VTB United League
The VTB Ice Palace in Moscow hosted the Final Four
Season2017–18
Number of games156
Number of teams13
Regular season
EuroLeagueKhimki
EuroCupUNICS
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Lokomotiv Kuban
Season MVPNando de Colo
Finals
ChampionsRussia CSKA Moscow (9th title)
  Runners-upRussia Khimki
Third placeRussia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Fourth placeRussia UNICS
Final Four MVPSergio Rodríguez
Records
Biggest home winLokomotiv Kuban 106–57 Enisey
(5 May 2018)
Biggest away winVEF 64–104 Khimki
(9 October 2017)
Highest scoringCSKA 108–100 Kalev/Cramo
(4 December 2017)
Avtodor 98–110 CSKA
(4 March 2018)
Winning streak12 games
CSKA
Losing streak7 games
Enisey
Highest attendance7,389
Lokomotiv Kuban 93–78 Khimki
(21 January 2018)
Lowest attendance350
VEF 82–70 Tsmoki
(28 January 2018)
Attendance360,176 (2,309 per match)

The 2017–18 VTB United League was the 9th complete season of the VTB United League. It is also the fifth season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. It started on 5 October 2017 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 10 June 2018 with the championship game of the Final Four. CSKA Moscow were the defending champions.

CSKA Moscow successfully defended its title as it won the final over Khimki.

Format changes

From this season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. These are played in a best-of-five format with a 1–2–2 structure. The four teams that win their playoff series qualify for the Final Four tournament, which decides the new champion.[1]

Teams

A total of 13 teams from five countries contest the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan and one from Latvia.

Venues and locations

Team Home city Arena Capacity
Kazakhstan AstanaAstanaArena Velotrack9,270[2]
Russia Avtodor SaratovSaratovDS Kristall5,500[3]
Russia CSKA MoscowMoscowUSC CSKA5,000[4]
Russia EniseyKrasnoyarskArena.Sever4,000[5]
Estonia Kalev/CramoTallinnSaku Suurhall5,500[6]
Russia KhimkiKhimkiBCMO4,000[7]
Russia Lokomotiv KubanKrasnodarBasket-Hall7,500[8]
Russia Nizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodTrade Union Sport Palace5,500[9]
Russia ParmaPermUDS Molot7,000
Belarus Tsmoki MinskMinskMinsk-Arena15,000[10]
Russia UNICSKazanBasket-Hall7,000[11]
Latvia VEF RīgaRigaArēna Rīga12,000[12]
Russia Zenit Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgSK Yubileyniy6,381[13]

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AstanaGreece Kostas FlevarakisTuta
Avtodor SaratovUkraine Vladimir AnstiferovDigs
CSKA MoscowGreece Dimitrios ItoudisNikeRostelecom
EniseyRussia Oleg OkulovNike
Kalev/CramoLithuania Donaldas KairysNikeCramo
KhimkiGreece Georgios BartzokasAdidasKhimki Group
Lokomotiv KubanSerbia Saša ObradovićUnder ArmourRussian Railways
Nizhny NovgorodSerbia Zoran LukićNikeT+ Group
ParmaRussia Vyacheslav ShushakovPeakT+ Group
Tsmoki MinskBelarus Igor GriszczukAdidas
UNICSGreece Dimitrios PriftisPeak
VEF RīgaLatvia Jānis GailītisAdidas
Zenit Saint PetersburgRussia Vasiliy KarasevNikeNipigas

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a double round-robin format. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs. The regular season started on 5 October 2017.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 24 22 2 2268 1894 +374 .917 Advance to playoffs
2 Russia UNICS 24 22 2 2074 1829 +245 .917
3 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 24 17 7 2036 1755 +281 .708
4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 24 16 8 2053 2052 +1 .667
5 Russia Avtodor Saratov 24 14 10 2107 2104 +3 .583
6 Russia Khimki 24 13 11 2038 1942 +96 .542
7 Russia Nizhny Novgorod 24 10 14 2046 2094 −48 .417
8 Latvia VEF Rīga 24 8 16 1864 1980 −116 .333
9 Belarus Tsmoki Minsk 24 8 16 1792 1982 −190 .333
10 Kazakhstan Astana 24 7 17 1836 1932 −96 .292
11 Russia Parma 24 7 17 1951 2086 −135 .292
12 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 24 6 18 2030 2196 −166 .250
13 Russia Enisey 24 6 18 1892 2141 −249 .250

