2008 VTB United League Promo-Cup
# 2008 VTB United League Promo-Cup

VTB United League Promo-Cup 2008 was the first test run tournament of the VTB United League. The tournament was held during the 2008–09 basketball season on 20–22 December 2008, at the CSKA Universal Sports Hall in Moscow. The tournament included 8 teams from Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine.

CSKA Moscow won the tournament by defeating Khimki Moscow Region in the final. Kyiv finished in third place by defeating Dynamo Moscow.

## Promo-Cup 2008 clubs

| Country (League) | Teams |
| - | - |
| Latvia (LBL) | ASK Riga |
| Lithuania (LKL) | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Poland (PLK) | Prokom Sopot |
| Russia (Superleague A) | CSKA Moscow |
| Russia (Superleague A) | Dynamo Moscow |
| Russia (Superleague A) | Khimki Moscow Region |
| Ukraine (SuperLeague) | Azovmash Mariupol |
| Ukraine (SuperLeague) | Kyiv |

## Quarterfinals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dynamo | Dynamo | 75 | | | | | | |
| Prokom Sopot | Prokom Sopot | 54 | | | | | | |
| Prokom Sopot | Prokom Sopot | 54 | Dynamo | Dynamo | 61 | | | |
| | | | Khimki | Khimki | 67 | | | |
| Khimki | Khimki | 74 | Khimki | Khimki | 67 | | | |
| Azovmash | Azovmash | 54 | | | | | | |
| Azovmash | Azovmash | 54 | | | | Khimki | Khimki | 66 |
| | | | | | | CSKA | CSKA | 70 |
| CSKA | CSKA | 80 | | | | | | | CSKA | CSKA | 70 |
| ASK Riga | ASK Riga | 67 | | | |
| ASK Riga | ASK Riga | 67 | CSKA | CSKA | 88 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Kyiv | Kyiv | 58 |
| Kyiv | Kyiv | 74 | Kyiv | Kyiv | 58 | Dynamo | Dynamo | 73 |
| Žalgiris Kaunas | Žalgiris Kaunas | 67 | | | | Kyiv | Kyiv | 86 |

## 5th-8th place

| Semifinal 5/8 | Semifinal 5/8 | Semifinal 5/8 | 5th Place | 5th Place | 5th Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prokom Sopot | Prokom Sopot | 57 | | | |
| Azovmash | Azovmash | 88 | | | |
| Azovmash | Azovmash | 88 | Azovmash | Azovmash | 78 |
| | | | Žalgiris Kaunas | Žalgiris Kaunas | 82 |
| ASK Riga | ASK Riga | 67 | Žalgiris Kaunas | Žalgiris Kaunas | 82 |
| Žalgiris Kaunas | Žalgiris Kaunas | 95 | 7th Place | 7th Place | 7th Place |
| | | | Prokom Sopot | Prokom Sopot | 56 |
| | | | ASK Riga | ASK Riga | 76 |

## Awards

* VTB United League 2008
* CSKA Moscow 1st Title
* Final Four MVP
* Ramūnas Šiškauskas

## Final standings

| Place | Team |
| - | - |
| | CSKA Moscow |
| | Khimki Moscow Region |
| | Kyiv |
| 4th | Dynamo Moscow |
| 5th | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 6th | Azovmash Mariupol |
| 7th | ASK Riga |
| 8th | Prokom Sopot |

## All-Tournament Team

* J.R. Holden (CSKA Moscow)
* Anton Ponkrashov (Khimki Moscow Region)
* Manu Markoishvili (Kyiv)
* Kenan Bajramović (Kyiv)
* Mike Wilkinson (Khimki Moscow Region)
