Season 2016–17 | Teams 13 | |
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The 2016–17 VTB United League will be the 8th season of the VTB United League, it is also the fourth season the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier. CSKA Moscow is the defending champion.
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Teams
VITA Tbilisi, Bisons Loimaa, ČEZ Nymburk left the league, after participating in the 2015–16 season. Parma Perm from the Russian Basketball Super League joined the league.
On August 30, 2016, the league announced that BC Krasny Oktyabr would not play in the league, because the host arena of the team was not approved to support events.
Because of these changes, the number of teams was reduced to 13.
All-Star Game
The VTB League's inaugural All-Star Game was held this season on February 11, 2017. The game was played at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia. The game was played in a Russia Stars vs. the World Stars format. The Russian Stars won the game against the World Stars, by a score of 131:121. Andrey Vorontsevich was named the MVP of the game. Jānis Timma won the All-Star Game's slam dunk contest, and Sergey Karasev won the 3-Point Contest.
Attendance data
Attendances include playoff games:
Updated to games played on 26 December 2016
Source: VTB League