Results

Home \ Away AST SAR CSK ENI KAL KHI LOK NIZ PAR TSM UNI VEF ZEN
Astana — 75–92 72–92 92–75 102–92 84–79 50–83 73–85 78–84 77–59 73–78 67–53 87–64
Avtodor Saratov 92–86 — 98–110 102–83 82–77 104–92 77–110 84–75 82–87 104–82 78–80 89–84 92–107
CSKA Moscow 79–63 93–66 — 108–73 108–100 90–71 79–90 97–80 101–94 90–54 80–63 94–69 100–84
Enisey 90–76 83–88 72–87 — 88–91 84–89 49–75 98–90 96–77 91–80 89–93 68–75 84–104
Kalev/Cramo 83–73 95–89 95–105 97–88 — 92–84 62–88 97–103 74–76 80–85 67–75 98–94 89–95
Khimki 72–71 88–75 81–96 92–62 96–85 — 83–90 90–87 90–87 83–55 80–83 73–77 66–76
Lokomotiv Kuban 79–78 90–93 75–78 106–57 95–62 93–78 — 94–64 94–64 67–56 67–77 83–70 87–84
Nizhny Novgorod 79–78 84–82 90–104 79–85 103–85 79–82 92–86 — 73–88 82–91 89–91 80–64 100–90
Parma 84–90 94–96 76–111 96–73 104–84 69–106 73–86 80–82 — 81–88 81–88 87–69 94–99
Tsmoki Minsk 75–66 82–85 83–93 74–88 87–84 79–82 88–84 70–78 66–65 — 65–91 84–77 81–82
UNICS 90–75 89–82 75–88 91–76 104–78 80–79 93–65 99–93 84–70 87–62 — 89–81 94–60
VEF Rīga 89–77 79–82 83–102 94–67 87–83 64–104 69–71 94–90 78–67 82–70 69–81 — 80–90
Zenit Saint Petersburg 84–73 79–93 87–83 85–73 85–80 80–98 79–78 92–89 98–73 83–76 82–99 84–83 —
Source: VTB United League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

In the playoffs, a best-of-five games format is used. The team that wins the series will be the first team to win three games. The first game will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams, the second and third game will be played on the playing court of the next four highest-place teams and the fourth and fifth game, if necessary, will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams. The playoffs started on 23 May 2018.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
CSKA Moscow Russia 3–0 Latvia VEF Rīga 112–83 100–80 99–7300
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 3–0 Russia Avtodor Saratov 91–80 79–73 90–7800
UNICS Russia 3–1 Russia Nizhny Novgorod 84–66 74–77 95–94101–860
Lokomotiv Kuban Russia 0–3 Russia Khimki 66–79 72–77 73–8600

Final Four

The four winners of the quarterfinals qualified for the inaugural Final Four. The Final Four will be held from 8 until 10 June. In April 2018, it was announced that the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia will host the tournament.[14]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
8 June
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 84
 
10 June
 
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 67
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 95
 
8 June
 
Russia Khimki 84
 
Russia UNICS 71
 
 
Russia Khimki 76
 
 Third place game
 
 
10 June
 
 
Russia UNICS 79
 
 
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg93

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L Qualification
1 Russia CSKA Moscow[lower-alpha 1] 29 27 2 Qualification to EuroLeague
2 Russia Khimki 29 17 12
3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 29 20 9 Qualification to EuroCup
4 Russia UNICS 30 25 5
5 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 27 17 10 Qualification to EuroCup
6 Russia Avtodor Saratov 24 14 10 Qualification to Champions League
7 Russia Nizhny Novgorod 28 11 17
8 Latvia VEF Rīga 27 8 19
9 Belarus Tsmoki Minsk 24 8 16
10 Kazakhstan Astana 24 7 17
11 Russia Parma 24 7 17
12 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 24 6 18
13 Russia Enisey 24 6 18
Source: VTB United League
Notes:
  1. ↑ CSKA Moscow was automatically qualified for the 2018-19 EuroLeague as it holds a 10-year contract with the league.

