The Russian basketball league system or Russian basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Russia. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels. There are currently five different competitions on the pyramid – the 1st-tier VTB United League, the 2nd-tier Russian Super League 1, the 3rd-tier Russian Super League 2, the 4th-tier Russian Super League 3, and the 5th-tier Under-23 Youth League.
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