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BC Samara
BC Samara logo
LeaguesVTB United League
Founded1976; 49 years ago (1976)
History
List
  • 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
    (2012–2014)
    BC Samara
    (2014–present)
ArenaIce Sports Palace
Capacity5,000
LocationSamara, Russia
Team colorsBlue, Orange
   
PresidentKamo Poghosyan
Head coachSergei Bazarevich
Championships1 FIBA EuroCup Challenge
1 Russian Cup
Websitebcsamara.com

BC Samara (Template:Lang-ru) is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Samara, Russia.

History

BC Samara (1976- 2002)

Club was founded in Tolyatti as BC Azot. Club was a silver medalist of the Russian Super League 1 in 1992, and a 3-time bronze medalist, in the years 1993, 1997, and 1998.[citation needed]

CSK VVS (1992 - 2002)

Another club from Samara was formally patronized by the Russian Air Force (VVS). After the collapse of Soviet Union, the most of the staff of basketball club SKA Alma-Ata and basketball players along with coach moved to Samara and new club "CSK VVS" was founded. The club was registered in the first edition of Russian basketball league. CSK VVS was a 2-time bronze medalist in the years 1994 and 1995.[citation needed]

In 1997, after bankruptcy, club was moved to Tula, Russia and founded as Arsenal Tula.

CSK VVS - Samara (2002 - 2010)

In 2002, CSK VVS was refounded and merged with BC Samara, to form a new club called "CSK VVS - Samara". In the 2006–07 season, this club won the championship of the European-wide 4th tier-level league, the FIBA EuroCup.

However, CSK VVS- Samara went bankrupt in 2009 and team could not participate in the 2009–10 Russian Super League 1 season.[1] Thus, it was replaced in the league by Krasnye Krylya Samara.[citation needed]

BC Samara (2012 - present)

In 2012, CSK VVS - Samara was refounded as "Samara SGEU" and in 2014 club got back its old name "Samara".[citation needed]

In 2015, Krasnye Krylya Samara merged with BC Samara. BC Samara won Russian Super League 1 twice in season 2018-19 and 2020-21.[citation needed]

In 2022 BC Samara joined VTB United League.

Honours

Champions (1): 2006–07
Champions (2): 2018–19, 2020-21
Champions (2): 2019–20, 2021-22

Arena

The club plays its home games at the 1,500 seat MTL Arena in Samara

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

References

  1. ^ "БК "ЦСК ВВС-Самара" прекращает существование". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-12-25.