Attendance

Attendance include playoff games:

Pos Team Total High Low AverageChange
1 Russia Parma 57,499 6,254 3,517 4,792 −6.3%†
2 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 58,688 7,389 2,856 4,514 +3.7%†
3 Russia UNICS 54,195 6,223 1,786 3,871 +167.1%†
4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 45,304 5,670 1,780 3,485 −3.0%†
5 Russia Avtodor Saratov 38,016 5,048 1,470 2,715 +2.5%†
6 Russia CSKA Moscow 28,896 4,500 600 2,064 −5.5%†
7 Russia Khimki 27,721 3,500 1,014 1,980 −10.8%†
8 Russia Nizhny Novgorod 24,905 2,598 1,078 1,779 +133.8%†
9 Kazakhstan Astana 14,994 1,952 734 1,250 +79.3%†
10 Belarus Tsmoki Minsk 13,570 1,363 851 1,131 +2.3%†
11 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 13,350 2,800 600 1,113 −1.7%†
12 Russia Enisey 10,810 3,000 400 901 −44.8%†
13 Latvia VEF Rīga 8,100 1,500 350 623 −22.9%†
League total 396,048 7,389 350 2,343 +7.1%†

Updated to games played on 31 May 2018
Source: VTB United League

Awards

Season Awards

Scoring Champion[15]
Young Player of the Year[15]
Top Performance of the Year[15]
Defensive Player of the Year[15]
Sixth Man of the Year[15]
Coach of the Year[15]
Regular Season MVP[15]
Final Four MVP[16]

All-Tournament First Team

All-Tournament Second Team

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team Ref.
2017
OctoberSpain Quino ColomRussia UNICS[17]
NovemberFrance Nando de ColoRussia CSKA Moscow[18]
DecemberUnited States Mardy CollinsRussia Lokomotiv Kuban[19]
2018
JanuaryRussia Sergey KarasevRussia Zenit Saint Petersburg[20]
FebruaryUnited States Justin RobinsonRussia Avtodor Saratov[21]
MarchUnited States Jamar SmithRussia UNICS[22]
AprilUnited States Coty ClarkeRussia Avtodor Saratov[23]
MaySerbia Stevan JelovacRussia Nizhny Novgorod[24]

VTB United League clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
Avtodor SaratovChampions LeagueThird qualifying round
FIBA Europe CupRegular season
CSKA MoscowEuroLeagueFourth place
EniseyChampions LeagueRegular season
Kalev/CramoChampions LeagueSecond qualifying round
KhimkiEuroLeaguePlayoffs
Lokomotiv KubanEuroCupRunner-up
Nizhny NovgorodChampions LeagueSecond qualifying round
FIBA Europe CupQuarterfinal
ParmaFIBA Europe CupSecond qualifying round
Tsmoki MinskChampions LeagueThird qualifying round
FIBA Europe CupRound of 16
UNICSEuroCupQuarterfinal
Zenit Saint PetersburgEuroCupQuarterfinal

References

  1. ↑ "League Board Approves New Final Four Format | VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena Velotrack Capacity: 9270 spectators
  3. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. DS Kristall Capacity: 5500
  4. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. USC CSKA named after Alexander Gomelskiy Capacity: 5000 spectators
  5. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena.Sever Capacity: 4000 spectators
  6. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Saku Suurhall» Capacity: 5500 spectators
  7. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Sportscomplex «BCMO» Capacity: 4000 spectators
  8. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Basket-hall» Capacity: 7500 spectators
  9. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Nizhniy Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace» Capacity: 5500 spectators
  10. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Minsk-Arena» Capacity: 15,000 spectators
  11. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Basket-Hall Capacity: 7000 spectators
  12. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Arena Riga» Capacity: 12000 spectators
  13. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators
  14. ↑ "Moscow to host the VTB League Final Four". Eurohoops.net. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "League Announces Individual Awards At Gala". vtb-league.com. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Sergio Rodriguez – Final Four MVP (VIDEO)". Vtb-league.com. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Quino Colom Wins October MVP". www.vtb-league.com. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Nando De Colo Wins November MVP". www.vtb-league.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Mardy Collins Wins December MVP". www.vtb-league.com. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "Sergey Karasev Named January MVP". www.vtb-league.com. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  21. ↑ "Justin Robinson Named February MVP". www.vtb-league.com. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  22. ↑ "Jamar Smith Named March MVP". www.vtb-league.com. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Coty Clarke Wins April MVP". www.vtb-league.com. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "Stevan Jelovac Wins May MVP". www.vtb-league.com. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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