VTB United League
Season2020–21
Duration20 September 2020 – 11 June 2021
Number of teams13
Regular season
Season MVPLithuania Mantas Kalnietis
Finals
ChampionsRussia CSKA Moscow (11th title)
  Runners-upRussia UNICS
SemifinalistsRussia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban
Playoffs MVPItaly Daniel Hackett

The 2020–21 VTB United League was the 12th season of the VTB United League. It was the eight season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level.

Teams

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

Venues and locations

Team Home city Arena Capacity
Kazakhstan AstanaNur-SultanArena Velotrack9,270[1]
Russia AvtodorSaratovDS Kristall5,500[2]
Russia CSKA MoscowMoscowUSC CSKA5,000[3]
Russia EniseyKrasnoyarskArena.Sever4,000[4]
Estonia Kalev/CramoTallinnSaku Suurhall5,500[5]
Russia KhimkiKhimkiBCMO4,000[6]
Russia Lokomotiv KubanKrasnodarBasket-Hall7,500[7]
Russia Nizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodTrade Union Sport Palace5,500[8]
Russia ParmaPermUDS Molot7,000
Belarus Tsmoki MinskMinskMinsk-Arena15,000[9]
Russia UNICSKazanBasket-Hall7,000[10]
Russia ZenitSaint PetersburgSibur Arena6,381[11]
Poland Zielona GóraZielona GóraCRS Hall Zielona Góra6,080

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a round-robin format.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 24 20 4 2010 1718 +292 .833 Advance to playoffs
2 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 24 18 6 2138 1943 +195 .750
3 Russia UNICS 24 18 6 1962 1794 +168 .750
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 24 17 7 2219 1861 +358 .708
5 Russia Nizhny Novgorod 24 14 10 1914 1921 −7 .583
6 Poland Zielona Góra 24 13 11 2094 2075 +19 .542
7 Russia Khimki 24 12 12 2028 1962 +66 .500
8 Russia Parma 24 10 14 1878 1925 −47 .417
9 Russia Avtodor 24 10 14 2019 2092 −73 .417
10 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 24 9 15 1821 1998 −177 .375
11 Russia Enisey 24 6 18 1866 2093 −227 .250
12 Kazakhstan Astana 24 6 18 1843 2101 −258 .250
13 Belarus Tsmoki Minsk 24 3 21 1747 2056 −309 .125
Source: VTB League

Results

Home \ Away AST AVT CSK ENI KAL KHI LOK NIZ PAR TSM UNI ZEN ZGA
Astana — 83–92 60–93 60–78 61–77 77–82 86–82 69–79 80–84 74–109 74–87 70–77 88–82
Avtodor 107–85 — 82–98 85–79 87–61 85–82 89–85 93–99 70–93 113–66 97–110 62–89 90–91
CSKA Moscow 100–77 100–66 — 109–60 102–107 92–73 94–80 85–84 95–97 101–67 102–86 71–74 105–73
Enisey 77–76 86–85 80–91 — 89–94 77–92 79–106 86–96 52–86 81–86 77–84 67–85 73–94
Kalev/Cramo 85–92 85–77 72–94 75–86 — 91–84 94–105 86–84 72–85 88–82 49–76 51–87 79–86
Khimki 88–89 80–84 86–78 89–83 92–74 — 90–92 64–69 103–83 89–65 87–93 67–79 94–99
Lokomotiv Kuban 90–84 104–89 103–94 100–98 20–0 91–102 — 73–64 85–68 77–76 93–81 96–81 83–76
Nizhny Novgorod 75–73 86–80 63–83 83–79 95–85 96–85 73–94 — 88–73 78–57 66–91 62–70 100–93
Parma 83–84 93–100 61–95 67–84 80–72 69–72 84–81 67–72 — 74–65 69–76 78–76 79–85
Tsmoki Minsk 78–80 69–86 60–87 74–81 72–80 65–81 75–101 77–76 65–78 — 66–76 73–99 75–80
UNICS 101–83 94–65 76–83 75–64 83–66 83–76 77–98 87–56 69–51 83–77 — 59–58 65–64
Zenit Saint Petersburg 85–52 97–71 81–77 84–71 91–83 78–81 90–85 78–73 89–84 104–73 81–64 — 83–74
Zielona Góra 110–86 77–64 93–90 117–79 88–95 70–89 99–114 93–97 95–92 89–75 92–86 74–94 —
Source: VTB United League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three format (1-1-1). Semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1).

