BC UNICS
| UNICS Kazan | |
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| UNICS Kazan logo | |
| Leagues | Russian Basketball Super League |
| Founded | 1991 |
| History | 1991 - present |
| Arena | Basket Hall Arena (capacity 7500) |
| Location | Kazan, Russia |
| Team colors | Green and White |
| President | Yevgeny Borisovich Bogachev |
| Head coach | Antanas Sireika |
| Championships | 1 Russian Cup (2003) 1 North European Basketball League (NEBL) (2003) 1 Euroleague FIBA (2004) |
| Website | www.unics.ru |
UNICS Kazan is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia playing in the Russian Basketball Super League. Their home arena is Basket Hall Arena. The Club was founded in 1991 and began its appearance at the lowest of leagues. In 1997 it was promoted to the Russian Basketball Super League 'A', the top Russian league. A year later Yevgeny Borisovich Bogachev, the chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Tatarstan, became the President of the club.
Achievements
- 1997-98 - Superleague A - 5th; Korac Cup - preliminary round;
- 1998-99 - Superleague A - 5th; Saporta Cup - 1/16 finals;
- 1999-2000 - Superleague A - 3rd; Korac Cup - 1/16 finals (lost to the Cup finalist);
- 2000-01 - Superleague A - 2nd; Saporta Cup - 1/2 finals (lost to the Cup winner);
- 2001-02 - Superleague A - 2nd; Saporta Cup - 1/4 finals (lost to the Cup winner);
- 2002-03 - Superleague A - 3rd; Russian Cup - Winner; FIBA Champions Cup - 1/4 finals; NEBL - Winner;
- 2003-04 - Superleague A - 2nd; Russian Cup - 1/2 finals; Euroleague FIBA - Winner;
- 2004-05 - Superleague A - 3rd; Russian Cup - Finals; Euroleague FIBA - 1/4 finals;
- 2005-06 - Superleague A - 4th; Russian Cup - 1/2 finals; ULEB Cup - 1/8 finals;
- 2006-07 - Superleague A - 2nd; Russian Cup - Finals; ULEB Cup - 1/2 finals (lost to the Cup winner);
Notable Russian Players
- Ruslan Avleev (1997-01, 2004-06);
- Petr Samoylenko (1998-07);
- Anton Yudin (1999-03, 2004-06);
- Evgenii Pashutin (2000-02);
- Valentin Kubrakov (2000-02, 2003-04);
- Igor Kudelin (2002-03, 2006-07);
- Sergei Chikalkin (2002-03, 2005-07);
- Andrei Fetisov (2002-03);
- Alexander Miloserdov (2003-05; 2006-07);
- Sergei Toporov (2004-06);
- Vadim Panin (2006-07);
- Dmitriy Sokolov (2006-07);
Notable Foreign Players
- Anthony Bonner (2001-02)
- Damir Mršić (2002-03)
- Dickey Simpkins (2002-03)
- Eurelijus Žukauskas (2002-04)
- Kebu Stewart (2002-03)
- Chris Anstey (2003-05)
- Martin Müürsepp (2003-04; 2005-06)
- Saulius Stombergas (2003-04; 2005-07)
- Kaspars Kambala (2004-05)
- Paul Shirley (2004-05)
- Shammond Williams (2004-05)
- Travis Best (2005-06)
- Ksystof Lavrinovic (2005-07)
- Samaki Walker (2005-06)
- Mateen Cleaves (2006-07)
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