2009–10 VTB United League
| VTB United League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2009–10 | |||
| Duration | 14 October 2009 – 22 January 2010 | |||
| Number of teams | 8 | |||
| Regular season | ||||
| Season MVP |  Victor Khryapa | |||
| Finals | ||||
| Champions | CSKA Moscow (2nd title) | |||
| Runners-up | UNICS Kazan | |||
| Final Four MVP | J.R. Holden | |||
| Statistical leaders | ||||
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← 2008–09 2010–11 → | ||||
The VTB United League 2009–10 was the first complete season of the VTB United League, which is Eastern Europe's (and the Baltic region's) top-tier level competition for men's professional basketball clubs.
Teams of the 2009–10 season[edit]
| Country (League) | Teams |
|---|---|
 Estonia (KML)
|
Kalev Tallinn |
 Latvia (LBL)
|
VEF Rīga |
 Lithuania (LKL)
|
Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Russia (Superleague A)
|
CSKA Moscow |
| Khimki Moscow Region | |
| UNICS Kazan | |
 Ukraine (SuperLeague)
|
Azovmash Mariupol |
| Donetsk |
Group stage[edit]
| Top two places in each group advance to Final Four | |
| Eliminated |
Group A[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | UNICS Kazan
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 500 | 443 | +57 |
| 2. | Khimki Moscow Region
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 495 | 443 | +52 |
| 3. | Donetsk
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 475 | 486 | −11 |
| 4. | VEF Rīga
|
6 | 0 | 6 | 438 | 536 | −98 |
- Game 1
14 October 2009
18:00 |
| VEF Rīga |
72–76 | UNICS Kazan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 13–20, 18–15, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: Bankevics 16 Rebs: Labuckas 8 Asts: Labuckas 4 |
Pts: Popović, Veremeenko 14 Rebs: Lončar 8 Asts: Samoylenko 3 | |
15 October 2009
19:00 |
| Donetsk |
70–69 | Khimki Moscow Region |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 18–25, 10–18, 19–7 | ||
| Pts: Perry 15 Rebs: Owens 10 Asts: Perry, Aleksić, Šundov 2 |
Pts: Mozgov 17 Rebs: Jankūnas 8 Asts: López 4 | |
- Game 2
30 October 2009
|
| Donetsk |
78–98 | UNICS Kazan |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 22–24, 16–20, 18–20 | ||
| Pts: Perry 14 Rebs: Tucker 6 Asts: Perry 3 |
Pts: Popović 30 Rebs: Zamanski 7 Asts: Popović 6 | |
1 November 2009
18:00 |
| Khimki Moscow Region |
103–66 | VEF Rīga |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–8, 24–17, 35–18, 22–23 | ||
| Pts: Javtokas 17 Rebs: Jankūnas 8 Asts: Fridzon 9 |
Pts: Bankevics 16 Rebs: Nelyubov 9 Asts: Renfroe 4 | |
- Game 3
18 November 2009
17:00 |
| VEF Rīga |
76–86 | Donetsk |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 15–22, 13–15, 25–27 | ||
| Pts: Renfroe 28 Rebs: Nelyubov 9 Asts: Renfroe 9 |
Pts: Marsh 23 Rebs: Tucker 8 Asts: Perry 4 | |
18 November 2009
19:00 |
| UNICS Kazan |
82–69 | Khimki Moscow Region |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–29, 16–15, 23–8, 15–17 | ||
| Pts: Štombergas 17 Rebs: Zamanski 9 Asts: Popović 3 |
Pts: McCarty 19 Rebs: McCarty 11 Asts: Javtokas 3 | |
- Game 4
5 December 2009
18:00 |
| Khimki Moscow Region |
78–68 | Donetsk |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 24–15, 23–16, 14–21 | ||
| Pts: Jankūnas 16 Rebs: Javtokas 9 Asts: Fridzon 4 |
Pts: Tucker 19 Rebs: Owens, Tucker 8 Asts: Perry 5 | |
5 December 2009
18:00 |
| UNICS Kazan |
85–61 | VEF Rīga |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 23–14, 22–12, 25–20 | ||
| Pts: Popović 18 Rebs: Zamanski, Štombergas 5 Asts: Samoylenko 5 |
Pts: Labuckas 12 Rebs: Aleksejevs 6 Asts: Bankevics, Renfroe 3 | |
- Game 5
19 December 2009
19:00 |
| UNICS Kazan |
