2014–15 VTB United League

2013–14 2015–16 2014–15 VTB United League1 #15317E white; border:2px solid #FFA500 RUS CSKA Moscow(6th VTB League title) (22nd Russian national title) RUS Khimki 16 240 (regular season) 3 October 2014 – April 2015 Nando de Colo FRA VTB United League MVP Andrey Vorontsevich RUS VTB United League Playoffs MVP Coach of the Year Dimitris Itoudis GRE Defensive Player Andrey Vorontsevich RUS Sixth Man Petteri Koponen FIN Young Player Jānis Timma LAT Randy Culpepper 21.0 USA Frank Elegar 11.3 U.S. Virgin Islands D.J. Cooper 9.2 USA 1 Sponsored league name, referring to VTB Bank. The 2014–15 VTB United League was the 6th complete season of the VTB United League. It was the second season in which the VTB United League functioned as the new domestic first tier level for Russian professional basketball clubs, which can qualify through this league to EuroLeague. CSKA Moscow was the defending champion. CSKA successfully defended its title, as they took the league title by beating Khimki 3–0 in the Finals. Teams On 20 July 2014, drawing of two group of 11 teams was held in Moscow.2014–2015 draw held in Moscow! https://web.archive.org/web/20140724042354/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/2014-2015-draw-held-in-moscow.htm 2014-07-24 ; VTB League, 20 July 2014 On 25 July 2014, five Lithuanian teams (Lietuvos rytas, Neptūnas Klaipėda, Dzūkija, Lietkabelis, Nevėžis) withdrew from the competition due to the Lithuanian Basketball League's decision to expand its regular-season schedule up to 40 games per team. New format with double round-robin tournament was proposed for the 2014–15 VTB United League.No Lithuania and new format for 2014-2015? https://web.archive.org/web/20140729221545/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/no-lithuania-and-new-format-for-2014-2015.htm 2014-07-29 ; VTB League, 25 July 2014 This proposal for the regular season was approved on 1 August 2014.New format approved for 2014-2015 season https://web.archive.org/web/20140810055856/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/new-format-approved-for-2014-2015-season.htm 2014-08-10 ; VTB League, 1 August 2014 The eight best teams of the regular season will qualify to the playoffs. Regular season main WL complete VTB United League points wins PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO CSK 26 4 2713 2151 KHI 25 5 2647 2336 LOK 23 7 2582 2242 ZEN 22 8 2499 2362 NIZ 19 11 2479 2390 UNK 19 11 2287 2189 AVT 17 13 2718 2649 AST 13 17 2385 2458 KAL 13 17 2323 2587 VEF 12 18 2375 2401 ENI 10 20 2567 2653 OKT 9 21 2353 2505 BIS 9 21 2383 2500 NYM 9 21 2396 2509 TSM 7 23 2345 2665 KRY 7 23 2060 2515 Q green1 Qualification to playoffs RUS CSKA Moscow RUS Khimki RUS Nizhny Novgorod RUS UNICS RUS Lokomotiv Kuban RUS Zenit Saint Petersburg RUS Avtodor Saratov KAZ Astana RUS Krasny Oktyabr RUS Krasnye Krylia EST Kalev/Cramo LAT VEF Rīga RUS Enisey CZE ČEZ Nymburk FIN Bisons BLR Tsmoki-Minsk Playoffs 5 170 1 RUS CSKA Moscow 103 110 111 X X 8 KAZ Astana 58 60 75 X X 4 RUS Zenit 73 80 75 83 65 5 RUS Nizhny Novgorod 72 84 88 76 75 2 RUS Khimki 99 87 89 X X 7 RUS Avtodor Saratov 77 71 87 X X 3 RUS Lokomotiv Kuban 74 89 86 X X 6 RUS UNICS 63 75 75 X X 1 RUS CSKA Moscow 86 97 92 X X 5 RUS Nizhny Novgorod 79 77 80 X X 2 RUS Khimki 76 76 55 76 94 3 RUS Lokomotiv Kuban 75 83 78 67 77 1 RUS CSKA Moscow 89 94 99 X X 2 RUS Khimki 62 81 69 X X Awards Most Valuable Player Player Team Ref. Reference FRA Nando de Colo RUS CSKA Moscow Nando de Colo named regular season MVP https://web.archive.org/web/20150522133937/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/nando-de-colo-named-regular-season-mvp.htm 2015-05-22 ; VTB League, 21 May 2015 Playoffs