February 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 February 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 February.

10 February MVP Candidates:

Andrey Vorontsevich, CSKA forward

Team: 3 wins (on the road vs. Astana, Kalev and Krasnye Krylia), 2 loses (at home vs. Lokomotiv-Kuban, on the road vs. Khimki)
Player Stats: 9.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and an efficiency rating of 13.6.

Randy Culpepper, Krasny Oktyabr guard

Team: 3 wins (at home vs. VEF, Astana, on the road vs. Enisey), 2 loses (at home vs. Khimki, Bisons)
Player Stats: 18.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and an efficiency rating of 18.8.


Petteri Koponen, Khimki guard

Team: 4 wins (at home vs. CSKA, Lokomotiv-Kuban, on the road vs. Krasny Oktyabr, Nizhny Novgorod), 2 loses (at home vs. Khimki, Bisons)
Player Stats: 18.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and an efficiency rating of 18.8.

Keith Langford, UNICS guard

Team: 4 wins (at home vs. Tsmoki-Minsk, on the road vs. Bisons, VEF, Nizhny Novgorod), 2 loses (at home and on the road vs. Lokomotiv-Kuban)
Player Stats: 19.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and an efficiency rating of 16.3.

Tyrese Rice, Khimki guard

Team: 4 wins (at home vs. CSKA, Lokomotiv-Kuban, on the road vs. Krasny Oktyabr, Nizhny Novgorod)
Player Stats: 20.0 points, 1.0 rebounds, 6.3 assists and an efficiency rating of 17.0.

Taylor Rochestie, Nizhny Novgorod guard

Team: 1 win (on the road vs. Avtodor), 3 loses (at home vs. UNICS, Khimki, on the road vs. Kalev)
Player Stats: 17.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists and an efficiency rating of 18.5.


Anthony Randolph, Lokomotiv-Kuban forward

Team: 3 wins (at home vs. UNICS, on the road vs. CSKA and UNICS), 1 loss (on the road vs. Khimki)
Player Stats: 19.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and an efficiency rating of 20.5

Ian Hummer, Bisons forward

Team: 4 wins (at home vs. Enisey, on the road vs. Krasny Oktyabr, Astana and Nymburk), 1 loss (at home vs. UNICS)
Player Stats: 15.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and an efficiency rating of 22.8

Walter Hodge, Zenit guard

Team: 3 wins (at home vs. Krasnye Krylia and Avtodor, on the road vs. Nymburk)
Player Stats: 25.3 points, 1.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and an efficiency rating of 25.0

Frank Elegar, Kalev forward

Team: 3 wins (at home vs. Nizhny Novgorod, on the road vs. Krasnye Krylia and Enisey) and 2 losses (at home vs. CSKA, on the road vs. Astana)
Player Stats: 20.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and an efficiency rating of 28.8

Voting for the February MVP will end on March 3 at 4:00 PM Moscow Time!