Avtodor won four of five games in April, defeating Zenit, Tsmoki-Minsk, VEF and PARMA, with only a loss to UNICS. During a crucial match-up with postseason hopeful Parma, Coty CLARKE led his team to an overtime win (96-94) and set League career highs in points (36), rebounds (17) and efficiency rating (45). Coty CLARKE averaged 26.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and a 30.2 efficiency rating in April.



Coty CLARKE
Avtodor forward:
“I first want to thank God for this honor. I also want to thank VTB for this great accomplishment. This month has truly been special. To my teammates/coaches/ fans of Avtodor, I want to thank you all for making this award possible. I hope this success will continue for me and my team going into the postseason, as well as give our fans even more to cheer about. I will take this award in stride, praying to do bigger and better things for this organization. I am eager for the opportunity to continue competing at a high level. Thanks again!”



THE VTB UNITED LEAGUE MVP (per month):
October: Quino Colom (UNICS Kazan).
November: Nando De Colo (CSKA Moscow).
December: Mardy Collins (Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar).
January: Sergei Karasev (Zenit St.Petersburg).
February: Justin Robinson (Avtodor Saratov).
March: Jamar Smith (UNICS Kazan).