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2
8 Russia Parma 0
1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 3
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 2
5 Russia Nizhny Novgorod 1
3 Russia UNICS 0
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 3
2 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 2
7 Russia Khimki 0
2 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 0
3 Russia UNICS 3
3 Russia UNICS 2
6 Poland Zielona Góra 0

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–0 Russia Parma 86–66 98–62 –
Lokomotiv Kuban Russia 2–0 Russia Khimki 89–80 92–85 –
UNICS Russia 2–0 Poland Zielona Góra 87–60 90–79 –
CSKA Moscow Russia 2–1 Russia Nizhny Novgorod 84–59 72–76 79–75

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 1–3 Russia CSKA Moscow 73–78 107–104 OT 82–9671–85–
Lokomotiv Kuban Russia 0–3 Russia UNICS 87–98 OT 69–79 70–74––

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
UNICS Russia 0–3 Russia CSKA Moscow 77–85 57–76 81–89––

VTB League teams in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
CSKA MoscowEuroLeague4th place
KhimkiRegular season
Zenit Saint PetersburgQuarterfinals
Lokomotiv KubanEuroCupQuarterfinals
UNICSRunner-up
Nizhny NovgorodChampions LeagueQuarterfinals
Tsmoki-MinskRegular season
ParmaFIBA Europe Cup4th place

Awards

Season awards

Award Player Team Ref.
Regular Season MVPLithuania Mantas KalnietisRussia Lokomotiv Kuban
Playoffs MVPItaly Daniel HackettRussia CSKA Moscow
Scoring ChampionUnited States Marcus KeeneEstonia Kalev/Cramo
Young Player of the YearRussia Nikita MikhailovskyRussia Avtodor Saratov
Coach of the YearSpain Xavi PascualRussia Zenit
Performance of the SeasonRussia Anton AstapkovichRussia Nizhny Novgorod
Sixth Man of the YearLatvia Rolands FreimanisPoland Zastal Zielona Góra
Defensive Player of the YearUnited States John BrownRussia UNICS
Newcomer of the YearDenmark Gabriel LundbergPoland Zastal Zielona Góra
First Team Lithuania Mantas Kalnietis Russia Lokomotiv Kuban [21]
Denmark Gabriel Lundberg Poland Zastal Zielona Góra
United States Marcus Keene Estonia Kalev/Cramo
Latvia Rolands Freimanis Poland Zastal Zielona Góra
United States Jordan Mickey Russia Khimki
Second Team Russia Alexey Shved Russia CSKA Moscow [22]
Canada Kevin Pangos Russia Zenit
United States Will Clyburn Russia CSKA Moscow
Lithuania Mindaugas Kuzminskas Russia Lokomotiv Kuban
United States Geoffrey Groselle Poland Zastal Zielona Góra

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team Ref.
2020
September/OctoberUnited States Billy BaronRussia Zenit Saint Petersburg[23]
NovemberUnited States Alan WilliamsRussia Lokomotiv Kuban[24]
DecemberDenmark Gabriel LundbergPoland Zielona Góra[25]
2021
JanuaryUnited States Jamar SmithRussia UNICS[26]
FebruaryUnited States Drew GordonRussia Lokomotiv Kuban[27]
MarchGermany Johannes VoigtmannRussia CSKA Moscow[28]
AprilUnited States Marcus KeeneEstonia Kalev/Cramo[29]

References

  1. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena Velotrack Capacity: 9270 spectators
  2. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. DS Kristall Capacity: 5500
  3. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. USC CSKA named after Alexander Gomelskiy Capacity: 5000 spectators
  4. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena.Sever Capacity: 4000 spectators
  5. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Saku Suurhall» Capacity: 5500 spectators
  6. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Sportscomplex «BCMO» Capacity: 4000 spectators
  7. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Basket-hall» Capacity: 7500 spectators
  8. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Nizhniy Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace» Capacity: 5500 spectators
  9. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Minsk-Arena» Capacity: 15,000 spectators
  10. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Basket-Hall Capacity: 7000 spectators
  11. ↑ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators
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  13. ↑ "Daniel Hackett is 2021 play-offs MVP". VTB United League. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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  22. ↑ "VTB United League Basketball 2020-2021 Second Team". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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  24. ↑ "Alan Williams named November MVP". VTB United League. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "Iffe Lundberg named December MVP". VTB United League. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  26. ↑ "Jamar Smith named January MVP". VTB United League. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  27. ↑ "Drew Gordon named February MVP". VTB United League. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  28. ↑ "Johannes Voigtmann named March MVP". VTB United League. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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