March 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 March 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 March MVP Candidates:

Jerry Johnson, Astana guard

Team: 3 wins (at home vs. Krasnye Krylia and UNICS, on the road vs. Avtodor), 2 losses (at home vs. Nizhny Novgorod, on the road vs. Lokomotiv-Kuban)
Player Stats: 16.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 9.3 assists and an efficiency rating of 22.0

Nando de Colo, CSKA guard

Team: 4 wins (at home vs. Zenit and VEF, on the road vs. Enisey and Krasny Oktyabr)
Player Stats: 17.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and an efficiency rating of 20.5

Petteri Koponen, Khimki guard

Team: 2 wins (at home vs. Krasnye Krylia, on the road vs. VEF), 1 loss (on the road vs. Zenit)
Player Stats: 18.5 points, 1.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and an efficiency rating of 18.5

Rob Lowery, VEF guard

Team: 2 wins (on the road vs. Lokomotiv-Kuban and Krasnye Krylia), 2 losses (at home vs. Khimki, on the road vs. CSKA)
Player Stats: 19.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and an efficiency rating of 17.3

Kyle Landry, Zenit center

Team: 2 wins (at home vs. Khimki and UNICS), 2 losses (on the road vs. CSKA and Lokomotiv-Kuban)
Player Stats: 16.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and an efficiency rating of 16.5

Ivan Maras, Tsmoki-Minsk forward

Team: 2 wins (at home vs. Bisons and Krasny Oktyabr), 2 losses (at home vs. Avtodor and Enisey)
Player Stats: 20.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and an efficiency rating of 22.8

Scott Machado, Kalev guard

Team: 3 wins (at home vs. Bisons and Krasny Oktyabr, on the road vs. Nymburk)
Player Stats: 16.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 10.7 assists and an efficiency rating of 25.7

Artsiom Parakhouski, Nizhny Novgorod center

Team: 2 wins (on the road vs. Bisons and Astana), 2 losses (at home vs. Krasnye Krylia, on the road vs. Lokomotiv-Kuban)
Player Stats: 15.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and an efficiency rating of 23.0

Krunoslav Simon, Lokomotiv-Kuban guard

Team: 4 wins (at home vs. Enisey, Nizhny Novgorod, Astana and Zenit), 1 loss (at home vs. VEF)
Player Stats: 16.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.6 assists and an efficiency rating of 19.2

Courtney Fortson, Avtodor guard

Team: 3 wins (at home vs. Bisons and Nymburk, on the road vs. Tsmoki-Minsk), 1 loss (at home vs. Astana)
Player Stats: 20.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 12.0 assists and an efficiency rating of 29.0


Voting for the March MVP will end on April 2 at 1:00 PM Moscow Time!