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{{Infobox basketball league season
| updated      =
| prevseason   = [[2013–14 VTB United League|2013–14]]
| nextseason   = [[2015–16 VTB United League|2015–16]]
| season       = 2014–15
| title        = VTB United League<sup>1</sup>
| t_bg = #15317E
| t_color = white; border:2px solid #FFA500
| image        = 
| caption      = 
| champions    = {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]'''<br>6th league title<br> 22nd Russian title
| runners_up   = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Khimki|Khimki]]
| third        = [[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]]
| fourth       = [[BC Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]]
| teams        = 20
| games        = 240 (regular season)
| duration     = 3 October 2014 – April 2015
| top_seed     = 
| MVP          = [[Nando de Colo]] | MVP_n = FRA
| playoffs_MVP   = [[Andrey Vorontsevich]] | playoffs_MVP_n = RUS
| final_four_MVP = 
| award4       = Coach of the Year | award4_winner = [[Dimitris Itoudis]] | award4_n = GRE
| award5       = Defensive Player  | award5_winner = [[Andrey Vorontsevich]] | award5_n = RUS
| award6       = Sixth Man         | award6_winner = [[Petteri Koponen]] | award6_n = FIN
| award7       = Young Player   | award7_winner = [[Jānis Timma]] | award7_n = LAT
| top_scorer   = [[Randy Culpepper]]  | ppg = 21.0 | ppg_n = USA
| rebounds_leader =  [[Frank Elegar]]  | rpg = 11.3 | rpg_n = USA
| assists_leader   = [[D.J. Cooper]]  | apg = 9.2 | apg_n = USA
| highest_scoring  = 
| winning_streak   = 
| losing_streak   = 
| biggest_home_win   = 
| biggest_away_win   = 
| highest_attendance   = 
| lowest_attendance   = 
| average_attendance   = 
| extra information = <sup>1</sup> Sponsored league name, referring to [[VTB Bank]].
}}

The '''2014–15 [[VTB United League]]''' was the 6th complete season of the [[VTB United League]]. It was the second season the VTB United League functioned as the new domestic first tier for Russian basketball clubs, which can qualify through this league to [[Euroleague]].

[[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] was the defending champion. CSKA successfully defended its title, they took the league title by beating [[BC Khimki|Khimki]] 3–0 in the Finals.

== Teams ==
On 20 July 2014, drawing of two group of 11 teams was held in Moscow.<ref>[http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/2014-2015-draw-held-in-moscow.htm 2014–2015 draw held in Moscow!]; VTB League, 20 July 2014</ref> On 25 July 2014, five Lithuanian teams ([[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos rytas]], [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas Klaipėda]], [[BC Dzūkija|Dzūkija]], [[BC Lietkabelis|Lietkabelis]], [[BC Nevėžis|Nevėžis]]) withdrew from the competition due to the [[Lithuanian Basketball League]]'s decision to expand its regular-season schedule up to 40 games per team.<ref name=vtb250714/> New format with double [[round-robin tournament]] was proposed for the 2014–15 VTB United League.<ref name=vtb250714>[http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/no-lithuania-and-new-format-for-2014-2015.htm No Lithuania and new format for 2014-2015?]; VTB League, 25 July 2014</ref>

This proposal for the regular season was approved on 1 August 2014.<ref>[http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/new-format-approved-for-2014-2015-season.htm New format approved for 2014-2015 season]; VTB League, 1 August 2014</ref> The eight best teams of the regular season will qualify to the playoffs.

==Regular season==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.vtb-league.com/en/standings/standings.htm VTB United League]
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=wins

