2011–12 VTB United League
Basketball league season
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The 2011–12 VTB United League was the third complete season of the VTB United League, which is Northern Europe and Eastern Europe's top-tier level men's professional club basketball competition. The tournament featured 18 teams, from 10 countries.
| VTB United League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2011–12 | |||
| Duration | 27 September 2011 – 3 May 2012 | |||
| Teams | 22 (with qualifying rounds) 18 (regular season) | |||
| Regular season | ||||
| Season MVP |  Andrei Kirilenko | |||
| Finals | ||||
| Champions | CSKA Moscow (3rd title) | |||
| Runners-up | UNICS Kazan | |||
| Final Four MVP | Andrei Kirilenko | |||
| Statistical leaders | ||||
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← 2010–11 2012–13 → | ||||
Participants
Qualifying round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
2 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 122 | +46 |
| 2. |  BC Anwil |
2 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 155 | +5 |
| 3. |  Torpan Pojat |
2 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 179 | -51 |
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk | 83 – 66 | BC Anwil |
| BC Anwil | 94 – 72 | Torpan Pojat |
| Torpan Pojat | 56 – 85 | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
2 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 161 | +35 |
| 2. |  BC Dnipro |
2 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 182 | -9 |
| 3. |  BC Šiauliai |
2 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 186 | -24 |
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Krasnye Krylya Samara | 98 – 78 | BC Šiauliai |
| BC Šiauliai | 84 – 88 | BC Dnipro |
| BC Dnipro | 83 – 98 | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
2 | 2 | 0 | 283 | 245 | +38 |
| 2. | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
2 | 1 | 1 | 249 | 227 | +22 |
| 3. | BC Dnipro |
2 | 1 | 1 | 237 | 250 | -13 |
| 4. | BC Anwil |
2 | 0 | 2 | 214 | 261 | -47 |
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk | 83 – 75 | BC Dnipro |
| BC Anwil | 79 – 99 | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
| BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk | 83 – 86 | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
| BC Anwil | 69 – 79 | BC Dnipro |
Regular season
| First places in each group advances to Final Four | |
| Teams ranked 2nd in each group advance to 1/4 final | |
| Teams ranked 3rd and 4th in each group advance to 1/8 final |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | UNICS Kazan |
16 | 14 | 2 | 1229 | 1025 | +204 |
| 2. | Khimki Moscow Region |
16 | 12 | 4 | 1299 | 1169 | +130 |
| 3. | Žalgiris Kaunas |
16 | 9 | 7 | 1297 | 1219 | +78 |
| 4. | BC Nizhny Novgorod |
16 | 8 | 8 | 1272 | 1256 | +16 |
| 5. |  VEF Rīga |
16 | 8 | 8 | 1240 | 1284 | −44 |
| 6. | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
16 | 7 | 9 | 1172 | 1194 | −22 |
| 7. |  BC Astana |
16 | 7 | 9 | 1199 | 1274 | −75 |
| 8. | BC Budivelnyk |
16 | 5 | 11 | 1201 | 1271 | −70 |
| 9. |  Kalev Tallinn |
16 | 2 | 14 | 1118 | 1335 | −217 |
| UNICS Kazan | Žalgiris Kaunas | Kalev Tallinn | Astana Tigers | VEF Rīga | Khimki | Krasnye Krylya | BC Budivelnyk | Nizhny Novgorod | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNICS Kazan | – | 79–52 | 100–55 | 77–63 | 67–50 | 65–69 | 76–65 | 61–58 | 83–57 |
| Žalgiris Kaunas | 73–77 | – | 97–65 | 82–66 | 93–56 | 95–94 | 84–82 | 74–58 | 86–92 |
| Kalev Tallinn | 64–73 | 70–84 | – | 73–75 | 71–78 | 68–100 | 63–77 | 81–73 | 62–92 |
| Astana Tigers | 68–87 | 86–78 | 92–72 | – | 73–83 | 84–73 | 76–81 | 91–85 | 63–75 |
| VEF Rīga | 85–99 | 88–79 | 103–89 | 84–62 | – | 75–85 | 67–59 | 68–60 | 92–97 |
| Khimki | 76–74 | 83–72 | 76–65 | 85–66 | 77–54 | – | 67–68 | 90–94 | 84–73 |
| Krasnye Krylya | 55–66 | 59–79 | 81–76 | 99–72 | 72–80 | 64–68 | – | 90–89 | 75–70 |
| BC Budivelnyk | 70–72 | 79–90 | 51–65 | 71–82 | 99–89 | 75–92 | 80–72 | – | 80–76 |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 65–73 | 85–79 | 83–72 | 69–80 | 102–88 | 77–79 | 81–73 | 78–79 | – |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CSKA Moscow |
