BC Khimki
Khimki Moscow Region | ||||
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Nickname | Yellow-Blues | |||
Leagues |
VTB United League EuroCup | |||
Founded | 5 January 1997 | |||
History |
BC Khimki (1997–Present) | |||
Arena | Basketball Center | |||
Capacity | 6,196 | |||
Location | Khimki, Moscow Region, Russia | |||
Team colors |
Blue and Yellow | |||
President | Dmitry Golubkov | |||
Head coach | Duško Ivanović | |||
Championships |
2 Eurocup 1 VTB United League 1 Russian Cup | |||
Website | bckhimki.ru | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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BC Khimki (Russian: БК «Химки») is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast. The club's first team participates in the Euroleague and the VTB United League. The club's full official name is BC Khimki Moscow Region.[1]
History
BC Khimki is considered to be one of the most important basketball clubs in all of Russia. The team was founded on January 5, 1997, and won the first seasons' championship of its regional league, taking the opportunity to earn a place in the Russian Superleague A. The following year, Khimki positioned itself among the top 10 basketball clubs in the nation of Russia, guaranteeing a place in the 3rd-tier European cup competition, the Korać Cup. There, the team competed against a group of defeated leaders of the Turkish Basketball League, YUBA Liga, and Bulgarian League. In those years, the team featured such famous players as guard Sergei Bazarevich, Valery Sizov (Soviet Union national team player) and Russian national team player Vitaly Nosov.
The team remained in a middle position in the Russian Super League until the 2002–03 season. That year the club made an improvement, and the team finished in fourth place in the Russian Super League, demonstrating an excellent style of game. During the subsequent years, the Russian high society behind the club decided to make the roster even stronger, by signing players such as Gianmarco Pozzecco, Óscar Torres, and Rubén Wolkowyski.
The team has participated several times in recent years in continental tournaments like the 3rd-tier EuroChallenge and the 2nd-tier Eurocup. In 2006, Khimki played in the EuroChallenge's championship game against Joventut Badalona. On 7 October 2006, Khimki played in a game against the NBA club the Los Angeles Clippers, losing by a score of 98 to 91.
Khimki won the Russian Cup in 2008, and played in the Eurocup championship game in 2009. The team played in the 1st-tier Euroleague for the first time in the 2009–10 season, and also played in the Euroleague during the 2010–11 season and 2012–13 seasons. The team also won the Eurocup in 2012 and 2015, after winning over Valencia Basket and Herbalife Gran Canaria in the Finals, respectively.
Arenas
Khimki has played its homes at the Basketball Center of Moscow Region for both national domestic league games and European league games. Starting with the 2015–16 season, Khimki started playing Euroleague games at the Krylatskoye Sports Palace.
Club identity
Logos
On August 9, 2016, Khimki adopted a new logo to celebrate its 20th anniversary.[2]
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The original Khimki logo (used until 2016)
Season by season
Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | Cup competition | European competitions | Regional competitions |
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2001–02 | 1 | Superleague A | 6 | Eight place | – | – | – |
2002–03 | 1 | Superleague A | 4 | Fourth place | Semifinalist | – | – |
2003–04 | 1 | Superleague A | 5 | Fifth place | Fourth place | – | – |
2004–05 | 1 | Superleague A | 5 | Semifinalist | Fourth place | 3 FIBA Europe League – Third place | – |
2005–06 | 1 | Superleague A | 3 | Runner-up | Runner-up | 3 FIBA EuroCup – Runner-up | – |
2006–07 | 1 | Superleague A | 3 | Semifinalist | – | 2 ULEB Cup – Eightfinals | – |
2007–08 | 1 | Superleague A | 2 | Runner-up | Winner | 2 ULEB Cup – Eightfinals | – |
2008–09 | 1 | Superleague A | 2 | Runner-up | – | 2 Eurocup – Runner-up | VTB League – Runner-up |
2009–10 | 1 | Superleague A | 2 | Runner-up | Fourth place | 1 Euroleague – Top 16 | VTB League – Fourth place |
2010–11 | 1 | PBL | 4 | Runner-up | – | 1 Euroleague – Regular season | VTB League – Champion |
2011–12 | 1 | PBL | 4 | Runner-up | – | 2 Eurocup – Champion | VTB League – Quarterfinals |
2012–13 | 1 | PBL | 2 | – | – | 1 Euroleague – Top 16 | VTB League – Fourth place |
2013–14 | 1 | VTB League 1 | 1 | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup – Eightfinals | – |
2014–15 | 1 | VTB League | 2 | Runner-up | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup – Champion | – |
2015–16 | 1 | VTB League | 4 | Semifinalist | – | 1 Euroleague – Top 16 | – |
Notes:
- ^1 In 2013, the VTB United League replaced the PBL as Russia's first tier league.
Titles and honours
Domestic competititons
- Russian Championship (PBL & VTB):
- Runners-up (8): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
- Russian Cup:
- Winners (1): 2008
- Runners-up (1): 2006
Regional competitions
European competitions
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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C | Marko Todorović | Ruslan Pateev | Dmitri Sokolov | |
PF | Nobel Boungou Colo | Jeremy Evans | ||
SF | Sergei Monia | Robbie Hummel | Valery Likhodey | Stanislav Ilnitskiy |
SG | Alexey Shved | Justin Carter | Egor Vyaltsev | |
PG | E. J. Rowland | Jacob Pullen | Vyacheslav Zaytsev |
Notable players
- Vladimir Dyachok
- Vitaly Fridzon
- Vasily Karasev
- Sergei Karaulov
- Kelly McCarty
- Nikita Morgunov
- Timofey Mozgov
- Alexandeae Petrenko
- Pavel Podkolzin
- Anton Ponkras
- Aleksey Savrasenko
- Nikita Shabalkin
- Alexey Shved
- Vladimir Veremeenko
- Carlos Delfino
- Rubén Wolkowyski
- Milt Palacio
- Ratko Varda
- Teemu Rannikko
- Petteri Koponen
- Jérôme Moïso
- Ademola Okulaja
- Pat Burke
- Gianmarco Pozzecco
- Paulius Jankūnas
- Robertas Javtokas
- Maciej Lampe
- Zoran Planinić
- Krešimir Lončar
- Zoran Dragić
- Carlos Cabezas
- Jorge Garbajosa
- Raül López
- Melvin Booker
- Daniel Ewing
- Keith Langford
- Chris Quinn
- Clay Tucker
- Paul Davis
- Óscar Torres
Notable coaches
References
- ↑ KHIMKI MOSCOW REGION.
- ↑ "БК "Химки" представляет новый логотип клуба" (in Russian). bckhimki.ru. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to BC Khimki. |
- Official website (Russian) (English)
- Euroleague.net Team Profile
- Eurobasket.com Team Profile