| VTB United League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2009–10 | |||
| Duration | 14 October 2009 – 22 January 2010 | |||
| Number of teams | 8 | |||
| Regular season | ||||
| Season MVP | ||||
| Finals | ||||
| Champions | ||||
| Runners-up | ||||
| Final Four MVP | ||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||
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← 2008–09  2010–11 →   | ||||
The VTB United League 2009–10 was the first complete season of the VTB United League, which is Eastern Europe's (and the Baltic region's) top-tier level competition for men's professional basketball clubs.
Teams of the 2009–10 season
| Country (League) | Teams | 
|---|---|
| Kalev Tallinn | |
| VEF Rīga | |
| Žalgiris Kaunas | |
| CSKA Moscow | |
| Khimki Moscow Region | |
| UNICS Kazan | |
| Azovmash Mariupol | |
| Donetsk | 
Group stage
| Top two places in each group advance to Final Four | |
| Eliminated | 
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 500 | 443 | +57 | |
| 2. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 495 | 443 | +52 | |
| 3. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 475 | 486 | −11 | |
| 4. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 438 | 536 | −98 | 
- Game 1
 
14 October 2009 18:00  | 
| VEF Rīga  | 
72–76 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 13–20, 18–15, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: Bankevics 16 Rebs: Labuckas 8 Asts: Labuckas 4  | 
Pts: Popović, Veremeenko 14 Rebs: Lončar 8 Asts: Samoylenko 3  | |
15 October 2009 19:00  | 
| Donetsk  | 
70–69 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 18–25, 10–18, 19–7 | ||
| Pts: Perry 15 Rebs: Owens 10 Asts: Perry, Aleksić, Šundov 2  | 
Pts: Mozgov 17 Rebs: Jankūnas 8 Asts: López 4  | |
- Game 2
 
30 October 2009  | 
| Donetsk  | 
78–98 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 22–24, 16–20, 18–20 | ||
| Pts: Perry 14 Rebs: Tucker 6 Asts: Perry 3  | 
Pts: Popović 30 Rebs: Zamanski 7 Asts: Popović 6  | |
1 November 2009 18:00  | 
| Khimki Moscow Region  | 
103–66 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–8, 24–17, 35–18, 22–23 | ||
| Pts: Javtokas 17 Rebs: Jankūnas 8 Asts: Fridzon 9  | 
Pts: Bankevics 16 Rebs: Nelyubov 9 Asts: Renfroe 4  | |
- Game 3
 
18 November 2009 17:00  | 
| VEF Rīga  | 
76–86 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 15–22, 13–15, 25–27 | ||
| Pts: Renfroe 28 Rebs: Nelyubov 9 Asts: Renfroe 9  | 
Pts: Marsh 23 Rebs: Tucker 8 Asts: Perry 4  | |
18 November 2009 19:00  | 
| UNICS Kazan  | 
82–69 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–29, 16–15, 23–8, 15–17 | ||
| Pts: Štombergas 17 Rebs: Zamanski 9 Asts: Popović 3  | 
Pts: McCarty 19 Rebs: McCarty 11 Asts: Javtokas 3  | |
- Game 4
 
5 December 2009 18:00  | 
| Khimki Moscow Region  | 
78–68 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 24–15, 23–16, 14–21 | ||
| Pts: Jankūnas 16 Rebs: Javtokas 9 Asts: Fridzon 4  | 
Pts: Tucker 19 Rebs: Owens, Tucker 8 Asts: Perry 5  | |
5 December 2009 18:00  | 
| UNICS Kazan  | 
85–61 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 23–14, 22–12, 25–20 | ||
| Pts: Popović 18 Rebs: Zamanski, Štombergas 5 Asts: Samoylenko 5  | 
Pts: Labuckas 12 Rebs: Aleksejevs 6 Asts: Bankevics, Renfroe 3  | |
- Game 5
 