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|team1 =CSK|win_CSK=26|loss_CSK=4 |gf_CSK=2713|ga_CSK=2151
|team2 =KHI|win_KHI=25|loss_KHI=5 |gf_KHI=2647|ga_KHI=2336
|team3 =LOK|win_LOK=23|loss_LOK=7 |gf_LOK=2582|ga_LOK=2242
|team4 =ZEN|win_ZEN=22|loss_ZEN=8 |gf_ZEN=2499|ga_ZEN=2362
|team5 =NIZ|win_NIZ=19|loss_NIZ=11|gf_NIZ=2479|ga_NIZ=2390
|team6 =UNK|win_UNK=19|loss_UNK=11|gf_UNK=2287|ga_UNK=2189
|team7 =AVT|win_AVT=17|loss_AVT=13|gf_AVT=2718|ga_AVT=2649
|team8 =AST|win_AST=13|loss_AST=17|gf_AST=2385|ga_AST=2458
|team9 =KAL|win_KAL=13|loss_KAL=17|gf_KAL=2323|ga_KAL=2587
|team10=VEF|win_VEF=12|loss_VEF=18|gf_VEF=2375|ga_VEF=2401
|team11=ENI|win_ENI=10|loss_ENI=20|gf_ENI=2567|ga_ENI=2653
|team12=OKT|win_OKT=9 |loss_OKT=21|gf_OKT=2353|ga_OKT=2505
|team13=BIS|win_BIS=9 |loss_BIS=21|gf_BIS=2383|ga_BIS=2500
|team14=NYM|win_NYM=9 |loss_NYM=21|gf_NYM=2396|ga_NYM=2509
|team15=TSM|win_TSM=7 |loss_TSM=22|gf_TSM=2345|ga_TSM=2665
|team16=KRY|win_KRY=7 |loss_KRY=23|gf_KRY=2060|ga_KRY=2515

|res_col_header=Q
|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Qualification to playoffs

|name_CSK = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]]
|name_KHI = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Khimki|Khimki]]
|name_NIZ = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]]
|name_UNK = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC UNICS|UNICS]]
|name_LOK = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]]
|name_ZEN = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]]
|name_AVT = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Avtodor Saratov|Avtodor]]
|name_AST = {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[BC Astana|Astana]]
|name_OKT = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Krasny Oktyabr|Krasny Oktyabr]]
|name_KRY = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Krasnye Krylia|Krasnye Krylia]]
|name_KAL = {{flagicon|EST}} [[BC Kalev/Cramo|Kalev]]
|name_VEF = {{flagicon|LAT}} [[BK VEF Rīga|VEF]]
|name_ENI = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk|Enisey]]
|name_NYM = {{flagicon|CZE}} [[ČEZ Basketball Nymburk|Nymburk]]
|name_BIS = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Nilan Bisons Loimaa|Bisons]]
|name_TSM = {{flagicon|BLR}} [[BC Tsmoki-Minsk|Tsmoki Minsk]]
}}

==Playoffs==
{{8TeamBracket-Best of Five Playoffs
| RD1= Quarterfinals
| RD2= Semifinals
| RD3= Finals
| group1=
| group2=

| score-width=25
| team-width=180

| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]'''
| RD1-score1-1='''103'''
| RD1-score1-2='''110'''
| RD1-score1-3='''111'''
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|KAZ}} [[BC Astana|Astana]]
| RD1-score2-1=58
| RD1-score2-2=60
| RD1-score2-3=75

| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]]
| RD1-score3-1='''73'''
| RD1-score3-2=80
| RD1-score3-3=75
| RD1-score3-4='''83'''
| RD1-score3-5=65
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[BC Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]]'''
| RD1-score4-1=72
| RD1-score4-2='''84'''
| RD1-score4-3='''88'''
| RD1-score4-4=76
| RD1-score4-5='''75'''

| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[BC Khimki|Khimki]]'''
| RD1-score5-1='''99'''
| RD1-score5-2='''87'''
| RD1-score5-3='''89'''
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Avtodor Saratov|Avtodor Saratov]]
| RD1-score6-1=77
| RD1-score6-2=71
| RD1-score6-3=87

| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Lokomotiv Kuban]]'''
| RD1-score7-1='''74'''
| RD1-score7-2='''89'''
| RD1-score7-3='''86'''
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC UNICS|UNICS]]
| RD1-score8-1=63
| RD1-score8-2=75
| RD1-score8-3=75

| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]'''
| RD2-score1-1='''86'''
| RD2-score1-2='''97'''
| RD2-score1-3='''92'''
| RD2-score1-4=
| RD2-score1-5=
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]]
| RD2-score2-1=79
| RD2-score2-2=77
| RD2-score2-3=80
| RD2-score2-4=
| RD2-score2-5=

| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[BC Khimki|Khimki]]'''
| RD2-score3-1= '''76'''
| RD2-score3-2= 76
| RD2-score3-3= 55
| RD2-score3-4= '''76'''
| RD2-score3-5= '''94'''
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} [[PBC Lokomotiv Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]]
| RD2-score4-1= 75
| RD2-score4-2= '''83'''
| RD2-score4-3= '''78'''
| RD2-score4-4= 67
| RD2-score4-5= 77

| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]'''
| RD3-score1-1= '''89'''
| RD3-score1-2= '''94'''
| RD3-score1-3= '''99'''
| RD3-score1-4=
| RD3-score1-5=
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Khimki|Khimki]]
| RD3-score2-1= 62
| RD3-score2-2= 81
| RD3-score2-3= 69
| RD3-score2-4=
| RD3-score2-5=
}}

