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.
VTB United League | |
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Season | 2020–21 |
Duration | 20 September 2020 – 11 June 2021 |
Number of teams | 13 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | |
Finals | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Semifinalists | |
Playoffs MVP | |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
Teams
editA 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
editTeam | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Astana | Nur-Sultan | Arena Velotrack | 9,270[1] |
Avtodor | Saratov | DS Kristall | 5,500[2] |
CSKA Moscow | Moscow | USC CSKA | 5,000[3] |
Enisey | Krasnoyarsk | Arena.Sever | 4,000[4] |
Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Saku Suurhall | 5,500[5] |
Khimki | Khimki | BCMO | 4,000[6] |
Lokomotiv Kuban | Krasnodar | Basket-Hall | 7,500[7] |
Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | Trade Union Sport Palace | 5,500[8] |
Parma | Perm | UDS Molot | 7,000 |
Tsmoki Minsk | Minsk | Minsk-Arena | 15,000[9] |
UNICS | Kazan | Basket-Hall | 7,000[10] |
Zenit | Saint Petersburg | Sibur Arena | 6,381[11] |
Zielona Góra | Zielona Góra | CRS Hall Zielona Góra | 6,080 |
Regular season
editIn the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a round-robin format.
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2010 | 1718 | +292 | .833 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2138 | 1943 | +195 | .750 | |
3 | UNICS | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1962 | 1794 | +168 | .750 | |
4 | CSKA Moscow | 24 | 17 | 7 | 2219 | 1861 | +358 | .708 | |
5 | Nizhny Novgorod | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1914 | 1921 | −7 | .583 | |
6 | Zielona Góra | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2094 | 2075 | +19 | .542 | |
7 | Khimki | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2028 | 1962 | +66 | .500 | |
8 | Parma | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1878 | 1925 | −47 | .417 | |
9 | Avtodor | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2019 | 2092 | −73 | .417 | |
10 | Kalev/Cramo | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1821 | 1998 | −177 | .375 | |
11 | Enisey | 24 | 6 | 18 | 1866 | 2093 | −227 | .250 | |
12 | Astana | 24 | 6 | 18 | 1843 | 2101 | −258 | .250 | |
13 | Tsmoki Minsk | 24 | 3 | 21 | 1747 | 2056 | −309 | .125 |
Source: VTB League
Results
editPlayoffs
editQuarterfinals 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
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Parma | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | CSKA Moscow | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | CSKA Moscow | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Nizhny Novgorod | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | UNICS | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | CSKA Moscow | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Khimki | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | UNICS | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | UNICS | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Zielona Góra | 0 |
Quarterfinals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2–0 | Parma | 86–66 | 98–62 | – |
Lokomotiv Kuban | 2–0 | Khimki | 89–80 | 92–85 | – |
UNICS | 2–0 | Zielona Góra | 87–60 | 90–79 | – |
CSKA Moscow | 2–1 | Nizhny Novgorod | 84–59 | 72–76 | 79–75 |
Semifinals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–3 | CSKA Moscow | 73–78 | 107–104 OT | 82–96 | 71–85 | – |
Lokomotiv Kuban | 0–3 | UNICS | 87–98 OT | 69–79 | 70–74 | – | – |
Finals
editTeam 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNICS | 0–3 | CSKA Moscow | 77–85 | 57–76 | 81–89 | – | – |
VTB League teams in European competitions
editTeam | Competition | Progress |
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CSKA Moscow | EuroLeague | 4th place |
Khimki | Regular season | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | Quarterfinals | |
Lokomotiv Kuban | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
UNICS | Runner-up | |
Nizhny Novgorod | Champions League | Quarterfinals |
Tsmoki-Minsk | Regular season | |
Parma | FIBA Europe Cup | 4th place |
Awards
editSeason awards
editMVP of the Month
editMonth | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2020 | |||
September/October | Billy Baron | Zenit Saint Petersburg | [23] |
November | Alan Williams | Lokomotiv Kuban | [24] |
December | Gabriel Lundberg | Zielona Góra | [25] |
2021 | |||
January | Jamar Smith | UNICS | [26] |
February | Drew Gordon | Lokomotiv Kuban | [27] |
March | Johannes Voigtmann | CSKA Moscow | [28] |
April | Marcus Keene | Kalev/Cramo | [29] |
References
edit- ^ "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.
SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators
- ^ "Mantas Kalnietis named regular season MVP". VTB United League. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Hackett is 2021 play-offs MVP". VTB United League. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Marcus Keene wins 2020/21 Scoring Title". VTB United League. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Marcus Keene wins 2020/21 Scoring Title". VTB United League. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Xavi Pascual named 2020/21 Coach of The Year". VTB United League. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Anton Astapkovich honored for 2020-21 performance of the season". VTB United League. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Rolands Freimanis named 2020/21 6th Man Of The Year". VTB United League. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "John Brown III named 2020/21 Defensive Player of The Year". VTB United League. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Iffe Lundberg named United League Newcomer of The Year". VTB United League. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "VTB United League Basketball 2020-2021, First Team". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "VTB United League Basketball 2020-2021 Second Team". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "Billy Baron becomes first MVP of 2020/21 season". VTB United League. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Alan Williams named November MVP". VTB United League. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Iffe Lundberg named December MVP". VTB United League. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Jamar Smith named January MVP". VTB United League. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Drew Gordon named February MVP". VTB United League. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Johannes Voigtmann named March MVP". VTB United League. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Marcus Keene named April MVP". VTB United League. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.