2016–17 VTB United League
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 13 |
| Dates | 2 October 2016 – 23 April 2017 (Regular season) 1 May – June 2017 (Playoffs) |
| Statistical leaders | |
| Index Rating |
 Nick Minnerath
20.6
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| Points |
Nick Minnerath
23.3
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| Rebounds |
 Frank Elegar
9.0
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| Assists |
 Quino Colom
8.4
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| Records | |
| Highest attendance | 7,316 Parma 55–116 CSKA Moscow (13 April 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 250 Astana 76–92 CSKA Moscow (8 October 2016) |
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2017–18 →
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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. This season, 13 teams participated in the League after four sides from last year left the league.
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.
Source: VTB United League
All series were played in a best-of-five play-off series, which were played in a 2-2-1 format. The Playoffs started on May 1 and ended on June 12/14/17.
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.
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