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BC Minsk

Professional basketball team in Minsk, Belarus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Basketball Club Minsk (Belarusian: Мінск) is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Minsk, Belarus. They play in the Belarus Premier League and the VTB United League. The team plays its home games at the Minsk Arena.

LeaguesBelarus Premier League
VTB United League
Founded2006; 20 years ago (2006)
HistoryBC Minsk-2006
(2006–2012)
BC Tsmoki-Minsk
(2012–2022)
BC Minsk
(2022–present)
ArenaMinsk Arena
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Minsk
Minsk logo
LeaguesBelarus Premier League
VTB United League
Founded2006; 20 years ago (2006)
HistoryBC Minsk-2006
(2006–2012)
BC Tsmoki-Minsk
(2012–2022)
BC Minsk
(2022–present)
ArenaMinsk Arena
Capacity15,000
LocationMinsk, Belarus
Team colorsNavy, white
   
PresidentYuri Shakola
Head coachRostislav Vergun
Championships11 Belarus Championships
11 Belarus Cups
WebsiteLink (in English)
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Established in 2006 as BC Minsk-2006, the club has been the most successful team in Belarusian basketball. Since 2008, Tsmoki has won every Premier League title. In the 2009–10 season, Tsmoki made its European debut in the FIBA EuroChallenge. Since then, the club has participated in a European competition each season. In 2012, the club adopted its current club name Tsmoki-Minsk.[1]

History

The club was founded in 2006, with the name of BC Minsk-2006. In September 2012, the club changed its name to BC Tsmoki-Minsk.[1] In September 2020, Tsmoki-Minsk qualified for the Basketball Champions League (BCL) for the first time in club history after beating Neptunas in the qualifying final. As such, it became the first ever Belarusian team to play in the competition.[2]

Logos

  • Logo (2019–2022)
    Logo (2019–2022)
  • Logo (2022–present)
    Logo (2022–present)

Players

Current roster

More information Tsmoki-Minsk roster, Players ...
Tsmoki-Minsk roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
SF 3 Belarus Dudu, Benjamin-Pavel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1991-04-29)29 April 1991
SF 4 Belarus Kasko, Daniil 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2004-03-21)21 March 2004
SG 5 Belarus Barysevich, Daniil 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (2001-01-06)6 January 2001
SF 6 Belarus Trastsinetski, Aliaksei 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 40 – (1986-03-02)2 March 1986
F 9 Belarus Hernandez-Zinenko, Darol 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 36 – (1989-11-15)15 November 1989
C 11 Belarus Stubeda, Vadzim 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (2000-06-27)27 June 2000
F 12 Belarus Beliankou, Yauhen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1995-06-11)11 June 1995
G 13 Belarus Karattsou, Maksim 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 28 – (1998-03-13)13 March 1998
F 19 Belarus Vaskautsou, Kiryl 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2003-08-15)15 August 2003
PG 23 Belarus Shcherbakov, Roman 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (2003-10-05)5 October 2003
SG 31 Belarus Stabrouski, Andrei 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1997-12-29)29 December 1997
F 35 Russia Kuzmin, Artem 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1998-10-16)16 October 1998
F 73 Belarus Paraliou, Tsimafei 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1997-01-17)17 January 1997
G 77 Belarus Bliznyuk, Uladzislau 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1999-01-08)8 January 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Wojciech Walich
  • Hungary Aliaksei Sukhavetski
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: March 14, 2022
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Notable players

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Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • 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
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
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Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Belarusian Cup Regional competitions European competitions
2006–07 1 Premier League 4th
2007–08 1 Premier League 3rd Third place
2008–09 1 Premier League 1st Champion
2009–10 1 Premier League 1st Champion 3 EuroChallengeRS2–4
2010–11 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United LeagueRS4–6 3 EuroChallengeQR0–1–1
2011–12 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United LeagueRS1–15 3 EuroChallengeRS3–3
2012–13 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United LeagueRS3–15 3 EuroChallengeT165–7
2013–14 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United LeagueRS4–14 3 EuroChallengeQF8–6
2014–15 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League15th7–23 3 EuroChallengeRS2–4
2015–16 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League12th9–21 3 FIBA Europe CupR328–4
2016–17 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League12th5–19 3 Champions LeagueQR22–2
4 FIBA Europe CupR28–4
2017–18 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League9th8–16 3 Champions LeagueQR32–1–1
4 FIBA Europe CupR167–1–6
2018–19 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League14th4–22 3 Champions LeagueQR11–1
4 FIBA Europe CupRS3–3
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Honours and distinctions

Domestic competitions

**Champions (16): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
  • Belarusian Basketball Cup
**Champions (14): (14) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Individual Player & Coach awards

Best Belarusian Basketball Coach

References

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