2021–22 VTB United League

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VTB United League
Season2021–22
Teams12
Dates23 September 2021 – 24 April 2022
(Regular season)
Records
Biggest home winCSKA Moscow 105–71 Zielona Góra
(26 September 2021)
Biggest away winTsmoki Minsk 44–92 CSKA Moscow
(23 September 2021)
Highest scoringAvtodor 95–108 Lokomotiv Kuban
(10 October 2021)
Winning streak6 games
Avtodor
Losing streak5 games
Enisey
Tsmoki Minsk
Highest attendance2,289
Parma 85–90 Lokomotiv Kuban
(11 December 2021)
Lowest attendance290
Avtodor 81–74 Zielona Góra
(11 December 2021)
Excluding the games played without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the games played with restricted attendance for the same reason
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All statistics correct as of 13 December 2021.

The 2021–22 VTB United League is the 13th season of the VTB United League. It is the 9th season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level.

Teams[]

A total of 12 teams from five countries contest the league, including eight sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan, and one from Poland.[1]

BC Khimki didn't apply for this season because of the financial difficulties.[2]

Venues and locations[]

Locations of teams in the 2021–22 VTB United League
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Kazakhstan Astana Nur-Sultan Arena Velotrack 9,270[3]
Russia Avtodor Saratov DS Kristall 5,500[4]
Russia CSKA Moscow Moscow Megasport Arena 13,344[5]
Russia Enisey Krasnoyarsk Arena.Sever 4,000[6]
Estonia Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Saku Suurhall 7,200[7]
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar Basket-Hall 7,500[8]
Russia Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace 5,500[9]
Russia Parma Perm UDS Molot 7,000
Belarus Tsmoki Minsk Minsk Minsk-Arena 15,000[10]
Russia UNICS Kazan Basket-Hall 7,000[11]
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Sibur Arena 6,381[12]
Poland 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[]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Russia UNICS 9 8 1 723 626 +97 .889 Advance to playoffs
2 Russia Avtodor 8 7 1 733 701 +32 .875
3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 7 6 1 605 498 +107 .857
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 7 5 2 579 452 +127 .714
5 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 8 5 3 724 740 −16 .625
6 Russia Nizhny Novgorod 8 4 4 627 633 −6 .500
7 Russia Parma 7 3 4 517 524 −7 .429
8 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 9 3 6 655 691 −36 .333
9 Russia Enisey 7 2 5 564 614 −50 .286
10 Kazakhstan Astana 7 2 5 528 541 −13 .286
11 Belarus Tsmoki Minsk 8 1 7 579 708 −129 .125
12 Poland Zielona Góra 9 1 8 693 799 −106 .111
Updated to match(es) played on December 13, 2021. Source: VTB League

Results[]

Home \ Away AST AVT CSK ENI KAL LOK NIZ PAR TSM UNI ZEN ZGA
Astana — 80–87 84–70
Avtodor 83–82 — 95–108 100–94 95–79 81–76 81–74
CSKA Moscow — 105–71
Enisey 95–101 — 80–83 56–79
Kalev/Cramo 85–67 93–97 67–56 81–87 — 53–80
Lokomotiv Kuban 69–88 101–93 — 92–87 79–106
Nizhny Novgorod 76–73 72–92 65–71 — 79–65 72–65
Parma 60–82 85–90 — 66–73 83–72
Tsmoki Minsk 44–92 93–91 75–78 — 72–92
UNICS 71–59 69–64 71–54 96–87 — 92–63
Zenit Saint Petersburg 69–83 89–66 75–60 90–74 — 97–80
Zielona Góra 90–98 77–95 96–64 —
Updated to match(es) played on December 13, 2021. Source: VTB United League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Statistics[]

Individual statistic leaders[]

Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Jaylen Barford Astana 22.29
Rebounds per game Artsiom Parakhouski Parma 8.14
Assists per game Anthony Hickey Astana 7.29
Steals per game Anthony Hickey Astana 2.86
Blocks per game Mareks Mejeris Parma 1.29
Turnovers per game Johnathan Motley Lokomotiv Kuban 4.13
Fouls per game Enisey 4.00
FT% Casper Ware Enisey 93.94%
FG% Johnathan Motley Lokomotiv Kuban 63.74%
3FG% Philip Scrubb Avtodor 57.50%
Efficiency per game Errick McCollum Lokomotiv Kuban 22.00

VTB League teams in European competitions[]

Team Competition Progress
CSKA Moscow EuroLeague Regular season
UNICS Regular season
Zenit Saint Petersburg Regular season
Lokomotiv Kuban EuroCup Regular season
Nizhny Novgorod Champions League Regular season
Kalev/Cramo Regular season
Avtodor FIBA Europe Cup Second round
Parma Second round
Tsmoki-Minsk Regular season
Enisey Qualifying rounds

Awards[]

MVP of the Month[]

Month Player Team Ref.
2021
September/October Denmark Gabriel Lundberg Russia CSKA Moscow [13]
November Croatia Mario Hezonja Russia UNICS [14]
December
2022
January
February
March
April

References[]

  1. ^ Арасланов, Марат. "«Заявки на следующий сезон прислали все клубы, кроме «Химок». Это очень грустная новость»". www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  2. ^ Гусейнов, Микаил. "«Химки» не выступят в Единой лиге ВТБ в следующем сезоне". www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena Velotrack Capacity: 9270 spectators
  4. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. DS Kristall Capacity: 5500
  5. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Arena.Sever Capacity: 4000 spectators
  7. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Saku Suurhall» Capacity: 7200 spectators
  8. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Basket-hall» Capacity: 7500 spectators
  9. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Nizhniy Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace» Capacity: 5500 spectators
  10. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. «Minsk-Arena» Capacity: 15,000 spectators
  11. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Basket-Hall Capacity: 7000 spectators
  12. ^ "VTB United League". www.vtb-league.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017. SK Yubileyniy Capacity: 6381 spectators
  13. ^ "Iffe Lundberg becomes the first MVP of the 21/22 season". VTB United League. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Mario Hezonja is the MVP of November". VTB United League. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

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