2021–22 VTB United League

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.

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
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2021.

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
Astana Nur-Sultan Arena Velotrack 9,270[3]
Avtodor Saratov DS Kristall 5,500[4]
CSKA Moscow Moscow Megasport Arena 13,344[5]
Enisey Krasnoyarsk Arena.Sever 4,000[6]
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Saku Suurhall 7,200[7]
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar Basket-Hall 7,500[8]
Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace 5,500[9]
Parma Perm UDS Molot 7,000
Tsmoki Minsk Minsk Minsk-Arena 15,000[10]
UNICS Kazan Basket-Hall 7,000[11]
Zenit Saint Petersburg Sibur Arena 6,381[12]
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 UNICS 9 8 1 723 626 +97 .889 Advance to playoffs
2 Avtodor 8 7 1 733 701 +32 .875
3 Zenit Saint Petersburg 7 6 1 605 498 +107 .857
4 CSKA Moscow 7 5 2 579 452 +127 .714
5 Lokomotiv Kuban 8 5 3 724 740 −16 .625
6 Nizhny Novgorod 8 4 4 627 633 −6 .500
7 Parma 7 3 4 517 524 −7 .429
8 Kalev/Cramo 9 3 6 655 691 −36 .333
9 Enisey 7 2 5 564 614 −50 .286
10 Astana 7 2 5 528 541 −13 .286
11 Tsmoki Minsk 8 1 7 579 708 −129 .125
12 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
CategoryPlayerTeam(s)Statistic
Points per gameJaylen BarfordAstana22.29
Rebounds per gameArtsiom ParakhouskiParma8.14
Assists per gameAnthony HickeyAstana7.29
Steals per gameAnthony HickeyAstana2.86
Blocks per gameMareks MejerisParma1.29
Turnovers per gameJohnathan MotleyLokomotiv Kuban4.13
Fouls per gameAleksandr GudumakEnisey4.00
FT%Casper WareEnisey93.94%
FG%Johnathan MotleyLokomotiv Kuban63.74%
3FG%Philip ScrubbAvtodor57.50%
Efficiency per gameErrick McCollumLokomotiv Kuban22.00

VTB League teams in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
CSKA MoscowEuroLeagueRegular season
UNICSRegular season
Zenit Saint PetersburgRegular season
Lokomotiv KubanEuroCupRegular season
Nizhny NovgorodChampions LeagueRegular season
Kalev/CramoRegular season
AvtodorFIBA Europe CupSecond round
ParmaSecond round
Tsmoki-MinskRegular season
EniseyQualifying rounds

Awards

MVP of the Month
Month Player Team Ref.
2021
September/October Gabriel Lundberg CSKA Moscow[13]
November Mario Hezonja 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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