B.C. Zenit Saint Petersburg

Zenit Saint Petersburg
Leagues VTB United League
Eurocup
Founded 2003
History BC Dynamo Moscow Region
2003–2007
BC Triumph Lyubertsy
2007–2014
BC Zenit Saint Petersburg
2014–present
Arena Sibur Arena
Arena Capacity 7,044
Location Saint Petersburg, Russia
Team colors Blue, White
         
Head coach Vasily Karasev
Website enbasket.fc-zenit.ru
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BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region and BC Triumph Lyubertsy) is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The club competes in the VTB United League. Their home court is Sibur Arena. The club is sponsored by Gazprom.

History

The club was originally established in 2003, under the name BC Dynamo Moscow Region, and registered into the Russian Superleague A. The original club was based in Lyubertsy, Moscow Oblast, Russia.

In June 2007, the basketball club of Dynamo Moscow Region disbanded and became the newly reformed club of Triumph Lyubertsy Moscow Region'. Triumph Lyubertsy retained all of the history and records of the Dynamo Moscow Region club, through the acquisition of the club's history and rights. In the 2013–14 season, Triumph reached the Final of the EuroChallenge, in which it lost to Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia by 65:79.[1]

In July 2014, the club announced it was relocating from Lyubertsy to Saint Petersburg, and was changing its name to BC Zenit Saint Petersburg. The club retained the history and rights of BC Triumph Lyubertsy,[2] and also its place in both the VTB United League and the Eurocup.[3] While the club was still trying to retain a second club in Lyubertsy, that would compete in the Russian Super League.[4]

Arenas

Since the club moved to St. Petersburg, they play their home games at Sibur Arena. When the club was previously based in Lyubertsy, they played their home games at the SH Triumph arena.

Titles

Seasons

Season League Pos. Wins Losses Win% Playoffs Russian
Cup		 Europe
Triumph Lyubertsy
2003–04 Superliga A 6th
2004–05 Superliga A 7th FIBA EuroCup Challenge, 1/8 Final
2005–06 Superliga A 6th 1/2 Final
2006–07 Superliga A 6th 1/2 Final
2007–08 Superliga A 5th Quarterfinal
2008–09 Superliga A 5th EuroChallenge Final Four
2009–10 Superliga A 7th Quarterfinal
2010–11 PBL 10th
2011–12 PBL 4th Quarterfinal
2012–13 PBL 5th
2013–14 PBL 6th Quarterfinal Lost in EuroChallenge Final to Pallacanestro Reggiana
Zenit Saint Petersburg
2014–15 VTB United League 5th 22 8 73% Lost Quarterfinals to Nizhny Novgorod 2–3 – Lost in Eurocup Eightfinals to Khimki
2015–16 VTB United League 2nd Eurocup, Eightfinal 1/2 Final; Final Four

Roster

Zenit Saint Petersburg roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
F 2 Russia Antipov, Pavel 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 24 – (1991-09-19)19 September 1991
SF 4 Russia Babushkin, Aleksey 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (1994-04-04)4 April 1994
SF 6 Latvia Timma, Jānis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 23 – (1992-07-02)2 July 1992
F 7 Russia Koshcheev, Andrei 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 – (1987-02-25)25 February 1987
SF 8 Russia Komissarov, Artem 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 25 – (1990-12-11)11 December 1990
G 9 Russia Motovilov, Grigoriy 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 18 – (1998-02-07)7 February 1998
SG 10 United States Toolson, Ryan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 31 – (1985-03-21)21 March 1985
G 13 Russia Vikhrov, Artem 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (1992-10-21)21 October 1992
C 14 Russia Pushkov, Anton 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1988-11-22)22 November 1988
SG 19 Russia Karpukhin, Aleksandr 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 – (1990-05-06)6 May 1990
PG 22 United States Dowdell, Zabian 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 31 – (1984-09-10)10 September 1984
F 31 Russia Valiev, Evgeny 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1990-05-03)3 May 1990
C 32 Russia Desyatnikov, Andrei 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 21 – (1994-05-04)4 May 1994
PF 33 Canada Landry, Kyle 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 29 – (1986-04-04)4 April 1986
G 55 Russia Golovin, Dmitry 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 27 – (1988-07-14)14 July 1988
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Russia Aleksei Vasilev
  • Russia Yevgeni Kovalenko
  • Lithuania Deividas Rinkevicius
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 20 August 2014

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Kyle Landry Anton Pushkov Andrei Desyatnikov
PF Evgeny Valiev Andrei Koshcheev Aleksey Babushkin
SF Jānis Timma Pavel Antipov Artem Komissarov
SG Ryan Toolson Dmitry Golovin Aleksandr Karpukhin
PG Zabian Dowdell Artem Vikhrov Grigoriy Motovilov

Notable players

Notable coaches

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Triumph Lyubertsy - BC Emilia : 65:79 (Match report) ScoresPro.com
    2. ↑ EurocupBasketball.com Club profile: Zenit St Petersburg.
    3. ↑ EurocupBasketball.com Triumph Lyubertsy becomes Zenit St Petersburg.
    4. ↑ «Триумф» будет выступать под названием «Зенит» в Санкт-Петербурге; Championat.ru, 18 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014

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