President of the VTB United League Sergey Kushchenko attended the Russian Cup Final Four, which took place from March 13 to 15 in Vladivostok. During his visit, the VTB League President discussed the development of a professional team in Vladivostok, and also took part in charity game. The funds raised were donated to the “Save a Life” foundation, which helps children with oncohematological and other serious illnesses.
3 VTB League teams participated in the Final Four. The final standings:
1. MBA-MAI (Moscow)
2. Pari NN (Nizhny Novgorod)
3. Dynamo (Vladivostok)
4. CSKA-2 (Moscow)
The All-Tournament Team included Kirill Popov (Pari Nizhny Novgorod), Alexander Khomenko (Pari Nizhny Novgorod), Pavel Savkov (MBA-MAI), Isaiah Crowley (Dynamo) and Yaroslav Nikonov (CSKA-2). Andrey Zubkov (MBA-MAI) was named Most Valuable Player.
Sergey Kushchenko, VTB United League President:
– 3 VTB United League clubs participated in the Russian Cup Final Four, and the competition in Vladivostok was very intense in every game. Congratulations to MBA-MAI on its first title in history!
I would like to separately note the organization of the Cup and the hosting of the event on campus—this is a completely new concept and idea. Everything was presented beautifully—the opening show was magnificent, and I really enjoyed the live orchestra.
The region’s top officials attended the games in Vladivostok—this demonstrates significant attention to our sport and specifically to the Final Four. We discussed the development of a professional team in Vladivostok. I am confident that exciting basketball events should be held more often in Primorsky Krai.