19 December 2009 19:00  | 
| UNICS Kazan  | 
85–77 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 17–25, 21–9, 23–23 | ||
| Pts: Kuzyakin 21 Rebs: Zamanski 14 Asts: Samoylenko 6  | 
Pts: Drozdov 22 Rebs: Aleksić 8 Asts: Mažutis 4  | |
19 December 2009 17:00  | 
| VEF Rīga  | 
83–90 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 14–27, 24–24, 22–17 | ||
| Pts: Renfroe 30 Rebs: Nelyubov 6 Asts: Renfroe 9  | 
Pts: McCarty 19 Rebs: McCarty 9 Asts: Langford 5  | |
- Game 6
 
22 December 2009 19:00  | 
| Khimki Moscow Region  | 
86–74 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 18–12, 22–19, 23–24 | ||
| Pts: Langford 37 Rebs: Langford 8 Asts: Langford, Jankūnas, Javtokas 3  | 
Pts: Lončar 19 Rebs: Lončar 7 Asts: four players with 2  | |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 507 | 392 | +115 | |
| 2. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 477 | 411 | +66 | |
| 3. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 469 | 487 | −18 | |
| 4. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 370 | 533 | −163 | 
- Game 1
 
15 October 2009 18:45  | 
| Kalev Tallinn  | 
61–100 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 4–21, 17–24, 19–33, 21–22 | ||
| Pts: Keerles 23 Rebs: Dorbek 6 Asts: Sokk 4  | 
Pts: Serapinas 21 Rebs: Daniels 8 Asts: Skutelnik 4  | |
15 October 2009 20:00  | 
| CSKA Moscow  | 
90–74 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 24–18, 24–21, 22–15 | ||
| Pts: Vorontsevich 16 Rebs: Vorontsevich 6 Asts: Langdon 5  | 
Pts: Kalnietis, Šalenga 18 Rebs: Watson 14 Asts: Brown 5  | |
- Game 2
 
31 October 2009 14:00  | 
| Azovmash Mariupol  | 
65–84 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 19–20, 25–20, 5–23 | ||
| Pts: Daniels 16 Rebs: Rizvić 7 Asts: Jarutis 7  | 
Pts: Langdon 22 Rebs: Khryapa 11 Asts: Khryapa 5  | |
1 November 2009 16:00  | 
| Žalgiris Kaunas  | 
88–56 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 23–12, 26–15, 29–16 | ||
| Pts: Janavičius 14 Rebs: Janavičius 6 Asts: Pocius, Janavičius 5  | 
Pts: Akognon, Veski 18 Rebs: Miller 8 Asts: Sokk 6  | |
- Game 3
 
18 November 2009 19:00  | 
| Žalgiris Kaunas  | 
82–69 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 20–10, 24–22, 17–15 | ||
| Pts: Brown 37 Rebs: Watson 17 Asts: Brown, Pocius 4  | 
Pts: Rizvić 16 Rebs: Daniels, Ugboaja 6 Asts: Daniels 4  | |
19 November 2009 18:45  | 
| Kalev Tallinn  | 
63–85 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 18–24, 13–24, 14–16 | ||
| Pts: Keerles 21 Rebs: Fisher 7 Asts: Johnson 3  | 
Pts: Šiškauskas 17 Rebs: Khryapa 13 Asts: Khryapa 5  | |
- Game 4
 
5 December 2009 15:00  | 
| Azovmash Mariupol  | 
91–78 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 24–21, 22–16, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Rizvić  29 Rebs: Rizvić 13 Asts: Jarutis 5  | 
Pts: Akognon 19 Rebs: Fisher 7 Asts: Sokk, Akognon 5  | |
6 December 2009 16:00  | 
| Žalgiris Kaunas   | 
67–63 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 17–13, 11–14, 22–15 | ||
| Pts: Brown 26 Rebs: Brown, Watson 7 Asts: Janavičius, Kalnietis 3  | 
Pts: Planinić 26 Rebs: Khryapa, Planinić 6 Asts: Khryapa, Planinić 4  | |
- Game 5
 