==Awards==

===MVP of the Regular Season===
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nando de Colo]] ([[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]])<ref>[http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/nando-de-colo-named-regular-season-mvp.htm Nando de Colo named regular season MVP]; VTB League, 21 May 2015</ref>

===MVP of the Month===
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
! Month
! Winner
! Team
|-
| October || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Miloš Teodosić]] || [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
|-
| November || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Taylor Rochestie]] || [[BC Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]]
|-
| December || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Courtney Fortson]] || [[Avtodor Saratov]]
|-
| January || {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kyrylo Fesenko]] || [[Avtodor Saratov]]
|-
| February || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Tyrese Rice]] || [[BC Khimki]]
|-
| March || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Machado]] || [[BC Kalev]] 
|-
| April || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Rašid Mahalbašić]] || [[BC Astana]] 
|}

==Player statistics==
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vtb-league.com/en/widget/players-statistics.htm|title=Players stats|work=vtb-league.com}}</ref>

===Points===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Rank
!width=180|Player
!width=150|Team
!width=50|Games
!width=75|Points
!width=50|Average
|-
|1.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Culpepper]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Krasny Oktyabr|Krasny Oktyabr]] || 11 || 226|| 20.55
|-
|2.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gerald Robinson (basketball, born 1989)|Gerald Robinson]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|LAT}} [[BK VEF Rīga|VEF]] || 17 || 319|| 18.76
|-
|3.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Courtney Fortson]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Avtodor Saratov|Avtodor]] || 18|| 335|| 18.61
|-
|4.||align="left"|{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Walter Hodge]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]] || 15 || 256 || 17.07
|-
|5.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Rochestie]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]] || 13|| 220|| 16.92
|}

===Assists===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Rank
!width=180|Player
!width=150|Team
!width=50|Games
!width=75|Assists
!width=50|Average
|-
|1.||align="left"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Jerry Johnson (basketball)|Jerry Johnson]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[BC Astana|Astana]] || 14 || 119|| 8.50
|-
|2.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donell Cooper]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk|Enisey]] || 18 || 150|| 8.33
|-
|3.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Machado]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} [[BC Kalev/Cramo|Kalev]] || 17 || 133|| 7.82
|-
|4.||align="left"|{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Walter Hodge]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]] || 15 || 111|| 7.40
|-
|5.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Courtney Fortson]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Avtodor Saratov|Avtodor]] || 18 || 127|| 7.06
|}

===Rebounds===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Rank
!width=180|Player
!width=150|Team
!width=50|Games
!width=75|Rebounds
!width=50|Average
|-
|1.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Elegar]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} [[BC Kalev/Cramo|Kalev]] || 14 || 157 || 11.21
|-
|2.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kervin Bristol]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Krasnye Krylia|Krasnye Krylia]] || 14 || 135 || 9.64
|-
|3.||align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kyrylo Fesenko]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Avtodor Saratov|Avtodor]] || 12 || 113|| 9.42
|-
|4.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Calathes]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[BC Astana|Astana]] || 16 || 136 || 8.50
|-
|5.||align="left"|{{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Ivan Maraš]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[BC Tsmoki-Minsk|Tsmoki-Minsk]] || 16|| 133 || 8.31
|}

===Efficiency===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Rank
!width=180|Name
!width=150|Team
!width=50|Games
!width=75|Efficiency
!width=50|Average
|-
|1.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Elegar]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} [[BC Kalev/Cramo|Kalev]] || 14 || 293 || 20.93
|-
|2.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ian Hummer]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Nilan Bisons Loimaa|Bisons]] || 18 || 363|| 20.17
|-
|3.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Rochestie]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]] || 13|| 256|| 19.69
|-
|4.||align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Trey Thompkins]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]] || 16 || 312|| 19.50
|-
|5.||align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kyrylo Fesenko]] ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Avtodor Saratov|Avtodor]] || 12 || 234|| 19.50
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.vtb-league.com/ Official website] {{ru icon}}
*[http://www.vtb-league.com/en/home/home.htm Official website] {{en icon}}

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