BC Khimki

Basketball team in Moscow Region, Russia

Khimki

Nickname| Yellow-Blues
Leagues| Super League 1
Founded| 5 January 1997; 27 years ago (1997-01-05)
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

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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.

* 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

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### Logos

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On August 9, 2016, Khimki adopted a new logo to celebrate its 20th anniversary.[7]

* The original Khimki logo (used until 2016).

* The club's 20 year anniversary logo (2016–present).

## Season by season

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Season  | Tier | Division  | Pos. | Russian Cup | European competitions | Other competitions

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2001–02  | 1  | Superleague A | 8th  |  |  |
2002–03  | 1  | Superleague A | 4th  | Semifinalist  |  |
2003–04  | 1  | Superleague A | 5th  | Fourth place  |  |
2004–05  | 1  | Superleague A | 4th  | Fourth place  | 3 FIBA Europe League | 3rd  |
2005–06  | 1  | Superleague A | 2nd  | Runner-up  | 3 FIBA EuroCup | RU |
2006–07  | 1  | Superleague A | 3rd  |  | 2 ULEB Cup | T16 |
2007–08 | 1  | Superleague A | 2nd  | Winner  | 2 ULEB Cup | T16 |
2008–09  | 1  | Superleague A | 2nd  |  | 2 Eurocup | RU | United League | RU
2009–10  | 1  | Superleague A | 2nd  | Fourth place  | 1 Euroleague | T16 | United League | 4th
2010–11 | 1  | PBL | 2nd  |  | 1 Euroleague | RS | United League | C
2011–12 | 1  | PBL | 2nd  |  | 2 Eurocup | C | United League | QF
2012–13 | 1  | PBL | 2nd  |  | 1 Euroleague | T16 | United League | 4th
2013–14 | 1  | United League 1 | 5th  | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup | T16 |
2014–15 | 1  | United League | 2nd  | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | C |
2015–16 | 1  | United League | 4th  |  | 1 Euroleague | T16 |
2016–17 | 1  | United League | 2nd  | Top 16  | 2 EuroCup | QF |
2017–18 | 1  | United League | 2nd  |  | 1 EuroLeague | QF |
2018–19 | 1  | United League | 2nd  | Top 16  | 1 EuroLeague | RS |
2019–20 | 1  | United League | 1st  |  | 1 EuroLeague | RS |
2020–21 | 1  | United League | 7th  |  | 1 EuroLeague | RS |
2021–22 | 2  | Super League 1 | 11th  | Top 32  |  |  |
2022–23 | 2  | Super League 1 | 4th  | Fourth place  |  |  |
2023–24 | 2  | Super League 1 | 2nd  | Top 16  |  |  |

Notes:

^1 In 2013, the VTB United League replaced the PBL as Russia's first tier league.

## Titles and honours

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### Domestic competitions

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* 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

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* VTB United League:
* Winners (1): 2011
* Runners-up (4): 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

### European competitions

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* EuroCup:
* Winners (2): 2012, 2015
* Runners-up (1): 2009
* FIBA EuroChallenge:
* Runners-up (1): 2006

### Other competitions

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* 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

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### Current roster

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

BC Khimki roster

Players | Coaches
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Head coach

*   * Andrey Maltsev

Physiotherapist(s)

*   * Pavel Tabachnikov
*   * Vladimir Ryumshin

Team manager

*   * Vladimir Belyakov

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: August 12, 2021

### Notable players

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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.

* 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

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* 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

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* Moscow Basketball derby

## References

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1. ^ a b "VTB United League - Official Website".
2. ^ "| EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball.
3. ^ Palace of Sports «Dynamo» in Krylatskoye.
4. ^ "Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow". cityseeker.
5. ^ "Khimki moves to "Mytishchi Arena"". Eurohoops. July 29, 2017.
6. ^ "Basketball Club Khimki". bckhimki.com.
7. ^ БК "Химки" представляет новый логотип клуба (in Russian). bckhimki.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to BC Khimki.

* Official website (in Russian and English)
* Euroleague.net Team Profile
* Eurobasket.com Team Profile

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VTB United League

Seasons|

* 2008 Promo-Cup
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

Playoffs|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

Finals|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

Supercup|

* 2021
* 2022

All-Star Game|

* 2017
* 2018

Clubs|

| Current|

* Astana
* Avtodor Saratov
* CSKA Moscow
* Enisey
* Lokomotiv-Kuban
* MBA Moscow
* Minsk
* Nizhny Novgorod
* Parma
* Samara
* UNICS Kazan
* Zenit Saint Petersburg

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Former|

* Anwil Włocławek
* ASK Riga
* Asseco Prokom
* Azovmash Mariupol
* Bisons Loimaa
* Budivelnyk Kyiv
* ČEZ Nymburk
* Dnipro
* Donetsk
* Dynamo Moscow
* Espoon Honka
* Kalev/Cramo
* Khimki
* Krasny Oktyabr
* Krasnye Krylya
* Kyiv
* Lietuvos rytas
* Neptūnas Klaipėda
* Šiauliai
* Spartak Saint Petersburg
* Torpan Pojat
* Turów Zgorzelec
* VEF Rīga
* VITA Tbilisi
* Žalgiris Kaunas
* Zielona Góra

Awards|

* Hall of Fame
* Most Valuable Player
* Playoffs MVP
* Supercup MVP
* Coach of the Year
* Young Player of the Year
* Sixth Man of the Year
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Top Player

Statistics|

* Records
* Scoring
* Rebounds
* Assists
* Steals
* Blocks
* Free Throw Percentage

Other|

* Russian Professional Basketball Championship
* Russian clubs in international competitions

* Category

European championships

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Khimki 2011–12 Eurocup champions

* 7 Fridzon
* 9 Vyaltsev
* 10 Loncar
* 11 Quinn
* 12 Monia
* 13 Khvostov
* 14 Pushkov
* 20 Gelabale
* 21 Zhukanenko
* 22 Kelati
* 34 Planinic
* 44 Nielsen

* Head coach: Kurtinaitis
* Assistant coaches: Gavrilović

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Khimki 2014–15 Eurocup champions

* 0 Rice
* 5 Augustine
* 6  Popović
* 7 Pateev
* 8 Koponen
* 9 Vyaltsev
* 11 Ilnitskyi
* 12 Monia
* 33 Honeycutt
* 34 Sakharov
* 40 Davis
* 45 Sheleketo

* Head coach: Kurtinaitis
* Assistant coaches: Gavrilović
* Conditioning coach: Lukman

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