The 2018–19 VTB United League was the 10th complete season of the VTB United League. 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 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 made their debut in the competition. Polish teams returned to the competition four years after.
Venues and locations Team Home city Arena Capacity Astana Astana Arena Velotrack 9,270 Avtodor Saratov Saratov DS Kristall 5,500 CSKA Moscow Moscow USC CSKA 5,000 Enisey Krasnoyarsk Arena.Sever 4,000 Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Saku Suurhall 5,500 Khimki Khimki BCMO 4,000 Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar Basket-Hall 7,500 Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace 5,500 Parma Perm UDS Molot 7,000 Tsmoki Minsk Minsk Minsk-Arena 15,000 UNICS Kazan Basket-Hall 7,000 VEF Rīga Riga Arēna Rīga 12,000 Zenit Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg SK Yubileyniy 6,381 Zielona Góra Zielona Góra CRS Hall Zielona Góra 6,080
Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Main front sponsor Astana Emil Rajković Túta - Avtodor Saratov Evgeniy Pashutin DiGS-Line - CSKA Moscow Dimitrios Itoudis Nike Aeroflot Enisey Oleg Okulov Nike - Kalev/Cramo Donaldas Kairys Nike Cramo Khimki Georgios Bartzokas Adidas Gazprom Investholding Lokomotiv Kuban Saša Obradović Under Armour RZD Nizhny Novgorod Zoran Lukić Nike T Plus Parma Nikolajs Mazurs Peak T Plus Tsmoki Minsk Aliaksandr Krutsikau Adidas Green UNICS Dimitrios Priftis Peak - VEF Rīga Jānis Gailītis Adidas VEF Zenit Saint Petersburg Vasily Karasev Nike Nipigas Zielona Góra Igor Jovović Spalding Stelmet
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 Scoring Champion Alexey Shved – Khimki Young Player of the Year Nikita Mikhailovsky – Avtodor Saratov Coach of the Year Emil Rajković – Astana Sixth Man of the Year Dorell Wright – Lokomotiv Kuban Performance of the Season Nando de Colo – CSKA Moscow Defensive Player of the Year Maurice Ndour – UNICS Regular Season MVP Alexey Shved – Khimki Playoffs MVP Nikita Kurbanov – CSKA Moscow All-Tournament First Team Alexey Shved – Khimki Nando de Colo – CSKA Moscow Jalen Reynolds – Zenit Jordan Mickey – Khimki Othello Hunter – CSKA Moscow All-Tournament Second Team Errick McCollum – UNICS Mateusz Ponitka – Lokomotiv Kuban J. J. O'Brien – Astana Jānis Timma – Khimki Arnett Moultrie – Kalev/Cramo
MVP of the Month MonthPlayerTeam 2018 October Alexey Shved Khimki November Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow December Anthony Clemmons Astana 2019 January Jalen Reynolds Zenit Saint Petersburg February Pierriá Henry UNICS March Alexey Shved Khimki April Arnett Moultrie Kalev/Cramo
VTB League teams in European competitions Team Competition Progress CSKA Moscow EuroLeague Champions Khimki Regular season Lokomotiv Kuban EuroCup Quarterfinals UNICS Semifinals BC Zenit Saint Petersburg Top 16 Nizhny Novgorod Champions League QuarterfinalsAvtodor Saratov First qualifying roundFIBA Europe Cup Round of 16Tsmoki-Minsk Champions League First qualifying roundFIBA Europe Cup Regular season
References
External links Official website