The VTB United League Top Player is an annual VTB United League award that is given to one player from each country that is represented by the league's clubs. The award has been handed out since the 2012–13 season, and it is awarded by the player's citizenship, regardless of the player's club's location.[1]
In the league's countries with just one club, currently six (Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, and Finland), along with Poland in the past, the league itself gives the award. In Russia, which has 10 clubs, Russian news agency TASS (replacing RIA Novosti, from 2014–15), partners with the league to name the top Russian player. In the past, for clubs from Lithuania (three) and Ukraine (two), the league partnered with, respectively, basketnews.lt and basket-planet.com.[1][2]
Current awards
Top Belarusian Player
The best player from Belarus
Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | Vladimir Veremeenko | PF | UNICS Kazan | [3] |
2013–14 | Vladimir Veremeenko (2×) | PF | UNICS Kazan | [4] |
2014–15 | Artsiom Parakhouski | C | Nizhny Novgorod | [5] |
2015–16 | Artsiom Parakhouski (2×) | C | UNICS Kazan | [6] |
Top Estonian Player
The best player from Estonia
Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | Tanel Sokk | PG | Kalev/Cramo | [7] |
2013–14 | Rain Veideman | SG | Kalev/Cramo | [8] |
2014–15 | Rain Veideman (2×) | SG | Kalev/Cramo | [9] |
2015–16 | Gregor Arbet | SG | Kalev/Cramo | [10] |
Top Kazakh Player
The best player from Kazakhstan
Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | Anton Ponomarev | PF | Astana | [11] |
2013–14 | Anatoly Kolesnikov | SF | Astana | [12] |
2014–15 | Anatoly Kolesnikov (2×) | SF | Astana | [13] |
2015–16 | Anton Ponomarev (2×) | PF | Astana | [14] |
Top Latvian Player
The best player from Latvia
Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | Kristaps Janičenoks | SF | VEF Rīga | [15] |
2013–14 | Jānis Blūms | SG | Astana | [16] |
2014–15 | Jānis Timma | SF | VEF Rīga | [17] |
2015–16 | Jānis Timma (2×) | SF | Zenit | [18] |
Top Russian Player
The best player from Russia
Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | Victor Khryapa | PF | CSKA Moscow | [19] |
2013–14 | Semyon Antonov | SF | Nizhny Novgorod | [20] |
2014–15 | Andrey Vorontsevich | PF | CSKA Moscow | [21] |
2015–16 | Alexey Shved | SG | Khimki | [22] |
Past awards
Top Czech Player
The best player from the Czech Republic
Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | Petr Benda | C | ČEZ Nymburk | [23] |
2013–14 | Vojtěch Hruban | SF | ČEZ Nymburk | [24] |
2014–15 | Jiří Welsch | SF | ČEZ Nymburk | [25] |
2015–16 | Vojtěch Hruban (2×) | SF | ČEZ Nymburk | [26] |
Top Finnish Player
The best player from Finland
Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15 | Petteri Koponen | SG | Khimki | [27] |
2015–16 | Petteri Koponen (2×) | SG | Khimki | [28] |
Top Georgian Player
The best player from Georgia
Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015–16 | Irakli Chlaidze | SG | VITA Tbilisi | [29] |
Top Lithuanian Player
The best player from Lithuania
Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | Mantas Kalnietis | PG | Lokomotiv Kuban | [30] |
2013–14 | Martynas Gecevičius | SG | Lietuvos rytas | [31] |
Top Polish Player
The best player from Poland
Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | Aaron Cel | PF | Turów Zgorzelec | [32] |
2013–14 | Damian Kulig | C | Turów Zgorzelec | [33] |
Top Ukrainian Player
The best player from Ukraine
Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | Oleksiy Pecherov | C | Azovmash Mariupol | [34] |
2013–14 | Kyrylo Natyazhko | C | Azovmash Mariupol | [35] |
References
External links
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