BC Ural Yekaterinburg

Ural Yekaterinburg
Leagues Russian Basketball Super League
Founded 1930 (restored in 2001 and 2006)
History Uralmash Sverdlovsk
SKA-Ural
EvrAz
2001–2005
Ural-UPI
2005–2006
Ural Yekaterinburg
2006–present
Arena DIVS
(capacity: 5,000)
Location Yekaterinburg, Russia
Team colors Gold, Red
         
President Anatoly Kontsevoy
Head coach Oleg Okulov
Championships 2 Russian Super Leagues
2012, 2013
Website bc-ural.ru
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Ural Yekaterinburg is a Russian professional basketball team. Formed in 1930 and was restored in 2006. Over the history the team played under different names: Uralmash, SKA-Ural, EvrAz and more. The team won the Russian Basketball Super League title in 2012 and in 2013.

History

The team was founded in 1930 as Uralmash Sverdlovsk. In 2001 the club was refunded with the name EvrAz. In the 2005–06 season, EvrAz disappeared but in 2006 the club was refunded once again. Ural became the new main sponsor and the club was renamed Ural-UPi. A year later the name became Ural Yekaterinburg. In 2012 and 2013, Ural won the Super League, the second Russian division but didn't promote. In the 2013–14 season Ural played in a European competition for the first time: in the EuroChallenge it reached the quarterfinals.

Trophies

2011–12, 2012–13

Results

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Russian Cup European competitions
2011–12 2 Super League 1 Champion Semifinalist –
2012–13 2 Super League 2 Champion – –
2013–14 2 Super League 2 – 3 EuroChallenge – Quarterfinalist

Last updated: 6 December 2014.
Source: Eurobasket.com

Roster

Notable players

External links

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