# 2011–12 VTB United League

The VTB United League 2011–12 was the third complete season of the VTB United League, which is Northern Europe and Eastern Europe's top-tier level men's professional club basketball competition. The tournament featured 18 teams, from 10 countries.

## Participants

| Country (League) | Teams |
| Belarus (BPL) | Minsk-2006 Minsk |
| Czech Republic (NBL) | ČEZ Basketball Nymburk |
| Estonia (KML) | Kalev Tallinn |
| Finland (Korisliiga) | Torpan Pojat |
| Kazakhstan (KBL) | BC Astana |
| Latvia (LBL) | VEF Rīga |
| Lithuania (LKL) | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius |
| Lithuania (LKL) | BC Šiauliai |
| Lithuania (LKL) | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Poland (PLK) | Asseco Prokom Gdynia |
| Poland (PLK) | BC Anwil |
| Russia (PBL) | CSKA Moscow |
| Russia (PBL) | Khimki Moscow Region |
| Russia (PBL) | UNICS Kazan |
| Russia (PBL) | Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar |
| Russia (PBL) | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
| Russia (PBL) | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
| Russia (PBL) | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
| Russia (PBL) | BC Nizhny Novgorod |
| Ukraine (SuperLeague) | Azovmash Mariupol |
| Ukraine (SuperLeague) | BC Budivelnyk |
| Ukraine (SuperLeague) | BC Dnipro |

## Qualifying round
### Group A

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1. | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 122 | +46 |
| 2. | BC Anwil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 155 | +5 |
| 3. | Torpan Pojat | 2 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 179 | -51 |
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk | 83 – 66 | BC Anwil |
| BC Anwil | 94 – 72 | Torpan Pojat |
| Torpan Pojat | 56 – 85 | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk |

### Group B

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1. | Krasnye Krylya Samara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 161 | +35 |
| 2. | BC Dnipro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 182 | -9 |
| 3. | BC Šiauliai | 2 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 186 | -24 |
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| Krasnye Krylya Samara | 98 – 78 | BC Šiauliai |
| BC Šiauliai | 84 – 88 | BC Dnipro |
| BC Dnipro | 83 – 98 | Krasnye Krylya Samara |

### Final round

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1. | Krasnye Krylya Samara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 283 | 245 | +38 |
| 2. | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 249 | 227 | +22 |
| 3. | BC Dnipro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 237 | 250 | -13 |
| 4. | BC Anwil | 2 | 0 | 2 | 214 | 261 | -47 |
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk | 83 – 75 | BC Dnipro |
| BC Anwil | 79 – 99 | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
| BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk | 83 – 86 | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
| BC Anwil | 69 – 79 | BC Dnipro |

## Regular season

Key to colors :
* First places in each group advances to Final Four
* Teams ranked 2nd in each group advance to 1/4 final
* Teams ranked 3rd and 4th in each group advance to 1/8 final

### Group A

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1. | UNICS Kazan | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1229 | 1025 | +204 |
| 2. | Khimki Moscow Region | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1299 | 1169 | +130 |
| 3. | Žalgiris Kaunas | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1297 | 1219 | +78 |
| 4. | BC Nizhny Novgorod | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1272 | 1256 | +16 |
| 5. | VEF Rīga | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1240 | 1284 | −44 |
| 6. | Krasnye Krylya Samara | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1172 | 1194 | −22 |
| 7. | BC Astana | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1199 | 1274 | −75 |
| 8. | BC Budivelnyk | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1201 | 1271 | −70 |
| 9. | Kalev Tallinn | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1118 | 1335 | −217 |
| | UNICS Kazan | Žalgiris Kaunas | Kalev Tallinn | Astana Tigers | VEF Rīga | Khimki | Krasnye Krylya | BC Budivelnyk | Nizhny Novgorod |
| UNICS Kazan | – | 79–52 | 100–55 | 77–63 | 67–50 | 65–69 | 76–65 | 61–58 | 83–57 |
| Žalgiris Kaunas | 73–77 | – | 97–65 | 82–66 | 93–56 | 95–94 | 84–82 | 74–58 | 86–92 |
| Kalev Tallinn | 64–73 | 70–84 | – | 73–75 | 71–78 | 68–100 | 63–77 | 81–73 | 62–92 |
| Astana Tigers | 68–87 | 86–78 | 92–72 | – | 73–83 | 84–73 | 76–81 | 91–85 | 63–75 |
| VEF Rīga | 85–99 | 88–79 | 103–89 | 84–62 | – | 75–85 | 67–59 | 68–60 | 92–97 |
| Khimki | 76–74 | 83–72 | 76–65 | 85–66 | 77–54 | – | 67–68 | 90–94 | 84–73 |
| Krasnye Krylya | 55–66 | 59–79 | 81–76 | 99–72 | 72–80 | 64–68 | – | 90–89 | 75–70 |
| BC Budivelnyk | 70–72 | 79–90 | 51–65 | 71–82 | 99–89 | 75–92 | 80–72 | – | 80–76 |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 65–73 | 85–79 | 83–72 | 69–80 | 102–88 | 77–79 | 81–73 | 78–79 | – |

