BC_Tsmoki-Minsk
BC Minsk
Professional basketball team in Minsk, Belarus
Basketball Club Minsk (Belarusian: Мінск) is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Minsk, Belarus. They play in the Belarus Premier League and the VTB United League. The team plays its home games at the Minsk Arena.
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| Leagues | Belarus Premier League VTB United League | ||
| Founded | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) | ||
| History | BC Minsk-2006 (2006–2012) BC Tsmoki-Minsk (2012–2022) BC Minsk (2022–present) | ||
| Arena | Minsk Arena | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Location | Minsk, Belarus | ||
| Team colors | Navy, white | ||
| President | Yuri Shakola | ||
| Head coach | Rostislav Vergun | ||
| Championships | 11 Belarus Championships 11 Belarus Cups | ||
| Website | Link (in English) | ||
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Established in 2006 as BC Minsk-2006, the club has been the most successful team in Belarusian basketball. Since 2008, Tsmoki has won every Premier League title. In the 2009–10 season, Tsmoki made its European debut in the FIBA EuroChallenge. Since then, the club has participated in a European competition each season. In 2012, the club adopted its current club name Tsmoki-Minsk.[1]
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The club was founded in 2006, with the name of BC Minsk-2006. In September 2012, the club changed its name to BC Tsmoki-Minsk.[1] In September 2020, Tsmoki-Minsk qualified for the Basketball Champions League (BCL) for the first time in club history after beating Neptunas in the qualifying final. As such, it became the first ever Belarusian team to play in the competition.[2]
- Logo (2019–2022)
- Logo (2022–present)
Current roster
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belarusian Cup | Regional competitions | European competitions | ||||
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| 2006–07 | 1 | Premier League | 4th | |||||||
| 2007–08 | 1 | Premier League | 3rd | Third place | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | 3 EuroChallenge | RS | 2–4 | |||
| 2010–11 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | RS | 4–6 | 3 EuroChallenge | QR | 0–1–1 |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | RS | 1–15 | 3 EuroChallenge | RS | 3–3 |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | RS | 3–15 | 3 EuroChallenge | T16 | 5–7 |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | RS | 4–14 | 3 EuroChallenge | QF | 8–6 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 15th | 7–23 | 3 EuroChallenge | RS | 2–4 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 12th | 9–21 | 3 FIBA Europe Cup | R32 | 8–4 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 12th | 5–19 | 3 Champions League | QR2 | 2–2 |
| 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R2 | 8–4 | ||||||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 9th | 8–16 | 3 Champions League | QR3 | 2–1–1 |
| 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R16 | 7–1–6 | ||||||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 14th | 4–22 | 3 Champions League | QR1 | 1–1 |
| 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | 3–3 | ||||||||
- Belarusian Premier League
- Champions (14): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Теперь мы будем называться "Цмокi-Мінск"! Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Official club website. 14 September 2012 (in Russian).
- "Keravnos and Tsmoki-Minsk earn maiden trips to BCL Regular Season". Basketball Champions League. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- Official website (in Russian)
- Official website (in English)
- Eurobasket.com page
- VTB United League team page