16 | 14 | 2 | 1299 | 1023 | +276 |
| 2. | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
16 | 11 | 5 | 1159 | 1075 | +84 |
| 3. | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius |
16 | 10 | 6 | 1251 | 1154 | +97 |
| 4. | Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar |
16 | 9 | 7 | 1212 | 1197 | +15 |
| 5. |  ČEZ Basketball Nymburk |
16 | 8 | 8 | 1219 | 1200 | +19 |
| 6. | Asseco Prokom Gdynia |
16 | 8 | 8 | 1165 | 1148 | +17 |
| 7. | Azovmash Mariupol |
16 | 8 | 8 | 1155 | 1170 | −15 |
| 8. | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
16 | 3 | 13 | 1170 | 1324 | −154 |
| 9. |  Minsk-2006 Minsk |
16 | 1 | 15 | 1166 | 1505 | −339 |
| CSKA Moscow | Lokomotiv–Kuban | Enisey | Spartak St Pet. | Prokom Gdynia | Lietuvos Rytas | Azovmash | ČEZ Nymburk | Minsk-2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow | – | 88–73 | 92–60 | 74–53 | 86–81 | 89–75 | 72–45 | 80–69 | 110–60 |
| Lokomotiv–Kuban | 64–77 | – | 74–56 | 85–77 | 79–66 | 71–78 | 84–76 | 72–63 | 87–64 |
| Enisey | 60–74 | 83–67 | – | 70–91 | 102–79 | 75–82 | 70–84 | 66–69 | 99–89 |
| Spartak St Pet. | 83–81 | 86–74 | 61–59 | – | 45–50 | 72–65 | 57–48 | 79–62 | 90–64 |
| Prokom Gdynia | 65–74 | 72–81 | 89–73 | 67–77 | – | 74–73 | 68–53 | 77–66 | 89–79 |
| Lietuvos Rytas | 67–84 | 84–63 | 101–62 | 72–61 | 59–54 | – | 72–61 | 78–72 | 112–86 |
| Azovmash | 37–62 | 79–78 | 95–74 | 64–66 | 66–74 | 83–73 | – | 85–76 | 95–77 |
| ČEZ Nymburk | 79–60 | 65–71 | 86–77 | 74–73 | 75–68 | 80–73 | 86–94 | – | 105–63 |
| Minsk-2006 | 52–96 | 83–89 | 91–84 | 66–88 | 60–92 | 67–87 | 81–90 | 84–92 | – |
Playoff round
1/8 Final
The teams that finished third in their group play against the fourth placed teams in the other group in a Best-Of-3 series with home advantage.
| Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zalgiris Kaunas | − | Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | 0−2 | 44–72 | 71–80 | (canceled) |
| Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius | − | BC Nizhny Novgorod | 2−0 | 64–60 | 82–61 | (canceled) |
1/4 Final
The teams that finished second in their group play against the winners of the 1/8 final in a Best-Of-3 series with home advantage.
| Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khimki Moscow Region | − | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius | 1−2 | 71−82 | 80−62 | 78−103 |
| Spartak Saint Petersburg | − | Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | 0−2 | 57−71 | 60−69 | (canceled) |
Final four
| Semifinals 2 May | Final 3 May | |||||
| UNICS Kazan | 87 | |||||
| Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | 86 | |||||
| UNICS Kazan | 62 | |||||
| CSKA Moscow | 74 | |||||
| CSKA Moscow | 79 | |||||
| Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius | 72 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | 83 | |||||
| Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius | 91 | |||||
Semifinals
Third-place game
Final
Awards
MVP of the Month
- October 2011: Patrick Beverley (Spartak St. Petersburg)
- November 2011: Rawle Marshall (Astana)
- December 2011: Tre Simmons (CEZ Nymburk)
- January 2012: Michał Ignerski (Nizhny Novgorod)
- February 2012: Jonas Valančiūnas (Lietuvos Rytas)
- March 2012: Vladimir Veremeenko (UNICS Kazan)
- April 2012: Jeremiah Massey (Lokomotiv Kuban)
All-Tournament First Team
- Patrick Beverley (Spartak St. Petersburg)
- Henry Domercant (UNICS Kazan)
- Andrei Kirilenko (CSKA Moscow)
- Krešimir Lončar (Khimki Moscow Region)
- Jonas Valančiūnas (Lietuvos Rytas)
All-Tournament Second Team
- Tyrese Rice (Lietuvos Rytas)
- Tre Simmons (CEZ Nymburk)
- Jeremiah Massey (Lokomotiv Kuban)
- Paulius Jankūnas (Zalgiris)
- Donatas Motiejūnas (Asseco Prokom)
All-Final Four Team
- Henry Domercant (UNICS Kazan)
- K.C. Rivers (Lokomotiv Kuban)
- Andrei Kirilenko (CSKA Moscow)
- Darjuš Lavrinovič (CSKA Moscow)
- Jonas Valančiūnas (Lietuvos Rytas)
MVPs
| Regular Season MVP | Final Four MVP | ||
| MVP | Team | MVP | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kirilenko | CSKA Moscow | Andrei Kirilenko | CSKA Moscow |
External links
- Official Website (in Russian)
- Official Website (in English)