BC Khimki Moscow
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| Nickname | Yellow-Blues | |||
| Leagues |
VTB United League EuroLeague |
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| Founded | 5 January 1997 | |||
| History |
BC Khimki (1997–Present) |
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| Arena |
Khimki Basketball Center (VTB United League) Mytishchi Arena (EuroLeague) |
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| Capacity | 6,000 8,000 |
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| Location | Khimki, Moscow Region, Russia | |||
| Team colors | Blue and Yellow |
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| President | Dmitry Golubkov | |||
| Head coach | Georgios Bartzokas | |||
| Team captain | Sergei Monia | |||
| Championships |
2 EuroCup 1 VTB United League 1 Russian Cup |
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| Website | bckhimki.ru | |||
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BC Khimki (Russian: БК Химки) is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast. The club's first team participates in the EuroLeague and the VTB United League. The club's full official name is BC Khimki Moscow Region.
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 3rd-tier European cup competition, the FIBA Korać Cup. There, the team competed against a group of defeated leaders of the Turkish Super League, YUBA Liga, and Bulgarian League. In those years, the team featured such famous players as guard Sergei Bazarevich, Valery Sizov (Soviet Union national team player) and Russian national team player Vitaly Nosov.
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 Rubén Wolkowyski.
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