2015–16 VTB United League

VTB United League
Champions	CSKA Moscow (7th title)
Runners-up	UNICS
Teams	16
Duration	October 2015 – June 8, 2016
Top seed	CSKA Moscow
Awards
MVP	Nando de Colo
Playoffs MVP	Miloš Teodosić
Statistical leaders
Points	Keith Langford 21.0
Rebounds	Josh Boone 9.1
Assists	Paul Stoll 7.1
Records
Winning streak	13 games CSKA Moscow
Losing streak	16 games VITA Tbilisi

The 2015–16 VTB United League was the seventh season of the VTB United League, it was also the third season the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier. CSKA Moscow was the defending champion, and the team successfully defended its title.

Teams

Avtodor

CSKA

Enisey

Khimki

Oktyabr

Lokomotiv

NN

UNICS

Zenit

Locations of teams from Russia in the 2015–16 VTB United League

BC Krasnye Krylia withdrew from the league as the Samara Sports Palace was not adequate for the VTB United League (such as a minimum requirement of 3,000 seats). It planned to reapply for the 2016–17 season after renovations.^[1]

In its place, Georgian Superliga side VITA Tbilisi was chosen in July 2015, the first side from that country to play in the league. All other clubs from the previous season were confirmed on the same occasion, along with a rough draft of a calendar.^[2]

Stadia and locations

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Tsmoki Minsk	Minsk	Minsk Arena	15,000
ČEZ Nymburk	Nymburk	Tipsport Arena	11,650
Kalev	Tallinn	Saku Suurhall Arena	7,000
Bisons Loimaa	Loimaa	Energia Areena	3,500
VITA Tbilisi ◆	Tbilisi	Tbilisi Sports Palace	8,539
Astana	Astana	Saryarka Velodrome	9,270
VEF Rīga	Rīga	Arēna Rīga	12,500
Avtodor Saratov	Saratov	Kristall Ice Sports Palace	6,100
CSKA Moscow ●	Moscow	Universal Sports Hall CSKA	5,500
Enisey Krasnoyarsk	Krasnoyarsk	Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace	4,100
Khimki	Khimki	Basketball Center	6,000
Krasny Oktyabr	Volgograd	Volgograd Sports Palace of Trade Unions	3,700
Lokomotiv Kuban	Krasnodar	Basket-Hall	7,500
Nizhny Novgorod	Nizhny Novgorod	Trade Union Sport Palace	5,600
UNICS	Kazan	Basket Hall Arena	7,500
Zenit	Saint Petersburg	Sibur Arena	7,044

Notes

◆ Team makes its debut in the VTB United League.

● The defending champions, winners of the 2014–15 VTB United League.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	CSKA Moscow	30	28	2	2856	2230	+626	Qualification to playoffs
2	UNICS Kazan	30	25	5	2666	2293	+373
3	Zenit St.Petersburg	30	23	7	2668	2374	+294
4	Khimki	30	22	8	2866	2443	+423
5	Lokomotiv Kuban	30	22	8	2480	2153	+327
6	Avtodor Saratov	30	20	10	2661	2409	+252
7	Nizhny Novgorod	30	17	13	2523	2516	+7
8	ČEZ Nymburk	30	16	14	2526	2415	+111
9	Krasny Oktyabr	30	12	18	2567	2637	−70
10	Enisey Krasnoyarsk	30	11	19	2509	2596	−87
11	VEF Rīga	30	11	19	2473	2517	−44
12	Tsmoki-Minsk	30	9	21	2416	2605	−189
13	Nilan Bisons	30	8	22	2242	2704	−462
14	Kalev/Cramo	30	8	22	2311	2596	−285
15	BC Astana	30	7	23	2375	2799	−424
16	VITA Tbilisi	30	1	29	1939	2791	−852

