention Center, Malay, Aklan. The winners were:

Rookie-Sophomore Blitz Game

All-Star Game

2011 Governors' Cup

Player movement

Key transactions: Trades:

Notable occurrences

Elimination round

Semifinal round

Finals

Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend

The Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend was held from July 23–24 at the newly renamed Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The all star weekend featured the Smart All-Stars, with Kobe Bryant as its playing coach challenging the PBA All-Stars, with Chot Reyes as the head coach and the Smart Gilas Philippine national basketball team. The event was organized by Smart Communications and the MVP Sports Foundation, headed by Manuel V. Pangilinan, team owner of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Meralco Bolts in the PBA.

Rosters

Note: Due to the ongoing NBA lockout, the Smart All-Stars cannot affiliate themselves with the NBA or their teams. The list below indicates the NBA teams where the player is associated before the lockout began. Smart All-Stars: PBA All-Stars:

Results

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player race

This how the MVP award was determined:

List

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Cumulative standings

Elimination rounds

Playoffs