85–77 | Donetsk |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 17–25, 21–9, 23–23 | ||
| Pts: Kuzyakin 21 Rebs: Zamanski 14 Asts: Samoylenko 6 |
Pts: Drozdov 22 Rebs: Aleksić 8 Asts: Mažutis 4 | |
19 December 2009
17:00 |
| VEF Rīga |
83–90 | Khimki Moscow Region |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 14–27, 24–24, 22–17 | ||
| Pts: Renfroe 30 Rebs: Nelyubov 6 Asts: Renfroe 9 |
Pts: McCarty 19 Rebs: McCarty 9 Asts: Langford 5 | |
- Game 6
22 December 2009
19:00 |
| Khimki Moscow Region |
86–74 | UNICS Kazan |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 18–12, 22–19, 23–24 | ||
| Pts: Langford 37 Rebs: Langford 8 Asts: Langford, Jankūnas, Javtokas 3 |
Pts: Lončar 19 Rebs: Lončar 7 Asts: four players with 2 | |
9 January 2010
15:00 |
| Donetsk |
96–80 | VEF Rīga |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 21–13, 29–20, 19–35 | ||
| Pts: Owens 23 Rebs: Owens 9 Asts: Perry, Aleksić, Tsintsadze 3 |
Pts: Labuckas 21 Rebs: Labuckas 10 Asts: four players with 2 | |
Group B[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CSKA Moscow
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 507 | 392 | +115 |
| 2. | Žalgiris Kaunas
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 477 | 411 | +66 |
| 3. | Azovmash Mariupol
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 469 | 487 | −18 |
| 4. | Kalev Tallinn
|
6 | 0 | 6 | 370 | 533 | −163 |
- Game 1
15 October 2009
18:45 |
| Kalev Tallinn |
61–100 | Azovmash Mariupol |
| Scoring by quarter: 4–21, 17–24, 19–33, 21–22 | ||
| Pts: Keerles 23 Rebs: Dorbek 6 Asts: Sokk 4 |
Pts: Serapinas 21 Rebs: Daniels 8 Asts: Skutelnik 4 | |
15 October 2009
20:00 |
| CSKA Moscow |
90–74 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 24–18, 24–21, 22–15 | ||
| Pts: Vorontsevich 16 Rebs: Vorontsevich 6 Asts: Langdon 5 |
Pts: Kalnietis, Šalenga 18 Rebs: Watson 14 Asts: Brown 5 | |
- Game 2
31 October 2009
14:00 |
| Azovmash Mariupol |
65–84 | CSKA Moscow |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 19–20, 25–20, 5–23 | ||
| Pts: Daniels 16 Rebs: Rizvić 7 Asts: Jarutis 7 |
Pts: Langdon 22 Rebs: Khryapa 11 Asts: Khryapa 5 | |
1 November 2009
16:00 |
| Žalgiris Kaunas |
88–56 | Kalev Tallinn |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 23–12, 26–15, 29–16 | ||
| Pts: Janavičius 14 Rebs: Janavičius 6 Asts: Pocius, Janavičius 5 |
Pts: Akognon, Veski 18 Rebs: Miller 8 Asts: Sokk 6 | |
- Game 3
18 November 2009
19:00 |
| Žalgiris Kaunas |
82–69 | Azovmash Mariupol |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 20–10, 24–22, 17–15 | ||
| Pts: Brown 37 Rebs: Watson 17 Asts: Brown, Pocius 4 |
Pts: Rizvić 16 Rebs: Daniels, Ugboaja 6 Asts: Daniels 4 | |
19 November 2009
18:45 |
| Kalev Tallinn |
63–85 | CSKA Moscow |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 18–24, 13–24, 14–16 | ||
| Pts: Keerles 21 Rebs: Fisher 7 Asts: Johnson 3 |
Pts: Šiškauskas 17 Rebs: Khryapa 13 Asts: Khryapa 5 | |
- Game 4
5 December 2009
15:00 |
| Azovmash Mariupol |
91–78 | Kalev Tallinn |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 24–21, 22–16, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Rizvić 29 Rebs: Rizvić 13 Asts: Jarutis 5 |
Pts: Akognon 19 Rebs: Fisher 7 Asts: Sokk, Akognon 5 | |
6 December 2009
16:00 |
| Žalgiris Kaunas |
67–63 | CSKA Moscow |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 17–13, 11–14, 22–15 | ||
| Pts: Brown 26 Rebs: Brown, Watson 7 Asts: Janavičius, Kalnietis 3 |
Pts: Planinić 26 Rebs: Khryapa, Planinić 6 Asts: Khryapa, Planinić 4 | |
- Game 5
19 December 2009
18:00 |
| CSKA Moscow |
98–69 | Azovmash Mariupol |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 25–18, 27–16, 23–18 | ||
