BC UNICS

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BC UNICS

Leagues

PBL
VTB United League
Eurocup

Founded

1991

History

1991-present

Arena

Basket Hall Arena
(capacity: 7,500)

Location

Kazan, Russia

Team colors

Green and White

President

Yevgeny Bogachev

Head coach

Andrea Trinchieri

Championships

2 Russian Cups
(2003; 2009)
1 North European Basketball League
(2003)
1 FIBA Europe League
(2004)
1 Eurocup

Website

unics.ru

Uniforms

Home

Away

BC UNICS (Russian: БК "УНИКС") is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia playing in the PBL. Their home arena is Basket Hall Arena.

Though officially the professional club was founded in 1991 (when began its appearance at the lowest of pro leagues), UNICS traces its origin back to KSU's college team Burevestnik which participated in USSR student championships since 1957 winning all-Soviet college title twice - in 1965 and 1970. Because of this the name 'UNICS' is quite an abbreviation - UNI(versity), C(ulture), S(port).

In 1997 it was promoted to the Russian Basketball Super League 'A', the top Russian league. A year later Yevgeny Bogachev, the chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Tatarstan, became the President of the club.

History

The club has gone a long way towards helping Russian basketball since the club was established in 1991. Between 1994 and 1997, UNICS secured a berth in Russia's first division, and then made a smashing debut, establishing itself among the top five teams in the country. UNICS already played European competitions in 1997, but the new millennium happened to be a turning point for the club. The team placed second to CSKA in the Russian Basketball Super League in 2001 and 2002, the year in which it also reached the Saporta Cup semifinals, losing against Maroussi in the semifinals. UNICS first title was the Russian Cup in March 2003, with an electrifying 81-82 overtime victory over CSKA. UNICS fans did not have to wait long to see their team win a European title, too. Kazan hosted the FIBA Europe League final four, named now FIBA EuroCup, in April 2004 and UNICS made sure of its opportunity. UNICS signed Saulius Štombergas, Eurelijus Žukauskas or Chris Anstey, won its regular season group and advanced to the final four on its own floor, where it was crowned the FIBA Europe League champion as MVP Martin Müürsepp scored 22 points in an 87-63 win over Maroussi in the title game. By 2005-06, UNICS went one level up and made its ULEB Cup debut, tying the best regular season record in the competition's history. Things turned south quickly, as it lost at home against Roma for the only time all season in the eighth finals’ second leg and crashed out earlier than expected. UNICS got stronger for last season, keeping the core group of the previous seasons side while adding Darjuš Lavrinovič to reunite with twin brother Kšyštof Lavrinovič in a twin towers set full of talent. The team made it to the ULEB Cup semifinals before losing to eventual champs Real Madrid. It also returned to the Russian League finals, losing against perennial champion CSKA. UNICS is back in the ULEB Cup with the only goal to reach even higher and make the city of Kazan proud of its mighty basketball team.

In 2007-08, UNICS made it to the ULEB Cup Final Eight, but fell to Akasvayu Girona in the quarterfinals. Last season UNICS broke through in the Eurocup, winning its regular season and Last 16 groups before sweeping its quarterfinal series against Pepsi Caserta. Once in Finals, Unics thrashed KK Cedevita 87–66 in the semifinals behind 27 points from Lyday and registered a no-doubt-about-it 92–77 win against Cajasol Sevilla in the title game. Popovic had 18 points and a Eurocup final record 11 assists to lead UNICS to the title. In the Russian League, UNICS marched to a 21–6 record to finish the regular season atop the standings with room to spare, but then went out in the playoff semifinals after a grueling five-game duel against BC Khimki. Now this blossoming club enters new waters eager to prove it belongs among the continent’s best in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague.

On the heels of one of the greatest seasons in club history, UNICS looks to continue Its rise to greatness as it makes its Euroleague debut. The reigning Eurocup champion was a force to be reckoned with last year, not only marching through the Eurocup, but also making noise in the Russian League, where it finished first at the end of the regular season and reached the playoff semifinals. One of the secrets to the club’s success is that it has managed to keep a core of star players for several years. Players like Marko Popović, Maciej Lampe, Terrell Lyday, Vladimir Veremeenko and Kelly McCarty have helped write a golden chapter in UNICS history. Before that, UNICS put Kazan, Russia, on the European basketball map and became the perfect ambassador for the sports-crazy Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian federation.

