BC Khimki

Khimki Moscow Region
Khimki Moscow Region logo
Nickname	Yellow-Blues
Leagues	PBL VTB United League Euroleague
Founded	1997
History	1997 - Present
Arena	Basketball Center Of Moscow Region (capacity: 6,000)
Location	Khimki, Moscow Oblast Region, Russia
Team colors	Blue and Yellow
President	Alexei Bodounkov
Head coach	Sergio Scariolo
Championships	Russian Cups (1): 2008
Website	bckhimki.ru
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Basketball Club Khimki Moscow Region (in Russian: баскетбольный клуб Химки Моско́вской о́бласти), also known as BC Khimki, Khimki BC, or Khimki Moscow Region, is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast Region, Russia. The club's first team participates in the VTB United League, the PBL, and also the Euroleague.

History

BC Khimki is considered to be one of the most important basketball clubs in all of Russia. The team was founded on January 5, 1997, and won the first seasons' championship of its regional league, taking the opportunity to earn a place in the Russian Superleague A. The following year, Khimki positioned itself among the top 10 basketball clubs in the nation of Russia, guaranteeing a place in the European cup competition, the Korać Cup.

The team remained in a middle position in the Russian Super League until the 2002-03 season. That year the club made an improvement and the team finished in fourth place in the Russian Super League, demonstrating an excellent style of game. During the subsequent years, the Russian high society behind the club decided to make the roster even stronger, by signing players such as Gianmarco Pozzecco, Óscar Torres and Ruben Wolkowyski.

The team has participated several times in recent years in continental tournaments like the EuroChallenge and the ULEB Eurocup. In 2006, Khimki played in the EuroChallenge's championship game against Joventut Badalona. Khimki won the Russian Cup in 2008 and played in the ULEB Eurocup championship game in 2009.

Titles and honors

• EuroChallenge Finalist: (2006)
• 1 Russian Cup: (2008)
• Eurocup Finalist: (2009)

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Reserve
C	Benjamin Eze	Alexei Savrasenko
PF	Krešimir Lončar	Fedor Dmitriev
SF	Sergei Monia	Vitaly Fridzon	Vadim Panin
SG	Keith Langford	Thomas Kelati
PG	Raúl López	Zoran Planinić	Vyacheslav Zaytsev

Notable players

Nikita Morgunov Vladimir Veremeenko Vasili Karasev Pavel Podkolzin Alexey Shved Aleksandr Dedushkin Alexander Petrenko Vitaly Fridzon Nikita Shabalkin Anton Ponkrashov Timofey Mozgov Sergei Karaulov

Jérôme Moïso Pat Burke Ademola Okulaja Gianmarco Pozzecco Ratko Varda Maciej Lampe Teemu Rannikko Raúl López Jorge Garbajosa Carlos Cabezas Robertas Javtokas

Milt Palacio Óscar Torres Rubén Wolkowyski Carlos Delfino Clay Tucker Daniel Ewing Melvin Booker Mike Wilkinson Kelly McCarty Keith Langford

Notable coaches

• Sergio Scariolo

External links

• Official Site
• Euroleague.net Team Profile