BC Nizhny Novgorod
| BC Nizhny Novgorod | |||
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| Leagues |
VTB United League EuroCup |
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| Founded | 2000 | ||
| History |
NBA Nizhny Novgorod (2001–2009) BC Nizhny Novgorod (2009–present) |
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| Arena | CEC Nagorny | ||
| Capacity | 5,600 | ||
| Location | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | ||
| Team colors | Black, White |
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| President | Dmitri Svatkovskiy | ||
| Head coach | Artūrs Štālbergs | ||
| Website | nn-basket.ru | ||
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BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: БК «Нижний Новгород») is a Russian professional basketball club from the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The team participates in the VTB United League and EuroCup.
Basketball club Nizhny Novgord is the only professional men's basketball team in Nizhny Novgorod and the region. It was founded in 2000 on the basis of the team of the Volzhsky Engineer-Pedagogical Institute (VIPI). It played in the Russian Third Division. Alexander Khairetdinov became the general director, main coach and doctor. In the 2001/2002 season the club was named Nizhegorodsky Basketball Academy, or NBA.
Since then it had changed several names: NBA (2001-2002), NBA-Seti-NN (2002-2004), NBA-Telma (2004-2006). After the 2005/2006 season the team entered the Superleague B and was called NBA-Nizhny Novgorod.
Two seasons in the Superleague B were quite successful for NBA-NN, with the 5th and the 6th places. In 2008/09 the team had all the chances to become one of the three medallists in the Russian championship, but due to many injuries in the end of the season it did not happen, and the team finished only the 7th.
In October 2008 there were changes in the management. The new Minister for Investment Policies of Nizhny Novgorod region, Olympic champion Dmitri Svatkovskiy became the President of the club. Sergei Panov – the twelve times champion of Russia, Euroleague champion, silver medallist of the World and European championships – became the general manager. Serbian coach Zoran Lukic was appointed head coach. With Alexander Khairetdinov remaining general director.
Before the season 2009/2010 the management worked hard on the players selection ending with the entire changes to the team roster. Experienced professionals such as Nikolay Sukhorukov, Dmitry Dogadin, Evgeny Chernyavsky, Alexander Pustogvar, as well as young, but perspective players: Alexander Pushkon, Ivan Shamov, Andrey Voron were invited to join the team. Universiade 2009 silver medallist Dmitry Golovin and ex-member of the youth CSKA team Dmitry Kulagin were also offered contracts. Aleksander Zaykin and Oleg Baranov from the previous roster remained in the club. Ex-Nizhny Novgorod captain Lev Zorin took an administrative post in the club. Beside this the club changed its name to BC Nizhny Novgorod (BCNN).
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