VTB United League Promo Cup - a trial draw of the VTB United League , held in December 2008 at the CSKA Universal Sports Complex among 8 teams from Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine.
| Promo Cup of VTB United League 2008 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| December 20 - 22, 2008 | |
| Number of participants | eight |
| Number of stadiums | one |
| Top places | |
 Champion |  CSKA (1st title) |
 Second place | Khimki |
 Third place |  Kiev |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Best players | |
| Most valuable player | Ramunas Siskauskas , CSKA |
Basketball players of CSKA became the winners of the first tournament within the VTB United League - Promokubka. In the final match, the team of Ettore Messina beat another Russian club - Khimki . Third place was taken by BC "Kiev" .
Content
Tournament
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | The final | ||||||||
| December 20, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Dynamo (Moscow) | 75 | |||||||||
| December 21, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Sopot | 54 | |||||||||
| Dynamo (Moscow) | 61 | |||||||||
| December 20, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Khimki | 67 | |||||||||
| Khimki | 74 | |||||||||
| December 22, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Azovmash | 54 | |||||||||
| Khimki | 66 | |||||||||
| December 20, 2008 | ||||||||||
| CSKA (Moscow) | 70 | |||||||||
| CSKA (Moscow) | 80 | |||||||||
| December 21, 2008 | ||||||||||
| ASK Riga | 67 | |||||||||
| CSKA (Moscow) | 88 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
| December 20, 2008 | ||||||||||
| BC "Kiev" | 58 | |||||||||
| Kiev | 74 | Dynamo (Moscow) | 73 | |||||||
| ΠΠ»Ρalgiris | 67 | Kiev | 86 | |||||||
| December 22, 2008 | ||||||||||
For 5-8 places
| 5th place match | ||
| December 22, 2008 | ||
| ΠΠ»Ρalgiris | 82 | |
| Azovmash | 78 | |
| Match for 7th place | ||
| December 22, 2008 | ||
| ASK Riga | 76 | |
| Sopot | 56 | |
1/4 Finals
| December 20, 2008 | Dynamo (Moscow) | 75:54 | Sopot | USK CSKA , Moscow Spectators: 2000 Judges: Romualdas Brazauskas, Boris Ryzhik, Oleg Latyshev | |
| 19:21, 20:11, 16: 8, 20:14 | |||||
| H. Price 15, Nahbar 14 | Glasses | Logan 13 | |||
| December 20, 2008 | Khimki | 74:54 | Azovmash | USK CSKA , Moscow Spectators: 500 Judges: Ivo Dolinek, Thomas Jasevicius, Fedor Dmitriev | |
| 20: 9, 17:12, 15:11, 22:22 | |||||
| Wilkinson 13, Fridzon 10 | Glasses | Nsonwu 10 | |||
| December 20, 2008 | CSKA (Moscow) | 80:67 | ASK Riga | USK CSKA , Moscow Spectators: 2000 Judges: Peter Sudek, Vladimir Drabikovsky, Jakub Zamoyski | |
| 21:12, 20:18, 16:16, 23:21 | |||||
| Morris 13, Lorbeck 12, ΠΈΡiΕ‘kauskas 11 | Glasses | Flounder, Shundov 15 | |||
| December 20, 2008 | Kiev | 74:67 | ΠΠ»Ρalgiris | USK CSKA , Moscow Spectators: 500 Judges: Alexander Gorshkov, Sergey Krug, Sergey Mikhailov | |
| 26:20, 12:13, 18:19, 18:15 | |||||
| Bayramovich 24, Skales 18, Penn 14 | Glasses | Maciulis 19, Shalenga 12, L. Woods 10 | |||
1/2 finals
| December 21, 2008 | Khimki | 67:61 | Dynamo (Moscow) | USK CSKA , Moscow Spectators: 1200 Judges: Peter Sudek, Vladimir Drabikovsky, Thomas Jasevicius | |
| 9:17, 16:27, 23:11, 12:13 | |||||
| Ponkrashov 16, Garbajosa 10, Wilkinson 10 | Glasses | Nahbar 16, Hansen 15 | |||
| Ponkrashov 8 | Gears | ||||
| December 21, 2008 | CSKA (Moscow) | 88:58 | Kiev | USK CSKA , Moscow Spectators: 1200 Judges: Romaualdas Brazauskas, Jakub Zamoyski, Ivo Dolinek | |
| 19:14, 22: 6, 25:26, 22:12 | |||||
| E. Lorbek 16, ΠΈΡiΕ‘kauskas 15 | Glasses | Markoishvili 17, Bayramovich 16 | |||
For 5-8 places.
ASK - Zalgiris - 67:95 Azovmash - Prokom - 88:57
7th Place Match
| December 22, 2008 | ASK Riga | 76:56 | Sopot | USK CSKA , Moscow | |
| 26:23, 16:11, 13:12, 21:10 | |||||
| Shundov, Flounder 23 | Glasses | Dylevich, Logan 10 | |||
| Shund 13 | Rebounds | ||||
5th Place Match
| December 22, 2008 | ΠΠ»Ρalgiris | 82:78 | Azovmash | USK CSKA , Moscow | |
| 21:18, 27:14, 13:14, 21:34 | |||||
| Maciulis 20, Shalenga 20, Yakunas 15 | Glasses | Nsovu 20, Serapinas 18, El Amin 15, Thomson 12 | |||
| Yakunas 15 | Rebounds | Nsovu 11 | |||
3rd place match
| December 22, 2008 | Dynamo (Moscow) | 73:86 | Kiev | USK CSKA , Moscow Spectators: 500 Judges: Ivo Dolinek, Thomas Jasevicius, Jakub Zamoyski | |
| 16:21, 26:16, 15:33, 16:16 | |||||
| Hansen 15, Bulls 14, Nahbar 13 | Glasses | Markoishvili 28, Bayramovich 15, Skales 11 | |||
Final
| December 22, 2008 | CSKA (Moscow) | 70:66 | Khimki | USK CSKA , Moscow Spectators: 1800 Judges: Romualdas Brazauskas, Peter Sudek, Oleg Latyshev | |
| 19:12, 17:19, 18:11, 16:24 | |||||
| Holden 13, Langdon 13, ΠΈΡiΕ‘kauskas 11, Khryapa 15, E. Lorbek 4; Zisis 2, Kaun 8, Keiro 2, Morris 0, Vorontsevich 2 | Glasses | Palacio 19, Fridzon 12, Delfino 6, Shabalkin 5, Brain 0; Wilkinson 10, C. McCarthy 8, Rannico 2, Ponkrashov 4 | |||
Final position
| A place | Team |
|---|---|
| one | CSKA (Moscow) |
| 2 | Khimki |
| 3 | Kiev |
| four | Dynamo (Moscow) |
| five | ΠΠ»Ρalgiris |
| 6 | Azovmash |
| 7 | ASK Riga |
| eight | Sopot |
Championship MVP - Most Valuable Player
Ramunas Siskauskas CSKA (Moscow)
Symbolic Tournament Team
- John Robert Holden CSKA (Moscow)
- Anton Ponkrashov Khimki
- Manuchar Markoishvili Kiev
- Kenan Bayramovich Kiev
- Mike Wilkinson Khimki