MVP Player Team Ref. Reference RUS Andrey Vorontsevich RUS CSKA Moscow http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/cska-defends-title-in-kazan-thriller-16.htm CSKA Defends Title In Kazan Thriller! Vtb-league.com 2016-06-08 2016-06-10 https://archive.today/20160609210850/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/cska-defends-title-in-kazan-thriller-16.htm 2016-06-09 dead Sixth Man of the Year Player Team Ref. Reference FIN Petteri Koponen RUS Khimki VTB United League - Official Website https://vtb-league.com/en/ 2023-10-11 en Young Player of the Year Player Team Ref. Reference LAT Jānis Timma LAT VEF Rīga Coach of the Year Coach Team Ref. Reference GRE Dimitrios Itoudis RUS CSKA MoscowDimitris Itoudis named Coach of the Year VTB United League http://old.vtb-league.com/en/news/dimitris-itoudis-named-coach-of-the-year.htm 2023-10-11 old.vtb-league.com 2023-04-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20230430023634/http://old.vtb-league.com/en/news/dimitris-itoudis-named-coach-of-the-year.htm dead Defensive Player of the Year Player Team Ref. Reference USA Andrey Vorontsevich RUS CSKA Moscow All-VTB United League Teams First Team Second Team Player Team Player Team FRA Nando de ColoRUS CSKA Moscow SRB Miloš TeodosićRUS CSKA Moscow USA Courtney Fortson RUS Avtodor FIN Petteri KoponenRUS Khimki MNE Tyrese RiceRUS Khimki MNE Taylor RochestieRUS Nizhny Novgorod USA Derrick BrownRUS Lokomotiv Kuban USA Micah DownsRUS Avtodor UKR Kyrylo FesenkoRUS Lokomotiv Kuban RUS Andrey VorontsevichRUS CSKA Moscow MVP of the Month Month Winner Team October SRB Miloš Teodosić CSKA Moscow November MNE Taylor Rochestie Nizhny Novgorod December USA Courtney Fortson Avtodor Saratov January UKR Kyrylo Fesenko Avtodor Saratov February MNE Tyrese Rice BC Khimki March BRA Scott Machado BC Kalev April AUT Rašid Mahalbašić BC Astana Player statistics http://www.vtb-league.com/en/widget/players-statistics.htm Players stats vtb-league.com 2014-12-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20111002053040/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/widget/players-statistics.htm 2011-10-02 dead Points RankPlayerTeamGamesPointsAverage1.USA Randy Culpepper RUS Krasny Oktyabr 11 226 20.552.USA Gerald Robinson LAT VEF 17 319 18.763.USA Courtney Fortson RUS Avtodor 18 335 18.614.U.S. Virgin Islands Walter Hodge RUS Zenit 15 256 17.075.Montenegro Taylor Rochestie RUS Nizhny Novgorod 13 220 16.92 Assists RankPlayerTeamGamesAssistsAverage1.KAZ Jerry Johnson KAZ Astana 14 119 8.502.USA Donell Cooper RUS Enisey 18 150 8.333.BRA Scott Machado EST Kalev 17 133 7.824.U.S. Virgin Islands Walter Hodge RUS Zenit 15 111 7.405.USA Courtney Fortson RUS Avtodor 18 127 7.06 Rebounds RankPlayerTeamGamesReboundsAverage1.U.S. Virgin Islands Frank Elegar EST Kalev 14 157 11.212.USA Kervin Bristol RUS Krasnye Krylia 14 135 9.643.UKR Kyrylo Fesenko RUS Avtodor 12 113 9.424.GRE Pat Calathes KAZ Astana 16 136 8.505.Montenegro Ivan Maraš BLR Tsmoki-Minsk 16 133 8.31 Efficiency RankNameTeamGamesEfficiencyAverage1.U.S. Virgin Islands Frank Elegar EST Kalev 14 293 20.932.USA Ian Hummer FIN Bisons 18 363 20.173.Montenegro Taylor Rochestie RUS Nizhny Novgorod 13 256 19.694.USA Trey Thompkins RUS Nizhny Novgorod 16 312 19.505.UKR Kyrylo Fesenko RUS Avtodor 12 234 19.50 References 2 External links Official website ru Official website en 2014-15 Category:2014–15 in European basketball leagues Category:2014–15 in Russian basketball Category:2014–15 in Finnish basketball Category:2014–15 in Latvian basketball Category:2014–15 in Estonian basketball Category:2014–15 in Belarusian basketball Category:2014–15 in Kazakhstani basketball Category:2014–15 in Czech basketball