List of VTB United League annual free throw percentage leaders

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In basketball, a free throw is an unopposed attempt to score points from behind the free throw line. [1] The VTB United League's free throw percentage leader is the player with the highest free throw percentage in a given season.

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To qualify as a leader for the free throw percentage, a player must play in at least 60 percent of the total number of possible games.

Nando de Colo is the only player in league history to lead the league in free throw percentage multiple times and also to lead the said statistics in consecutive seasons.

Free throw Percentage leaders

SeasonPlayer Position [lower-alpha 1] TeamGames
played		Free throws
made		Free throws
attempted		Free throw %Ref.
2009–10 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Russia.svg Kelly McCarty G/F BC Khimki 83032.9375 [2]
2010–11 Flag of the United States.svg Terrell Lyday G BC UNICS Kazan 84350.8600 [3]
2011–12 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksey KotishevskiyG BC Spartak Saint Petersburg 1112121.000 [4]
2012–13 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karasev G/F Triumph Lyubertsy 20112126.8793 [5]
2013–14 Flag of Lithuania.svg Renaldas Seibutis G BC Rytas Vilnius 184951.9608 [6]
2014–15 Flag of France.svg Nando De Colo G CSKA Moscow 328999.8990 [7]
2015–16 Flag of Serbia.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Branko Mirkovic G Tsmoki-Minsk 283839.9744 [8]
2016–17 Flag of France.svg Nando De Colo (2×)G CSKA Moscow 24115125.9200 [9]
2017–18 Flag of France.svg Nando De Colo (3×)G CSKA Moscow 26126134.9403 [10]
2018–19 Flag of France.svg Nando De Colo (4×)G CSKA Moscow 2599105.9429 [11]
2019–20 [lower-alpha 2] Flag of the United States.svg Markel Starks G BC Avtodor 183840.9500 [12]
2020–21 Flag of the United States.svg Cecil WilliamsF Enea Zielona Góra 1620201.000 [13]

Notes

  1. ↑ The player's primary position is listed first.
  2. ↑ The number of games played during this season was reduced due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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References

  1. ↑ "Basketball glossary". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  2. ↑ "VTB United League Players Statistics 2009-10" . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ "VTB United League Players Statistics 2010-11" . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Aleksey Kotishevskiy International Stats" . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ "VTB United League Players Statistics 2012-13" . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ "VTB United League Players Statistics 2013-14" . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Nando de Colo Career Stats" . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  8. ↑ "VTB United League Players Statistics 2015-16" . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  9. ↑ "VTB United League Players Statistics 2016-17" . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  10. ↑ "VTB United League Players Statistics 2017-18" . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  11. ↑ "VTB United League Players Statistics 2018-19" . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  12. ↑ "BC Avtodor Saratov 2019-2020 VTB United League stats" . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Enea Zastal BC Zielona Gora 2020-2021 VTB United League stats" . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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