BC Donetsk
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| Nickname | Tigers | ||
| Leagues |
Ukrainian SuperLeague VTB United League Eurocup |
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| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Folded | 2014 | ||
| History |
BC Donetsk (2006-present) |
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| Arena |
SH "Druzhba" (capacity: 4,700 seats) |
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| Location | Donetsk, Ukraine | ||
| Team colors | Orange and black |
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| President |
 Sergei Dyadechko |
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| Championships |
1 Ukrainian SuperLeague 2012 1 Ukrainian Second League 2008 1 Ukrainian Third League 2007 |
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| Website | bc.donetsk.ua | ||
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BC Donetsk was a Ukrainian professional basketball club, based in Donetsk. The team played in the Ukrainian SuperLeague. The mascot of the team was a tiger, and this also appeared on their team logo; and "The Tigers" was also the team nickname.
In Soviet times, there was one professional basketball team in Donetsk, called Shakhtyor (which translates as Miners in English). It had built a reputation as a highly competitive team. In the years following Ukrainian independence, the Miners finished second in the country on one occasion and third place another season, and played 24 games in the Euro cup championships.
In 2006, a new club - BC Donetsk was founded to continue the basketball traditions of the Donbass. The initiator and the founder of a new club was Valery Plekhanov, who also became its coach, and started playing in the Ukrainian First League, which is the third highest league in Ukraine. In their first season (2006–07), the team finished first, going undefeated at 34-0, and was promoted to the Ukrainian Higher League, which is the second highest league in the country. At that season (2007–08) the team finished 53-3, one of the leaders of the team Konstantin Galenkin was announced as the best center forward of the tournament. As a result of its successful season, BC "Donetsk" was promoted to the Ukrainian Basketball Super League. In the same season the team finally found a sponsor: Sergei Dyadechko, who also became the president of the club. Even though just promoted, the team received a wild card to play in the EuroChallenge 2008–09. The person who helped BC Donetsk to get its wild card was Sergei Bubka.
Before the start of the 2008–09 season a new coach was hired to lead a team, Olympic champion Igors Miglinieks. Also to reinforce the team before new season, some members the national teams of Ukraine, Belarus and Puerto Rico were signed by BC Donetsk.
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