BC Samara
| BC Samara | |||
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| Leagues | Russian Super League | ||
| Founded | 1976 | ||
| History | BC Azot Tolyatti (1976–1977) BC Stroitel Kuybyshev (1977–1991) BC Stroitel Samara (1991–1994) BC Samara (1994–2002) CSK VVS Samara (2002–2010) BC Samara SGEU (2011–2014) BC Samara (2014–present) | ||
| Arena | MTL Arena | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Location | Samara, Russia | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Orange | ||
| President | Kamo Poghosyan | ||
| Head coach | Sergey Zozulin | ||
| Championships | 1 FIBA EuroCup Challenge | ||
| Website | bcsamara.com | ||
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BC Samara (Russian: БК Самара) is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Samara, Russia. The club was formally patronized by the Russian Air Force (VVS).
History
BC Samara was a silver medalist (runner-up) of the Russian Super League 1 in 1992, and a 3-time bronze medalist (third-place finisher), in the years 1993, 1997, and 1998. In the 2006–07 season, Samara won the championship of the European-wide 4th tier-level league, the FIBA EuroCup.
The team could not participate in the 2009–10 Russian Super League 1 season, due to bankruptcy, and it thus was replaced in the league by Krasnye Krylya Samara.
Honours
- Champions (1): 2006–07
Arena
The club plays its home games at the 3,500 seat MTL Arena.
Notable players
Sergei Chikalkin (1996–98, 2008–10)
Milan Preković (2001–02)- Aleksandar Čubrilo (2001–02)
- Bojan Obradović (2001–02)
Brian Patrick Williams (2001–02)- Joseph Jay Wylie (2001–02)
- James Wade (2004)
- Omar Cook (2006–07)
- Kelvin Gibbs (2006–07)
Georgios Diamantopoulos (2006–07)- Nikita Shabalkin (2006–07)
- Sam Clancy, Jr. (2008–09)
Andrew Sullivan (2008–09)
Notable coaches
External links
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