2013–14 VTB United League

2012–13 2014–15 2013–14 VTB United League #07418B white RUS CSKA Moscow(5th VTB League title )(21st Russian national title) RUS Nizhny Novgorod 20 Khimki USA 20px Andrew Goudelock VTB United League MVP SRB 20px Miloš Teodosić VTB United League Playoffs MVP Coach of the Year LIT 20px Rimas Kurtinaitis Defensive Player RUS 20px Sasha Kaun Sixth Man USA 20px James Augustine Young Player(s) RUS 20px Dmitry Kulagin LIT 20px Edgaras Ulanovas USA 20px Cory Higgins 21.5 U.S. Virgin Islands 20px Frank Elegar 8.4 KAZ 20px Jerry Johnson 7.5 The 2013–14 VTB United League was the fifth complete season of the VTB United League. The tournament featured 20 teams, from 10 countries during the season, 2 more teams than the previous year. It was the first season the VTB United League that functioned as the new domestic first tier level for Russian basketball clubs. CSKA Moscow won their 5th VTB United League title, and their 21st Russian national championship. Participants Country (League)TeamsBLR Belarus (BPL)Tsmoki-MinskCZE Czech Republic (NBL)ČEZ Basketball NymburkEST Estonia (KML)Kalev/CramoKAZ Kazakhstan (Division 1)AstanaLVA Latvia (LBL)VEF RīgaLTU Lithuania (LKL)Lietuvos Rytas VilniusNeptūnas KlaipėdaPOL Poland (PLK)Turów ZgorzelecRUS Russia (PBL)CSKA MoscowEnisey KrasnoyarskKhimki Moscow RegionKrasnye Krylya SamaraBC Krasny OktyabrLokomotiv Kuban KrasnodarNizhny NovgorodSpartak Saint PetersburgTriumph LyubertsyUNICS KazanUKR Ukraine (SuperLeague)Azovmash MariupolDonetsk Regular season Group A 1 RUS Unics Kazan 17 1 1371 1132 #ace1af 2 Qualified for Quarterfinals 2 LTU Lietuvos Rytas 13 5 1456 1355 #ace1af 3 RUS Lokomotiv Kuban 12 6 1330 1271 #d0f0c0 4 Qualified for Round of 16 4 RUS Nizhny Novgorod 11 7 1380 1276 #d0f0c0 5 RUS Enisey Krasnoyarsk 9 9 1560 1579 #d0f0c0 6 RUS Spartak St. Petersburg 7 11 1298 1365 #d0f0c0 7 POL Turów Zgorzelec 6 12 1443 1525 8 CZE ČEZ Nymburk 5 13 1430 1521 9 UKR DonetskTeam withdrawing from the tournament due to annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/league-directorate-decisions.htm League Directorate decisions | VTB United League Vtb-league.com 2014-03-12 2014-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140317003735/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/league-directorate-decisions.htm 2014-03-17 dead upper-alpha 8 10 1229 1286 10 EST Kalev/Cramo 2 16 1369 1556 |} upper-alpha Group B 1 RUS BC Khimki 18 0 1567 1249 #ace1af 2 Qualified for Quarterfinals 2 RUS CSKA Moscow 16 2 1468 1223 #ace1af 3 RUS BC Triumph Lyubertsy 11 7 1401 1394 #d0f0c0 4 Qualified for Round of 16 4 RUS Krasnye Krylia 9 9 1371 1394 #d0f0c0 5 KAZ Astana 8 10 1498 1527 #d0f0c0 6 RUS Krasny Oktyabr 8 10 1504 1591 #d0f0c0 7 LAT VEF Rīga 7 11 1398 1430 8 LTU Neptūnas Klaipėda 5 13 1406 1525 9 BLR Tsmoki Minsk 4 14 1398 1502 10 UKR Azovmash Mariupol 4 14 1314 1480 |} Playoffs Bracket main 4 high 5 165 no 1;3;5;7 RUS Krasnye Krylia 81 101 RUS Enisey Krasnoyarsk 78 90 RUS Lokomotiv Kuban 91 89 RUS Krasny Oktyabr 85 73 RUS Nizhny Novgorod 71 76 KAZ Astana 58 68 RUS Triumph Lyubertsy 57 74 66 RUS Spartak St.Petersburg 74 57 59 RUS Unics Kazan 85 86 93 RUS Krasnye Krylia 63 74 77 RUS CSKA Moscow 83 66 76 79 84 RUS Lokomotiv Kuban 87 81 73 78 65 RUS Khimki 76 70 64 RUS Nizhny Novgorod 78 76 84 LTU Lietuvos rytas 80 96 97 RUS Triumph Lyubertsy 69 94 87 RUS Unics Kazan 90 61 86 RUS CSKA Moscow 92 65 92 RUS Nizhny Novgorod 87 75 80 84 LTU Lietuvos rytas 81 78 69 78 RUS CSKA Moscow 65 86 82 RUS Nizhny Novgorod 54 59 66 Awards Major awards Most Valuable Player: USA Andrew Goudelock (UNICS Kazan)http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/andrew-goudelock-named-regular-season-mvp.htm Andrew Goudelock named regular-season MVP Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045606/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/andrew-goudelock-named-regular-season-mvp.htm 2014-04-29 dead Playoffs MVP: SRB Miloš Teodosić (CSKA