BC Barsy Atyrau

Basketball Club "BC" Barsy Atyrau (Russian: Баскетбольный клуб "БК" Барсы Атырау) is a Kazakhstani professional[1] basketball club based in the city of Atyrau in western Kazakhstan.

Barsy Atyrau
LeaguesBalkan League
Kazakhstan Basketball Championship
Founded2003
HistoryBC Barsy Atyrau
(2003–present)
ArenaAtyrau University
Capacity1500
LocationAtyrau, Kazakhstan
Team colorsGreen, White
         
PresidentMuhambetkaliev Esetovich
Head coachArnis Vecvagars
Championships2 Domestic Titles
1 Domestic Cups
Websitebcbarsy.kz (in Russian)

Founded in 2003, Barsy has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship, where they were champions in 2011 and 2016, the Kazakhstan Basketball Cup (winning in 2009), and the Baltic Basketball League.

For the 2014–15 season, the team also competed in the Rietumu līga (Western league), a regional basketball league in Latvia.

History

Barsy Atyrau was founded in 2003, with impetus from the Atyrau region Basketball Federation and the Atyrau Board for Tourism and Sports. The Orsk Basketball Federation also provided help, such as sending Leonid Novikov to serve as a coach and adviser.[2]

A women's section was established for the 2007–08 season.[2]

The team won its first trophy in 2009, winning that year's edition of the Kazakhstan Basketball Cup.[3]

In the 2010–11 season, Barsy finished the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship regular season in first place.[4] They then swept Caspiy Aktau in three games, to reach the playoff finals for the first time ever.[5] Pitted against Tobol Kostanay, the previous year's runners-up, they also won the series 3-0, to win their maiden national championship.[6][7]

Starting from 2010, Barsy also played in the Baltic Basketball League, a regional league with teams from the Baltic states, and some invited countries.[2]

They played the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons in the second division Challenge Cup. From 2012–13), all teams were placed inside four groups in one overall division, the Kazakhstanis advanced to the Last 16.

During the 2013–14 season, they advanced from their group to the playoffs with a 5-7 record, losing in the first round to Šiauliai.[8]

In 2013–14, the club reached the Kazakhstan league finals again, however they were comfortably swept in 3 games by title holders Astana.[9]

Barsy played in the Rietumu līga (Western League), a regional basketball league in Latvia during the 2014–15 season. They finished second in the regular season, with a 15-3 record, before reaching the playoff semifinals.[10]

Whilst playing in foreign leagues, Barsy have played all their games on the road.[11]

Titles

Current squad

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

BC Barsy Atyrau roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PF 4 Ilyin, Pavel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992
SF 7 Akhmetzhan, Askar 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (1996-07-23)23 July 1996
C 8 Ivanov, Vladimir 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1994-11-30)30 November 1994
SG 10 Bakic, Bojan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 37 – (1983-01-08)8 January 1983
PF 11 Dixon, Montrell 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 21 – (1998-07-22)22 July 1998
SF 12 Klimov, Dmitriy 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 31 – (1988-09-05)5 September 1988
C 17 Evsikov, Nikita 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – (1996-01-11)11 January 1996
PG 22 Zhunusov, Ilyas 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 21 – (1998-08-01)1 August 1998
SG 23 Knysov, Ibragim 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (1996-03-28)28 March 1996
SG 33 Utegen, Rustam 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 24 – (1996-02-14)14 February 1996
SG 35 Hanov, Ilya 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 23 – (1997-01-20)20 January 1997
C 37 Yevstigneev, Mikhail 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 35 – (1984-07-05)5 July 1984
PG Bolashov, Oleg 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 21 – (1999-05-07)7 May 1999
SG Marat, Adilhan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 20 – (1999-12-18)18 December 1999
SG Abramian, Aragad 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 27 – (1992-07-08)8 July 1992
SG Zheksenbayev, Yernar 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 18 – (2001-10-20)20 October 2001
SG Zheksenbayev, Yernar 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 18 – (2001-10-20)20 October 2001
C Rakym, Beybarys 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 19 – (2001-01-26)26 January 2001
Head coach

Arnis Vecvagars

Assistant coach(es)

Boris Pete

Physiotherapist(s)

Alexandr Litvinenko

Team manager

Bulat Muhambetkaliev

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 1 January 2019

Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.

  • Aleksei Backih
  • Leonid Bondarovich

References
  1. Bello, Mike (3 March 2015). "Former Spartan Goode to Compete in Kazakhstan". Norfolk State Spartans. Norfolk (Virginia). Retrieved 20 June 2015. [He] signed a professional contract to play for BK Barsy Atyrau
  2. История [History]. Barsy Atyrau (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. Достижения [Progress]. Barsy Atyrau (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. "KAZ – Barsy win regular season; Astana, Irtysh in women's final". FIBA. Atyrau/Astana. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  5. "KAZ – Barsy take on Tobol in Finals". FIBA. Atyrau/Astana. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. "KAZ – Barsy surge into 2-0 Finals lead". FIBA. Atyrau. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  7. "Eurobasket news report – 5/11/2011: Barsy Atyrau are new D1 champions". Eurobasket.com. Atyrau. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  8. Baranauskas, Povilas (25 February 2014). "Siauliai hold back Barsy's late surge". Baltic Basketball League. Siauliai. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  9. "Astana captures Kazakh championship". VTB United League. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  10. "Rietumulīga - Kurzemes Radio līga 2014 - 2015 basketbolā" [Western league – Kurzemes Radio basketball league 2014-2015]. Rietumulīga.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  11. "The field is set for 2013/14 BBL season". Baltic Basketball League. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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