2021–22 VTB United League

VTB United League
VTB United League
Season	2021–22
Duration	23 September 2021 – 17 April 2022; (Regular season); 22 April 2022 – 5 June 2022; (Playoffs)
Teams	10
Regular season
Season MVP	Mario Hezonja
Finals
Champions	Zenit Saint Petersburg (1st title)
Runners-up	CSKA Moscow
Third place	UNICS
Fourth place	Lokomotiv Kuban
Playoffs MVP	Jordan Mickey
Records
Biggest home win	Lokomotiv Kuban 109–57 Astana ; (30 March 2022)
Biggest away win	Tsmoki Minsk 44–92 CSKA Moscow (23 September 2021); Astana 48–96 CSKA Moscow (10 April 2022)
Highest scoring	Zenit 110–111 (2OT) CSKA Moscow ; (27 May 2022)
Highest attendance	12,231 ; CSKA Moscow 75–81 Zenit ; (5 June 2022)
Lowest attendance	290 ; 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
	← 2020–21 2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 5 June 2022.

The 2021–22 VTB United League was the 13th season of the VTB United League. It was the 9th season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. Two teams left the league mid-season because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Season2021–22

Duration23 September 2021 – 17 April 2022
(Regular season)
22 April 2022 – 5 June 2022
(Playoffs)

Teams10

Season MVP

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Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Astana	Nur-Sultan	Arena Velotrack	9,270^[8]
Avtodor	Saratov	DS Kristall	5,500^[9]
CSKA Moscow	Moscow	Megasport Arena	13,344^[10]
Enisey	Krasnoyarsk	Arena.Sever	4,000^[11]
~~Kalev/Cramo~~	~~Tallinn~~	~~Saku Suurhall~~	~~7,200~~^[12]
Lokomotiv Kuban	Krasnodar	Basket-Hall	7,500^[13]
Nizhny Novgorod	Nizhny Novgorod	Trade Union Sport Palace	5,500^[14]
Parma	Perm	UDS Molot	7,000
Tsmoki Minsk	Minsk	Minsk-Arena	15,000^[15]
UNICS	Kazan	Basket-Hall	7,000^[16]
Zenit	Saint Petersburg	Sibur Arena	6,381^[17]
~~Zielona Góra~~	~~Zielona Góra~~	~~CRS Hall Zielona Góra~~	~~6,080~~

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	CSKA Moscow	18	15	3	1596	1260	+336	.833	Advance to playoffs
2	Zenit Saint Petersburg	18	14	4	1537	1332	+205	.778
3	UNICS	18	14	4	1530	1316	+214	.778
4	Lokomotiv Kuban	18	11	7	1663	1566	+97	.611
5	Parma	18	10	8	1370	1388	−18	.556
6	Avtodor	18	9	9	1475	1559	−84	.500
7	Enisey	18	6	12	1381	1474	−93	.333
8	Nizhny Novgorod	18	6	12	1353	1418	−65	.333
9	Tsmoki Minsk	18	3	15	1225	1543	−318	.167
10	Astana	18	2	16	1212	1486	−274	.111
11	Zielona Góra	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Retired from the league
12	Kalev/Cramo	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Retired from the league

Home \ Away	AST	AVT	CSK	ENI	KAL	LOK	NIZ	PAR	TSM	UNI	ZEN	ZGA
Astana	—	61–84	48–96	80–87	−	87–83	49–69	65–82	64–65	53–84	60–94	84–70
Avtodor	83–82	—	86–102	79–80	−	95–108	100–94	70–86	95–79	81–76	75–93	81–74
CSKA Moscow	84–65	92–65	—	97–88	104–62	91–71	80–72	98–71	101–54	103–105	79–78	105–71
Enisey	76–65	95–101	62–87	—	−	82–86	87–79	61–78	86–79	80–83	56–79	–
Kalev/Cramo	85–67	93–97	67–56	81–87	—	66–86	−	53–80	−	−	74–75	−
Lokomotiv Kuban	109–57	106–83	69–88	101–93	−	—	97–70	101–74	92–87	101–94	79–106	–
Nizhny Novgorod	76–73	70–83	72–92	61–79	65–71	108–104	—	79–65	72–65	50–65	74–80	–
Parma	108–101	94–73	60–82	61–58	78–74	85–90	71–67	—	91–68	66–73	77–67	83–72
Tsmoki Minsk	66–60	64–72	44–92	72–68	93–91	79–104	53–95	75–78	—	72–92	74–90	–
UNICS	71–59	103–67	69–64	97–77	71–54	96–87	85–71	78–48	98–56	—	80–84	92–63
Zenit Saint Petersburg	69–83	74–83	81–68	89–66	75–60	91–75	90–74	82–75	93–73	97–81	—	97–80
Zielona Góra	91–83	–	59–93	–	−	90–98	77–95	–	96–64	80–85	52–79	—

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
CSKA Moscow	3–0	Nizhny Novgorod	78–64	91–89	88–75	—	—
Zenit Saint Petersburg	3–0	Enisey	104–55	83–75	82–55	—	—
UNICS	3–0	Avtodor	106–76	97–59	88–79	—	—
Lokomotiv Kuban	3–0	Parma	76–70	100–84	101–78	—	—

Teams

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
CSKA Moscow	3–1	Lokomotiv Kuban	93–90	86–72	82–94	94–84	—
Zenit Saint Petersburg	3–1	UNICS	65–74	76–67	68–67	75–69	—

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

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Regular Season MVP	Mario Hezonja	UNICS	^[18]
Playoffs MVP	Jordan Mickey	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Scoring Champion	Errick McCollum	Lokomotiv Kuban	^[19]
Young Player of the Year	Andrey Martyuk	Lokomotiv Kuban	^[20]
Coach of the Year	Dimitrios Itoudis	CSKA Moscow	^[21]
Performance of the Season	Anthony Hickey	Astana	^[22]
Sixth Man of the Year	Billy Baron	Zenit Saint Petersburg	^[23]
Defensive Player of the Year	Jordan Mickey	Zenit Saint Petersburg	^[24]
First Team	Errick McCollum	Lokomotiv Kuban	^[25]
	Alexey Shved	CSKA Moscow
	Mario Hezonja	UNICS
	Jordan Mickey	Zenit Saint Petersburg
	Nikola Milutinov	CSKA Moscow
Second Team	Jordan Loyd	Zenit Saint Petersburg	^[26]
	Billy Baron	Zenit Saint Petersburg
	Will Clyburn	CSKA Moscow
	Johnathan Motley	Lokomotiv Kuban
	Alex Poythress	Zenit Saint Petersburg

Month	Player	Team	Ref.
2021
September/October	Gabriel Lundberg	CSKA Moscow	^[27]
November	Mario Hezonja	UNICS	^[28]
December	Kenny Chery	Avtodor	^[29]
2022
January	Jeremiah Hill	Parma	^[30]
February	Alex Poythress	Zenit Saint Petersburg	^[31]
March	Alexey Shved	CSKA Moscow	^[32]
April	Billy Baron	Zenit Saint Petersburg	^[33]