Astana Tigers
| Astana Tigers | |||
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| Leagues | National Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Dissolved | 2011 | ||
| History |
Astana Tigers (2000–2011) BC Astana (2011–present) | ||
| Location | Astana, Kazakhstan | ||
| Team colors |
Yellow, Orange and Black | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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The Astana Tigers were a professional basketball team based in Astana, Kazakhstan. They were a member of the National Basketball League. They are most crowned Kazakhstan team with 6 championship titles. The women's basketball team with the same name, plays in the Kazakhstan women's basketball league.[1]
History
The Astana Tigers were founded in 2000 as a junior team at the Junior sport's school №1 of the Olympic reserve.[2] On May 2005, Tigers officially took a professional basketball team status and joined to newly created National Basketball League.[3] In 2010, the participated at the 2010 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.[4] Tigers finished 3rd in preliminary found and qualified to playoffs. However, they defeated in the quarterfinals by Jordanian ASU Team.[5] They placed 5th in the tournament, which is the best ever result for Kazakh team at the FIBA Asia Champions Cup.[6]
Championships
National Basketball League:
Winners (6): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
References
- ↑ "Astana Tigers women's basketball team defeats Pavlodar". Caspionet.kz. November 11, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Anton Ponomarev: We’ll play to win until the final horn". VTB United League. April 14, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Be acquainted - Astana Tigers" (in Russian). Astana-Legion.kz. January 12, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ↑ "KAZ/PHI - Smart Gilas win hearts, Astana the game". FIBA Asia. May 24, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ↑ "JOR/KAZ - Second quarter surge takes ASU into semifinals". FIBA Asia. May 28, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ↑ "KAZ/KSA - Astana aim for their best finish". FIBA Asia. May 29, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2014.