19 December 2009 18:00  | 
| CSKA Moscow  | 
98–69 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 25–18, 27–16, 23–18 | ||
| Pts: Kurbanov 13 Rebs: Vorontsevich, Khryapa 8 Asts: Khryapa 7  | 
Pts: Rizvić 20 Rebs: Rizvić 9 Asts: House 3  | |
20 December 2009 16:00  | 
| Kalev Tallinn  | 
58–82 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 14–21, 13–23, 16–14 | ||
| Pts: Akognon 17 Rebs: Keerles 6 Asts: Sokk, Keerles 2  | 
Pts: Watson 24 Rebs: Watson 6 Asts: Brown 4  | |
- Game 6
 
9 January 2010 14:00  | 
| Azovmash Mariupol   | 
75–84 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 20–18, 20–27, 12–22 | ||
| Pts: Rizvić 20 Rebs: Daniels 8 Asts: Jarutis 5  | 
Pts: Pocius 28 Rebs: Vene 7 Asts: Kalnietis, Klimavičius 4  | |
Final four
The Final Four took place between January 21 and 22, 2010 in Kaunas, Lithuania at Kaunas Sports Hall, the home court of Žalgiris Kaunas. The following teams qualified:
Semifinals
21 January 2010 18:00  | 
| CSKA Moscow  | 
71–66 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 15–21, 24–20, 18–13 | ||
| Pts: Planinić 16 Rebs: Šiškauskas 7 Asts: Planinić 5  | 
Pts: Fridzon 16 Rebs: Mozgov 11 Asts: Cabezas 4  | |
21 January 2010 21:00  | 
| UNICS Kazan  | 
75–65 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 16–18, 19–9, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Lončar 20 Rebs: Lončar 7 Asts: Popović 7  | 
Pts: Klimavičius 17 Rebs: Klimavičius, Begić 7 Asts: Ćapin 4  | |
Third-place playoff
Final
22 January 2010 21:00  | 
| UNICS Kazan  | 
55–66 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 11–22, 19–18, 11–9 | ||
| Pts: Lampe 21 Rebs: Lampe 6 Asts: Popović, Samoylenko 3  | 
Pts: Holden, Kaun 16 Rebs: Mensah-Bonsu 6 Asts: Šiškauskas, Vorontsevich 3  | |
| VTB United League 2009–10 | 
|---|
CSKA Moscow 2nd Title  | 
| Final Four MVP | 
|---|
Individual awards
All-Round 1 Team
- Andrey Vorontsevich – MVP (CSKA)
 - Timofey Mozgov (Khimki)
 - Chris Owens (Donetsk)
 - Martynas Mažeika (VEF)
 - Marko Popović (UNICS)
 
All-Round 2 Team
- Marko Popović – MVP (UNICS)
 - Krešimir Lončar (UNICS)
 - Victor Khryapa (CSKA)
 - Robertas Javtokas (Khimki)
 - Zygimantas Janavicius (Zalgiris)
 
All-Round 3 Team
- Marcus Brown – MVP (Zalgiris)
 - Artur Drozdov (Donetsk)
 - Saulius Štombergas (UNICS)
 - Victor Khryapa (CSKA)
 - Alex Renfroe (VEF)
 
All-Round 4 Team
- Marcus Brown – MVP (Zalgiris)
 - Zoran Planinić (CSKA)
 - Marko Popović (UNICS)
 - Paulius Jankūnas (Khimki)
 - Hasan Rizvić (Azovmash)
 
All-Round 5 Team
- Victor Khryapa – MVP (CSKA)
 - Kelly McCarty (Khimki)
 - Travis Watson (Zalgiris)
 - Igor Zamanskiy (UNICS)
 - Alex Renfroe (VEF)
 
All-Tournament Team
- Martynas Pocius (Zalgiris)
 - Maciej Lampe (UNICS)
 - Sasha Kaun (CSKA)
 - Vitaly Fridzon (Khimki)
 - Marko Popović (UNICS)
 
MVPs
| Regular Season MVP | Final Four MVP | ||
| MVP | Team | MVP | Team | 
|---|---|---|---|
External links
- Official Website (in Russian)
 - Official Website (in English)
 
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