2014–15 VTB United League

VTB United League¹
Competition details
Season	2014–15
Teams	16
Games played	240 (regular season)
Dates	3 October 2014 – April 2015
Final positions
Champions	CSKA Moscow; (6th VTB League title); (22nd Russian national title)
Runners-up	Khimki
Awards
MVP	Nando de Colo
Playoffs MVP	Andrey Vorontsevich
Coach of the Year	Dimitris Itoudis
Defensive Player	Andrey Vorontsevich
Sixth Man	Petteri Koponen
Young Player	Jānis Timma
Statistical leaders
Points	Randy Culpepper 21.0
Rebounds	Frank Elegar 11.3
Assists	D.J. Cooper 9.2
	← 2013–14 2015–16 → 1 Sponsored league name, referring to VTB Bank.

The 2014–15 VTB United League was the 6th complete season of the VTB United League. It was the second season in which the VTB United League functioned as the new domestic first tier level for Russian professional basketball clubs, which can qualify through this league to EuroLeague.

CSKA Moscow was the defending champion. CSKA successfully defended its title, as they took the league title by beating Khimki 3–0 in the Finals.

Teams

On 20 July 2014, drawing of two group of 11 teams was held in Moscow.[1] On 25 July 2014, five Lithuanian teams (Lietuvos rytas, Neptūnas Klaipėda, Dzūkija, Lietkabelis, Nevėžis) withdrew from the competition due to the Lithuanian Basketball League's decision to expand its regular-season schedule up to 40 games per team.[2] New format with double round-robin tournament was proposed for the 2014–15 VTB United League.[2]

This proposal for the regular season was approved on 1 August 2014.[3] The eight best teams of the regular season will qualify to the playoffs.

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	CSKA Moscow	30	26	4	2713	2151	+562	Qualification to playoffs
2	Khimki	30	25	5	2647	2336	+311
3	Lokomotiv Kuban	30	23	7	2582	2242	+340
4	Zenit Saint Petersburg	30	22	8	2499	2362	+137
5	Nizhny Novgorod	30	19	11	2479	2390	+89
6	UNICS	30	19	11	2287	2189	+98
7	Avtodor Saratov	30	17	13	2718	2649	+69
8	Astana	30	13	17	2385	2458	−73
9	Kalev/Cramo	30	13	17	2323	2587	−264
10	VEF Rīga	30	12	18	2375	2401	−26
11	Enisey	30	10	20	2567	2653	−86
12	Krasny Oktyabr	30	9	21	2353	2505	−152
13	Bisons	30	9	21	2383	2500	−117
14	ČEZ Nymburk	30	9	21	2396	2509	−113
15	Tsmoki-Minsk	30	7	23	2345	2665	−320
16	Krasnye Krylia	30	7	23	2060	2515	−455

Source: VTB United League

Playoffs

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals

1	CSKA Moscow	103	110	111
8	Astana	58	60	75
							1	CSKA Moscow	86	97	92

							5	Nizhny Novgorod	79	77	80
4	Zenit	73	80	75	83	65

5	Nizhny Novgorod	72	84	88	76	75
														1	CSKA Moscow	89	94	99
														2	Khimki	62	81	69
2	Khimki	99	87	89
7	Avtodor Saratov	77	71	87
							2	Khimki	76	76	55	76	94

							3	Lokomotiv Kuban	75	83	78	67	77
3	Lokomotiv Kuban	74	89	86

6	UNICS	63	75	75

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Player	Team	Ref.
Nando de Colo	CSKA Moscow	[4]

MVP of the Month

Month	Winner	Team
October	Miloš Teodosić	CSKA Moscow
November	Taylor Rochestie	Nizhny Novgorod
December	Courtney Fortson	Avtodor Saratov
January	Kyrylo Fesenko	Avtodor Saratov
February	Tyrese Rice	BC Khimki
March	Scott Machado	BC Kalev
April	Rašid Mahalbašić	BC Astana

Player statistics

[5]

Points

Rank	Player	Team	Games	Points	Average
1.	Randy Culpepper	Krasny Oktyabr	11	226	20.55
2.	Gerald Robinson	VEF	17	319	18.76
3.	Courtney Fortson	Avtodor	18	335	18.61
4.	Walter Hodge	Zenit	15	256	17.07
5.	Taylor Rochestie	Nizhny Novgorod	13	220	16.92

Assists

Rank	Player	Team	Games	Assists	Average
1.	Jerry Johnson	Astana	14	119	8.50
2.	Donell Cooper	Enisey	18	150	8.33
3.	Scott Machado	Kalev	17	133	7.82
4.	Walter Hodge	Zenit	15	111	7.40
5.	Courtney Fortson	Avtodor	18	127	7.06

Rebounds

Rank	Player	Team	Games	Rebounds	Average
1.	Frank Elegar	Kalev	14	157	11.21
2.	Kervin Bristol	Krasnye Krylia	14	135	9.64
3.	Kyrylo Fesenko	Avtodor	12	113	9.42
4.	Pat Calathes	Astana	16	136	8.50
5.	Ivan Maraš	Tsmoki-Minsk	16	133	8.31

Efficiency

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Efficiency	Average
1.	Frank Elegar	Kalev	14	293	20.93
2.	Ian Hummer	Bisons	18	363	20.17
3.	Taylor Rochestie	Nizhny Novgorod	13	256	19.69
4.	Trey Thompkins	Nizhny Novgorod	16	312	19.50
5.	Kyrylo Fesenko	Avtodor	12	234	19.50

References

2014–2015 draw held in Moscow! Archived 2014-07-24 at the Wayback Machine; VTB League, 20 July 2014
No Lithuania and new format for 2014-2015? Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine; VTB League, 25 July 2014
New format approved for 2014-2015 season Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine; VTB League, 1 August 2014
Nando de Colo named regular season MVP Archived 2015-05-22 at the Wayback Machine; VTB League, 21 May 2015
"Players stats". vtb-league.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2014-12-21.

External links

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

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[1] 2014–2015 draw held in Moscow! Archived 2014-07-24 at the Wayback Machine; VTB League, 20 July 2014

[vtb250714-2] No Lithuania and new format for 2014-2015? Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine; VTB League, 25 July 2014

[3] New format approved for 2014-2015 season Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine; VTB League, 1 August 2014

[4] Nando de Colo named regular season MVP Archived 2015-05-22 at the Wayback Machine; VTB League, 21 May 2015

[5] "Players stats". vtb-league.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2014-12-21.