| Pts: Kurbanov 13 Rebs: Vorontsevich, Khryapa 8 Asts: Khryapa 7 |
Pts: Rizvić 20 Rebs: Rizvić 9 Asts: House 3 | |
20 December 2009
16:00 |
| Kalev Tallinn |
58–82 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 14–21, 13–23, 16–14 | ||
| Pts: Akognon 17 Rebs: Keerles 6 Asts: Sokk, Keerles 2 |
Pts: Watson 24 Rebs: Watson 6 Asts: Brown 4 | |
- Game 6
9 January 2010
14:00 |
| Azovmash Mariupol |
75–84 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 20–18, 20–27, 12–22 | ||
| Pts: Rizvić 20 Rebs: Daniels 8 Asts: Jarutis 5 |
Pts: Pocius 28 Rebs: Vene 7 Asts: Kalnietis, Klimavičius 4 | |
10 January 2010
18:00 |
| CSKA Moscow |
87–54 | Kalev Tallinn |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 17–23, 26–8, 26–15 | ||
| Pts: Kaun 21 Rebs: Kaun, Planinić 10 Asts: Khryapa 8 |
Pts: Akognon 10 Rebs: Keerles 11 Asts: Sokk 4 | |
Final four[edit]
The Final Four took place between January 21 and 22, 2010 in Kaunas, Lithuania at Kaunas Sports Hall, the home court of Žalgiris Kaunas. The following teams qualified:
Semifinals[edit]
21 January 2010
18:00 |
| CSKA Moscow |
71–66 | Khimki Moscow Region |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 15–21, 24–20, 18–13 | ||
| Pts: Planinić 16 Rebs: Šiškauskas 7 Asts: Planinić 5 |
Pts: Fridzon 16 Rebs: Mozgov 11 Asts: Cabezas 4 | |
21 January 2010
21:00 |
| UNICS Kazan |
75–65 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 16–18, 19–9, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Lončar 20 Rebs: Lončar 7 Asts: Popović 7 |
Pts: Klimavičius 17 Rebs: Klimavičius, Begić 7 Asts: Ćapin 4 | |
Third-place playoff[edit]
22 January 2010
18:30 |
| Khimki Moscow Region |
72–78 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 23–14, 18–16, 19–24 | ||
| Pts: Langford 20 Rebs: McCarty, Mozgov 7 Asts: McCarty 3 |
Pts: Pocius 26 Rebs: Delaš 5 Asts: Ćapin 4 | |
Final[edit]
22 January 2010
21:00 |
| UNICS Kazan |
55–66 | CSKA Moscow |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 11–22, 19–18, 11–9 | ||
| Pts: Lampe 21 Rebs: Lampe 6 Asts: Popović, Samoylenko 3 |
Pts: Holden, Kaun 16 Rebs: Mensah-Bonsu 6 Asts: Šiškauskas, Vorontsevich 3 | |
| VTB United League 2009–10 |
|---|
CSKA Moscow 2nd Title |
| Final Four MVP |
|---|
| J.R. Holden
|
Individual awards[edit]
All-Round 1 Team[edit]
- Andrey Vorontsevich – MVP (CSKA)
- Timofey Mozgov (Khimki)
- Chris Owens (Donetsk)
- Martynas Mažeika (VEF)
- Marko Popović (UNICS)
All-Round 2 Team[edit]
- Marko Popović – MVP (UNICS)
- Krešimir Lončar (UNICS)
- Victor Khryapa (CSKA)
- Robertas Javtokas (Khimki)
- Zygimantas Janavicius (Zalgiris)
All-Round 3 Team[edit]
- Marcus Brown – MVP (Zalgiris)
- Artur Drozdov (Donetsk)
- Saulius Štombergas (UNICS)
- Victor Khryapa (CSKA)
- Alex Renfroe (VEF)
All-Round 4 Team[edit]
- Marcus Brown – MVP (Zalgiris)
- Zoran Planinić (CSKA)
- Marko Popović (UNICS)
- Paulius Jankūnas (Khimki)
- Hasan Rizvić (Azovmash)
All-Round 5 Team[edit]
- Victor Khryapa – MVP (CSKA)
- Kelly McCarty (Khimki)
- Travis Watson (Zalgiris)
- Igor Zamanskiy (UNICS)
- Alex Renfroe (VEF)
All-Tournament Team[edit]
- Martynas Pocius (Zalgiris)
- Maciej Lampe (UNICS)
- Sasha Kaun (CSKA)
- Vitaly Fridzon (Khimki)
- Marko Popović (UNICS)
MVPs[edit]
| Regular Season MVP | Final Four MVP | ||
| MVP | Team | MVP | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Khryapa |
CSKA Moscow |
J.R. Holden |
CSKA Moscow
|
External links[edit]
- Official Website (in Russian)
- Official Website (in English)
| Seasons | |
|---|---|
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Supercup |
|
| All-Star Game | |
| Clubs | |
| Awards | |
| Statistics | |
| Other | |
