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BC Zenit Saint Petersburg

BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russian: БК Зенит Санкт Петербург), formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, since 2014. The club competes domestically in the VTB United League, and competed in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

Zenit Saint Petersburg
Zenit Saint Petersburg logo
LeaguesVTB United League
EuroLeague (suspended)
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
History
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  • BC Dynamo Moscow Region
    (2003–2007)
    BC Triumph Lyubertsy
    (2007–2014)
    BC Zenit Saint Petersburg
    (2014–present)
ArenaKSK Arena
Capacity7,120
LocationSaint Petersburg, Russia
Main sponsorGazprom
General managerAlexander Tsirkoniy
Head coachXavi Pascual
OwnershipGazprom
Championships1 VTB League
1 Russian Cup
2 VTB League Supercup
Websitebc-zenit.com

Their home court is Sibur Arena. The club is sponsored by Gazprom. Since the team moved to Saint Petersburg in 2014, the team is a part of the multi-sports club Zenit, of which the football club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, is also a part.[2] Alexander Tserkovny is a general manager of the club since July 16, 2018.

History

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Dynamo Moscow

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The club was originally established in 2003, under the name BC Dynamo Moscow Region, and registered into the Russian Superleague A.[citation needed]

Triumph Lyubertsy

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In 2007, the basketball club of Dynamo Moscow Region disbanded and became the newly reformed club of BC Triumph Lyubertsy Moscow Region. Triumph Lyubertsy retained all the records of the Dynamo Moscow Region club, through the acquisition of the club's rights.[citation needed] In the 2013–14 season, Triumph reached the final of the EuroChallenge, in which it lost to Reggio Emilia by a score of 65–79.[3]

Zenit

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2014-2019

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In July 2014, the club announced it was relocating from Lyubertsy to Saint Petersburg, and was changing its name to BC Zenit Saint Petersburg. The club retained the rights of BC Triumph Lyubertsy,[4] and also its place in both the VTB United League and the EuroCup.[5] Meanwhile, the club tried to retain a second club in Lyubertsy, that would compete in the Russian Super League 1.[6] As a result, the basketball club became a section of the Zenit sports club, which already contained Zenit FC, a football club.[citation needed]

The team finished fifth in the 2014–15 season, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In 2016, Zenit moved from the Sibur Arena to the Yubileyni Arena. In the following four seasons, Zenit qualified for the semi-finals every time, but never reached the league finals.[citation needed]

On 27 June 2019, EuroLeague Basketball awarded Zenit a wild card for the 2019–20 EuroLeague.[7] This would mark Zenit's debut in the highest European tier.[citation needed]

2020-present

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In early 2022, in light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, American-Puerto Rican Shabazz Napier left the team.[8] Also leaving the team were Americans Billy Baron, Alex Poythress, Conner Frankamp, Tyson Carter, Jordan Mickey, and Jordan Loyd, as well as Lithuanians Arturas Gudaitis and Mindaugas Kuzminskas, and Polish player Mateusz Ponitka.[9]

On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

On June 5, 2022 BC Zenit has become VTB United League champion beating CSKA Moscow in 7 games.[10]

Arenas

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The Yubileyny Sports Palace

When the club moved to St. Petersburg, they first played their home games at the 7,120 seat Sibur Arena.[11] They then moved to the newly renovated 7,000 seat[12] Yubileyni Arena.[13] When the club was previously based in Lyubertsy, they played their home games at the 4,000 seat[14][15] Triumph Sports Palace arena.

Arenas
Arena City Capacity Tenure
Triumph Sports Palace Lyubertsy 4,000 2003–2014
KSK Arena Saint Petersburg 7,120 2014–present
Yubileyny Sports Palace Saint Petersburg 7,000 2016–present

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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European competitions

