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The VTB United League Top Player is an annual VTB United League award that is given to one player from each country that is represented by the league's clubs. The award has been handed out since the 2012–13 season, and it is awarded by the player's citizenship, regardless of the player's club's location.[1]
In the league's countries with just one club, currently six (Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, and Finland), along with Poland in the past, the league itself gives the award. In Russia, which has 10 clubs, Russian news agency TASS (replacing RIA Novosti, from 2014–15), partners with the league to name the top Russian player. In the past, for clubs from Lithuania (three) and Ukraine (two), the league partnered with, respectively, basketnews.lt and basket-planet.com.[1][2]
The best player from
Belarus
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Vladimir Veremeenko | PF | UNICS Kazan | [3] |
| 2013–14 | Vladimir Veremeenko (2×) | PF | UNICS Kazan | [4] |
| 2014–15 | Artsiom Parakhouski | C | Nizhny Novgorod | [5] |
| 2015–16 | Artsiom Parakhouski (2×) | C | UNICS Kazan | [6] |
The best player from
Estonia
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Tanel Sokk | PG | Kalev/Cramo | [7] |
| 2013–14 | Rain Veideman | SG | Kalev/Cramo | [8] |
| 2014–15 | Rain Veideman (2×) | SG | Kalev/Cramo | [9] |
| 2015–16 | Gregor Arbet | SG | Kalev/Cramo | [10] |
The best player from
Kazakhstan
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Anton Ponomarev | PF | Astana | [11] |
| 2013–14 | Anatoly Kolesnikov | SF | Astana | [12] |
| 2014–15 | Anatoly Kolesnikov (2×) | SF | Astana | [13] |
| 2015–16 | Anton Ponomarev (2×) | PF | Astana | [14] |
The best player from
Latvia
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Kristaps Janičenoks | SF | VEF Rīga | [15] |
| 2013–14 | Jānis Blūms | SG | Astana | [16] |
| 2014–15 | Jānis Timma | SF | VEF Rīga | [17] |
| 2015–16 | Jānis Timma (2×) | SF | Zenit | [18] |
The best player from
Russia
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Victor Khryapa | PF | CSKA Moscow | [19] |
| 2013–14 | Semyon Antonov | SF | Nizhny Novgorod | [20] |
| 2014–15 | Andrey Vorontsevich | PF | CSKA Moscow | [21] |
| 2015–16 | Alexey Shved | SG | Khimki | [22] |
The best player from the
Czech Republic
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Petr Benda | C | ČEZ Nymburk | [23] |
| 2013–14 | Vojtěch Hruban | SF | ČEZ Nymburk | [24] |
| 2014–15 | Jiří Welsch | SF | ČEZ Nymburk | [25] |
| 2015–16 | Vojtěch Hruban (2×) | SF | ČEZ Nymburk | [26] |
The best player from
Finland
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Petteri Koponen | SG | Khimki | [27] |
| 2015–16 | Petteri Koponen (2×) | SG | Khimki | [28] |
The best player from
Georgia
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Irakli Chlaidze | SG | VITA Tbilisi | [29] |
The best player from
Lithuania
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Mantas Kalnietis | PG | Lokomotiv Kuban | [30] |
| 2013–14 | Martynas Gecevičius | SG | Lietuvos rytas | [31] |
The best player from
Poland
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Aaron Cel | PF | Turów Zgorzelec | [32] |
| 2013–14 | Damian Kulig | C | Turów Zgorzelec | [33] |
The best player from
Ukraine
| Season | Player | Primary position | Team | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Oleksiy Pecherov | C | Azovmash Mariupol | [34] |
| 2013–14 | Kyrylo Natyazhko | C | Azovmash Mariupol | [35] |