VTB United League Playoffs MVP

The VTB United League Final Four MVP is an annual award that is given to the best player of the final four of the VTB United League competition. The award has been given out since the league began. Previously, the award was also known as the VTB United League Playoffs MVP.

Winners

From 2008 until 2012, and since 2018, the league ends with a final four style format. In a weekend, single-elimination games are played in the semi-finals, finals and third place game. The player who played the best during the tournament receives the award.

From 2012 until 2017, the league champions were decided through a playoff format. The Playoffs MVP was awarded to the best player within these playoff series.

Andrei Kirilenko was the Final Four MVP in 2012

Sergio Rodríguez won the award in 2018

Season	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	Ref(s)
Final Four MVP
2008	Ramūnas Šiškauskas	Forward	Lithuania	CSKA Moscow
2010	J.R. Holden	Guard	Russia 1	CSKA Moscow	[1]
2011	Vitaly Fridzon	Guard	Russia	Khimki	[2]
2012	Andrei Kirilenko	Forward	Russia	CSKA Moscow	[3]
Playoffs MVP
2013	Victor Khryapa	Forward	Russia	CSKA Moscow	[4]
2014	Miloš Teodosić	Guard	Serbia	CSKA Moscow	[5]
2015	Andrey Vorontsevich	Forward	Russia	CSKA Moscow	[6]
2016	Miloš Teodosić (2×)	Guard	Serbia	CSKA Moscow	[7]
2017	Nando de Colo	Guard	France	CSKA Moscow	[8]
Final Four MVP
2018	Sergio Rodríguez	Guard	Spain	CSKA Moscow	[9]
Playoffs MVP
2019	Nikita Kurbanov	Forward	Russia	CSKA Moscow	[10]
2020	Not awarded 2
2021	Daniel Hackett	Guard	Italy 3	CSKA Moscow	[11]
2022	Jordan Mickey	Forward	United States	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2023	Nenad Dimitrijević	Guard	North Macedonia	UNICS Kazan
2024	Melo Trimble	Guard	United States	CSKA Moscow

Notes

^1 J.R. Holden, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, also owns American nationality. He represented Russia in international competitions.

^2 There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

^3 Daniel Hackett also owns American nationality. He represented Italy in international competitions.

References

1. ""Final four": CSKA – champion! | VTB United League". vtb-league.com. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
2. ""Khimki" – is the Champion of VTB United League! | VTB United League". vtb-league.com. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
3. "CSKA - the champion of the League! | VTB United League". vtb-league.com. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
4. "CSKA – VTB United League champions!". vtb-league.com. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
5. "Milos Teodosic: "Anyone on our team could have been Playoffs MVP"". vtb-league.com. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
6. "CSKA wins championship!". VTB United League . vtb-league.com. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
7. "CSKA defends title in Kazan thriller!". vtb-league.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
8. "CSKA Sweeps To Title!". VTB-League.com. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
9. "Sergio Rodriguez – Final Four MVP (VIDEO)". Vtb-league.com. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
10. "Nikita Kurbanov Wins Playoffs MVP". VTB United League. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
11. "Daniel Hackett is 2021 play-offs MVP". VTB United League. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

External links

• VTB United League Official Website (in Russian)
• VTB United League Official Website (in English)