# 2014–15 VTB United League

The 2014–15 VTB United League was the 6th complete season of the VTB United League. It was the second season in which the VTB United League functioned as the new domestic first tier level for Russian professional basketball clubs, which can qualify through this league to EuroLeague.
CSKA Moscow was the defending champion. CSKA successfully defended its title, as they took the league title by beating Khimki 3–0 in the Finals.

## Teams

On 20 July 2014, drawing of two group of 11 teams was held in Moscow. On 25 July 2014, five Lithuanian teams (Lietuvos rytas, Neptūnas Klaipėda, Dzūkija, Lietkabelis, Nevėžis) withdrew from the competition due to the Lithuanian Basketball League's decision to expand its regular-season schedule up to 40 games per team. New format with double round-robin tournament was proposed for the 2014–15 VTB United League.
This proposal for the regular season was approved on 1 August 2014. The eight best teams of the regular season will qualify to the playoffs.

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2713 | 2151 | +562 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Khimki | 30 | 25 | 5 | 2647 | 2336 | +311 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2582 | 2242 | +340 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2499 | 2362 | +137 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Nizhny Novgorod | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2479 | 2390 | +89 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | UNICS | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2287 | 2189 | +98 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Avtodor Saratov | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2718 | 2649 | +69 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Astana | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2385 | 2458 | −73 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Kalev/Cramo | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2323 | 2587 | −264 | |
| 10 | VEF Rīga | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2375 | 2401 | −26 | |
| 11 | Enisey | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2567 | 2653 | −86 | |
| 12 | Krasny Oktyabr | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2353 | 2505 | −152 | |
| 13 | Bisons | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2383 | 2500 | −117 | |
| 14 | ČEZ Nymburk | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2396 | 2509 | −113 | |
| 15 | Tsmoki-Minsk | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2345 | 2665 | −320 | |
| 16 | Krasnye Krylia | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2060 | 2515 | −455 | |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 103 | 110 | 111 | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Astana | 58 | 60 | 75 | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Astana | 58 | 60 | 75 | X | X | 1 | CSKA Moscow | 86 | 97 | 92 | X | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Nizhny Novgorod | 79 | 77 | 80 | X | X | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Zenit | 73 | 80 | 75 | 83 | 65 | 5 | Nizhny Novgorod | 79 | 77 | 80 | X | X | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nizhny Novgorod | 72 | 84 | 88 | 76 | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nizhny Novgorod | 72 | 84 | 88 | 76 | 75 | | | | | | | | 1 | CSKA Moscow | 89 | 94 | 99 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Khimki | 62 | 81 | 69 | X | X |
| 2 | Khimki | 99 | 87 | 89 | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Khimki | 62 | 81 | 69 | X | X |
| 7 | Avtodor Saratov | 77 | 71 | 87 | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Avtodor Saratov | 77 | 71 | 87 | X | X | 2 | Khimki | 76 | 76 | 55 | 76 | 94 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 75 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 77 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 74 | 89 | 86 | X | X | 3 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 75 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 77 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | UNICS | 63 | 75 | 75 | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards
### Most Valuable Player

| Player | Team | Ref. |
| Nando de Colo | CSKA Moscow | |

### Playoffs MVP

| Player | Team | Ref. |
| Andrey Vorontsevich | CSKA Moscow | |

### Sixth Man of the Year

| Player | Team | Ref. |
| Petteri Koponen | Khimki | |

### Young Player of the Year

| Player | Team | Ref. |
| Jānis Timma | VEF Rīga | |

### Coach of the Year

| Coach | Team | Ref. |
| Dimitrios Itoudis | CSKA Moscow | |

### Defensive Player of the Year

| Player | Team | Ref. |
| Andrey Vorontsevich | CSKA Moscow | |

### All-VTB United League Teams

| First Team | First Team | Second Team | Second Team |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Nando de Colo | CSKA Moscow | Miloš Teodosić | CSKA Moscow |
| Courtney Fortson | Avtodor | Petteri Koponen | Khimki |
| Tyrese Rice | Khimki | Taylor Rochestie | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Derrick Brown | Lokomotiv Kuban | Micah Downs | Avtodor |
| Kyrylo Fesenko | Lokomotiv Kuban | Andrey Vorontsevich | CSKA Moscow |

### MVP of the Month

| Month | Winner | Team |
| October | Miloš Teodosić | CSKA Moscow |
| November | Taylor Rochestie | Nizhny Novgorod |
| December | Courtney Fortson | Avtodor Saratov |
| January | Kyrylo Fesenko | Avtodor Saratov |
| February | Tyrese Rice | BC Khimki |
| March | Scott Machado | BC Kalev |
| April | Rašid Mahalbašić | BC Astana |

## Player statistics
### Points

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Average |
| 1. | Randy Culpepper | Krasny Oktyabr | 11 | 226 | 20.55 |
| 2. | Gerald Robinson | VEF | 17 | 319 | 18.76 |
| 3. | Courtney Fortson | Avtodor | 18 | 335 | 18.61 |
| 4. | Walter Hodge | Zenit | 15 | 256 | 17.07 |
| 5. | Taylor Rochestie | Nizhny Novgorod | 13 | 220 | 16.92 |

### Assists

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Assists | Average |
| 1. | Jerry Johnson | Astana | 14 | 119 | 8.50 |
| 2. | Donell Cooper | Enisey | 18 | 150 | 8.33 |
| 3. | Scott Machado | Kalev | 17 | 133 | 7.82 |
| 4. | Walter Hodge | Zenit | 15 | 111 | 7.40 |
| 5. | Courtney Fortson | Avtodor | 18 | 127 | 7.06 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Rebounds | Average |
| 1. | Frank Elegar | Kalev | 14 | 157 | 11.21 |
| 2. | Kervin Bristol | Krasnye Krylia | 14 | 135 | 9.64 |
| 3. | Kyrylo Fesenko | Avtodor | 12 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 4. | Pat Calathes | Astana | 16 | 136 | 8.50 |
| 5. | Ivan Maraš | Tsmoki-Minsk | 16 | 133 | 8.31 |

### Efficiency

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Efficiency | Average |
| 1. | Frank Elegar | Kalev | 14 | 293 | 20.93 |
| 2. | Ian Hummer | Bisons | 18 | 363 | 20.17 |
| 3. | Taylor Rochestie | Nizhny Novgorod | 13 | 256 | 19.69 |
| 4. | Trey Thompkins | Nizhny Novgorod | 16 | 312 | 19.50 |
| 5. | Kyrylo Fesenko | Avtodor | 12 | 234 | 19.50 |