# 2013–14 VTB United League

The 2013–14 VTB United League was the 5th complete season of the VTB United League. The tournament featured 20 teams, from 10 countries during the season, 2 more teams than the previous year. It was the first season the VTB United League that functioned as the new domestic first tier level for Russian basketball clubs.
CSKA Moscow won their 5th VTB United League title, and their 21st Russian national championship.

## Participants

| Country (League) | Teams |
| Belarus (BPL) | Tsmoki-Minsk |
| Czech Republic (NBL) | ČEZ Basketball Nymburk |
| Estonia (KML) | Kalev/Cramo |
| Kazakhstan (Division 1) | Astana |
| Latvia (LBL) | VEF Rīga |
| Lithuania (LKL) | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius |
| Lithuania (LKL) | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| Poland (PLK) | Turów Zgorzelec |
| Russia (PBL) | CSKA Moscow |
| Russia (PBL) | Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
| Russia (PBL) | Khimki Moscow Region |
| Russia (PBL) | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
| Russia (PBL) | BC Krasny Oktyabr |
| Russia (PBL) | Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar |
| Russia (PBL) | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Russia (PBL) | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
| Russia (PBL) | Triumph Lyubertsy |
| Russia (PBL) | UNICS Kazan |
| Ukraine (SuperLeague) | Azovmash Mariupol |
| Ukraine (SuperLeague) | Donetsk |

## Regular season
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Unics Kazan | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1371 | 1132 | +239 | Qualified for Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Lietuvos Rytas | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1456 | 1355 | +101 | Qualified for Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1330 | 1271 | +59 | Qualified for Round of 16 |
| 4 | Nizhny Novgorod | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1380 | 1276 | +104 | Qualified for Round of 16 |
| 5 | Enisey Krasnoyarsk | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1560 | 1579 | −19 | Qualified for Round of 16 |
| 6 | Spartak St. Petersburg | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1298 | 1365 | −67 | Qualified for Round of 16 |
| 7 | Turów Zgorzelec | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1443 | 1525 | −82 |
| 8 | ČEZ Nymburk | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1430 | 1521 | −91 |
| 9 | Donetsk | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1229 | 1286 | −57 |
| 10 | Kalev/Cramo | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1369 | 1556 | −187 |
* ↑ Team withdrawing from the tournament due to annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | BC Khimki | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1567 | 1249 | +318 | Qualified for Quarterfinals |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1468 | 1223 | +245 | Qualified for Quarterfinals |
| 3 | BC Triumph Lyubertsy | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1401 | 1394 | +7 | Qualified for Round of 16 |
| 4 | Krasnye Krylia | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1371 | 1394 | −23 | Qualified for Round of 16 |
| 5 | Astana | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1498 | 1527 | −29 | Qualified for Round of 16 |
| 6 | Krasny Oktyabr | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1504 | 1591 | −87 | Qualified for Round of 16 |
| 7 | VEF Rīga | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1398 | 1430 | −32 |
| 8 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1406 | 1525 | −119 |
| 9 | Tsmoki Minsk | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1398 | 1502 | −104 |
| 10 | Azovmash Mariupol | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1314 | 1480 | −166 |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | Unics Kazan | Unics Kazan | Unics Kazan | 85 | 86 | 93 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Krasnye Krylia | Krasnye Krylia | Krasnye Krylia | 63 | 74 | 77 | | | | | | |
| Krasnye Krylia | Krasnye Krylia | Krasnye Krylia | Krasnye Krylia | 81 | 101 | Krasnye Krylia | Krasnye Krylia | Krasnye Krylia | 63 | 74 | 77 | | | | | | |
| Enisey Krasnoyarsk | Enisey Krasnoyarsk | Enisey Krasnoyarsk | Enisey Krasnoyarsk | 78 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Enisey Krasnoyarsk | Enisey Krasnoyarsk | Enisey Krasnoyarsk | Enisey Krasnoyarsk | 78 | 90 | | | | | | | Unics Kazan | Unics Kazan | Unics Kazan | 90 | 61 | 86 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | CSKA Moscow | CSKA Moscow | CSKA Moscow | 92 | 65 | 92 |
| | | | | | | CSKA Moscow | 83 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 84 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lokomotiv Kuban | 87 | 81 | 73 | 78 | 65 | | | | | | |
| Lokomotiv Kuban | Lokomotiv Kuban | Lokomotiv Kuban | Lokomotiv Kuban | 91 | 89 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 87 | 81 | 73 | 78 | 65 | | | | | | |
| Krasny Oktyabr | Krasny Oktyabr | Krasny Oktyabr | Krasny Oktyabr | 85 | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Krasny Oktyabr | Krasny Oktyabr | Krasny Oktyabr | Krasny Oktyabr | 85 | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | CSKA Moscow | CSKA Moscow | CSKA Moscow | 65 | 86 | 82 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | 54 | 59 | 66 |
| | | | | | | Khimki | Khimki | Khimki | 76 | 70 | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | 78 | 76 | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | 71 | 76 | Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | 78 | 76 | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Astana | Astana | Astana | Astana | 58 | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Astana | Astana | Astana | Astana | 58 | 68 | | | | | | | Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | 87 | 75 | 80 | 84 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Lietuvos rytas | Lietuvos rytas | 81 | 78 | 69 | 78 |
| | | | | | | Lietuvos rytas | Lietuvos rytas | Lietuvos rytas | 80 | 96 | 97 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Triumph Lyubertsy | Triumph Lyubertsy | Triumph Lyubertsy | 69 | 94 | 87 | | | | | | |
| Triumph Lyubertsy | Triumph Lyubertsy | Triumph Lyubertsy | 57 | 74 | 66 | Triumph Lyubertsy | Triumph Lyubertsy | Triumph Lyubertsy | 69 | 94 | 87 | | | | | | |
| Spartak St.Petersburg | Spartak St.Petersburg | Spartak St.Petersburg | 74 | 57 | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards
### Major awards

