2013–14 VTB United League

VTB United League

Season	2013–14
Champions	CSKA Moscow (5th VTB League title ) (21st Russian 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	Sasha 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
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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 that functioned as the new domestic first tier level for Russian basketball clubs.

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

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

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

	Round of 16								Quarter-finals								Semi-finals								Final
									Unics Kazan	85	86	93	0	0
									Krasnye Krylia	63	74	77	0	0
	Krasnye Krylia			81	101	0
	Enisey Krasnoyarsk			78	90	0
																	Unics Kazan	90	61	86	0	0
																	CSKA Moscow	92	65	92	0	0
									CSKA Moscow	83	66	76	79	84
									Lokomotiv Kuban	87	81	73	78	65
	Lokomotiv Kuban			91	89	0
	Krasny Oktyabr			85	73	0
																									CSKA Moscow	65	86	82	0	0
																									Nizhny Novgorod	54	59	66	0	0
									Khimki	76	70	64	0	0
									Nizhny Novgorod	78	76	84	0	0
	Nizhny Novgorod			71	76	0
	Astana			58	68	0
																	Nizhny Novgorod	87	75	80	84	0
																	Lietuvos rytas	81	78	69	78	0
									Lietuvos rytas	80	96	97	0	0
									Triumph Lyubertsy	69	94	87	0	0
	Triumph Lyubertsy			57	74	66
	Spartak St.Petersburg			74	57	59

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: Sasha 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	Vojtěch Hruban	CEZ Nymburk	[11]
Latvian	Jānis Blūms	Astana	[12]
Kazakh	Anatoliy Kolesnikov	Astana	[13]
Belarusian	Vladimir Veremeenko	Unics Kazan	[14]
Russian	Semen Antonov	Nizhny Novgorod	[15]
Lithuania	Martynas Gecevičius	Lietuvos Rytas

Monthly MVP

Month	Player	Team	Ref.
October	Sasha Kaun	CSKA Moscow	[16]
November	Cory Higgins	Triumph Lyubertsy	[16]
December	Alex 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

External links

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