Teodosic, Kirilenko and Messina among the VTB Hall of Fame first class

2019-02-17T11:36:02+00:00 2019-02-22T10:51:33+00:00.

Giannis Askounis

17/Feb/19 11:36

Eurohoops.net

Seven active or former players and three coaches were inducted in VTB United League’s Hall of Fame.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

The VTB United League presented the ten members of its Hall of Fame during VTB League Awards Night. On Saturday, one day before the 2019 All-Star Game, the legendary players and coaches were inducted.

Players

Milos Teodosic

Club: CSKA (2011-17)
Most decorated foreign player in League history. Leads all foreign players in assists.

Andrei Kirilenko

Club: CSKA (2011-12, 2014-15)
Only player in League history to win the VTB League regular season and playoffs MVP in the same season.

Victor Khryapa

Club: CSKA (2009-18)
Eight-time VTB League champion. Has the most titles in League history. Recorded the first triple-double in League history. MVP of the first League season.

E.J. Rowland

Clubs: VEF (2012-13), Khimki (2016-17)
Most important foreign player in VEF history. Won the 2012-13 regular season MVP.

Gregor Arbet

Club: Kalev (2009-18)
Long-time Kalev captain. Only foreign player to compete in the League’s first nine seasons.

Keith Langford

Clubs: Khimki (2009-11), UNICS (2014-17)
Highest-scoring foreign player in VTB United League history at the start of the 10th anniversary season (1,960 points). Only player in League history to score more than 35 points in four games.

Jerry Johnson

Clubs: Lietuvos Rytas (2010-11), Astana (2011-16)
Long-time leader at Astana and the first to record 650 assists in the League.

Coaches

Ettore Messina

Club: CSKA (2012-14)
Most decorated coach not currently working in the VTB United League. Messina won two championships and he’s one of two League coaches (along with Dimitris Itoudis) with a plus .800 winning percentage in 50 or more games.

Rimas Kurtinaitis

Clubs: VEF (2010-11), Khimki (2011-16, 2019-…)
First coach in League history to win 100 games. Only non-CSKA coach to win a VTB League championship.

Evgeny Pashutin

Clubs: CSKA (2009-10), UNICS (2010-12), Lokomotiv-Kuban (2012-14), UNICS (2014-17), Avtodor (2017-18, 2019-…)
Has coached in all 10 League seasons with a record 210 appearances among coaches. Winningest Russian coach in League history. Won a VTB League championship in 2009-10.

Source: VTB

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