* Most Valuable Player: Andrew Goudelock (UNICS Kazan)
* Playoffs MVP: Miloš Teodosić (CSKA Moscow)
* Coach of the Year: Rimas Kurtinaitis (Khimki)
* Sixth Man of the Year: James Augustine (Khimki)
* Defensive Player of the Year: Sasha Kaun (CSKA Moscow)
* Young Player of the Year: Dmitry Kulagin (Triump Lyubertsy) & Edgaras Ulanovas (Neptūnas)

### All-Tournament First Team

* Andrew Goudelock (UNICS Kazan)
* Willie Deane (Krasny Oktyabr)
* Derrick Brown (Lokomotiv Kuban)
* James Augustine (Khimki)
* Sasha Kaun (CSKA Moscow)

### All-Tournament Second Team

* Miloš Teodosić (CSKA Moscow)
* Martynas Gecevičius (Lietuvos Rytas)
* Alex Renfroe (Enisey)
* Sergei Monia (Khimki)
* Damian Kulig (Turów Zgorzelec)

### Nationality awards

For the second season in a row, awards were handed out to the best player by nationality.
| Nationality | Player | Team |
| Ukrainian | Kyrylo Natyazhko | Azovmash |
| Estonian | Rain Veideman | Kalev/Cramo |
| Polish | Damian Kulig | Turów Zgorzelec |
| Czech | Vojtěch Hruban | CEZ Nymburk |
| Latvian | Jānis Blūms | Astana |
| Kazakh | Anatoliy Kolesnikov | Astana |
| Belarusian | Vladimir Veremeenko | Unics Kazan |
| Russian | Semen Antonov | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Lithuania | Martynas Gecevičius | Lietuvos Rytas |

### Monthly MVP

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Sasha Kaun | CSKA Moscow |
| November | Cory Higgins | Triumph Lyubertsy |
| December | Alex Renfroe | Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
| January | James Augustine | Khimki |
| February | Andrew Goudelock | Unics Kazan |
| March | Willie Deane | Krasny Oktyabr |

## Statistical leaders

* Scoring: Cory Higgins, Triumph Lyubertsy (21.5)
* Rebounds: Frank Elegar, Kalev/Cramo (8.4)
* Assists: Jerry Johnson, Astana (7.5)
* Steals: Cuthbert Victor, Krasny Oktyabr (1.9)
* Blocks: Shane Lawal, Astana (2.1)