Recent seasons

Season	Division	Regular	Play-off	Cup	Europe	Regional
1997-98	Superleague A	5th (West)	7th	n/a	Korać Cup Group stage	n/a
1998-99	Superleague A	5th	5th	n/a	Saporta Cup 1/16 Finals	n/a
1999-00	Superleague A	3rd	Bronze	n/p	Korać Cup 1/16 Finals	n/p
2000-01	Superleague A	2nd	Silver	n/a	Saporta Cup 1/2 Finals	n/p
2001-02	Superleague A	2nd	Silver	n/a	Saporta Cup 1/4 Finals	n/p
2002-03	Superleague A	3rd	Bronze	Winner	FIBA Champions Cup 1/4 Finals	NEBL Winner
2003-04	Superleague A	2nd	Silver	3rd	FIBA Europe League Winner	n/a
2004-05	Superleague A	3rd	Bronze	Finalist	FIBA Europe League 1/4 Finals	n/a
2005-06	Superleague A	4th	4th	3rd	ULEB Cup 1/8 Finals	n/a
2006-07	Superleague A	2nd	Silver	Finalist	ULEB Cup 1/2 Finals	n/a
2007-08	Superleague A	3rd	6th	1/2 Finals	ULEB Cup 1/4 Finals (Final Eight)	n/a
2008-09	Superleague A	4th	Bronze	Winner	Eurocup Top-16 stage	n/p
2009-10	Superleague A	3rd	Bronze	Finalist	Eurocup Top-16 stage	VTB League Finalist
2010-11	PBL	1st	Bronze	n/p	Eurocup Winner	VTB League 3rd
2011-12	PBL	6th	5th	n/p	Euroleague Basketball 1/4 Finals	VTB League Finalist
2012-13	PBL	6th	n/p	n/p	Eurocup 1/4 Finals	VTB League 1/4 Finals

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined by FIBA. Players may hold more than one nationality.

BC UNICS Kazan roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
1.5 !G	4	USA !	McKee, Tywain	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	700127000000000000027 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1986-03-07)March 7, 1986
1.5 !G	6	GRE !	Zisis, Nikolaos	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	700130000000000000030 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1983-08-16)August 16, 1983
4.0 !F	7	USA !	Harangody, Luke	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	700126000000000000026 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1988-01-02)January 2, 1988
1.5 !G	10	RUS !	Sergeyev, Pavel	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	700126000000000000026 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1987-07-28)July 28, 1987
4.0 !F	12	BLR !	Veremeenko, Vladimir (DC)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	700129000000000000029 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1984-07-21)July 21, 1984
6.0 !C	15	GRE !	Vougioukas, Ian	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	127 kg (280 lb)	700128000000000000028 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1985-05-31)May 31, 1985
1.5 !G	17	RUS !	Kolesnikov, Evgeniy	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	700128000000000000028 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1985-12-26)December 26, 1985
6.0 !C	20	RUS !	Sokolov, Dmitri	2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)	116 kg (256 lb)	700129000000000000029 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1985-01-21)January 21, 1985
4.0 !F	21	GRE !	Kaimakoglou, Kostas	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	113 kg (249 lb)	700130000000000000030 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1983-03-15)March 15, 1983
4.0 !F	22	RUS !	Antipov, Pavel	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	700122000000000000022 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1991-09-19)September 19, 1991
1.5 !G	30	USA !	Goudelock, Andrew	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	700125000000000000025 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1988-12-07)December 7, 1988
4.0 !F	31	USA !	Eidson, Chuck	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	700133000000000000033 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1980-10-10)October 10, 1980
4.0 !F	41	RUS !	Kurbanov, Nikita	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	700127000000000000027 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1986-10-05)October 5, 1986
4.0 !F	45	RUS !	Sheleketo, Maksim	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	700127000000000000027 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1987-01-04)January 4, 1987

Head coach

Andrea Trinchieri

Assistant coach(es)

Ilias Kantzoris
Sandro Bencardino

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DC) Dual citizenship
Injured

Roster
Updated: September 2, 2013

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Reserve
C	Ian Vougioukas	Dmitri Sokolov
PF	Kostas Kaimakoglou	Vladimir Veremeenko	Nikita Kurbanov
SF	Chuck Eidson	Luke Harangody	Pavel Antipov	Maksim Sheleketo
SG	Andrew Goudelock	Nikolaos Zisis	Evgeniy Kolesnikov
PG	Tywain McKee	Pavel Sergeev

