2016–17 VTB United League
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Season | 2016–17 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 2 October 2016 – 23 April 2017 (Regular season) 1 May – 13 June 2017 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 13 | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Playoffs MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 7,316 Parma 55–116 CSKA Moscow (13 April 2017) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 250 Astana 76–92 CSKA Moscow (8 October 2016) | ||||||||||||
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
The 2016–17 VTB United League was the 8th complete season of the VTB United League. It is also the fourth season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. CSKA Moscow was the defending champion and successfully defended its title. This season, 13 teams participated in the league after four sides from the previous year left.[1]
Teams
[edit]VITA Tbilisi, Bisons Loimaa, ČEZ Nymburk left the league, after participating in the 2015–16 season. Parma Perm from the Russian Basketball Super League joined the league.[1]
On August 30, 2016, the league announced that BC Krasny Oktyabr would not play in the league, because the host arena of the team was not approved to support events.[2]
Because of these changes, the number of teams was reduced to 13.
Venues and locations
[edit]Team | Home City | Arena | Capacity |
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Astana | Saryarka Velodrome | 10,000 |
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Saratov | Kristall Ice Sports Palace | 6,100 |
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Moscow | Universal Sports Hall CSKA | 5,500 |
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Krasnoyarsk | Arena Sever | 4,100 |
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Tallinn | Saku Suurhall Arena | 7,000 |
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Khimki | Basketball Center | 4,000[3] |
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Krasnodar | Basket-Hall | 7,500 |
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Nizhny Novgorod | Trade Union Sport Palace | 5,600 |
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Perm | Universal Sports Palace Molot | 7,000 |
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Minsk | Minsk Arena | 15,000 |
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Kazan | Basket Hall Arena | 7,500 |
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Rīga | Arēna Rīga | 12,500 |
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Saint Petersburg | Yubileyni Arena | 7,044 |
- Notes
- ◆ Team makes its debut in the VTB United League.
- ● The defending champions, winners of the 2015–16 VTB United League.
Regular season
[edit]Standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 22 | 2 | 2274 | 1782 | +492 | .917 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 21 | 3 | 2187 | 1930 | +257 | .875 | |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 19 | 5 | 2108 | 1895 | +213 | .792 | |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 19 | 5 | 1959 | 1688 | +271 | .792 | |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 9 | 2136 | 2021 | +115 | .625 | |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 11 | 1974 | 2041 | −67 | .542 | |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 13 | 1857 | 1961 | −104 | .458 | |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 15 | 1806 | 1930 | −124 | .375 | |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 16 | 2051 | 2173 | −122 | .333 | |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 16 | 2073 | 2184 | −111 | .333 | |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 5 | 19 | 1876 | 2109 | −233 | .208 | |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 5 | 19 | 1757 | 1987 | −230 | .208 | |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 1 | 23 | 1840 | 2197 | −357 | .042 |
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]All series were played in a best-of-five play-off series, which were played in a 2-2-1 format. The Playoffs started on May 1 and ended on June 13.[4]
Quarterfinals 1–12 May | Semifinals 25 May–4 June | Finals 8–13 June | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 0 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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CSKA Moscow ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
77–54 | 94–74 | 91–73 | ||
Lokomotiv Kuban ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
62–71 | 92–76 | 83–71 | 84–79 | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
93–81 | 79–74 | 92–51 | ||
Khimki ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
91–84 | 109–81 | 89–68 |
Semifinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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CSKA Moscow ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
101–95 | 84–71 | 74–66 | ||
Zenit Saint Petersburg ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
99–95 | 92–89 | 73–97 | 71–73 | 84–90 |
Finals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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CSKA Moscow ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
94–88 | 99–79 | 95–72 |
Final standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | CSKA Moscow[a] (C) | 33 | 31 | 2 | 3083 | 2454 | +629 | Qualification to EuroLeague |
2 | Khimki | 35 | 25 | 10 | 3080 | 2835 | +245 | |
3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 31 | 26 | 5 | 2870 | 2580 | +290 | Qualification to EuroCup |
4 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 31 | 22 | 9 | 2512 | 2244 | +268 | |
5 | UNICS | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2433 | 2342 | +91 | |
6 | Enisey | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2207 | 2330 | −123 | Qualification to Champions League |
7 | VEF Rīga | 27 | 11 | 16 | 2063 | 2225 | −162 | |
8 | Astana | 27 | 9 | 18 | 2007 | 2192 | −185 | |
9 | Nizhny Novgorod | 24 | 8 | 16 | 2051 | 2173 | −122 | Qualification to Champions League |
10 | Avtodor Saratov | 24 | 8 | 16 | 2073 | 2184 | −111 | |
11 | Kalev/Cramo | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1876 | 2109 | −233 | |
12 | Tsmoki-Minsk | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1757 | 1987 | −230 | |
13 | Parma | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1840 | 2197 | −357 | Qualification to Europe Cup qualifying rounds |
- ^ CSKA Moscow was already qualified for the 2018–19 EuroLeague, as the team holds a 10-year license contract with the league.
