Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa is a Russian former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career playing for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. A versatile forward standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he is a three-time All-EuroLeague selection and won the EuroLeague Best Defender award in 2010.
Ramūnas Šiškauskas is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player and basketball coach. Listed at 1.98 m tall, he could play at both the shooting guard and small forward positions. His individual accolades as a player include a EuroLeague MVP award, four All-EuroLeague Team selections, as well as an All-EuroBasket Team designation. On May 16, 2014, Šiškauskas was named a EuroLeague Basketball Legend.
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League, and was a member of the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended all Russian teams because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis is a Greek basketball executive and former professional basketball player. During his pro club playing career, at a height of 1.97 m tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022. He is currently the general manager of the senior Greek men's national basketball team.
BC Khimki is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast. The club's senior men's first team participates in the Russian Basketball Super League 1. The club's full official name is BC Khimki Moscow Region. Khimki has a Moscow-based rivalry with the Russian club CSKA Moscow.
PBC Lokomotiv Kuban is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. It participates in the VTB United League.
Matjaž Smodiš is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 2.05 m tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. During his pro club playing career, he played in seven EuroLeague Finals, and he was a three-time EuroLeague champion. He was also an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2007. Smodiš was also the team captain of the senior Slovenian national team. He is currently a sporting director of KK Žoltasti Troti.
Miloš Teodosić is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the National Basketball Team of Serbia internationally. He primarily plays the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is a six time All-EuroLeague selection, and was voted EuroLeague MVP in 2010.
BC Zenit Saint Petersburg, formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, since 2014. The club competes domestically in the VTB United League, and competed in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Alexey Viktorovich Shved is a Russian professional basketball player who plays for Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association. Standing at 1.98 m, he plays at both the shooting guard and point guard positions.
Evgeniy Yuryevich Pashutin is a Russian professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Parma Basket of the VTB United League.
Vitaly Valeryevich Fridzon is a Russian professional basketball. He also represents the senior Russian national basketball team. Standing at 1.95 m, he mainly plays at the shooting guard position, but he can also play at the point guard position.
Nando Bruno Alfred Andre de Colo is a French professional basketball player for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. A six-time All-EuroLeague selection, de Colo won the EuroLeague title in 2016 and 2019 with CSKA Moscow, earning both the EuroLeague MVP and Final Four MVP awards in the process.
Nikita Aleksandrovich Kurbanov is a Russian professional basketball player and the team captain of CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at 2.02 m,
BC Nizhny Novgorod, commonly known as simply Nizhny Novgorod, also known as Pari Nizhny Novgorod for sponsorship reasons, is a Russian professional basketball club from the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It participates in the VTB United League.
The 2012–13 Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL) was the third and last season of the Russian Professional League, and the 22nd overall season of the Russian Professional Championship. The season started on 3 October 2012 and ended 12 May 2013.
Ioannis Sfairopoulos is a Greek professional basketball coach who is currently a head coach for Crvena zvezda of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS), the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague.
Pavel Valeryevich Korobkov is a Russian former professional basketball player who last played for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague.
The 2016–17 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 17th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the seventh under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 60th season of the premier level competition for European men's professional basketball clubs.
Mikhail Andreyevich Kulagin is a Russian professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. He is a 1.92 m tall point guard-shooting guard.
