BC Astana

BC Astana
Leagues Kazakhstan Championship
VTB United League
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded 2011
History BC Astana
(2011–present)
Arena Saryarka Velodrome
Arena Capacity 9,270
Location Astana, Kazakhstan
Team colors Gold, Teal
         
President Valeri Tikhonenko
Head coach Kostas Flevarakis
Championships 5 Domestic Titles
5 Domestic Cups
Website presidential-club.com
Uniforms
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Basketball Club "BC" Astana (Kazakh: Астана баскетбол клубы; Russian: Баскетбольный клуб "БК" Астана) is a Kazakhstani professional basketball club that is based in the capital city of Astana, in Kazakhstan.

Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship and the VTB United League since, obtaining a slew of domestic titles in the process.

History

BC Astana was created in March 2011, with the aim of competing in the VTB United League, Valery Tikhonenko was chosen as the general director. There were doubts expressed by other clubs in the league, due to the lack of basketball tradition in Kazakhstan, but the side answered all the admission requirements, including their budget, stadium (a revamped Saryarka Velodrome) and the proximity of hotels, and an international airport. The side received the totality of its funding from the Samruk-Kazyna sovereign wealth fund.[1][2]

They would sign a number of Kazakhstani players from successful side Astana Tigers, also recruiting their coach Vitaly Strebkov to serve as assistant coach.[3][4]

2011–2012 season

In their first season in the VTB United regional league, the team from Kazakhstan won 7 games out of 16 during 2011–12 season, including against strong sides such as Žalgiris and holders Khimki, nearly reaching the playoffs.[5] They had more success on the domestic front, winning the Kazakhstani championship and the Kazakhstani cup.

The team became a part of the Astana Presidential Sports Club multi-sports club, when it was formed in December 2012.

Arenas

BC Astana vs. BC Azovmash, VTB United League regular season game in 2014, at Saryarka Velodrome.

BC Astana plays its home basketball games at the Saryarka Velodrome.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

BC Astana roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PF Nigeria United States Udanoh, Ike 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 28 – (1989-08-02)2 August 1989
PG United States Clemmons, Anthony 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 22 – (1994-08-15)15 August 1994
PG Iceland Vilhjálmsson, Hörður 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1988-12-18)18 December 1988
G 3 United States Lowery, Robert 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 29 – (1987-12-23)23 December 1987
G 9 Kazakhstan Shcherbak, Vadim 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (1993-05-24)24 May 1993
PG 10 Kazakhstan Murzagaliev, Rustam 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992
PF 11 Kazakhstan Ponomarev, Anton 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 28 – (1988-10-31)31 October 1988
SG 13 Kazakhstan Ergali, Rustam 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 30 – (1986-12-20)20 December 1986
F 14 Greece Kaselakis, Leonidas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 27 – (1990-06-01)1 June 1990
G 15 Kazakhstan Dunasarov, Ilyas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 18 – (1998-09-18)18 September 1998
PF 17 Kazakhstan Zhigulin, Alexander 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 23 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994
SF 19 Kazakhstan Klimov, Dmitry 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 28 – (1988-09-05)5 September 1988
PG 21 Greece Katsivelis, Dimitris 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 25 – (1991-10-01)1 October 1991
SF 22 Kazakhstan Degtyarev, Denis 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – (1990-10-05)5 October 1990
F 24 Kazakhstan Gavrilov, Dmitriy 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 30 – (1986-11-27)27 November 1986
SF 25 Kazakhstan Marchuk, Maxim 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (1994-01-17)17 January 1994
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: 13 December 2016

Championships

Kazakhstan Basketball Championship:

Kazakhstan Basketball Cup:

Season by season

Season Domestic competitions Kazakhstani Cup Regional competitions Continental competitions
Tier League Pos. Postseason League Pos. Result Tier League Result
2011–12 1 KBC 1 Champion Winner (x2)
VTB
7
N/A DNP
2012–13 1 KBC 1 Champion Winner
VTB
5
1R
 DNP
2013–14 1 KBC 1 Champion Winner
VTB
5
1R
 DNP
2014–15 1 KBC 1 Champion DNP
VTB
8
QF
3
FIBA EuroChallenge
T16
2015–16 1 KBC 2 Runners-up DNP
VTB
15
N/A
3
FIBA Europe Cup
RS
2016–17 1 KBC 1 Champion Winner
VTB
8
QF
 DNP

Head coaches

References and notes

  1. ↑ "A brand of our country is well-known all around the world". BC Astana. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Report on the use of property, BC Astana for the year 2012". BC Astana. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Valery Tikhonenko: The goal of "Astana" - is return big basketball to Kazakhstan". VTB United League. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Ibraev, Serik (6 April 2011). "Новые "Тигры"" Русский [New Tigers]. Sports.kz (in Russian). Np.kz. Retrieved 26 June 2015 – via Sports.kz.
  5. ↑ "Valeriy Tikhonenko: We are ready to bring multiple surprises in the upcoming season". VTB United League. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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