VTB United League (2011-2012)

VTB United League Play-Offs 2011-2012

1/8 Finals Q.Finals Semis Finals Semis Q.Finals 1/8 Finals
Zalgiris44 71
Lokomotiv72 80
Spartak SP57 60
Lokomotiv71 69
CSKA79
Lietuvos72
CSKA74
UNICS62
UNICS87
Lokomotiv86
Khimki MR1
Lietuvos2
Lietuvos64 82
NNovgorod60 61
VTB United League Standings 2011-2012
Regular Season
Qualifying Final Round
Qualifying Round
#
Club
W-L
PTS
LOST
Group A
1
14-2
1229
1025
4
8-8
1272
1256
5
8-8
1240
1284
7
7-9
1199
1274
8
5-11
1201
1271
9
2-14
1118
1335
Group B
1
14-2
1299
1023
2
11-5
1159
1075
7
8-8
1155
1170
9
1-15
1166
1505
Stats Leaders 2011-2012
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
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Astana
(201-SF-1982)
Avg: 16.8

VTB United League Final
CSKA Moscow conquer VTB United League trophy
CSKA Moscow Champions VTB United League
CSKA Moscow 2011-12
Jonas KazlauskasJonas KazlauskasKazlauskas
Andrei Kirilenko
Kirilenko
Milos Teodosic
Teodosic
Sammy Mejia
Mejia
Andrey Vorontsevich
Vorontsevich
Sasha Kaun
Kaun
#NameCM (INCH) PosBoNAT
47 Kirilenko Andrei205 (6'9'')F81USA Russia
4 Teodosic Milos195 (6'5'')G87Serbia
11 Mejia Sammy198 (6'6'')G83Dominican Republic
20 Vorontsevich Andrey204 (6'9'')C87Russia
24 Kaun Sasha211 (6'11'')C85Russia
23 Shved Alexey196 (6'5'')G88Russia
44 Gordon Jamont193 (6'4'')G/F87USA
12 Krstic Nenad213 (7'0'')C83Serbia
7 Lavrinovic Darjus212 (7'0'')C79Lithuania
8 Siskauskas Ramunas197 (6'6'')G78Lithuania
31 Khryapa Viktor204 (6'9'')F/G82Russia
30 Sokolov Dmitry214 (7'0'')C85Russia
33 Ponkrashov Anton200 (6'7'')G86Russia
41 Kurbanov Nikita202 (6'8'')F86Russia
18 Voronov Eugeny193 (6'4'')G86Russia
Head Coach: Jonas Kazlauskas
Coach Assistant: Giannis Sferopoulos
Coach Assistant: Dmitri Shakulin
Coach Assistant: Sergei Zharmukhamedov
League MVP
Top Scorer
CSKA celebrate the title-May 3, 2012
Final: Unics - CSKA 62-74
CSKA celebrated the second VTB League title in their history. They overcame Unics in the Final tonight in Vilnius to repeat the success of 2009/10 season. Darjus Lavrinovic scored 15 points to pace the effort. Andrei Kirilenko (205-F-81) was named the MVP of Final Four. CSKA opened the game with eight points in a row. Teodosic made it 11:1 less than two minutes into the game. The Moscow team maintained the lead posting a 22:15 advantage after ten minutes. Nathan Jawai (208-F/C-86, college: Midland CC) brought Unics back to life in the second quarter. The Kazan team narrowed the margin to just a single point 33:34. CSKA however remained in front as they posted a 40:37 halftime advantage. CSKA went on an 8:0 run at the start of the second half to open an 11-point lead. Lynn Greer (186-PG-79, college: Temple) and Domercant pulled back within four 49:53 at the final break. However the intrigue slowly disappeared as CSKA stretched the margin back to 10 points midway through the final term. Andrei Kirilenko and Nenad Krstic (213-C-83) made it 70:56 with under four minutes to go and CSKA cruised to the victory afterwards. Ramunas Siskauskas (197-G-78) nailed 12 points, while Nenad Krstic added 11 points for the winners. Lynn Greer replied with 14 points for Unics. Nathan Jawai provided 13 points and 13 rebounds in the loss.

