April MVP

The VTB United League and Sport-Express newspaper are teaming up once again to select the league’s monthly MVP. One of the factors in determining the MVP is a fan vote, hosted by VTB-League.com via its Facebook and Vkontakte pages. Simply “like” the player you think should be MVP to impact each month’s selection. You can even vote twice, once each on the poll’s Russian and English-language pages!

The poll results have a direct impact on the selection process. The three players that receive the most votes earn points, which are then combined with their efficiency rating, as well as expert opinion from the league and Sport-Express, to determine the MVP.

Voting for the April MVP has already opened. Make your pick from the list of contenders: the 10 players who made the biggest impact and led their teams to success in March.

10 April MVP Candidates:

Micah Downs, Avtodor forward

Team: 3 wins (at home vs. Kalev and Enisey, on the road vs. Krasnye Krylia), 1 loss (on the road vs. VEF)
Player Stats: 17.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 9.3 assists and an efficiency rating of 19.8.

Artem Vikhrov, Zenit guard

Team: 5 wins (at home vs. Tsmoki-Minsk and VEF, on the road vs. Nizhny Novgorod, Krasnye Krylia and Krasny Oktyabr), 1 loss (at home vs. Astana)
Player Stats: 12.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and an efficiency rating of 13.2.

Justin Gray, Tsmoki-Minsk guard

Team: 2 wins (at home vs. Kalev and Astana), 3 losses (at home vs. CSKA and UNICS, on the road vs. Astana)
Player Stats: 17.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, 7.0 assists and an efficiency rating of 18.8.

Nando de Colo, CSKA guard

Team: 2 wins (at home vs. Nizhny Novgorod, on the road vs. Tsmoki-Minsk)
Player Stats: 19.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and an efficiency rating of 23.0.

Elmedin Kikanovic, Enisey center

Team: 2 wins (on the road vs. Khimki and Krasny Oktyabr), 3 losses (at home vs. Nizhny Novgorod, on the road vs. Nymburk and Avtodor)
Player Stats: 25.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and an efficiency rating of 26.4. 

Petteri Koponen, Khimki guard

Team: 3 wins (at home vs. Nizhny Novgorod and Astana, on the road vs. Nymburk), 2 losses (at home vs. Enisey, on the road vs. UNICS)
Player Stats: 19.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and an efficiency rating of 20.3.

Valery Likhodei, UNICS forward

Team: 4 wins (at home vs. Krasny Oktyabr, Kalev and Khimki, on the road vs. Tsmoki-Minsk), 1 loss (on the road vs. Enisey)
Player Stats: 16.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and an efficiency rating of 19.5.

Rasid Mahalbasic, Astana center

Team: 3 wins (at home vs. VEF, on the road vs. Krasnye Krylia and Zenit), 2 losses (on the road vs. Tsmoki-Minsk and Khimki)
Player Stats: 20.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and an efficiency rating of 23.8.
 

Janis Timma, VEF forward

Team: 2 wins (at home vs. Avtodor and Bisons), 3 losses (at home vs. Kalev, on the road vs. Zenit and Astana)
Player Stats: 15.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and an efficiency rating of 18.0. 

Richard Hendrix, Lokomotiv-Kuban center

Team: 4 wins (at home vs. Nymburk and Bisons, on the road vs. Krasnye Krylia and Krasny Oktyabr)
Player Stats: 13.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and an efficiency rating of 19.3.

Voting for the April MVP will end on April 27 at 2:00 PM Moscow Time!