BC Budivelnyk
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| Nickname | Konstruktor (Constructor) Stroitel (Builder) | ||
| Leagues | Ukrainian SuperLeague | ||
| Founded | 1945 | ||
| History | SKIF Kiev (1945–1962) Budivelnyk Kyiv (1962–present) | ||
| Arena | Kiev Sports Palace (capacity: 7,000) | ||
| Location | Kiev, Ukraine | ||
| Team colors | Yellow, Blue, Navy | ||
| President |  Bohdan Guliamov | ||
| Head coach | Vitaliy Cherniy | ||
| Championships | 1 Soviet Championship 8 Ukrainian Championships 3 Ukrainian Cups | ||
| Website | budivelnyk.ua | ||
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BC Budivelnyk (in Ukrainian: Будівельник Київ) is a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kiev. The club is currently playing in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague and the Eurocup internationally. Budivelnyk is owned and operated by the banking and investing company PrivatBank.
History
Founded in the club's current form in 1962, the club was one of the leading clubs in Soviet League basketball. It was formed out of another team from Kiev, SKIF, that was originally established in 1945. The team was established as a team of the Republican Trade Union Volunteer Sport Society Avanhard, under sponsorship of the local municipal building company Kyivmiskbud-4 (Kyiv-City-Construction-4). In Soviet times, the team played at the 7,000 seat Kiev Sports Palace. The team won the Soviet League in 1989, and the Ukrainian League six times.
Following the team's long period of success, a period of time in which the team declined ensued, and it was relegated to the lower Ukrainian division, due to financial problems. However, in 2006, the team was rescued by a group of businessmen who invested considerable resources into it, thus allowing it to return to the top league of Ukrainian basketball. Within two years, the team once again became one of the strongest teams in the Ukraine, finishing second in the Ukrainian National League.
In March 2010, the management of Budivelnyk held a joint press conference with the CEO and President of Euroleague Basketball Company, Jordi Bertomeu, announcing that they might join the Euroleague in the next few years. Eventually, a wildcard was conceded to the team for the 2013–14 Euroleague.
Name
The original team played under the name of SKIF, from 1945 to 1962. The current team plays under the current name since 1962. The team's name means "Builder" in Ukrainian. The team is nicknamed as, "Konstruktor" (Constructor) and "Stroitel" (Russian for "Builder").
Arena
BC Budivelnyk play their home games at Kiev Sport Palace. It was built in 1960 and it has capacity of 7,000 seats.
Honors
- Soviet Union League (1):
Gold – 1989
Silver - 1965, 1966, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982
Bronze – 1962, 1964, 1970, 1974, 1983, 1984, 1990
- Soviet Union Cup (0):
- Runner Up - 1969, 1972
- Ukrainian SuperLeague (9):
- Ukrainian Cup (3):
- Winner – 2012, 2014, 2015
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | Ukrainian Cup | VTB United | European competitions |
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| 2004–05 | 1 | SuperLeague | 7 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – |
| 2005–06 | 1 | SuperLeague | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| 2006–07 | 1 | SuperLeague | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| 2007–08 | 1 | SuperLeague | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| 2008–09 | 1 | UBL | 2 | Runner-up | Winner[A] | – | – |
| 2009–10 | 1 | SuperLeague | 1 | Runner-up | Semifinalist | – | – |
| 2010–11 | 1 | SuperLeague | 1 | Champion | – | – | 2 Eurocup – Quarterfinalist |
| 2011–12 | 1 | SuperLeague | 2 | Fourth place | Winner | Group stage | – |
| 2012–13 | 1 | SuperLeague | 1 | Champion | – | – | 2 Eurocup – Semifinalist |
| 2013–14 | 1 | SuperLeague | 2 | Champion | Winner | – | 1 Euroleague – Regular season |
| 2 Eurocup – Quarterfinalist | |||||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | SuperLeague | 2 | Third place | Winner | – | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | SuperLeague | 2 | Runner-up | – | – | |
- ^ UBL Cup tournament.
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Michailas Anisimovas | Konstantin Anikienko | |
| PF | Olexandr Tischenko | Artur Drozdov | |
| SF | Sergyi Gorbenko | ||
| SG | Alexandr Nerush | ||
| PG | Stephen Alexander | Andriy Lebedintsev |
Notable players
- To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Played at least one season for the club.
- 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.
- To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.
External links
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