Moscow)http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/anyone-on-our-team-could-have-been-playoffs-mvp.htm "Anyone on our team could have been Playoffs MVP" VTB United League 2014-06-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20140622104607/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/anyone-on-our-team-could-have-been-playoffs-mvp.htm 2014-06-22 dead Coach of the Year: LIT Rimas Kurtinaitis (Khimki)http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/rimas-kurtinaitis-named-coach-of-the-year.htm Rimas Kurtinaitis named Coach of the Year | VTB United League Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140424142450/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/rimas-kurtinaitis-named-coach-of-the-year.htm 2014-04-24 dead Sixth Man of the Year: USA James Augustine (Khimki)http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=james-augustine-named-leagues-sixth-man-of-the-year&lang=en https://web.archive.org/web/20140424142334/http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=james-augustine-named-leagues-sixth-man-of-the-year&lang=en dead 2014-04-24 James Augustine named Sixth Man of the Year | VTB United League Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-04-24 Defensive Player of the Year: RUS Sasha Kaun (CSKA Moscow)http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=alexander-kaun-named-defensive-player-of-the-year&lang=en Alexander Kaun named Defensive Player of the Year Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426214650/http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=alexander-kaun-named-defensive-player-of-the-year&lang=en 2014-04-26 dead Young Player of the Year: RUS Dmitry Kulagin (Triump Lyubertsy) & LIT Edgaras Ulanovas (Neptūnas) http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/dmitry-kulagin-and-edgaras-ulanovas-named-young-players-of-the-year.htm Dmitry Kulagin and Edgaras Ulanovas named Young Players of the Year VTB-League.com April 25, 2014 April 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426215441/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/dmitry-kulagin-and-edgaras-ulanovas-named-young-players-of-the-year.htm 2014-04-26 dead All-Tournament First Team USA Andrew Goudelock (UNICS Kazan) USA Willie Deane (Krasny Oktyabr) USA Derrick Brown (Lokomotiv Kuban) USA James Augustine (Khimki) RUS Sasha Kaun (CSKA Moscow) All-Tournament Second Team SRB Miloš Teodosić (CSKA Moscow) LIT Martynas Gecevičius (Lietuvos Rytas) USA Alex Renfroe (Enisey) RUS Sergei Monia (Khimki) POL Damian Kulig (Turów Zgorzelec) Nationality awards For the second season in a row, awards were handed out to the best player by nationality. Nationality Player Team Ref. UKR Ukrainian Kyrylo Natyazhko UKR Azovmash http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=kyrylo-natyazhko-named-top-ukrainian-player&lang=en Kyrylo Natyazhko named League's Top Ukrainian Player | VTB United League Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140424142210/http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=kyrylo-natyazhko-named-top-ukrainian-player&lang=en 2014-04-24 dead EST Estonian Rain Veideman EST Kalev/Cramo http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=rain-veideman-named-leagues-top-estonian-player&lang=en Rain Veideman named League's Top Estonian Player | VTB United League Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140424142417/http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=rain-veideman-named-leagues-top-estonian-player&lang=en 2014-04-24 dead POL Polish Damian Kulig POL Turów Zgorzelec http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=damian-kulig-named-leagues-top-polish-player&lang=en Damian Kulig named League's Top Polish Player | VTB United League Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140424142422/http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=damian-kulig-named-leagues-top-polish-player&lang=en 2014-04-24 dead CZE Czech Vojtěch Hruban CZE CEZ Nymburk