VTB United League MVP

The VTB United League Most Valuable Player award is an annual award that is given to the most valuable player of the Northeast European regional VTB United League, which is the 1st-tier professional basketball league of Russia. The award has been given since the 2009–10 VTB United League season.

Winners

Former NBA player Andrei Kirilenko was named MVP in the 2011–12 season
Nando de Colo won three awards; in 2015, 2016, 2018
Key
Player (X) Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
† Indicates multiple award winners in the same season
‡ Indicates player also won the FIBA Europe Player of the Year in the same season
§ Denotes the club was VTB United League champions in the same season
VTB United League MVP Award Winners
Season Player Pos. Nationality Team Ref(s)
2009–10 Victor Khryapa PF  Russia CSKA Moscow§ [1]
2010–11 Ramel Curry SG  United States Azovmash [2]
2011–12 Andrei Kirilenko‡ SF  Russia CSKA Moscow§ [3]
2012–13 E.J. Rowland PG  Bulgaria1 VEF Rīga [4]
2013–14 Drew Goudelock SG  United States UNICS Kazan [5]
2014–15 Nando de Colo SG  France CSKA Moscow§ [6]
2015–16 Nando de Colo (2) SG  France CSKA Moscow§ [7]
2016–17 Alexey Shved SG  Russia Khimki [8]
2017–18 Nando de Colo (3) SG  France CSKA Moscow§ [9]
2018–19 Alexey Shved (2) SG  Russia Khimki [10]
2019–20 Not awarded 2
2020–21 Mantas Kalnietis PG  Lithuania Lokomotiv Kuban [11]
2021–22 Mario Hezonja SF  Croatia UNICS Kazan [12]
2022–23 Nikola Milutinov C Serbia Serbia CSKA Moscow [13]
2023–24 Nenad Dimitrijević PG  North Macedonia UNICS Kazan§ [14]
2024-25 Dwayne Bacon SF  United States Zenit Saint Petersburg 15

Notes:

^1 E.J. Rowland owns American nationality as well, as he was a naturalized player of Bulgaria.
^2 There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

Players with most awards

Player Editions Notes
France Nando de Colo32015, 2016, 2018
Russia Alexey Shved 22017, 2019

Awards won by nationality

Country Total
 Russia 4
 France 3
 United States 3
 Bulgaria 1
 Croatia 1
 Lithuania 1
 North Macedonia 1

Awards won by club

Country Total
Russia CSKA Moscow 5
Russia UNICS 3
Russia Khimki 2
Latvia VEF Rīga 1
Ukraine Azovmash 1
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 1
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1

References

  1. ↑ "Victor Khryapa — MVP of VTB United League regular season". VTB-League.com. January 18, 2010. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ramel Curry — MVP of VTB United League regular season". VTB-League.com. April 4, 2011. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Andrey Kirilenko – is the MVP of VTB United League regular season". Vtb-league.com. 6 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "E.J. Rowland named regular-season MVP". VTB-League.com. April 4, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Goudelock named regular-season MVP". Vtb-league.com. April 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nando de Colo named regular season MVP". Vtb-league.com. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Nando De Colo Wins Regular Season MVP". Vtb-league.com. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Alexey Shved Wins Regular Season MVP". Vtb-league.com. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "League Announces Individual Awards At Gala". vtb-league.com. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Alexey Shved Wins Regular Season MVP". VTB United League. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Mantas Kalnietis named regular season MVP". VTB United League. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Марио Хезонья — MVP регулярного сезона" (in Russian). VTB United League. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Nikola Milutinov is the MVP of the Regular Season | VTB United League - Official Website". Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  14. ↑ "Nenad Dimitrijevic is the MVP of Regular Season | VTB United League - Official Website". vtb-league.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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