Notable Russian players

bold - FIBA World and FIBA Europe champions and medalists

Ruslan Avleev (1997-01, 04-06) - 301 games, 19.2 ppg;
Victor Kurilchuk (1997-00) - 201 games, 8.9 ppg;
Eduard Soobtsokov (1997-00) - 204 games, 7 ppg;
Petr Samoylenko (1998-07, 08-13) - 774 games, 5.8 ppg;
Andrey Sepelev (1998–99) - 53 games, 11 ppg;
Anton Yudin (1999-03, 04-06) - 243 games, 10.7 ppg;
Alexander Petrenko (1999-00) - 58 games, 13.2 ppg;
Andrey Kornev (1999-01) - 76 games, 6.1 ppg;
Aleksandr Gutorov (1999-00) - 35 games, 8.4 ppg;
Evgeniy Pashutin (2000–02) - 86 games, 8.5 ppg;
Igor Grachev (2000–02) - 74 games, 8.6 ppg;
Valentin Kubrakov (2000–02, 03-04) - 121 games, 8.5 ppg;
Igor Zamansky (2001–03, 08-13) - 246 games, 5.3 ppg;
Igor Kudelin (2002–03, 06-07) - 35 games, 8.1 ppg;

Sergei Chikalkin (2002–03, 05-09) - 187 games, 10.6 ppg;
Andrei Fetisov (2002–03) - 20 games, 6.2 ppg;
Alexandr Miloserdov (2003–05, 06-07) - 125 games, 9.3 ppg;
Viktor Keirou (2003–05, 07-08) - 83 games, 5.4 ppg;
Sergei Toporov (2004–06) - 93 games, 7.3 ppg;
Vadim Panin (2006–07) - 35 games, 6.1 ppg;
Dmitri Sokolov (2006–09) - 128 games, 6.8 ppg;
Nikolay Padius (2007–08, 10-11) - 59 games, 5.3 ppg;
Fedor Likholitov (2009–10) - 10 games, 2.5 ppg;
Zakhar Pashutin (2010–12) - 102 games, 4.3 ppg;
Aleksey Savrasenko (2011–12) - 56 games, 4.6 ppg;
Artyom Yakovenko (2011–12) - 22 games, 6.2 ppg;
Nikita Shabalkin (2012–13) - 28 games, 6.3 ppg;

Notable foreign players

bold - former NBA players; Olympics, FIBA World and FIBA Europe champions and medalists

USA

Glen Whisby (2000–01) - 51 games, 10.4 ppg;
Anthony Bonner (2001–02) - 8 games, 14.9 ppg;
Michael McDonald (2001–02) - 45 games; 12.2 ppg;
Acie Earl (2001–02) - 30 games, 11.8 ppg;
Dickey Simpkins* (2002–03) - 38 games, 12.3 ppg;
Kebu Stewart (2002–03) - 18 games, 8.3 ppg;
Lamar Greer (2003–04) - 41 games; 12 ppg;
Joe Ira Clark (2004–05) - 41 games, 7.8 ppg;
Paul Shirley (2004–05) - 9 games, 4.9 ppg;
Shammond Williams (2004–05) - 57 games, 17.1 ppg;
Travis Best (2005–06) - 40 games, 11.5 ppg;
Samaki Walker* (2005–06) - 4 games, 7 ppg;
Sam Clancy, Jr. (2005–06) - 30 games, 4 ppg;
Jarod Stevenson (2006–07) - 32 games; 10.4 ppg;
Mateen Cleaves (2006–07) - 11 games, 5 ppg;
Jamal McCullough (2006–08) - 80 games, 6.8 ppg;
Tariq Kirksay (2007–09) - 95 games, 9.3 ppg;
Joseph Forte (2007–08) - 11 games, 8.4 ppg;
Marc Jackson (2008–09) - 19 games, 6.5 ppg;
Terrell Lyday (2008–13) - 243 games, 12.2 ppg;
Ricky Minard (2010–11) - 48 games, 7.4 pts;
Kelly McCarty (2010–13) - 114 games, 9.5 ppg;
Henry Domercant (2011–12) - 58 games, 13.4 ppg;
Lynn Greer (2011–12) - 55 games, 8 ppg;
Mike Wilkinson (2011–13) - 63 games, 7.1 ppg;
Mire Chatman (2012–13) - 45 games, 8.5 ppg;
Chuck Eidson (2012–13) - 48 games, 13.6 ppg;

Australia

Chris Anstey (2003–05) - 93 games, 13.1 ppg;
Nathan Jawai (2011–12) - 46 games, 8.7 ppg;

