Khimki BC

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Khimki BC

Leagues

Russian Basketball Super League
ULEB Cup

Founded

1997

History

1997 - present

Arena

Novator
(capacity 3500)

Location

Khimki, Moscow Region, Russia

Team colors

Blue and Yellow

President

Alexei Boudounkov

Head coach

Kestutis Kemzura

Championships

Website

http://eng.bckhimki.ru

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Khimki Basketball Club is a Russian basketball team based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast, Russia. The club's first team participates in the Russian Basketball Super League and also, the ULEB Cup.

[edit] History

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 Russian Super League. The following year, Khimki positioned itself among the top 10 clubs in the nation, guaranteeing a passport to the European Korac Cup, where they beat the champions of Turkey, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria. The team remained in a middle position in the Russian league until 2002/03, when it made an improvement and the team got the fourth place, demonstrating an excellent style of game. During the years, the society provided to make the roster even stronger, engaging some international star players such as Gianmarco Pozzecco, Óscar Torres and Ruben Wolkowyski. BC Khimki can be considered one of most important basketball clubs in all of Russia, in addition the team participated several times in recent years with continental tournaments like EuroCup and ULEB Cup. In 2006, Khimki, playing in the final against Joventut Badalona, became finalist of EuroCup.

BC Khimki БК Химки
6	Aleksei Savkov	Point guard
7	Vitali Fridzon	Small forward/Shooting guard
8	Vladimir Diatchok	Small forward
9	Sergej Krasnkikov	Small forward
12	Vladimir Veremeenko	Power forward
13	Mike Wilkinson	Power forward
15	Teemu Rannikko	Point guard
16	Nikita Shabalkin	Power forward
18	Anton Ponkrashov	Point guard/Shooting guard
21	Kelly McCarty	Small forward
25	Timofey Mozgov	Center
29	Nikita Morgunov	Center
30	Maciej Lampe	Power forward
32	Daniel Ewing	Shooting guard/Point guard
33	Pat Burke	Center

[edit] External links

Official Site

Russian Super League 2007-08

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ULEB Cup 2007-08

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Champion
DKV Joventut

Runner-up
Akasvayu Girona

Third place Dynamo Moscow | Fourth place Galatasaray Café Crown

Eliminated after Eighthfinals:
Artland Dragons • Hemofarm • BC Kyiv • Gran Canaria • Khimki • Lukoil Academic • Red Star • Zadar

Eliminated after Sixteenth Finals:
ASVEL Villeurbanne • Asco Śląsk Wrocław • Azovmash Mariupol • Benetton Treviso • BK Ventspils • ČEZ Nymburk • Elan Chalon • Hapoel Jerusalem • KK Bosna • KK Budućnost • Köln 99ers • Allianz Swans Gmunden • Telindus Oostende • Triumph Lyubertsy • Türk Telekom

Regular Season
Group A • Group B • Group C • Group D • Group E • Group F • Group G • Group H • Group I

Eliminated after Regular Season:
ALBA Berlin • Antwerp Giants • Anwil Wloclawek • ASK Riga • BC Kalev/Cramo • UPIM Bologna • Benetton Fribourg • CSU Asesoft • D. Bank Skyliners • EiffelTowers • FMP • Guildford Heat • Hanzevast Capitals • Hapoel Galil Elyon • Ludwigsburg • Ovarense Aerosoles • Panellinios GS • Pau-Orthez • Šiauliai • Spirou Charleroi • Strasbourg