BC Khimki

BC Khimki
Nickname	Yellow-Blues
Leagues	PBL VTB United League
Founded	1997
History	BC Khimki (1997–Present)
Arena	Basketball Center Capacity: 6,000 (fan seating) 164 (VIP seating) 45 (media seating)
Location	Khimki, Moscow Region, Russia
Team colors	Blue and Yellow
President	Dmitry Golubkov
Head coach	Rimas Kurtinaitis
Championships	Russian Cup: 2008
Website	bckhimki.ru
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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 Eurocup and the VTB United League.

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 European cup competition, the Korać Cup. There, the team competed against a group of defeated leaders of the Turkish, Yugoslavian and Bulgarian championships. In those years the team featured such famous players as guard Sergei Bazarevich, Valery Sizov (national player of the Soviet Union) and Russian national 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 EuroChallenge and the Eurocup. In 2006, Khimki played in the EuroChallenge's championship game against Joventut Badalona. Khimki won the Russian Cup in 2008 and played in the Eurocup championship game in 2009.

The team also won the 2012 Eurocup after winning over Valencia BC in final game.

Seasons

Titles and honours

• 1 ! Russian Cup: 2008
• 1 ! VTB United League Champion: 2011
• 1 ! Eurocup Winner: 2012
• 2 ! EuroChallenge Finalist: 2006
• 2 ! Eurocup Finalist: 2009

Players

Current roster

BC Khimki roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 4.5 !PF 5 USA ! Augustine, James 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 700129000000000000029 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1984-02-27)February 27, 1984 1.5 !G 6 CRO ! Popović, Marko 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 700131000000000000031 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1982-06-12)June 12, 1982 6.0 !C 7 RUS ! Pateev, Ruslan 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 700123000000000000023 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1990-04-25)April 25, 1990 1.0 !PG 8 FIN ! Koponen, Petteri 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 700125000000000000025 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1988-04-13)April 13, 1988 2.0 !SG 9 RUS ! Vyaltsev, Egor 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 700128000000000000028 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1985-10-10)October 10, 1985 6.0 !C 10 CRO ! Lončar, Krešimir 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 700130000000000000030 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1983-02-12)February 12, 1983 4.5 !PF 11 RUS ! Ilnitskiy, Stanislav 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 700119000000000000019 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1994-02-24)February 24, 1994 3.0 !SF 12 RUS ! Monia, Sergei 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 700130000000000000030 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1983-04-15)April 15, 1983 4.0 !F 14 RUS ! Zakharov, Alexander 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 700120000000000000020 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1993-06-12)June 12, 1993 4.5 !PF 15 RUS ! Balashov, Nikita 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 700122000000000000022 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1991-06-19)June 19, 1991 3.0 !SF 20 FRA ! Gelabale, Mickaël 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 700130000000000000030 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1983-05-22)May 22, 1983 1.5 !G 21 USA ! Green, Michael 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 700128000000000000028 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1985-06-23)June 23, 1985 3.0 !SF 24 RUS ! Dudu, Benjamin-Pavel 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 700122000000000000022 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1991-04-29)April 29, 1991 6.0 !C 40 USA ! Davis, Paul 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 700129000000000000029 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1984-07-21)July 21, 1984	Head coach Rimas Kurtinaitis Assistant coach(es) Andrija Gavrilović Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 7, 2013

Depth chart

Notable players

Notable coaches

• Sergio Scariolo
• Rimas Kurtinaitis

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to BC Khimki.

• Official website (Russian) (English)
• Euroleague.net Team Profile