BC Krasny Oktyabr

BC Krasny Oktyabr
Leagues	VTB United League Eurocup
Founded	2012
Arena	Volgograd Sports Palace of Trade Unions
Capacity	3,700
Location	Volgograd, Russia
Team colors	Red, White, Black
President	Dmitry Gerasimenko
Website	bcredoctober.com
Uniforms
Home Away

BC Krasny Oktyabr is a Russian professional basketball club based in Volgograd, that plays in the VTB United League.

History

The team was founded in 2012, and played its first season in the Russian Basketball Super League, the second division in Russia. In the 2013–14 season, the team played in the VTB United League, the highest stage for Russian clubs. In the first season of Krasny Oktyabr in the VTB United League, it qualified for the playoffs by finishing in the 6th place in Group B. Also, European powerhouse CSKA Moscow was defeated by Krasny Oktyabr in the quarterfinals of the 2013–14 Russian Cup tournament.

Arenas

The club plays its home games at the 3,700 seat Volgograd Sports Palace of Trade Unions.^[1][2][3]

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Result	Russian Cup	European competitions
2012–13	2	Super League	11	–	–	–
2013–14	1	VTB United League	6	Round of 16	Semifinalist	–
2014–15	1	VTB United League	12	–	Quarterfinalist	–
2015–16	1	VTB United League	9	–	–	Eurocup	RS

Roster

Krasny Oktyabr roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F/C -- Ibekwe, Ekene 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – 19 July 1985 G 1 Tkachenko, Maxim 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 24 – 16 January 1992 PG 3 Mateyunas, Andrey 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 28 – 28 March 1988 SF 7 Zamanskiy, Igor 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 38 – 16 November 1977 G 8 Zaytsev, Vyacheslav 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – 28 August 1989 PF 13 Korshakov, Dmitry 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 25 – 11 March 1991 SF 15 Magan, Denis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 22 – 19 May 1993 C 23 Bugaenko, Pavel 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 21 – 10 July 1994 SF 24 Voytuk, Eugeny 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – 29 September 1991 PF 34 Guinn, R. T. 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 35 – 10 February 1981	Head coach Kirill Bolshakov Assistant coach(es) Sergei Petrenko Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 11, 2015

References

1. Game of the Week. Sophomores vs. Rookies.
2. PREVIEW FOR THE MATCH KRASNIYE KRILYA - ASTANA.
3. Sports Palace of Trade Unions.

External links

• Official site (English)
• Eurobasket team profile