2016–17 VTB United League


The 2016–17 VTB United League was the 8th complete season of the VTB United League. It is also the fourth season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. CSKA Moscow was the defending champion and successfully defended its title. This season, 13 teams participated in the league after four sides from the previous year left.

Teams

, Bisons Loimaa, ČEZ Nymburk left the league, after participating in the 2015–16 season. Parma Perm from the Russian Basketball Super League joined the league.
On August 30, 2016, the league announced that BC Krasny Oktyabr would not play in the league, because the host arena of the team was not approved to support events.
Because of these changes, the number of teams was reduced to 13.

Venues and locations

TeamHome CityArenaCapacity
AstanaAstanaSaryarka Velodrome10,000
Avtodor SaratovSaratovKristall Ice Sports Palace6,100
CSKA Moscow MoscowUniversal Sports Hall CSKA5,500
EniseyKrasnoyarskArena Sever4,100
Kalev/CramoTallinnSaku Suurhall Arena7,000
KhimkiKhimkiBasketball Center4,000
Lokomotiv KubanKrasnodarBasket-Hall7,500
Nizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodTrade Union Sport Palace5,600
Parma PermUniversal Sports Palace Molot7,000
Tsmoki MinskMinskMinsk Arena15,000
UNICSKazanBasket Hall Arena7,500
VEF RīgaRīgaArēna Rīga12,500
Zenit Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgYubileyni Arena7,044

Regular season

Standings

Results

Playoffs

All series were played in a best-of-five play-off series, which were played in a 2-2-1 format. The Playoffs started on May 1 and ended on June 13.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Final standings

All-Star Game

The VTB League's inaugural All-Star Game was held this season on February 11, 2017. The game was played at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia. The game was played in a Russia Stars vs. the World Stars format. The Russian Stars won the game against the World Stars, by a score of 131:121. Andrey Vorontsevich was named the MVP of the game. Jānis Timma won the All-Star Game's slam dunk contest, and Sergey Karasev won the 3-Point Contest.

Awards

Season Awards

;Scoring Champion
;Young Player of the Year
;Defensive Player of the Year
;Sixth Man of the Year
;Coach of the Year
;Regular Season MVP
;Playoffs MVP

Symbolic 5 of the season

Statistical leaders

Source:

Individual game highs

set a new all-time scoring record for the VTB United League by scoring 42 points on October 31.
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Efficiency Keith Langford UNICS
47
Points Keith Langford UNICS
42
Rebounds Frank Elegar Enisey
19
Assists Stefan Marković Zenit Saint Petersburg
17
Steals DeAndre Kane Nizhny Novgorod
8
Blocks Artsiom Parakhouski UNICS
5
Three pointers Jānis Blūms VEF Rīga
8
Turnovers Demonte Harper Zenit Saint Petersburg
8

Source:

Attendance data

Attendances include playoff games: