BC Khimki
Khimki | ||||
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Nickname | Yellow-Blues | |||
Leagues | Super League 1 | |||
Founded | 5 January 1997 | |||
History | BC Khimki (1997–Present) | |||
Arena | Khimki Basketball Center | |||
Capacity | 4,000[1] | |||
Location | Khimki, Moscow Region, Russia | |||
Team colors | Blue and Yellow | |||
President | Dmitry Golubkov | |||
Head coach | Andrey Maltsev | |||
Championships | 2 EuroCup 1 VTB United League 1 Russian Cup | |||
Website | bckhimki.com | |||
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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 senior men's first team participates in the Russian Basketball Super League 1. The club's full official name is BC Khimki Moscow Region.[2] Khimki has a Moscow-based rivalry with the Russian club CSKA Moscow.
History
[edit]BC Khimki was founded on January 5, 1997, and won the first seasons' championship of its regional league, to earn a place in the Russian Superleague A. The following year, Khimki positioned itself among the top 10 basketball clubs in Russia, guaranteeing a place in the 3rd-tier European cup competition, the FIBA Korać Cup. There, the team competed against a group of defeated leaders of the Turkish Super League, YUBA Liga, and Bulgarian League.[citation needed]
The team remained in a middle position in the Russian Super League until the 2002–03 season. That year the club finished in fourth place in the Russian Super League. During the subsequent years, the Russian high society behind the club decided to make the roster stronger, by signing players such as Gianmarco Pozzecco, Óscar Torres, and Rubén Wolkowyski.[citation needed]
The team then participated several times in European-wide continental tournaments, like the 3rd-tier level FIBA EuroChallenge and the 2nd-tier level EuroCup.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Khimki won the Russian Cup title in 2008, and played in the EuroCup championship game in 2009. The team played in the European 1st-tier level EuroLeague, for the first time in the 2009–10 season, and also played in the EuroLeague during the 2010–11 season and the 2012–13 season. The team also won the EuroCup championship in 2012 and 2015.[citation needed]
Arenas
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Exterior of the 5,000 seat Krylatskoye Sports Palace.
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Exterior of the 7,280 seat Mytishchi Arena.
Khimki plays its VTB United League and EuroCup home games at the 4,000 seat[1] Khimki Basketball Center. In the 2015–16 season, Khimki played its EuroLeague home games at the 5,000 seat[3][4] Krylatskoye Sports Palace. For the 2017–18 season, Khimki began playing its home EuroLeague games at the 7,280 seat Mytishchi Arena.[5][6]
Club identity
[edit]Logos
[edit]On August 9, 2016, Khimki adopted a new logo to celebrate its 20th anniversary.[7]
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The original Khimki logo (used until 2016).
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The club's 20 year anniversary logo (2016–present).
Season by season
[edit]Notes:
- ^1 In 2013, the VTB United League replaced the PBL as Russia's first tier league.
Titles and honours
[edit]Domestic competitions
[edit]- Russian Championship (RSL / PBL / VTB):
- Runners-up (11): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Russian Cup:
- Winners (1): 2008
- Runners-up (1): 2006
Regional competitions
[edit]European competitions
[edit]Other competitions
[edit]- Sevilla, Spain Invitational Game:
- Winners (1): 2009
- Fuenlabrada, Spain Invitational Game:
- Winners (1): 2009
- Trofeo Costa de Sol
- Winners (1): 2015
- Gomelsky Cup:
- Winners (1): 2017
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: August 12, 2021 |
Notable players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Vitaly Fridzon
Vasily Karasev
Sergei Karaulov
Kelly McCarty
Sergei Monia
Nikita Morgunov
Timofey Mozgov
Pavel Podkolzin
Aleksey Savrasenko
Nikita Shabalkin
Alexey Shved
Vladimir Veremeenko
Carlos Delfino
Rubén Wolkowyski
Milt Palacio
Óscar Torres
Ratko Varda
Teemu Rannikko
Petteri Koponen
Jérôme Moïso
Ademola Okulaja
Pat Burke
Gianmarco Pozzecco
Paulius Jankūnas
Robertas Javtokas
Jānis Timma
Maciej Lampe
Zoran Planinić
Krešimir Lončar
Zoran Dragić
Marko Todorović
Carlos Cabezas
Jorge Garbajosa
Raül López
Melvin Booker
Daniel Ewing
Keith Langford
Chris Quinn
Clay Tucker
Paul Davis
James Augustine
Tyler Honeycutt
Thomas Robinson
James Anderson
Jordan Mickey
Head coaches
[edit]Sergey Elevich: 1997–2007
Kęstutis Kemzūra: 2007–2008
Sergio Scariolo: 2008–2010
Oleg Meleshchenko: 2010–2011
Rimas Kurtinaitis: 2011–2016, 2019–2021
Duško Ivanović: 2016–2017
Georgios Bartzokas: 2017–2019
Andrey Maltsev: 2021–present
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "VTB United League - Official Website".
- ^ "| EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball.
- ^ Palace of Sports «Dynamo» in Krylatskoye.
- ^ "Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow". cityseeker.
- ^ "Khimki moves to "Mytishchi Arena"". Eurohoops. July 29, 2017.
- ^ "Basketball Club Khimki". bckhimki.com.
- ^ БК "Химки" представляет новый логотип клуба (in Russian). bckhimki.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links
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- Official website (in Russian and English)
- Euroleague.net Team Profile
- Eurobasket.com Team Profile