| VTB United League | |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Champions: |  CSKA Moscow (11th title) |
| Runners Up: | UNICS |
| Semifinalists: | Zenit Saint Petersburg Lokomotiv Kuban |
| Teams: | 13 |
| Duration: | 20 September 2020 – 11 June 2021 |
| Mvp: |  Mantas Kalnietis |
| Playoffs Mvp: |  Daniel Hackett |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 VTB United League was the 12th season of the VTB United League. It was the eight season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level.
A total of 13 teams from five countries contested the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan, and one from Poland.
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,270[1] | ||||
| 5,500[2] | ||||
| 5,000[3] | ||||
| 4,000[4] | ||||
| 5,500[5] | ||||
| 4,000[6] | ||||
| 7,500[7] | ||||
| 5,500[8] | ||||
| 7,000 | ||||
| 15,000[9] | ||||
| 7,000[10] | ||||
| 6,381[11] | ||||
| 6,080 |
In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a round-robin format.
Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three format (1-1-1). Semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1).
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| Team | Competition | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | 4th place | ||
| Regular season | |||
| Quarterfinals | |||
| EuroCup | Quarterfinals | ||
| Runner-up | |||
| Champions League | Quarterfinals | ||
| Regular season | |||
| FIBA Europe Cup | 4th place |
| Award | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance of the Season | |||
| Newcomer of the Year |  Zastal Zielona Góra | ||
| First Team | Mantas Kalnietis | Lokomotiv Kuban | [12] |
 Mike James | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Marcus Keene |  Kalev/Cramo | ||
| Rolands Freimanis | Zastal Zielona Góra | ||
| Jordan Mickey | Khimki | ||
| Second Team | Alexey Shved | CSKA Moscow | [13] |
 Kevin Pangos | |||
| Will Clyburn | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Mindaugas Kuzminskas | Lokomotiv Kuban | ||
| Geoffrey Groselle | Zastal Zielona Góra |
| Month | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||||
| September/October | [14] | |||
| November | [15] | |||
| December | [16] | |||
| 2021 | ||||
| January | [17] | |||
| February | [18] | |||
| March | [19] | |||
| April | [20] | |||