MBA won the annual preseason tournament in St. Petersburg—the Kondrashin and Belov Cup.
In the final, the Moscow team defeated UNICS 96–92
UNICS: Adams (23 points), Rathan-Mayes (16 points), Bryce (12 points), Reynolds (12 points), Belenitskii (11 points + 6 rebounds)
MBA: Platunov (14 points + 6 rebounds), Khomenko (13 points), Padius (13 points + 6 assists), Trushkin (12 points + 9 rebounds), Pevnev (11 points), Voronov (10 points)
Ilona Kortsin, CEO of the United League, attended the Cup games.
Sergey Kushchenko, president of the United League, handed out the trophy to the winners.
In the bronze medal game, Zenit came out on top—the home team defeated BETCITY PARMA 89–78.
MBA guard Matvey Padius was named the Cup MVP.
The All-Tournament Team included Jeremiah Martin (BETCITY PARMA), Ike Iroegbu (Zenit), Evgeny Voronov (MBA), Jalen Reynolds (UNICS), and Alex Poythress (Zenit).
