| VTB United League | |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Champions: |  CSKA Moscow (9th title) |
| Runners Up: | Khimki |
| Third Place: | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Fourth Place: | UNICS |
| Teams: | 13 |
| Games: | 156 |
| Mvp Link: | VTB United League MVP |
| Final Four Mvp Link: | VTB United League Final Four MVP |
| Continentalcup1: | EuroLeague |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Khimki |
| Continentalcup2: | EuroCup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | UNICS Zenit Saint Petersburg Lokomotiv Kuban |
| Highest Scoring: | (4 December 2017) (4 March 2018) |
| Winning Streak: | 12 games CSKA |
| Losing Streak: | 7 games Enisey |
| Biggest Home Win: | (5 May 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (9 October 2017) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,389 (21 January 2018) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 350 (28 January 2018) |
| Attendancecalc: | 360176 |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 VTB United League was the 9th complete season of the VTB United League. It is also the fifth season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. It started on 5 October 2017 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 10 June 2018 with the championship game of the Final Four. CSKA Moscow were the defending champions.
CSKA Moscow successfully defended its title as it won the final over Khimki.
From this season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. These are played in a best-of-five format with a 1–2–2 structure. The four teams that win their playoff series qualify for the Final Four tournament, which decides the new champion.[1]
A total of 13 teams from five countries contest the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan and one from Latvia.
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,270[2] | ||||
| 5,500[3] | ||||
| 5,000[4] | ||||
| 4,000[5] | ||||
| 5,500[6] | ||||
| 4,000[7] | ||||
| 7,500[8] | ||||
| 5,500[9] | ||||
| 7,000 | ||||
| 15,000[10] | ||||
| 7,000[11] | ||||
| 12,000[12] | ||||
| 6,381[13] |
| Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astana | Tuta | |||
| Avtodor Saratov |  Vladimir Anstiferov | Digs | ||
| CSKA Moscow | Rostelecom | |||
| Enisey | Oleg Okulov | Nike | ||
| Kalev/Cramo | Nike | Cramo | ||
| Khimki | Khimki Group | |||
| Lokomotiv Kuban | Russian Railways | |||
| Nizhny Novgorod | Nike | T+ Group | ||
| Parma | Vyacheslav Shushakov | T+ Group | ||
| Tsmoki Minsk |  Igor Griszczuk | Adidas | ||
| UNICS | ||||
| VEF Rīga | Jānis Gailītis | Adidas | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | Nike | Nipigas |
In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a double round-robin format. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs. The regular season started on 5 October 2017.
In the playoffs, a best-of-five games format is used. The team that wins the series will be the first team to win three games. The first game will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams, the second and third game will be played on the playing court of the next four highest-place teams and the fourth and fifth game, if necessary, will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams. The playoffs started on 23 May 2018.
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See main article: 2018 VTB United League Final Four. The four winners of the quarterfinals qualified for the inaugural Final Four. The Final Four will be held from 8 until 10 June. In April 2018, it was announced that the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia will host the tournament.[14]
Attendance include playoff games:
Alexey Shved – Khimki
Nando de Colo – CSKA Moscow
Kyle Kuric – Zenit Coty Clarke – Avtodor Kyle Hines – CSKA Moscow Justin Robinson – Avtodor Jamar Smith – UNICS Will Clyburn – CSKA Moscow Mardy Collins – Lokomotiv Kuban
Stevan Jelovac – Nizhny Novgorod| Month | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ||||
| October | [17] | |||
| November | [18] | |||
| December | [19] | |||
| 2018 | ||||
| January | [20] | |||
| February | [21] | |||
| March | [22] | |||
| April | [23] | |||
| May | [24] | |||