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Other competitions

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Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Russian Cup European competitions
Dynamo Moscow Region
2003–04 1 Superliga A 6th
2004–05 1 Superliga A 7th
2005–06 1 Superliga A 6th
2006–07 1 Superliga A 6th
Triumph Lyubertsy
2007–08 1 Superliga A 4th 2 ULEB Cup RS
2008–09 1 Superliga A 5th 3 EuroChallenge 3rd
2009–10 1 Superliga А 6th Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup RS
2010–11 1 PBL 10th 3 EuroChallenge QR
2011–12 1 PBL 3rd Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallenge 3rd
2012–13 1 PBL 5th 2 Eurocup EF
2013–14 1 United League 5th Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallenge RU
Zenit Saint Petersburg
2014–15 1 United League 5th Second qualifying round 2 Eurocup EF
2015–16 1 United League 3rd Runner-up 2 Eurocup EF
2016–17 1 United League 3rd 2 EuroCup QF
2017–18 1 United League 3rd 2 EuroCup QF
2018–19 1 United League 4th First round 2 EuroCup T16
2019–20 1 United League 6th — 1 EuroLeague 18th place
2020–21 1 United League 3rd 2021–21 1 United League 1st 1 EuroLeague QF
2021–22 1 United League 1st Supercup Runner-up 1 EuroLeague SP

Players

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See also: Category:BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Zenit Saint Petersburg roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 0   Frazier, Trent 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1998-09-08)8 September 1998
G 1   Shcherbenev, Aleksandr 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (2000-10-03)3 October 2000
SG 3   Zakharov, Denis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1993-08-06)6 August 1993
G/F 7   Karasev, Sergey 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-10-26)26 October 1993
C 10   Ryzhov, Egor 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2004-08-28)28 August 2004
SG 12   Zhbanov, Georgy 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-10-10)10 October 1997
SF 13   Volkhin, Igor 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-10-30)30 October 1997
PF 14   Spellman, Omari 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-07-21)21 July 1997
SG 15   Moon, Xavier 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 29 – (1995-01-02)2 January 1995
F/C 22   Poythress, Alex 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1993-09-06)6 September 1993
SF 24   Bacon, Dwayne 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1995-08-30)30 August 1995
F/C 32   Hunter, Vince 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1994-08-05)5 August 1994
PF 33   Vorontsevich, Andrey 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 37 – (1987-07-17)17 July 1987
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Iñigo Zorzano
  •   Diamantis Panagiotopoulos
  •   Maxim Uchaykin
Team manager
  •   Vyacheslav Belgesov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: October 4, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Alex Poythress Egor Ryzhov
PF Omari Spellman Vince Hunter Andrey Vorontsevich
SF Dwayne Bacon Georgy Zhbanov Igor Volkhin
SG Xavier Moon Sergey Karasev
PG Trent Frazier Denis Zakharov Aleksandr Shcherbenev

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

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.

Head coaches

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Head coaches
Name Nationality Tenure Trophies
Evgeny Kovalenko   2003—2005
Aleksandr Vasin   2005
Rūtenis Paulauskas   2005—2007
Dmitry Shakulin   2007
Stanislav Yeryomin   2007—2010
Valdemaras Chomičius   2010–2012
Vasily Karasev   2012–2018
Joan Plaza   2018–2020
Xavi Pascual   2020–present

References

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  1. ^ a b "EuroLeague suspended Russian teams". basketnews.com.
  2. ^ "What does Zenit's new basketball team mean for the football club?". russianfootballnews.com. 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ Triumph Lyubertsy - BC Emilia : 65:79 (Match report) ScoresPro.com
  4. ^ "Club profile: Zenit St Petersburg". EuroCup Basketball. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "Triumph Lyubertsy becomes Zenit St Petersburg". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.[dead link]
  6. ^ «Триумф» будет выступать под названием «Зенит» в Санкт-Петербурге; Championat.ru, 18 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014
  7. ^ "ECA Board approves proposed team lists for 2019-20, discusses future". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  8. ^ Cohen, Alexander (February 28, 2022). "Shabazz Napier returns to U.S. from Saint Petersburg". www.basketballnews.com.
  9. ^ "Guerre en Ukraine : ces joueurs étrangers qui n'ont pas quitté les équipes russes engagées en Euroleague | Basket Europe". March 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Zenit beats CSKA in Game 7 and wins its first VTB League title". eurohoops.net. 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  11. ^ "ГЛАВНАЯ АРЕНА {{in lang|ru}}". Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  12. ^ "Спортивный комплекс "Юбилейный"". www.yubi.ru.
  13. ^ "Баскетбольный клуб "Зенит"". Zenit Basketball Club.
  14. ^ "Triumph Sports Palace". bgbasket.com.
  15. ^ Triumph Sports Palace Capacity: 4 000.
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