The 2018–19 VTB United League was the 10th 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 ...
. 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
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 ...
is the defending champion.
Format changes
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.
Teams
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
Zielona Góra (; ''Green Mountain''; ) is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (). The region is closely associated with vineyards and holds an annual Zielona Góra Wine Fest, Wine Fest. Zie ...
made their debut in the competition. Polish teams returned to the competition four years after.
Venues and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a
round-robin format.
Standings
Results
Playoffs
All series are played in a
best-of-five series, with a 2–2–1 format.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Final table
Awards
Season Awards
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Scoring Champion
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Alexey Shved
Alexey Viktorovich Shved ( Russian: Алексей Викторович Швед; born December 16, 1988) is a Russian professional basketball player who plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. Standing at , he plays at both ...
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Khimki
Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station that had existed sin ...
;
Young Player of the Year
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Nikita Mikhailovsky –
Avtodor Saratov
BC Avtodor (), commonly known as simply Avtodor and internationally as Avtodor Saratov, is a Russian professional basketball club based in Saratov. It plays in the VTB United League, the highest level of Russian basketball. In early 2022, after ...
;
Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award.
Some of the ...
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Emil Rajković –
Astana
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...
;
Sixth Man of the Year
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Dorell Wright
Dorell Lawrence Wright (born December 2, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Wright was drafted in the 2004 NBA draft by the Miami Heat directly out of high school. He has also played for the Golden State Warriors, Philad ...
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Lokomotiv Kuban
;Performance of the Season
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Nando de Colo
Nando Bruno Alfred Andre de Colo (born 23 June 1987) is a French professional basketball player and the team captain for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of , he plays at the point guard and shooting gu ...
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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 ...
;
Defensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY or DPOTY) is the name of an award given in sports for outstanding defensive play by a single player over the course of a season. Many sports leagues award this type of award. League awards for Defensive Player o ...
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Maurice Ndour –
UNICS
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Regular Season MVP
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Alexey Shved
Alexey Viktorovich Shved ( Russian: Алексей Викторович Швед; born December 16, 1988) is a Russian professional basketball player who plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. Standing at , he plays at both ...
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Khimki
Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station that had existed sin ...
;
Playoffs MVP
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Nikita Kurbanov
Nikita Aleksandrovich Kurbanov (; born October 5, 1986) is a Russian professional basketball player and the team captain of CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at ,
Professional career
Kurbanov made his professional debut with CSKA Mos ...
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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 ...
All-Tournament First Team
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Alexey Shved
Alexey Viktorovich Shved ( Russian: Алексей Викторович Швед; born December 16, 1988) is a Russian professional basketball player who plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. Standing at , he plays at both ...
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Khimki
Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station that had existed sin ...
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Nando de Colo
Nando Bruno Alfred Andre de Colo (born 23 June 1987) is a French professional basketball player and the team captain for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of , he plays at the point guard and shooting gu ...
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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 ...
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Jalen Reynolds
Jalen Reynolds (born December 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for Xavier University before playing professionally in Italy, Spain, Russia, China and Is ...
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Zenit
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Jordan Mickey
Jordan Grayson Mickey (born July 9, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Louisiana State University before being selected by the Celti ...
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Khimki
Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station that had existed sin ...
*
Othello Hunter –
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 ...
All-Tournament Second Team
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Errick McCollum –
UNICS
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Mateusz Ponitka –
Lokomotiv Kuban
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J. J. O'Brien –
Astana
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...
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Jānis Timma
Jānis Timma (2 July 1992 – 17 December 2024) was a Latvian professional basketball player. Standing at , he mainly played at the small forward position. He also represented the senior Latvia men's national basketball team, Latvia national team ...
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Khimki
Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station that had existed sin ...
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Arnett Moultrie –
Kalev/Cramo
MVP of the Month
VTB League teams in European competitions
References
External links
Official website
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2017-18
2018–19 in European basketball leagues
2018–19 in Russian basketball
2018–19 in Latvian basketball
2018–19 in Estonian basketball
2018–19 in Belarusian basketball
2018–19 in Kazakhstani basketball
2018–19 in Polish basketball