2021–22 VTB United League

The 2021–22 VTB United League is the 13th season of the VTB United League. It is the 9th season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. Two teams left the league mid-season because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

VTB United League
Season2021–22
Teams10
Dates23 September 2021 – 17 April 2022
(Regular season)
Records
Biggest home winLokomotiv Kuban 109–57 Astana
(30 March 2022)
Biggest away winTsmoki Minsk 44–92 CSKA Moscow (23 September 2021)
Astana 48–96 CSKA Moscow (10 April 2022)
Highest scoringNizhny Novgorod 108–104 OT Lokomotiv Kuban
(18 December 2021)
Highest attendance6,372
Parma 71–67 Nizhny Novgorod
(17 April 2022)
Lowest attendance290
Avtodor 81–74 Zielona Góra
(11 December 2021)
Excluding the games played without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the games played with restricted attendance for the same reason
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 26 April 2022.

Teams

A total of 10 teams from three countries contest the league, including eight sides from Russia, one from Belarus, and one from Kazakhstan.[1]

BC Khimki didn't apply for this season because of the financial difficulties.[2]

On 24 February 2022, Estonian club Kalev/Cramo terminated their membership in the VTB United League in protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] The next day the league confirmed receiving declaration letter from the club.[4] On 25 February, Polish club Zielona Góra also suspended their participation in the competition.[5][6] On 1 March, VTB United League released a statement "Zielona Góra has suspended participation in the League at the moment, the next three home games have been postponed".[7]

Venues and locations
Locations of teams in the 2021–22 VTB United League
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Astana Nur-Sultan Arena Velotrack 9,270[8]
Avtodor Saratov DS Kristall 5,500[9]
CSKA Moscow Moscow Megasport Arena 13,344[10]
Enisey Krasnoyarsk Arena.Sever 4,000[11]
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Saku Suurhall 7,200[12]
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar Basket-Hall 7,500[13]
Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace 5,500[14]
Parma Perm UDS Molot 7,000
Tsmoki Minsk Minsk Minsk-Arena 15,000[15]
UNICS Kazan Basket-Hall 7,000[16]
Zenit Saint Petersburg Sibur Arena 6,381[17]
Zielona Góra Zielona Góra CRS Hall Zielona Góra 6,080

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 CSKA Moscow 18 15 3 1596 1260 +336 .833 Advance to playoffs
2 Zenit Saint Petersburg 18 14 4 1537 1332 +205 .778
3 UNICS 18 14 4 1530 1316 +214 .778
4 Lokomotiv Kuban 18 11 7 1663 1566 +97 .611
5 Parma 18 10 8 1370 1388 −18 .556
6 Avtodor 18 9 9 1475 1559 −84 .500
7 Enisey 18 6 12 1381 1474 −93 .333
8 Nizhny Novgorod 18 6 12 1353 1418 −65 .333
9 Tsmoki Minsk 18 3 15 1225 1543 −318 .167
10 Astana 18 2 16 1212 1486 −274 .111
11 Zielona Góra 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Retired from the league
12 Kalev/Cramo 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on April 17, 2022. Source: VTB League

Results
Home \ Away AST AVT CSK ENI KAL LOK NIZ PAR TSM UNI ZEN ZGA
Astana — 61–84 48–96 80–87 − 87–83 49–69 65–82 64–65 53–84 60–94 84–70
Avtodor 83–82 — 86–102 79–80 − 95–108 100–94 70–86 95–79 81–76 75–93 81–74
CSKA Moscow 84–65 92–65 — 97–88 104–62 91–71 80–72 98–71 101–54 103–105 79–78 105–71
Enisey 76–65 95–101 62–87 — − 82–86 87–79 61–78 86–79 80–83 56–79 –
Kalev/Cramo 85–67 93–97 67–56 81–87 — 66–86 − 53–80 − − 74–75 −
Lokomotiv Kuban 109–57 106–83 69–88 101–93 − — 97–70 101–74 92–87 101–94 79–106 –
Nizhny Novgorod 76–73 70–83 72–92 61–79 65–71 108–104 — 79–65 72–65 50–65 74–80 –
Parma 108–101 94–73 60–82 61–58 78–74 85–90 71–67 — 91–68 66–73 77–67 83–72
Tsmoki Minsk 66–60 64–72 44–92 72–68 93–91 79–104 53–95 75–78 — 72–92 74–90 –
UNICS 71–59 103–67 69–64 97–77 71–54 96–87 85–71 78–48 98–56 — 80–84 92–63
Zenit Saint Petersburg 69–83 74–83 81–68 89–66 75–60 91–75 90–74 82–75 93–73 97–81 — 97–80
Zielona Góra 91–83 – 59–93 – − 90–98 77–95 – 96–64 80–85 52–79 —
Updated to match(es) played on April 17, 2022. Source: VTB United League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals, semifinals, and bronze medal series will be played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1). Finals will be played in a best-of-seven format (2-2-1-1-1).

