The 2020–21 VTB United League was the 12th season of the VTB United League. It was the eighth season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level.
Teams A total of 13 teams from five countries contested the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan, and one from Poland.
Venues and locations Team Home city Arena Capacity Astana Nur-Sultan Arena Velotrack 9,270 Avtodor 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 Zenit Saint Petersburg Sibur Arena 6,381 Zielona Góra Zielona Góra CRS Hall Zielona Góra 6,080
Regular season In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a round-robin format.
Standings
Results
Playoffs Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three format (1-1-1). Semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1).
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
VTB League teams in European competitions Team Competition Progress CSKA Moscow EuroLeague 4th place Khimki Regular season Zenit Saint Petersburg Quarterfinals Lokomotiv Kuban EuroCup Quarterfinals UNICS Runner-up Nizhny Novgorod Champions League Quarterfinals Tsmoki-Minsk Regular season Parma FIBA Europe Cup 4th place
Awards Season awards AwardPlayerTeam Regular Season MVP Mantas Kalnietis Lokomotiv Kuban Playoffs MVP Daniel Hackett CSKA Moscow Scoring Champion Marcus Keene Kalev/Cramo Young Player of the Year Nikita Mikhailovsky Avtodor Saratov Coach of the Year Xavi Pascual Zenit Performance of the Season Anton Astapkovich Nizhny Novgorod Sixth Man of the Year Rolands Freimanis Zastal Zielona Góra Defensive Player of the Year John Brown UNICS Newcomer of the Year Gabriel Lundberg Zastal Zielona Góra First Team Mantas Kalnietis Lokomotiv Kuban Mike James CSKA Moscow Marcus Keene Kalev/Cramo Rolands Freimanis Zastal Zielona Góra Jordan Mickey KhimkiSecond Team Alexey Shved CSKA Moscow Kevin Pangos Zenit Will Clyburn CSKA Moscow Mindaugas Kuzminskas Lokomotiv Kuban Geoffrey Groselle Zastal Zielona Góra
MVP of the Month MonthPlayerTeam 2020 September/October Billy Baron Zenit Saint Petersburg November Alan Williams Lokomotiv Kuban December Gabriel Lundberg Zielona Góra 2021 January Jamar Smith UNICS February Drew Gordon Lokomotiv Kuban March Johannes Voigtmann CSKA Moscow April Marcus Keene Kalev/Cramo
References
External links
Official website