2018–19 VTB United League
VTB United League | |
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Season | 2018–19 |
Duration | 5 October 2018 – 28 April 2019 (Regular season) 3 May – 10 June 2019 (Playoffs) |
Number of teams | 14 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | ![]() |
Finals | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Playoffs MVP | ![]() |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The 2018–19 VTB United League was the 10th complete season of the VTB United League. It was also the sixth season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. It started in October 2018 with the first round of the regular season and ended in June 2019 with the last game of the finals.
CSKA Moscow is the defending champion.
Format changes
[edit]From this season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. All series are played in a best-of-five format with a 2–2–1 structure.[1]
Teams
[edit]A total of 14 teams from six countries contest the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan, one from Latvia and one from Poland.
Zielona Góra made their debut in the competition.[2] Polish teams returned to the competition four years after.
Venues and locations
[edit]Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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![]() | Astana | Arena Velotrack | 9,270[3] |
![]() | Saratov | DS Kristall | 5,500[4] |
![]() | Moscow | USC CSKA | 5,000[5] |
![]() | Krasnoyarsk | Arena.Sever | 4,000[6] |
![]() | Tallinn | Saku Suurhall | 5,500[7] |
![]() | Khimki | BCMO | 4,000[8] |
![]() | Krasnodar | Basket-Hall | 7,500[9] |
![]() | Nizhny Novgorod | Trade Union Sport Palace | 5,500[10] |
![]() | Perm | UDS Molot | 7,000 |
![]() | Minsk | Minsk-Arena | 15,000[11] |
![]() | Kazan | Basket-Hall | 7,000[12] |
![]() | Riga | Arēna Rīga | 12,000[13] |
![]() | Saint Petersburg | SK Yubileyniy | 6,381[14] |
![]() | Zielona Góra | CRS Hall Zielona Góra | 6,080 |
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Main front sponsor |
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![]() | ![]() | Túta | - |
![]() | ![]() | DiGS-Line | - |
![]() | ![]() | Nike | Aeroflot |
![]() | ![]() | Nike | - |
![]() | ![]() | Nike | Cramo |
![]() | ![]() | Adidas | Gazprom Investholding |
![]() | ![]() | Under Armour | RZD |
![]() | ![]() | Nike | T Plus |
![]() | ![]() | Peak | T Plus |
![]() | ![]() | Adidas | Green |
![]() | ![]() | Peak | - |
![]() | ![]() | Adidas | VEF |
![]() | ![]() | Nike | Nipigas |
![]() | ![]() | Spalding | Stelmet |
Regular season
[edit]In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a round-robin format.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2404 | 1969 | +435 | .846 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | ![]() | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2190 | 1945 | +245 | .808 | |
3 | ![]() | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2230 | 1973 | +257 | .769 | |
4 | ![]() | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2171 | 2004 | +167 | .654 | |
5 | ![]() | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2300 | 2180 | +120 | .577 | |
6 | ![]() | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2239 | 2169 | +70 | .577 | |
7 | ![]() | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2342 | 2275 | +67 | .538 | |
8 | ![]() | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2158 | 2173 | −15 | .538 | |
9 | ![]() | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2154 | 2276 | −122 | .423 | |
10 | ![]() | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1962 | 2134 | −172 | .385 | |
11 | ![]() | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2379 | 2478 | −99 | .346 | |
12 | ![]() | 26 | 5 | 21 | 2020 | 2330 | −310 | .192 | |
13 | ![]() | 26 | 5 | 21 | 2025 | 2298 | −273 | .192 | |
14 | ![]() | 26 | 4 | 22 | 1959 | 2329 | −370 | .154 |
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]All series are played in a best-of-five series, with a 2–2–1 format.
Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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CSKA Moscow ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 87–50 | 86–66 | 80–72 | ||
UNICS ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 92–82 | 108–84 | 96–84 | ||
Khimki ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 82–59 | 94–64 | 88–81 | ||
Lokomotiv Kuban ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 69–78 | 70–69 | 78–94 | 85–87 |
Semifinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSKA Moscow ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 98–82 | 83–81 | 69–68 | ||
UNICS ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 96–91 | 98–103 | 64–91 | 91–92 |
Finals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSKA Moscow ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 106–85 | 103–92 | 80–62 |
Final table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification |
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![]() | ![]() | 35 | 31 | 4 | 2019–20 EuroLeague |
![]() | ![]() | 36 | 26 | 10 | |
![]() | ![]() | 33 | 25 | 8 | 2019–20 EuroCup |
4 | ![]() | 33 | 18 | 15 | 2019–20 EuroLeague wildcard |
5 | ![]() | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2019–20 EuroCup |
6 | ![]() | 29 | 15 | 14 | |
7 | ![]() | 29 | 14 | 15 | |
8 | ![]() | 29 | 14 | 15 | 2019–20 Champions League |
9 | ![]() | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup |
10 | ![]() | 26 | 10 | 16 | |
11 | ![]() | 26 | 9 | 17 | |
12 | ![]() | 26 | 5 | 21 | |
13 | ![]() | 26 | 5 | 21 | |
14 | ![]() | 26 | 4 | 22 |
Awards
[edit]Season Awards
[edit]- Performance of the Season[19]
All-Tournament First Team
[edit]Alexey Shved – Khimki
Nando de Colo – CSKA Moscow
Jalen Reynolds – Zenit
Jordan Mickey – Khimki
Othello Hunter – CSKA Moscow
All-Tournament Second Team
[edit]Errick McCollum – UNICS
Mateusz Ponitka – Lokomotiv Kuban
J. J. O'Brien – Astana
Jānis Timma – Khimki
Arnett Moultrie – Kalev/Cramo
MVP of the Month
[edit]Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2018 | |||
October | ![]() | ![]() | [23] |
November | ![]() | ![]() | [24] |
December | ![]() | ![]() | [25] |
2019 | |||
January | ![]() | ![]() | [26] |
February | ![]() | ![]() | [27] |
March | ![]() | ![]() | [28] |
April | ![]() | ![]() | [29] |
VTB League teams in European competitions
[edit]Team | Competition | Progress |
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CSKA Moscow | EuroLeague | Champions |
Khimki | Regular season | |
Lokomotiv Kuban | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
UNICS | Semifinals | |
BC Zenit Saint Petersburg | Top 16 | |
Nizhny Novgorod | Champions League | Quarterfinals |
Avtodor Saratov | First qualifying round | |
FIBA Europe Cup | Round of 16 | |
Tsmoki-Minsk | Champions League | First qualifying round |
FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 League Board: New Club, Championship Series Returns". VTB League. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Zielona Gora Joins VTB United League In 2018-19". VTB League. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
Arena Velotrack Capacity: 9270 spectators
- ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
DS Kristall Capacity: 5500
- ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
USC CSKA named after Alexander Gomelskiy Capacity: 5000 spectators
- ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
Arena.Sever Capacity: 4000 spectators
- ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
«Saku Suurhall» Capacity: 5500 spectators
- ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
Sportscomplex «BCMO» Capacity: 4000 spectators
- ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
«Basket-hall» Capacity: 7500 spectators
- ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
«Nizhniy Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace» Capacity: 5500 spectators
- ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
«Minsk-Arena» Capacity: 15,000 spectators
- ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
Basket-Hall Capacity: 7000 spectators
- ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
«Arena Riga» Capacity: 12000 spectators
- ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators
- ^ "Alexey Shved Wins 2018-19 Scoring Title". VTB United League. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Nikita Mikhailovsky Wins Young Player Of The Year". VTB United League. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Emil Rajkovic Named 2018-19 Coach Of The Year". VTB United League. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Dorell Wright Named 2018-19 Sixth Man Of The Year". VTB United League. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Nando De Colo Honored For 2018-19 Performance Of The Season". VTB United League. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Maurice Ndour Wins Defensive Player Of The Year". VTB United League. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Alexey Shved Wins Regular Season MVP". VTB United League. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Nikita Kurbanov Wins Playoffs MVP". VTB United League. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Alexey Shved Wins October MVP". VTB United League. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Nando De Colo Wins November MVP". VTB United League. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Anthony Clemmons Wins December MVP". VTB United League. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Jalen Reynolds Wins January MVP". VTB United League. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Pierria Henry Wins February MVP". VTB United League. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Alexey Shved Wins March MVP". VTB United League. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Arnett Moultrie Wins April MVP". VTB United League. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.