BC Samara
BC Samara | |||
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Leagues | Russian Super League | ||
Founded | 1976 | ||
History |
BC Azot Tolyatti (1976–1977) BC Stroitel Kuybyshev (1977–1991) BC Stroitel Samara (1991–1994) BC Samara (1994–2002) CSK VVS Samara (2002–2010) BC Samara SGEU (2011–2014) BC Samara (2014–present) | ||
Arena | MTL Arena | ||
Capacity | 2,500 | ||
Location | Samara, Russia | ||
Team colors |
Blue, Orange | ||
President | Kamo Poghosyan | ||
Head coach | Sergey Zozulin | ||
Championships | 1 FIBA EuroCup Challenge | ||
Website | bcsamara.com | ||
Uniforms | |||
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BC Samara (Russian: БК Самара) is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Samara, Russia. The club was formally patronized by the Russian Air Force (VVS).
History
BC Samara was a silver medalist (runner-up) of the Russian Super League 1 in 1992, and a 3-time bronze medalist (third-place finisher), in the years 1993, 1997, and 1998. In the 2006–07 season, Samara won the championship of the European-wide 4th tier-level league, the FIBA EuroCup.
The team could not participate in the 2009–10 Russian Super League 1 season, due to bankruptcy, and it thus was replaced in the league by Krasnye Krylya Samara.
Honours
- Champions (1): 2006–07
Arena
The club plays its home games at the 3,500 seat MTL Arena.
Notable players
Sergei Chikalkin (1996–98, 2008–10) Milan Preković (2001–02) Aleksandar Čubrilo (2001–02) Bojan Obradović (2001–02) Brian Patrick Williams (2001–02) Joseph Jay Wylie (2001–02) James Wade (2004) Omar Cook (2006–07) Kelvin Gibbs (2006–07) Georgios Diamantopoulos (2006–07) Nikita Shabalkin (2006–07) Sam Clancy, Jr. (2008–09) Andrew Sullivan (2008–09)
Notable coaches
External links
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- Official Website (in Russian)
- Eurobasket.com Team Info
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