Europe

Slobodan Šljivančanin (1998-00) - 117 games, 10 ppg;
Leonid Yailo (2000–01) - 50 games, 13.5 ppg;
Branislav Vićentić (2001–02) - 29 games, 10.4 ppg;
Oliver Popović (2001–03) - 80 games, 14.6 ppg;
Damir Mršić (2002–03) - 31 games, 7.7 ppg;
Valery Dayneko (2002–03) - 35 games, 10 ppg;
Eurelijus Žukauskas (2002–04) - 78 games, 10 ppg;
Mykola Khryapa (2003–05) - 86 games, 6.1 ppg;
Martin Müürsepp (2003–04, 05-06) - 86 games, 11.3 ppg;
Saulius Štombergas (2003–04, 05-07, 09-10) - 144 games, 11 ppg;
Stevan Nađfeji (2004–05) - 40 games, 7.4 ppg;
Kaspars Kambala (2004–05) - 54 games, 14.5 ppg;
Egor Mesheryakov (2005–07) - 93 games, 10.2 ppg;
Kšyštof Lavrinovič (2005–07) - 78 games, 12.7 ppg;
Darjuš Lavrinovič (2006–08) - 68 games, 12.9 ppg;
Duško Savanović (2006–08) - 71 games, 10.3 ppg;
Marko Tušek (2007–08) - 36 games, 10.1 ppg;
Krešimir Lončar (2008–10) - 114 games, 11.8 ppg;
Marko Popović (2008–11) - 142 games, 13.9 ppg;
Vladimir Veremeenko (2008–13) - 249 games, 8.8 ppg;
Maciej Lampe (2009–11) - 96 games, 15.9 ppg;
Hasan Rizvić (2010–11) - 64 games, 5.4 ppg;
Slavko Vraneš (2010–11) - 39 games, 2.6 ppg;
Boštjan Nachbar (2011–12) - 22 games, 3.6 ppg;
Ian Vougioukas (2012–13) - 47 games, 10.9 ppg;
Kostas Kaimakoglou (2012–13) - 37 games, 12.5 ppg;

Milan Gurović (2004) and Hüseyin Beşok (2005) shortly were under contract with UNICS Kazan, but never played a single game for the team.

(*) former NBA champions

Coaches

bold - Olympics, FIBA World and FIBA Europe champions and medalists

Aleksandr Zryadchikov - 1994-96;
Georgy Korolev - 1996-98;
Dragan Višnjevac - 1998;
Yevgeny Kovalenko - 1998-00;
Stanislav Eremin - 2000-06;
Antanas Sireika - 2006-08;
Aco Petrović - 2008-09;
Valdemaras Chomičius - 2009-10;
Evgeniy Pashutin - 2010–12;
Aco Petrović - 2012–2013
Stanislav Eremin - 2013;
Andrea Trinchieri - 2013–present

External links

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v t e Russian Professional Basketball League 2012–13

CSKA Moscow Spartak Primorye Enisey Krasnoyarsk Khimki Moscow Oblast Krasnye Krylia Samara Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar Nizhny Novgorod Spartak Saint Petersburg Triumph Lyubertsy UNICS Kazan

v t e 2011–12 Eurocup Basketball

Champions	BC Khimki

Runners-up	Power Electronics Valencia

Third place	Lietuvos Rytas

Fourth place	Spartak St. Petersburg

Eliminated in the quarter-finals	Budućnost ČEZ Nymburk BC Donetsk Lokomotiv-Kuban

Eliminated in the last 16	Group I Group J Group K Group L BCM Gravelines VEF Rīga ASVEL Basket Aris Banvit BC Krka Alba Berlin Benetton Treviso

Eliminated in the regular season	Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H KK Cibona Hapoel Jerusalem P.A.O.K. Cholet Basket BC Rūdupis GasTerra Flames BC Oostende Lukoil Academic Gran Canaria Skyliners Frankfurt Le Mans BC Azovmash KK Cedevita Bayern Munich Dexia Mons-Hainaut Turów Zgorzelec

Eliminated in the qualifying round	Artland Dragons Beşiktaş Milangaz Élan Chalon ETHA Engomis Norrköping Dolphins Pınar Karşıyaka Prostějov Ventspils

v t e 2012–13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague

Champions	Olympiacos Piraeus

Runners-up	Real Madrid

Third place	CSKA Moscow

Fourth place	FC Barcelona Regal

Eliminated in the quarter-finals	Anadolu Efes Caja Laboral Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv Panathinaikos Athens

Eliminated in the Top 16	Group E Group F Alba Berlin BC Khimki Beşiktaş Brose Baskets Fenerbahçe Ülker Montepaschi Siena Unicaja Málaga Žalgiris Kaunas

Eliminated in the Regular season	Group A Group B Group C Group D Asseco Prokom Gdynia Emporio Armani Milano Élan Chalon KK Cedevita Lietuvos Rytas Mapooro Cantù Partizan mt:s Belgrade Union Olimpija Ljubljana

Eliminated in the third qualifying round	Le Mans Sarthe Basket

Eliminated in the second qualifying round	ČEZ Basketball Nymburk Unics Kazan

Eliminated in the first qualifying round	BC Donetsk PBC Lukoil Academic Ratiopharm Ulm Telenet BC Oostende

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