### Group B

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1. | CSKA Moscow | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1299 | 1023 | +276 |
| 2. | Spartak Saint Petersburg | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1159 | 1075 | +84 |
| 3. | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1251 | 1154 | +97 |
| 4. | Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1212 | 1197 | +15 |
| 5. | ČEZ Basketball Nymburk | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1219 | 1200 | +19 |
| 6. | Asseco Prokom Gdynia | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1165 | 1148 | +17 |
| 7. | Azovmash Mariupol | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1155 | 1170 | −15 |
| 8. | BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1170 | 1324 | −154 |
| 9. | Minsk-2006 Minsk | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1166 | 1505 | −339 |
| | CSKA Moscow | Lokomotiv–Kuban | Enisey | Spartak St Pet. | Prokom Gdynia | Lietuvos Rytas | Azovmash | ČEZ Nymburk | Minsk-2006 |
| CSKA Moscow | – | 88–73 | 92–60 | 74–53 | 86–81 | 89–75 | 72–45 | 80–69 | 110–60 |
| Lokomotiv–Kuban | 64–77 | – | 74–56 | 85–77 | 79–66 | 71–78 | 84–76 | 72–63 | 87–64 |
| Enisey | 60–74 | 83–67 | – | 70–91 | 102–79 | 75–82 | 70–84 | 66–69 | 99–89 |
| Spartak St Pet. | 83–81 | 86–74 | 61–59 | – | 45–50 | 72–65 | 57–48 | 79–62 | 90–64 |
| Prokom Gdynia | 65–74 | 72–81 | 89–73 | 67–77 | – | 74–73 | 68–53 | 77–66 | 89–79 |
| Lietuvos Rytas | 67–84 | 84–63 | 101–62 | 72–61 | 59–54 | – | 72–61 | 78–72 | 112–86 |
| Azovmash | 37–62 | 79–78 | 95–74 | 64–66 | 66–74 | 83–73 | – | 85–76 | 95–77 |
| ČEZ Nymburk | 79–60 | 65–71 | 86–77 | 74–73 | 75–68 | 80–73 | 86–94 | – | 105–63 |
| Minsk-2006 | 52–96 | 83–89 | 91–84 | 66–88 | 60–92 | 67–87 | 81–90 | 84–92 | – |

## Playoff round
### 1/8 Final

The teams that finished third in their group play against the fourth placed teams in the other group in a Best-Of-3 series with home advantage.
| | | | Series | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Zalgiris Kaunas | − | Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | 0−2 | 44–72 | 71–80 | (canceled) |
| Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius | − | BC Nizhny Novgorod | 2−0 | 64–60 | 82–61 | (canceled) |

### 1/4 Final

The teams that finished second in their group play against the winners of the 1/8 final in a Best-Of-3 series with home advantage.
| | | | Series | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Khimki Moscow Region | − | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius | 1−2 | 71−82 | 80−62 | 78−103 |
| Spartak Saint Petersburg | − | Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | 0−2 | 57−71 | 60−69 | (canceled) |

## Final four

| Semifinals 2 May | Semifinals 2 May | Final 3 May | Final 3 May |
| UNICS Kazan | 87 |
| Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | 86 | | |
| Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | 86 | UNICS Kazan | 62 |
| | | CSKA Moscow | 74 |
| CSKA Moscow | 79 | CSKA Moscow | 74 |
| Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius | 72 | | |
| Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius | 72 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | 83 |
| | | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius | 91 |

### Semifinals

* 2 May 2012
| UNICS Kazan | 87–86 | Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar |
* 2 May 2012
| CSKA Moscow | 79–72 | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius |

### Third-place game

* 3 May 2012
| Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar | 83–91 | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius |

### Final

* 3 May 2012
| CSKA Moscow | 74–62 | UNICS Kazan |

## Awards
### MVP of the Month

* October 2011: Patrick Beverley (Spartak St. Petersburg)
* November 2011: Rawle Marshall (Astana)
* December 2011: Tre Simmons (CEZ Nymburk)
* January 2012: Michał Ignerski (Nizhny Novgorod)
* February 2012: Jonas Valančiūnas (Lietuvos Rytas)
* March 2012: Vladimir Veremeenko (UNICS Kazan)
* April 2012: Jeremiah Massey (Lokomotiv Kuban)

### All-Tournament First Team

* Patrick Beverley (Spartak St. Petersburg)
* Henry Domercant (UNICS Kazan)
* Andrei Kirilenko (CSKA Moscow)
* Krešimir Lončar (Khimki Moscow Region)
* Jonas Valančiūnas (Lietuvos Rytas)

### All-Tournament Second Team

* Tyrese Rice (Lietuvos Rytas)
* Tre Simmons (CEZ Nymburk)
* Jeremiah Massey (Lokomotiv Kuban)
* Paulius Jankūnas (Zalgiris)
* Donatas Motiejūnas (Asseco Prokom)

### All-Final Four Team

* Henry Domercant (UNICS Kazan)
* K.C. Rivers (Lokomotiv Kuban)
* Andrei Kirilenko (CSKA Moscow)
* Darjuš Lavrinovič (CSKA Moscow)
* Jonas Valančiūnas (Lietuvos Rytas)

### MVPs

| Regular Season MVP | Regular Season MVP | Final Four MVP | Final Four MVP |
| MVP | Team | MVP | Team |
| Andrei Kirilenko | CSKA Moscow | Andrei Kirilenko | CSKA Moscow |