VTB United League 2013/14

VTB United League season 2013/2014
sport	basketball
founding year	2008
Teams	20th
countries	Estonia Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Poland Russia Czech Republic Ukraine Belarus
master	CSKA Moscow
MVP (regular season)	Andrew Goudelock

The 2013/14 VTB United League season was the fifth season of the VTB basketball league. 20 teams from 9 countries took part in the 2013/14 VTB United League season. The regular season started in October 2013 and ended on April 1, 2014.

Tournament format

In the regular season, the 20 teams played two rounds each against each other in two groups. The six best in each group then took part in the play-offs. The first and second placed in the round of 16 had a bye.

In the last sixteen a team needed two wins to advance, from the quarterfinals three wins were necessary.

Compared to last year Žalgiris Kaunas has left the league. This place was given to Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd through a wild card .

Group Stage - Regular Season

The regular season games took place from October 2013 to April 1, 2014.

Color explanation

	Play-off participation from the quarter-finals
	Play-off participation from the round of 16
	Qualifiers for the next season

Group A

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-	Diff
1. UNICS Kazan	18th	17th	1	1371	1132	+239
2. Lietuvos rytas	18th	13	5	1456	1355	+101
3. Locomotive Kuban	18th	12	6th	1330	1271	+59
4. BK Nizhny Novgorod	18th	11	7th	1380	1276	+104
5. BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	18th	9	9	1560	1579	−19
6. Spartak St. Petersburg	18th	7th	11	1298	1365	−67
7. BK Donetsk 1)	18th	8th	10	1229	1286	+57
8. Turów Zgorzelec	18th	6th	12	1443	1525	−83
9. ČEZ Nymburk	18th	5	13	1430	1521	−91
10. Kalev Tallinn	18th	2	16	1369	1556	−187

team	UNICS	LRytas	Spartak	locomotive	Novgorod	Donetsk	Nymburgk	Krasnoyarsk	Kalev	Turów
UNICS	*	82 : 62	83 : 49	91 : 63	76 : 68	85 : 69	85 : 71	86 : 77	77 : 60	72 : 62
Lietuvos rytas	62: 75	*	83: 84	81: 84	82 : 71	85 : 75	104 : 86	103 : 97	87 : 85	101 : 79
Spartak	64: 77	84 : 72	*	54: 64	83 : 68	65: 91	72 : 67	74: 82	79 : 64	76 : 51
locomotive	53: 66	51: 66	76 : 63	*	67: 70	20 : 0	85 : 73	86: 109	88 : 74	103 : 73
Novgorod	62: 67	66: 70	73 : 67	73: 84	*	20 : 0	95 : 73	97 : 94	99 : 49	88 : 72
Donetsk 1)	0: 20	68: 89	83 : 65	86 : 76	75: 83	*	80 : 74	92 : 71	79 : 76	67: 86
Nymburgk	88: 94	61: 76	89 : 79	74: 86	70: 85	97 : 84	*	79: 81	97 : 81	77 : 73
Krasnoyarsk	88: 90	77: 83	89 : 87	87: 93	85 : 78	84: 92	80 : 79	*	98 : 85	88 : 86
Kalev	60 : 57	68: 76	76: 88	76: 78	84: 92	86 : 80	78: 82	91: 99	*	90: 97
Turów	74: 88	62: 74	77 : 65	65: 73	78: 92	104 : 108	103 : 94	98 : 74	103 : 95	*

1) Due to unrest in Ukraine, Donetsk withdrew its team from the championship on March 10, 2014. The three remaining games of Donetsk were rated 0:20 as defeats for Donetsk. All other results remained valid.

Group B

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-	Diff
1. BK Khimki	18th	18th	0	1567	1249	+318
2. CSKA Moscow	18th	16	2	1468	1233	+235
3. Lyubertsy's triumph	18th	11	7th	1401	1394	+7
4. Krasnye Krylya	18th	9	9	1371	1394	−23
5. BK Astana	18th	8th	10	1498	1527	−29
6. Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd	18th	8th	10	1504	1591	−87
7. VEF Riga	18th	7th	11	1398	1430	−32
8. Neptūnas Klaipėda	18th	5	13	1406	1525	−119
9. Zmoki Minsk	18th	4th	14th	1398	1502	−106
10. Azovmash Mariupol	18th	4th	14th	1314	1480	−166

