VTB United League Top Player
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The VTB United League Top Player is an annual VTB United League award that is given to one player from each country that is represented by the league's clubs. The award has been handed out since the 2012–13 season, and it is awarded by the player's citizenship, regardless of the player's club's location.[1]
In the league's countries with just one club, currently six (Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, and Finland), along with Poland in the past, the league itself gives the award. In Russia, which has 10 clubs, Russian news agency TASS (replacing RIA Novosti, from 2014–15), partners with the league to name the top Russian player. In the past, for clubs from Lithuania (three) and Ukraine (two), the league partnered with, respectively, basketnews.lt and basket-planet.com.[1][2]
Current awards
Top Belarusian Player
The best player from 
Belarus
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Vladimir Veremeenko | PF | UNICS Kazan | [3] |
| 2013–14 | Vladimir Veremeenko (2×) | PF | UNICS Kazan | [4] |
| 2014–15 | Artsiom Parakhouski | C | Nizhny Novgorod | [5] |
| 2015–16 | Artsiom Parakhouski (2×) | C | UNICS Kazan | [6] |
Top Estonian Player
The best player from 
Estonia
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Tanel Sokk | PG | Kalev/Cramo | [7] |
| 2013–14 | Rain Veideman | SG | Kalev/Cramo | [8] |
| 2014–15 | Rain Veideman (2×) | SG | Kalev/Cramo | [9] |
| 2015–16 | Gregor Arbet | SG | Kalev/Cramo | [10] |
Top Kazakh Player
The best player from 
Kazakhstan
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Anton Ponomarev | PF | Astana | [11] |
| 2013–14 | Anatoly Kolesnikov | SF | Astana | [12] |
| 2014–15 | Anatoly Kolesnikov (2×) | SF | Astana | [13] |
| 2015–16 | Anton Ponomarev (2×) | PF | Astana | [14] |
Top Latvian Player
The best player from 
Latvia
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Kristaps Janičenoks | SF | VEF Rīga | [15] |
| 2013–14 | Jānis Blūms | SG | Astana | [16] |
| 2014–15 | Jānis Timma | SF | VEF Rīga | [17] |
| 2015–16 | Jānis Timma (2×) | SF | Zenit | [18] |
Top Russian Player
The best player from 
Russia
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Victor Khryapa | PF | CSKA Moscow | [19] |
| 2013–14 | Semyon Antonov | SF | Nizhny Novgorod | [20] |
| 2014–15 | Andrey Vorontsevich | PF | CSKA Moscow | [21] |
| 2015–16 | Alexey Shved | SG | Khimki | [22] |
Past awards
Top Czech Player
The best player from the 
Czech Republic
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Petr Benda | C | ČEZ Nymburk | [23] |
| 2013–14 | Vojtěch Hruban | SF | ČEZ Nymburk | [24] |
| 2014–15 | Jiří Welsch | SF | ČEZ Nymburk | [25] |
| 2015–16 | Vojtěch Hruban (2×) | SF | ČEZ Nymburk | [26] |
Top Finnish Player
The best player from 
Finland
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Petteri Koponen | SG | Khimki | [27] |
| 2015–16 | Petteri Koponen (2×) | SG | Khimki | [28] |
Top Georgian Player
The best player from 
Georgia
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Irakli Chlaidze | SG | VITA Tbilisi | [29] |
Top Lithuanian Player
The best player from 
Lithuania
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Mantas Kalnietis | PG | Lokomotiv Kuban | [30] |
| 2013–14 | Martynas Gecevičius | SG | Lietuvos rytas | [31] |
Top Polish Player
The best player from 
Poland
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Aaron Cel | PF | Turów Zgorzelec | [32] |
| 2013–14 | Damian Kulig | C | Turów Zgorzelec | [33] |
Top Ukrainian Player
The best player from 
Ukraine
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Oleksiy Pecherov | C | Azovmash Mariupol | [34] |
| 2013–14 | Kyrylo Natyazhko | C | Azovmash Mariupol | [35] |