The
VTB United League
The VTB United League () is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it is the first tier of Russian ...
2012–13 was the fourth complete season of the
VTB United League
The VTB United League () is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it is the first tier of Russian ...
, which is
Northern and Eastern Europe's top-tier level men's professional club
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
competition. The tournament featured 20 teams, from 10 countries.
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
won its 4th VTB title, by beating
Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar, 3–1, in a best-of-five Finals series.
Participants
Regular season
Group A
Group B
Playoffs
Round of 16
The teams that finished third, fourth, fifth and sixth in the other group in a
Best-Of-3 series.
Quarterfinals
The teams that finished first and two in the other group battled with 1/8 final winners in a
Best-Of-5 series.
Semifinals
The teams that won in 1/4 final, battled with other 1/4 final winner in a
Best-Of-5 series.
Final
The teams that won in 1/2 final, battled with other 1/2 final winner in a
Best-Of-5 series.
Rosters
Champion:
Miloš Teodosić,
Vladimir Micov,
Aleksandr Gudumak,
Aaron Jackson,
Dmitry Sokolov,
Nenad Krstić
Nenad Krstić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Крстић, born July 25, 1983) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player.
Krstić represented and captained the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 2.12 m ...
,
Sonny Weems
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,
Aleksei Zozulin,
Zoran Erceg,
Evgeny Voronov,
Andrey Vorontsevich,
Sasha Kaun,
Victor Khryapa
Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa (also trans. Viktor; ; born August 3, 1982) is a Russian former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career playing for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. A versatile forward standing at ...
,
Anton Ponkrashov,
Theo Papaloukas (Coach:
Ettore Messina)
:*Top efficiency:
Victor Khryapa
Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa (also trans. Viktor; ; born August 3, 1982) is a Russian former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career playing for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. A versatile forward standing at ...
, 15.0 EFF
:*Top scorer:
Sonny Weems
Clarence "Sonny" Weems (born July 8, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas and the University of Ar ...
, 11.0 PPG
:*Top rebounder:
Victor Khryapa
Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa (also trans. Viktor; ; born August 3, 1982) is a Russian former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career playing for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. A versatile forward standing at ...
, 7.0 RPG
:*Top assister:
Victor Khryapa
Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa (also trans. Viktor; ; born August 3, 1982) is a Russian former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career playing for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. A versatile forward standing at ...
, 4.3 APG
Runner-up:
Maxim Grigoryev,
Derrick Brown,
Richard Hendrix,
Alexey Savrasenko,
Mantas Kalnietis
Mantas Kalnietis (born 6 September 1986) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player who last played for BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He was also ...
,
Sergey Bykov,
Valeriy Likhodey,
Simas Jasaitis,
James Baron,
Andrey Zubkov,
Aleks Marić,
Nick Calathes,
Maksym Sheleketo (Coach:
Evgeniy Pashutin)
:*Top efficiency:
Nick Calathes, 16.1 EFF
:*Top scorer:
Nick Calathes, 13.9 PPG
:*Top rebounder:
Aleks Marić, 6.6 RPG
:*Top assister:
Nick Calathes, 6.1 APG
Awards
*
Most Valuable Player
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:
E. J. Rowland (
VEF Riga)
*
Playoffs MVP:
Victor Khryapa
Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa (also trans. Viktor; ; born August 3, 1982) is a Russian former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career playing for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. A versatile forward standing at ...
(
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
)
*
Young Player of the Year:
Sergey Karasev (
Triumph Lyubertsy)
All-Tournament First Team
*
Nick Calathes (
Lokomotiv-Kuban)
*
Vitaly Fridzon (
Khimky)
*
Sonny Weems
Clarence "Sonny" Weems (born July 8, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas and the University of Ar ...
(
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
)
*
Victor Khryapa
Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa (also trans. Viktor; ; born August 3, 1982) is a Russian former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career playing for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. A versatile forward standing at ...
(
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
)
*
Paul Davis (
Khimky)
All-Tournament Second Team
*
Miloš Teodosić (
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
)
*
E. J. Rowland (
VEF Rīga)
*
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
Mindaugas Kuzminskas (born 19 October 1989) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player and the captain (sports), vice-captain for AEK B.C., AEK Athens of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He also formerly represented the Lithuania men's nat ...
(
Žalgiris)
*
Aleks Marić (
Lokomotiv-Kuban)
*
Nenad Krstić
Nenad Krstić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Крстић, born July 25, 1983) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player.
Krstić represented and captained the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 2.12 m ...
(
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
)
Nationality awards
For the first time, awards were handed out to the best player by nationality.
Monthly MVP
References
External links
Official Website
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2012-13
2012–13 in European basketball leagues
2012–13 in Russian basketball
2012–13 in Lithuanian basketball
2012–13 in Ukrainian basketball
2012–13 in Latvian basketball
2012–13 in Estonian basketball
2012–13 in Polish basketball
2012–13 in Belarusian basketball
2012–13 in Kazakhstani basketball
2012–13 in Czech basketball