BC Khimki

Khimki Moscow Region
Nickname Yellow-Blues
Leagues VTB United League
Euroleague
Founded 5 January 1997 (1997-01-05)
History BC Khimki
(1997–Present)
Arena Basketball Center
Krylatskoye Sports Palace
Arena Capacity 6,196
5,000
Location Khimki, Moscow Region, Russia
Team colors Blue and Yellow
         
President Dmitry Golubkov
Head coach Rimas Kurtinaitis
Championships 2 Eurocup
1 VTB United League
1 Russian Cup
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 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.

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason Cup competition European competitions Regional competitions
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 –

Notes:

^1 In 2013, the VTB United League replaced the PBL as Russia's first tier league.

Titles and honours

Domestic competititons

Regional competitions

European competitions

Players

Current roster

BC Khimki roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 0 Montenegro Rice, Tyrese 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1987-05-15)15 May 1987
G 1 Russia Shved, Alexey 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1988-12-16)16 December 1988
G/F 3 Slovenia Dragic, Zoran 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (1989-06-22)22 June 1989
PF 5 United States Augustine, James 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 31 – (1984-02-27)27 February 1984
PF 6 United States Boone, Josh 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 31 – (1984-11-21)21 November 1984
C 7 Russia Pateev, Ruslan  2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 25 – (1990-04-25)25 April 1990
PG 8 Finland Koponen, Petteri 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1988-04-13)13 April 1988
SG 9 Russia Vyaltsev, Egor 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1985-10-10)10 October 1985
C 10 Russia Sokolov, Dmitri 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 31 – (1985-01-21)21 January 1985
F 11 Russia Ilnitskiy, Stanislav 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 21 – (1994-02-24)24 February 1994
SF 12 Russia Monia, Sergei 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 32 – (1983-04-15)15 April 1983
F/C 19 Montenegro Todorovic, Marko 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 23 – (1992-04-19)19 April 1992
C 21 Russia Kashirov, Anatoly 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1987-05-19)19 May 1987
SF 33 United States Honeycutt, Tyler 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1990-07-15)15 July 1990
SG 34 Russia Sakharov, Maxim 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 – (1993-06-25)25 June 1993
C 40 United States Davis, Paul  2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 31 – (1984-07-21)21 July 1984
PF 45 Russia Sheleketo, Maxim 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 29 – (1987-01-04)4 January 1987
Head coach
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Serbia Aleksandar Lukman
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Russia Pavel Tabachnikov
  • Russia Vladimir Ryumshin
Team manager
  • Russia Vladimir Belyakov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: August 3, 2015

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Paul Davis Josh Boone Dmitri Sokolov Ruslan Pateev
PF Marko Todorovic James Augustine Maxim Sheleketo
SF Sergei Monia Tyler Honeycutt Stanislav Ilnitskiy
SG Alexey Shved Zoran Dragic Egor Vyaltsev
PG Tyrese Rice Petteri Koponen

Notable players

Notable coaches

References

  1. ↑ KHIMKI MOSCOW REGION.

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