BC Khimki

Khimki Moscow Region
Nickname Yellow-Blues
Leagues VTB United League
EuroCup
Founded 5 January 1997 (1997-01-05)
History BC Khimki
(1997–Present)
Arena Basketball Center
Arena Capacity 6,196
Location Khimki, Moscow Region, Russia
Team colors Blue and Yellow
         
President Dmitry Golubkov
Head coach Duško Ivanović
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.

Club identity

Logos

On August 9, 2016, Khimki adopted a new logo to celebrate its 20th anniversary.[2]

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 –
2015–16 1 VTB League 4 Semifinalist – 1 Euroleague – Top 16 –

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
G 0 Georgia (country) Pullen, Jacob 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1989-11-10)10 November 1989
G 1 Russia Shved, Alexey 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1988-12-16)16 December 1988
G 2 United States Brown, Markel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – (1992-01-29)29 January 1992
SF 6 United States Hummel, Robbie 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 27 – (1989-03-08)8 March 1989
C 7 Russia Pateev, Ruslan 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 26 – (1990-04-25)25 April 1990
SG 9 Russia Vyaltsev, Egor 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 31 – (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
SF 11 Russia Ilnitskiy, Stanislav 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 22 – (1994-02-24)24 February 1994
SF 12 Russia Monia, Sergei 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 33 – (1983-04-15)15 April 1983
SF 13 Russia Likhodey, Valeriy 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1986-10-23)23 October 1986
F 16 France Boungou Colo, Nobel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1988-04-26)26 April 1988
SG 18 Russia Zaytsev, Vyacheslav 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 27 – (1989-08-28)28 August 1989
F/C 19 Montenegro Todorović, Marko 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 24 – (1992-04-19)19 April 1992
F 21 United States Evans, Jeremy 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1987-10-24)24 October 1987
PG 22 Bulgaria Rowland, E. J. 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 33 – (1983-05-18)18 May 1983
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Republic of Macedonia Tane Spasev
  • Croatia Dražen Orešković
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: 30 October 2016

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Marko Todorović Ruslan Pateev Dmitri Sokolov
PF Nobel Boungou Colo Jeremy Evans
SF Sergei Monia Robbie Hummel Valery Likhodey Stanislav Ilnitskiy
SG Alexey Shved Justin Carter Egor Vyaltsev
PG E. J. Rowland Jacob Pullen Vyacheslav Zaytsev

Notable players

Notable coaches

References

  1. ↑ KHIMKI MOSCOW REGION.
  2. ↑ "БК "Химки" представляет новый логотип клуба" (in Russian). bckhimki.ru. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

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