All-Star Game
[edit]The VTB League's inaugural All-Star Game was held this season on February 11, 2017.[5] The game was played at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia. The game was played in a Russia Stars vs. the World Stars format. The Russian Stars won the game against the World Stars, by a score of 131:121.[6] Andrey Vorontsevich was named the MVP of the game.[7] Jānis Timma won the All-Star Game's slam dunk contest,[8] and Sergey Karasev won the 3-Point Contest.[9]
Awards
[edit]Season Awards
[edit]All-Tournament First Team
[edit]Alexey Shved – Khimki
Nando de Colo – CSKA Moscow
Sergey Karasev – Zenit
Nick Minnerath – Avtodor
Frank Elegar – Enisey
All-Tournament Second Team
[edit]Miloš Teodosić – CSKA Moscow
Kevin Jones – Lokomotiv Kuban
Jānis Timma – Zenit Saint Petersburg
Mardy Collins – Lokomotiv Kuban
Artsiom Parakhouski – UNICS
MVP of the Month
[edit]Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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November |
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December |
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January |
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February |
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March |
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April |
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Statistics
[edit]Statistical leaders
[edit]Category | Player | Team | Average |
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Efficiency | ![]() |
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20.6
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Points | ![]() |
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23.3
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Rebounds | ![]() |
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9.0
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Assists | ![]() |
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8.4
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Steals | ![]() |
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2.8
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Blocks | ![]() |
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1.5
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Turnovers | ![]() |
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3.4
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2P% | ![]() |
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.732
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3P% | ![]() |
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.562
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FT% | ![]() |
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.923
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Source: VTB United League
Individual game highs
[edit]Keith Langford set a new all-time scoring record for the VTB United League by scoring 42 points on October 31.[24]
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Efficiency | ![]() |
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47
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Points | ![]() |
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42
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Rebounds | ![]() |
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19
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Assists | ![]() |
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17
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Steals | ![]() |
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8
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Blocks | ![]() |
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5
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Three pointers | ![]() |
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8
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Turnovers | ![]() |
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8
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Source: VTB United League
Attendance data
[edit]Attendances include playoff games:
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | ![]() |
61,390 | 7,316 | 3,920 | 5,116 | n/a |
2 | ![]() |
65,312 | 7,139 | 2,161 | 4,354 | +31.2% |
3 | ![]() |
61,105 | 5,690 | 1,700 | 3,594 | +22.5% |
4 | ![]() |
31,800 | 4,000 | 1,800 | 2,650 | −17.5% |
5 | ![]() |
37,730 | 3,500 | 1,400 | 2,219 | +10.6% |
6 | ![]() |
39,337 | 4,500 | 700 | 2,185 | −14.4% |
7 | ![]() |
21,200 | 2,700 | 900 | 1,631 | −8.3% |
8 | ![]() |
20,282 | 3,200 | 950 | 1,449 | −27.7% |
9 | ![]() |
13,585 | 3,700 | 500 | 1,132 | +18.7% |
10 | ![]() |
13,270 | 2,005 | 730 | 1,106 | −17.7% |
11 | ![]() |
10,500 | 2,000 | 400 | 808 | +20.6% |
12 | ![]() |
9,126 | 1,300 | 500 | 761 | −33.7% |
13 | ![]() |
9,055 | 1,315 | 250 | 697 | −36.0% |
League total | 393,692 | 7,316 | 250 | 2,187 | +31.0% |
Source: VTB League
References
[edit]- ^ a b "VTB League: format and clubs approved for 2016-17 season". Sportando.com. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "BC Krasny Oktyabr Will Not Compete In 2016-17 VTB United League Season". VTB United League. 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-04. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Home arena: Sportscomplex BCMO Capacity: 4000 spectators.
- ^ Playoff Schedule Released
- ^ "Schedule Released, Includes Inaugural All-Star Game | VTB United League". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- ^ Russia Stars 131 - 121 World Stars.
- ^ Russian Stars beat World Stars in VTB League All Star game.
- ^ Janis Timma is the VTB All-Star game slam dunk champion.
- ^ Sergey Karasev wins the VTB All-Star game three-point contest.
- ^ "Nick Minnerath Wins Scoring Title". Vtb-league.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Ivan Ukhov Wins Young Player Of The Year
- ^ "Nikita Kurbanov Wins Defensive Player Of The Year". Vtb-league.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Suleiman Braimoh Wins Sixth Man Of The Year". Vtb-league.com. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Dimitris Itoudis Named Coach Of The Year". Vtb-league.com. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Alexey Shved Wins Regular Season MVP". Vtb-league.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "CSKA Sweeps To Title!". Vtb-league.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Keith Langford named October MVP". VTB-League.com.
- ^ "Alexey Shved Wins November MVP". VTB-League.com.
- ^ "Andrei Zubkov Wins December MVP". Vtb-league.com. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ^ "Sergey Karasev Wins January MVP". Vtb-league.com. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ^ "Alexey Shved Wins February MVP". VTB-League.com.
- ^ "Stefan Markovic Wins March MVP". Vtb-league.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Jones Wins April MVP". Vtb-league.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Keith Langford scores 42 points, sets new VTB League record in Unics Kazan win