VTB United League Highlights

“VTB United League Highlights” are video reviews of matches of the Russian basketball championship. Videos are sorted by date posted. Enjoy watching!

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VTB United League Highlights:

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VTB United League Highlights are short video reviews of past games in the international tournament and the Russian Basketball Championship. Each video is a snapshot of the main moments of the game, commented by sports journalists.

VTB United League is an annual international club basketball tournament for men’s professional teams that has been held since 2008 and features 12 participants from Europe.

In the regular season the teams play 2 games (home and away) against each opponent in the standings and 2 more games in the group stage. The top 8 teams qualify for the playoff round.

Playoff round is a series of games to 3 victories in the quarterfinals and a series of games to 4 victories in the next stages (1/2, 3rd place, Final). The best Russian team becomes the Russian basketball champion. The winner of the tournament is awarded the Belov Cup.

In addition to the title of Russian champion, the league awards 12 individual awards: Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the regular season; Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the playoff round; Best Sniper; Best Defensive Player; Best 6th Player; Best Performance of the Season (for individual achievements in one game); Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Game; Best Debutant; Coach of the Year; Best Young Player; Best Player; Hall of Fame (for significant contribution to the development and popularization of the league).

The most titled team is PBC CSKA (10 titles). Khimki (2010/2011), Zenit (2021/2022) and UNICS (2022/2023) have won the title once each.