BC Samara (Russian: БК Самара) is a Russian professional basketball team based in Samara.
BC Samara | |||
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Leagues | VTB United League | ||
Founded | 1976 | ||
History | List
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Arena | Ice Sports Palace | ||
Capacity | 4,751 | ||
Location | Samara, Russia | ||
Team colors | Blue, Orange | ||
President | Kamo Poghosyan | ||
Head coach | Sergei Bazarevich | ||
Championships | 1 FIBA EuroCup Challenge 1 Russian Cup | ||
Website | bcsamara.com | ||
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History
editBC Samara (1976–2002)
editClub was founded in Tolyatti as BC Azot. Club was a silver medalist of the Russian Super League 1 in 1992, and a 3-time bronze medalist, 1993, 1997, and 1998.[citation needed]
CSK VVS (1992–2002)
editAnother club from Samara was formally patronized by the Russian Air Force (VVS). After the collapse of Soviet Union, most of the staff of basketball club SKA Alma-Ata and basketball players along with coach moved to Samara and new club "CSK VVS" was founded. The club was registered in the first edition of Russian basketball league.[citation needed]
In 1997, after bankruptcy, club was moved to Tula, Russia and founded as Arsenal Tula.
CSK VVS - Samara (2002–2010)
editIn 2002, CSK VVS was refounded and merged with BC Samara, to form a new club called "CSK VVS - Samara". In the 2006–07 season, this club won the championship of the European-wide 4th tier-level league, the FIBA EuroCup.[citation needed]
However, CSK VVS- Samara went bankrupt in 2009 and team could not participate in the 2009–10 Russian Super League 1 season.[1] Thus, it was replaced in the league by Krasnye Krylya Samara.[citation needed]
BC Samara (2012–present)
editIn 2012, CSK VVS - Samara was refounded as "Samara SGEU" and in 2014 club got back its old name "Samara". BC Samara won Russian Super League 1 twice in season 2018-19 and 2020-21.[citation needed]
In 2022 BC Samara joined VTB United League.[citation needed]
Honours
edit- Champions (1): 2006–07
- Champions (2): 2018–19, 2020-21
- Champions (2): 2019–20, 2021-22
Logos
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Logo (until 2019)
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Logo (2019–present)
Players
editCurrent roster
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Updated: October 15, 2022 |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Notable players
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Sergei Chikalkin (1996–98, 2008–10)
- Milan Preković (2001–02)
- Aleksandar Čubrilo (2001–02)
- Joe Wylie (2001–02)
- Giorgi Tsintsadze (2004–05)
- James Wade (2004)
- Omar Cook (2006–07)
- Kelvin Gibbs (2006–07)
- Georgios Diamantopoulos (2006–07)
- Nikita Shabalkin (2006–07)
- Sam Clancy, Jr. (2008–09)
- Andrew Sullivan (2008–09)
- Ikechukwu Nwamu (2021)
- Malcolm Thomas (2022–present)
Head coaches
edit- Sergei Bazarevich (2005–06, 2022–present)
- Valeri Tikhonenko (2005–09)
References
edit- ^ "БК "ЦСК ВВС-Самара" прекращает существование". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-12-25.
External links
edit- Official Website (in Russian)
- Eurobasket.com Team Info