Source: VTB Standings

Results

2015–16 VTB United League results
Home / Away team^1	AST	AVT	ČEZ	CSK	ENI	KAL	KHI	KRA	LOK	NIL	NIZ	TSM	UNK	VEF	VIT	ZEN
Astana		93–131	63–98	60–92	73–80	97–91	74–108	81–74	89–91	83–80	101–79	92–93	90–103	71–89	118–61	71–93
Avtodor Saratov	132–72		92–84	72–91	90–84	68–60	87–84	102–95	70–79	85–75	94–86	98–85	70–97	86–74	20–0	90–88
ČEZ Nymburk	79–61	73–92		66–86	91–81	79–65	90–94	103–76	76–74	87–59	76–70	75–61	74–75	73–71	111–51	81–102
CSKA Moscow	102–67	101–90	119–68		94–64	100–67	100–93	85–67	88–94	99–67	98–65	92–48	81–70	101–93	98–62	113–77
Enisey Krasnoyarsk	96–70	88–92	88–92	81–96		97–90	85–95	86–94	73–82	88–64	103–96	93–94	83–87	110–65	83–73	94–102
Kalev/Cramo	80–86	75–86	70–99	78–105	80–70		72–90	89–81	71–89	83–78	77–91	81–73	84–89	78–86	85–75	84–92
Khimki	128–87	87–84	123–71	85–96	108–92	84–54		97–86	101–88	113–83	74–82	100–72	85–90	104–93	117–73	90–84
Krasny Oktyabr	106–85	85–102	96–88	74–108	92–66	83–95	78–80		77–89	78–83	93–87	96–80	80–114	88–94	85–82	67–74
Lokomotiv Kuban	99–66	91–77	75–58	65–77	77–51	71–67	94–81	81–63		95–55	92–69	88–50	56–58	71–63	121–71	78–70
Nilan Bisons	81–75	86–135	60–96	82–98	99–110	98–86	62–81	72–109	70–68		73–79	76–73	74–93	83–82	89–73	62–83
Nizhny Novgorod	84–80	75–70	91–76	86–82	93–75	80–66	93–92	87–90	96–91	71–69		100–85	91–81	79–107	97–65	84–88
Tsmoki-Minsk	87–83	83–106	84–93	81–83	89–91	100–77	88–94	77–81	60–75	119–83	86–81		77–102	74–75	94–74	71–79
UNICS Kazan	100–73	66–64	94–87	89–100	94–75	96–75	82–78	97–76	80–76	110–56	102–68	83–91		82–72	81–57	101–66
VEF Rīga	94–93	103–91	81–73	77–92	71–73	75–84	79–89	92–94	84–89	83–73	75–87	76–84	69–81		99–59	76–95
VITA Tbilisi	53–62	59–111	59–119	60–93	72–85	77–78	52–108	67–110	63–76	63–77	78–100	81–80	76–104	69–99		84–90
Zenit St.Petersburg	115–59	90–74	102–90	82–86	81–64	101–69	72–103	94–93	79–73	106–73	77–76	105–77	89–65	91–76	101–50

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	CSKA Moscow	3
	8	ČEZ Nymburk	0
						1	CSKA Moscow	3
						4	Khimki	0
	4	Khimki	3
	5	Lokomotiv Kuban	0
											1	CSKA Moscow	3
											2	UNICS Kazan	1
	2	UNICS Kazan	3
	7	Nizhny Novgorod	0
						2	UNICS Kazan	3
						3	Zenit St. Petersburg	2
	3	Zenit St. Petersburg	3
	6	Avtodor Saratov	0

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Player	Team	Ref.
Nando de Colo	CSKA Moscow	[3]

Playoffs MVP

Player	Team	Ref.
Miloš Teodosić	CSKA Moscow	[4]

Sixth Man of the Year

Player	Team	Ref.
Quino Colom	UNICS	[5]

Young Player of the Year

Player	Team	Ref.
Artem Klimenko	Avtodor Saratov	[6]

Coach of the Year

Coach	Team	Ref.
Vasily Karasev	Zenit St. Petersburg	[7]

Defensive Player of the Year

Player	Team	Ref.
Kyle Hines	CSKA Moscow	[8]

Monthly MVP

Month	Player	Team	Ref.
October	Ryan Toolson	Zenit Saint Petersburg	[9]
November	Keith Langford	UNICS Kazan	[10]
December	Alexey Shved	Khimki	[11]
January	Malcolm Delaney	Lokomotiv Kuban	[12]
February	Anthony Randolph	Lokomotiv Kuban (2)	[13]
March	Victor Rudd	Nizhny Novgorod	[14]
April	Ryan Toolson (2)	Zenit Saint Petersburg (2)	[15]

Statistical leaders

Final statistics.

Efficiency Pos Player Club PIR 1 Ekene Ibekwe Krasny Oktyabr 20.8 2 Nik Caner-Medley Astana 20.3 3 Jerry Jefferson Krasny Oktyabr 20.1

Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 Keith Langford UNICS 21.0 2 Jerry Jefferson Krasny Oktyabr 18.2 3 Nik Caner-Medley Astana 18.2

Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Josh Boone Khimki 9.1 2 Jerry Jefferson Krasny Oktyabr 8.8 3 Ekene Ibekwe Krasny Oktyabr 8.7

Assists Pos Player Club APG 1 Paul Stoll Avtodor Saratov 7.1 2 Tyrese Rice Khimki 6.6 3 Jerry Johnson Astana 6.5

Season highs

Category		Player	Club
Efficiency	42	Michael Dixon	ČEZ Nymburk
Points	40	Egor Vyaltsev	Khimki
Rebounds	20	Josh Boone	Khimki
Assists	17	Tyrese Rice	Khimki
Steals	7	Pat Calathes	Astana
Blocks	5	5 occasions

References

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7. "Vasily Karasev Named Coach Of The Year | VTB United League". Vtb-league.com. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
8. "Kyle Hines Wins Defensive Player Of The Year | VTB United League". Vtb-league.com. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
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11. "Page you are requested does not exist any more - VTB United League". vtb-league.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
12. "Page you are requested does not exist any more - VTB United League". vtb-league.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.
13. "Page you are requested does not exist any more - VTB United League". vtb-league.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.
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External links

• Official website