Urartu BC

Basketball team in Yerevan, Armenia

Urartu Vivaro

Nickname| Արաբկիրի հին խաղացողները (Arabkir's old players)
League| Armenia Basketball League A
Founded| 2016
Arena| Armenia Sports Arena
Capacity| 950
Location| Yerevan, Armenia
Team colors| Yellow, Purple

President|  Karen Giloyan
Head coach|  Mikael Pogosian
Championships| 1 Armenian SuperCup

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Urartu Basketball Club (Armenian: Ուրարտու բասկետբոլային ակումբ), also currently known as Urartu Vivaro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team in Armenia, currently based in Yerevan. Founded in 2016 in Yerevan. The team is a founding member of the Armenia Basketball League A.

## History

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Urartu was founded in 2016 with the players who participated for national team in the European Championship for Small Countries played just months before. In its debut first season, the club joined the Russian Basketball Super League,[1] but after nine rounds the team resigned to continue playing due to financial difficulties.[2]

In 2017, the team joined the newly created Armenia Basketball League A, becoming one of the seven clubs that played the first season.[3] Despite finishing the regular season with a perfect balance of 12 wins in 12 games, Urartu was eliminated in the semifinals by Artsakh.[4]

Ara Poghosyan was the first president of the club who chaired between 2016 and 2017, followed by Karen Giloyan. Tigran Gyokchyan managed the team during the same period until late 2017 when he was replaced by Sargis Stepanyan.

## Season by season

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Season  | Tier  | Division  | Pos.

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2017–18 | 1 | League A | 3rd
2018–19 | 1 | League A | 2nd

## 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.

Urartu BC roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age |

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SG | 6 |  | Danielyan, Arman | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  | 94 kg (207 lb)  |  25 – (1999-07-21)21 July 1999  |
C | 11 |  | Podkolzin, Georgii | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  25 – (1999-05-27)27 May 1999  |
G | 25 |  | MClain, Akil | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  27 – (1997-12-08)8 December 1997  |
G | 23 |  | Johnson, David | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  27 – (1997-11-04)4 November 1997  |
PG | 12 |  | Vardanyan, Mkhitar | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)  |  |  30 – (1994-04-03)3 April 1994  |
PG |  |  | Gasparyan, Babken |  |  |  |
PG | 8 |  | Nouchanthavong, Jose | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  32 – (1992-02-21)21 February 1992  |
F |  |  | White, DeWan | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  27 – (1997-07-04)4 July 1997  |
F |  |  | Khachatryan, Karapet |  |  |  |
G |  |  | Khachatryan, Gevorg |  |  |  |

Head coach

* Mikael Pogosian

Assistant coach(es)

* Arayik Poghosyan

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: December 23, 2021

## Notable players

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* Arizona Reid

## Trophies

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* Armenian SuperCup (1): 2019

## References

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1. ^ "Баскетбол. Ереванский "Урарту" согласовал условия контрактов с 10-ю игроками" (in Russian). Armfootball.com. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
2. ^ "Ուրարտուն դադարեցնում է ելույթները" (in Armenian). Urartu BC at Facebook. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
3. ^ "Մեկնարկում է Ա լիգայի կանոնավոր առաջնությունը" [Armenia Basketball League A, 2017-18 season launched] (in Armenian). Armsport. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
4. ^ "Ա լիգա. "Արցախը" եզրափակչում է" [League A. Artsakh is in the final] (in Armenian). Basketball Federation of Armenia. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

## External links

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* Profile at Facebook
* Eurobasket.com Urartu BC Page

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Armenia Basketball League A

2019–20 clubs|

* Aragats
* Erebuni
* FIMA
* Gyumri
* Urartu V-Bet
* Yerevan

Former teams|

* Artik
* Artsakh
* Engineer
* Grand Sport
* Shirak

Seasons|

* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20

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