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 CSKA Moscow 3
8 Nizhny Novgorod 0
1 CSKA Moscow
4 Lokomotiv Kuban
4 Lokomotiv Kuban 3
5 Parma 0
 
 
2 Zenit Saint Petersburg 3
7 Enisey 0
2 Zenit Saint Petersburg Bronze medal
3 UNICS
3 UNICS 3  
6 Avtodor 0  

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
CSKA Moscow 3–0 Nizhny Novgorod 78–64 91–89 88–75——
Zenit Saint Petersburg 3–0 Enisey 104–55 83–75 82–55——
UNICS 3–0 Avtodor 106–76 97–59 88–79——
Lokomotiv Kuban 3–0 Parma 76–70 100–84 101–78——

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
CSKA Moscow 0–0 Lokomotiv Kuban        
Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–0 UNICS        

Bronze medal series
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
0–0        

Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
0–0          

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders
CategoryPlayerTeam(s)Statistic
Points per gameAnthony HickeyAstana22.58
Rebounds per gameSkylar SpencerAstana8.67
Assists per gameAnthony HickeyAstana7.75
Steals per gameAnthony HickeyAstana2.42
Blocks per gameSkylar SpencerAstana1.67
Turnovers per gameJohnathan MotleyLokomotiv Kuban4.22
Fouls per gameIvan StrebkovNizhny Novgorod4.08
Minutes per gameAnthony HickeyAstana38:46
FT%Casper WareEnisey92.73%
FG%Johnathan MotleyLokomotiv Kuban64.36%
3FG%Philip ScrubbAvtodor56.86%
Efficiency per gameAnthony HickeyAstana23.67
Double-doublesAnthony HickeyAstana4

Individual game highs
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
PointsAnthony HickeyAstana43
ReboundsAndrey MartiukLokomotiv Kuban16
AssistsAngelo WarnerTsmoki Minsk13
Jeremiah HillParma
StealsAnthony HickeyAstana6
BlocksSkylar SpencerAstana4
Andrey MartiukLokomotiv Kuban
Three pointersSergey KarasevZenit7
Jeremiah HillParma
Anthony HickeyAstana

Team statistic leaders
CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per gameLokomotiv Kuban89.0
Rebounds per gameLokomotiv Kuban37.75
Assists per gameZenit20.47
Steals per gameCSKA Moscow9.2
Blocks per gameParma3.91
Turnovers per gameEnisey15.46
Fouls per gameEnisey23.46
FG%Zenit49.66%
FT%Avtodor83.9%
3P%Avtodor40.19%
Efficiency per gameCSKA Moscow105.27

VTB League teams in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
CSKA MoscowEuroLeagueRegular season
(teams were suspended)
UNICS
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Lokomotiv KubanEuroCup
Nizhny NovgorodChampions LeagueRegular season
Kalev/CramoRegular season
AvtodorFIBA Europe CupSecond round
ParmaSecond round
Tsmoki-MinskRegular season
EniseyQualifying rounds

Awards

Season awards
Award Player Team Ref.
Regular Season MVP
Playoffs MVP
Scoring Champion
Young Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Performance of the Season Anthony Hickey Astana
[18]
Sixth Man of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Newcomer of the Year


MVP of the Month
Month Player Team Ref.
2021
September/October Gabriel Lundberg CSKA Moscow[19]
November Mario Hezonja UNICS[20]
December Kenny Chery Avtodor[21]
2022
January Jeremiah Hill Parma[22]
February Alex Poythress Zenit Saint Petersburg[23]
March Alexey Shved CSKA Moscow[24]
April Billy Baron Zenit Saint Petersburg[25]

References
  1. Арасланов, Марат. "«Заявки на следующий сезон прислали все клубы, кроме «Химок». Это очень грустная новость»". www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  2. Гусейнов, Микаил. "«Химки» не выступят в Единой лиге ВТБ в следующем сезоне". www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. "Official statement by the club regarding the participation in VTB League after actions taken by Russian Federation". bckalev.ee. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. "Kalev withdraws from the VTB United League". vtb-league.com. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. "Oświadczenie klubu w sprawie występów w lidze VTB". basketzg.pl. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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  8. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena Velotrack Capacity: 9270 spectators
  9. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. DS Kristall Capacity: 5500
  10. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  11. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena.Sever Capacity: 4000 spectators
  12. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Saku Suurhall» Capacity: 7200 spectators
  13. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Basket-hall» Capacity: 7500 spectators
  14. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Nizhniy Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace» Capacity: 5500 spectators
  15. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Minsk-Arena» Capacity: 15,000 spectators
  16. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Basket-Hall Capacity: 7000 spectators
  17. "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators
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  19. "Iffe Lundberg becomes the first MVP of the 21/22 season". VTB United League. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  20. "Mario Hezonja is the MVP of November". VTB United League. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  21. "Kenny Chery is the MVP of December". VTB United League. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  22. "Jeremiah Hill is the MVP of January". VTB United League. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  23. "Alex Poythress is the MVP of February". VTB United League. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  24. "Алексей Швед — MVP марта" (in Russian). VTB United League. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  25. "Билли Бэрон — MVP апреля" (in Russian). VTB United League. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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