http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/vojtech-hruban-named-top-czech-player.htm Vojtech Hruban named Top Czech Player Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140502001715/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/vojtech-hruban-named-top-czech-player.htm 2014-05-02 dead Latvia Latvian Jānis Blūms KAZ Astana http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=janis-blums-named-leagues-top-latvian-player&lang=en Janis Blums named League's Top Latvian Player Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140529051257/http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=janis-blums-named-leagues-top-latvian-player&lang=en 2014-05-29 dead KAZ Kazakh Anatoliy Kolesnikov KAZ Astana http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=anatoly-kolesnikov-named-top-kazakh-player&lang=en Anatoly Kolesnikov named League's Top Kazakh Player Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140529051814/http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=anatoly-kolesnikov-named-top-kazakh-player&lang=en 2014-05-29 dead BLR Belarusian Vladimir Veremeenko RUS Unics Kazan http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/vladimir-veremeenko-named-leagues-top-belarusian-player.htm Vladimir Veremeenko named League's Top Belarusian Player Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140529091438/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/vladimir-veremeenko-named-leagues-top-belarusian-player.htm 2014-05-29 dead RUS Russian Semen Antonov RUS Nizhny Novgorod http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=semen-antonov-named-leagues-top-russian-player&lang=en Semen Antonov named League’s Top Russian Player VTB United League 2014-06-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000853/http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=semen-antonov-named-leagues-top-russian-player&lang=en 2016-03-04 dead LIT Lithuania Martynas Gecevičius LIT Lietuvos Rytas Monthly MVP Month Player TeamRef. October RUS Sasha Kaun RUS CSKA Moscow November USA Cory Higgins RUS Triumph Lyubertsy http://www.vtb-league.com/en/mvp/sezon-2013-14.htm Awards | VTB United League Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140427031637/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/mvp/sezon-2013-14.htm 2014-04-27 dead December USA Alex Renfroe RUS Enisey Krasnoyarsk January USA James Augustine RUS Khimki February USA Andrew Goudelock RUS Unics Kazan http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=andrew-goudeock---february-mvp&lang=en Andrew Goudelock - February MVP! | VTB United League Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140424142414/http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=andrew-goudeock---february-mvp&lang=en 2014-04-24 dead March BUL Willie Deane RUS Krasny Oktyabr Statistical leaders Scoring: USA Cory Higgins, Triumph Lyubertsy (21.5)http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=cory-higgins-honored-as-leagues-scoring-champion&lang=en Cory Higgins honored as League Scoring Champion Vtb-league.com 1996-08-20 2014-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140529051405/http://www.vtb-league.com/frontend/pages/news.php?pagecode=cory-higgins-honored-as-leagues-scoring-champion&lang=en 2014-05-29 dead Rebounds: U.S. Virgin Islands Frank Elegar, Kalev/Cramo (8.4) Assists: KAZ Jerry Johnson, Astana (7.5) Steals: U.S. Virgin Islands Cuthbert Victor, Krasny Oktyabr (1.9) Blocks: Nigeria Shane Lawal, Astana (2.1) References 2 External links http://www.vtb-league.com/ ru http://www.vtb-league.com/en/home/home.htm en 2013–14 Category:2013–14 in European basketball leagues Category:2013–14 in Russian basketball Category:2013–14 in Lithuanian basketball Category:2013–14 in Ukrainian basketball Category:2013–14 in Latvian basketball Category:2013–14 in Estonian basketball Category:2013–14 in Polish basketball Category:2013–14 in Belarusian basketball Category:2013–14 in Kazakhstani basketball Category:2013–14 in Czech basketball