2017–18 VTB United League

From this season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. These are played in a best-of-five format with a 1–2–2 structure. The four teams that win their playoff series qualify for the Final Four tournament, which decides the new champion. ==Teams==

A total of 13 teams from five countries contest the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan and one from Latvia. Venues and locations Personnel and sponsorship ==Regular season==

In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a double round-robin format. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs. The regular season started on 5 October 2017. Standings Results ==Playoffs==

In the playoffs, a best-of-five games format is used. The team that wins the series will be the first team to win three games. The first game will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams, the second and third game will be played on the playing court of the next four highest-place teams and the fourth and fifth game, if necessary, will be played on the playing court of the four highest-place teams. The playoffs started on 23 May 2018. ==Final Four==

The four winners of the quarterfinals qualified for the inaugural Final Four. The Final Four will be held from 8 until 10 June. In April 2018, it was announced that the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia will host the tournament. The four winners of the play-offs during the 2017–18 season qualified for the Final Four. The tournament will be hosted between 8 June and 10 June 2018. The last final four was held in 2012, as the league was decided through playoff series in the previous years. Khimki, the runners-up of the Final Four, qualified for the 2018–19 EuroLeague (as CSKA Moscow was already qualified). Semifinals Third place game Final ==Final standings==

Attendance include playoff games: ==Awards==

Season Awards ;Scoring Champion • Alexey Shved – Khimki ;Young Player of the Year • Sergio Rodríguez – CSKA Moscow All-Tournament First Team • Codi Miller-McIntyre – Parma • Alexey Shved – Khimki • Nando de Colo – CSKA Moscow • Coty Clarke – Avtodor • Kyle Hines – CSKA Moscow All-Tournament Second Team • Justin Robinson – Avtodor • Kyle Kuric – Zenit • Will Clyburn – CSKA Moscow • Mardy Collins – Lokomotiv Kuban • Stevan Jelovac – Nizhny Novgorod MVP of the Month ==VTB United League clubs in European competitions==