team	CSKA	Khimki	Azovmash	Riga	Samara	Astana	triumph	Minsk	Neptūnas	Volgograd
CSKA	*	87: 92	75 : 40	80 : 63	81 : 77	72 : 54	74 : 71	89 : 68	90 : 77	101 : 87
Khimki	90 : 87	*	85 : 57	75 : 57	66 : 62	96 : 75	84 : 72	73 : 56	99 : 69	99 : 78
Azovmash	69: 83	76: 94	*	60: 67	56: 78	80 : 79	77: 88	67: 74	85 74	72: 84
Riga	84: 88	81: 90	73 : 71	*	80 : 77	97 : 83	78: 89	83: 89	74 : 59	90 : 73
Samara	50: 67	58: 91	79 : 76	91 : 84	*	66: 77	83 : 70	88 : 84	79 : 72	83 : 78
Astana	69: 88	69: 91	95 : 80	89 : 81	98 : 95	*	95 : 76	99 : 82	82: 84	106 : 86
triumph	59: 69	59: 81	82 : 74	73 : 72	80 : 62	82 : 81	*	80 : 71	83 : 70	88 : 80
Minsk	62: 66	62: 73	98: 102	68: 75	66: 74	82 : 68	73: 81	*	91 : 90	112: 113
Neptūnas	64: 87	74: 92	86: 96	90 : 85	94 : 86	86: 91	87 : 82	75 : 72	*	73: 81
Volgograd	57: 85	80: 96	86 : 76	85 : 84	74: 83	103 : 88	83: 86	80 : 75	96 : 95	*

Play-offs

The play-off games began on April 30th and ended on June 13th, 2014.

Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1A	UNICS Kazan
	(bye)								1A	UNICS Kazan	85	86	93
4B	Krasnye Krylya	81	101						4B	Krasnye Krylya	63	74	77
5A	BK Yenisei	78	90															1A	UNICS Kazan	90	61	86
2 B	CSKA																	2 B	CSKA	92	65	92
	(bye)								2 B	CSKA	83	66	76	79	84
3A	Locomotive. Kuban	91	89						3A	Locomotive. Kuban	87	81	73	78	65
6B	Krasny Oktyabr	85	73																								2 B	CSKA	65	86	82
1B	BK Khimki																										4A	N. Novgorod	54	59	66
	(bye)								1B	BK Khimki	76	70	64
4A	N. Novgorod	71	76						4A	N. Novgorod	78	76	84
5B	BK Astana	58	68															4A	N. Novgorod	87	75	80	84
2A	Lietuvos rytas																	2A	Lietuvos rytas	81	78	69	78
	(bye)								2A	Lietuvos rytas	80	96	97
3B	triumph	57	74	66					3B	triumph	69	94	87
6A	Spartak St.P	74	57	59

Awards

Regular Season MVP

Andrew Goudelock from UNICS Kazan

Play-Off MVP

Miloš Teodosić from CSKA Moscow

Matchday MVP

Gameday	player	Club
1	Randy Culpepper	Krasny Oktyabr
2	James Augustine	BK Khimki
3	/ Jerry Johnson	BK Astana
4th	/ Jared Homan	Spartak St Petersburg
5	Andrew Goudelock	UNICS Kazan
6th	/ Cuthbert Victor	Krasny Oktyabr
7th	Cory Higgins	Triumph Lyubertsy
8th	Demetris Nichols	Krasnye Krylya
9	Randy Culpepper	Krasny Oktyabr
10	Alex Renfroe	BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk
11	Marius Runkauskas	Neptūnas Klaipėda
12	Jeremy Chappell	Triumph Lyubertsy
13	Anton Ponkraschow	Krasnye Krylya
14th	/ Steven Burtt	Spartak St. Petersburg
15th	Corey Fisher	BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk
16	/ Jerry Johnson	BK Astana
17th	/ Jared Homan	Spartak St Petersburg
18th	/ Willie Deane	Krasny Oktyabr
Play-off round of 16	Aaron Miles	Krasnye Krylya
Play-off quarter-finals	Nenad Krstić	PBK CSKA Moscow
Play-off semi-finals	Miloš Teodosić	PBK CSKA Moscow
Play-off final	Miloš Teodosić	PBK CSKA Moscow

MVP of the month

month	player	Club
October 2013	Alexander Kaun	CSKA Moscow
November 2013	Cory Higgins	Triumph Lyubertsy
December 2013	Alex Renfroe	BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk
January 2014	James Augustine	BK Khimki
February 2014	Andrew Goudelock	UNICS Kazan
March 2014	/ Willie Deane	Krasny Oktyabr

Individual awards

Award	player	Club
Sixth Man of the Year	James Augustine	BK Khimki
Defensive Player of the Year	Alexander Kaun	CSKA Moscow
Coach of the Year	Rimas kurtinaitis	BK Khimki
Young Players of the Year	Dmitri Kulagin Edgaras Ulanovas	Triumph of Lyuberzy Neptūnas Klaipėda
League Scoring Champion	Cory Higgins	Triumph Lyubertsy

Best national player

The best player from each participating country will be honored.

country	player	Club
Estonia	Rain Veideman	(Kalev)
Kazakhstan	Anatoly Kolesnikov	(Astana)
Latvia	Jānis Blūms	(Astana)
Lithuania	Martynas Gecevičius	(L.Rytas)
Poland	Damian Kulig	(Turow)
Russia	Semyon Antonov	(Nizhny Novgorod)
Czech Republic	Vojtech Hruban	(Nymburgk)
Ukraine	Kirill Natjaschko	(Azovmash)
Belarus	Vladimir Weremejenko	(UNICS)