BC 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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BC Samara (Russian: БК Самара) is a Russian professional basketball team based in Samara.
History
BC Samara (1976–2002)
Club 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)
Another 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)
In 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)
In 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
- 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
Current roster
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Notable players
Note: 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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- Russia Sergei Chikalkin (1996–98, 2008–10)
- Serbia Milan Preković (2001–02)
- Serbia Aleksandar Čubrilo (2001–02)
- United States Joe Wylie (2001–02)
- Georgia (country) Giorgi Tsintsadze (2004–05)
- United States James Wade (2004)
- United States Omar Cook (2006–07)
- United States Kelvin Gibbs (2006–07)
- Greece Georgios Diamantopoulos (2006–07)
- Russia Nikita Shabalkin (2006–07)
- United States Sam Clancy, Jr. (2008–09)
- United Kingdom Andrew Sullivan (2008–09)
- Nigeria Ikechukwu Nwamu (2021)
- United States Malcolm Thomas (2022–present)
Head coaches
- Russia Sergei Bazarevich (2005–06, 2022–present)
- Russia Valeri Tikhonenko (2005–09)
References
- ↑ "БК "ЦСК ВВС-Самара" прекращает существование". Российская газета (in русский). Retrieved 2019-12-25.
External links
- Official Website (in Russian)
- Eurobasket.com Team Info