3rd Place: Lietuvos rytas - Lokomotiv 91-83
Lietuvos Rytas stepped onto the pedestal in VTB League. The Vilnius powerhouse held off Lokomotiv to earn the Bronze medals. Six Lietuvos Rytas players scored in double digits. Jonas Valanciunas (210-C-92) knocked down 15 points to pace the winners. Lietuvos Rytas started the game aggressively. They unloaded 29 points in the opening quarter to take 3-point lead. Teams paid more attention to defence in the second term. Lietuvos Rytas limited Lokomotiv to just 10 points in the period to boost the margin to 11 points at halftime 47:36. Lietuvos Rytas maintained the lead throughout the third term. They stretched the margin to as many as 20 points before the final frame. Lokomotiv refused to surrender as they unleashed 36 points in the fourth quarter but Lietuvos Rytas withheld the challenge and earned the victory at the end. Steponas Babrauskas (197-G/F-84) notched 13 points, while Renaldas Seibutis (195-G-85) nailed 12 points in the winning case. Jeremiah Massey (202-F-82, college: Kansas St.) replied with 22 points for Lokomotiv. Nikita Shabalkin (205-F-86) netted 19 points in the loss.

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Eurobasket.com All-VTB League Awards 2011-2012-May 4, 2012
Eurobasket.com All-VTB League 1st Team 2012
Andrei Kirilenko
Kirilenko
Patrick Beverley
Beverley
Henry Domercant
Domercant
Kresimir Loncar
Loncar
Jonas Valanciunas
Valanciunas

Final Four MVP: Andrei Kirilenko (205-F-81) of CSKA
Player of the Year: Henry Domercant (192-G-80) of Unics
Guard of the Year: Henry Domercant (192-G-80) of Unics
Forward of the Year: Kresimir Loncar (210-F-83) of Khimky
Center of the Year: Jonas Valanciunas (210-C-92) of Lietuvos rytas
Defensive Player of the Year: Andrei Kirilenko (205-F-81) of CSKA
European Player of the Year: Andrei Kirilenko (205-F-81) of CSKA
Import Player of the Year: Patrick Beverley (185-PG-88) of Spartak SP
Coach of the Year: Evgeny Pashutin of Unics

1st Team
PG: Patrick Beverley (185-88) of Spartak SP
G: Henry Domercant (192-80) of Unics
F: Andrei Kirilenko (205-81) of CSKA
F: Kresimir Loncar (210-83) of Khimky
C: Jonas Valanciunas (210-92) of Lietuvos rytas

2nd Team
PG: Tyrese Rice (185-87) of Lietuvos rytas
G: Chester Simmons (198-82) of CEZ Nymburk
F: Jeremiah Massey (202-82) of Lokomotiv
F: Paulius Jankunas (205-84) of Zalgiris
F/C: Donatas Motiejunas (213-90) of Asseco Prokom

Honorable Mention
Michal Ignerski (207-F-80) of Lokomotiv
Alexey Shved (196-G-88) of CSKA
Rawle Marshall (200-SF-82) of BC Astana
Vitaly Fridzon (195-G-85) of Khimky
Michael Wilkinson (204-F-81) of Unics
Zoran Planinic (199-G-82) of Khimky
Nenad Krstic (213-C-83) of CSKA
Renaldas Seibutis (195-G-85) of Lietuvos rytas
Branko Cvetkovic (200-F/G-84) of BC Astana
Nathan Jawai (208-F/C-86) of Unics

All-Europeans Team
G: Henry Domercant (192-80) of Unics
F/G: Branko Cvetkovic (200-84) of BC Astana
F: Andrei Kirilenko (205-81) of CSKA
F: Kresimir Loncar (210-83) of Khimky
C: Jonas Valanciunas (210-92) of Lietuvos rytas

All-Imports Team
PG: Tyrese Rice (185-87) of Lietuvos rytas
G: Chester Simmons (198-82) of CEZ Nymburk
G: Henry Domercant (192-80) of Unics
F: Jeremiah Massey (202-82) of Lokomotiv
F/C: Nathan Jawai (208-86) of Unics