2013–14 VTB United League

VTB United League
Champions	CSKA Moscow 5th league; 21st national title
Runners-up	Nizhny Novgorod
Teams	20
Top seed	Khimki
Awards
MVP	Andrew Goudelock
Playoffs MVP	Miloš Teodosić
Coach of the Year	Rimas Kurtinaitis
Defensive Player	Alexander Kaun
Sixth Man	James Augustine
Young Player(s)	Dmitry Kulagin Edgaras Ulanovas
Statistical leaders
Points	Cory Higgins 21.5
Rebounds	Frank Elegar 8.4
Assists	Jerry Johnson 7.5

The 2013–14 VTB United League was the 5th complete season of the VTB United League. The tournament featured 20 teams from 10 countries during the season, 2 more teams than the previous year. It was the first season the VTB United League functioned as the new domestic first tier for Russian basketball clubs.

CSKA Moscow won their 5th VTB United League and their 21st Russian national title.

Participants

Country (League)	Teams
Belarus (BPL)	Tsmoki-Minsk
Czech Republic (NBL)	ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
Estonia (KML)	Kalev/Cramo
Kazakhstan (Division 1)	Astana
Latvia (LBL)	VEF Rīga
Lithuania (LKL)	Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
	Neptūnas Klaipėda
Poland (PLK)	Turów Zgorzelec
Russia (PBL)	CSKA Moscow
	Enisey Krasnoyarsk
	Khimki Moscow Region
	Krasnye Krylya Samara
	BC Krasny Oktyabr
	Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
	Nizhny Novgorod
	Spartak Saint Petersburg
	Triumph Lyubertsy
	UNICS Kazan
Ukraine (SuperLeague)	Azovmash Mariupol
	Donetsk

Regular season

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Unics Kazan	18	17	1	1371	1132	+239	Qualified for Quarterfinals
2	Lietuvos Rytas	18	13	5	1456	1355	+101
3	Lokomotiv Kuban	18	12	6	1330	1271	+59	Qualified for Round of 16
4	Nizhny Novgorod	18	11	7	1380	1276	+104
5	Enisey Krasnoyarsk	18	9	9	1560	1579	−19
6	Spartak St. Petersburg	18	7	11	1298	1365	−67
7	Turów Zgorzelec	18	6	12	1443	1525	−82
8	ČEZ Nymburk	18	5	13	1430	1521	−91
9	Donetsk[upper-alpha 1]	18	8	10	1229	1286	−57
10	Kalev/Cramo	18	2	16	1369	1556	−187

1. Team withdrawing from the tournament due to 2014 Crimean crisis.^[1]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	BC Khimki	18	18	0	1567	1249	+318	Qualified for Quarterfinals
2	CSKA Moscow	18	16	2	1468	1223	+245
3	BC Triumph Lyubertsy	18	11	7	1401	1394	+7	Qualified for Round of 16
4	Krasnye Krylia	18	9	9	1371	1394	−23
5	Astana	18	8	10	1498	1527	−29
6	Krasny Oktyabr	18	8	10	1504	1591	−87
7	VEF Rīga	18	7	11	1398	1430	−32
8	Neptūnas Klaipėda	18	5	13	1406	1525	−119
9	Tsmoki Minsk	18	4	14	1398	1502	−104
10	Azovmash Mariupol	18	4	14	1314	1480	−166

Playoffs

Bracket

	Wild-Card Finals				Divisional Finals				Championship Finals				Super Final
					Best-of-5 series
	Best-of-3 series
					Unics Kazan	3
	Krasnye Krylia	2							Best-of-5 series
					Krasnye Krylia	0
	Enisey Krasnoyarsk	0							Unics Kazan	0
									CSKA Moscow	3
					CSKA Moscow	3
	Lokomotiv Kuban	2											Best-of-5 series
					Lokomotiv Kuban	2
	Krasny Oktyabr	0											CSKA Moscow	3
													Nizhny Novgorod	0
					Khimki	0
	Nizhny Novgorod	2
					Nizhny Novgorod	3
	Astana	0							Nizhny Novgorod	3
									Lietuvos rytas	1
					Lietuvos rytas	3
	Triumph Lyubertsy	2
					Triumph Lyubertsy	0
	Spartak St. Petersburg	1

Awards

Major awards

• Most Valuable Player: Andrew Goudelock (UNICS Kazan)^[2]
• Playoffs MVP: Miloš Teodosić (CSKA Moscow)^[3]
• Coach of the Year: Rimas Kurtinaitis (Khimki)^[4]
• Sixth Man of the Year: James Augustine (Khimki)^[5]
• Defensive Player of the Year: Alexander Kaun (CSKA Moscow)^[6]
• Young Player of the Year: Dmitry Kulagin (Triump Lyubertsy) & Edgaras Ulanovas (Neptūnas)^[7]

Nationality awards

For the second season in a row, awards were handed out to the best player by nationality.

Nationality	Player	Team	Ref.
Ukrainian	Kyrylo Natyazhko	Azovmash	[8]
Estonian	Rain Veideman	Kalev/Cramo	[9]
Polish	Damian Kulig	Turów Zgorzelec	[10]
Czech	Vojtech Hruban	CEZ Nymburk	[11]
Latvian	Janis Blums	Astana	[12]
Kazakh	Anatoly Kolesnikov	Astana	[13]
Belarusian	Vladimir Veremeenko	Unics Kazan	[14]
Russian	Semen Antonov	Nizhny Novgorod	[15]

Monthly MVP

Month	Player	Team	Ref.
October	Alexander Kaun	CSKA Moscow	[16]
November	Cory Higgins	Triumph Lyubertsy	[16]
December	Gregory Renfroe	Enisey Krasnoyarsk	[16]
January	James Augustine	Khimki	[16]
February	Andrew Goudelock	Unics Kazan	[17]
March	Willie Deane	Krasny Oktyabr	[16]

Statistical leaders

• Scoring: Cory Higgins, Triumph Lyubertsy (21.5)^[18]
• Rebounds: Frank Elegar, Kalev/Cramo (8.4)
• Assists: Jerry Johnson, Astana (7.5)
• Steals: Cuthbert Victor, Krasny Oktyabr (1.9)
• Blocks: Shane Lawal, Astana (2.1)

References

1. "League Directorate decisions | VTB United League". Vtb-league.com. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
2. "Andrew Goudelock named regular-season MVP". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
4. "Rimas Kurtinaitis named Coach of the Year | VTB United League". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
5. "James Augustine named Sixth Man of the Year | VTB United League". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
6. "Alexander Kaun named Defensive Player of the Year". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
7. "Dmitry Kulagin and Edgaras Ulanovas named Young Players of the Year". VTB-League.com. April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
8. "Kyrylo Natyazhko named League's Top Ukrainian Player | VTB United League". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
9. "Rain Veideman named League's Top Estonian Player | VTB United League". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
10. "Damian Kulig named League's Top Polish Player | VTB United League". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
11. "Vojtech Hruban named Top Czech Player". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
12. "Janis Blums named League's Top Latvian Player". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
13. "Anatoly Kolesnikov named League's Top Kazakh Player". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
14. "Vladimir Veremeenko named League's Top Belarusian Player". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
16. "Awards | VTB United League". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
17. "Andrew Goudelock - February MVP! | VTB United League". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
18. "Cory Higgins honored as League Scoring Champion". Vtb-league.com. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-05-28.

External links

• Official website (Russian)
• Official website (English)