BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russian: БК Зенит Санкт Петербург), formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, since 2014. The club competes domestically in the VTB United League, and competed in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | |||
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| Leagues | VTB United League EuroLeague (suspended) | ||
| Founded | 2014 | ||
| History | List
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| Arena | KSK Arena | ||
| Capacity | 7,120 | ||
| Location | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Main sponsor | Gazprom | ||
| General manager | Alexander Tsirkoniy | ||
| Head coach | Xavi Pascual | ||
| Ownership | Gazprom | ||
| Championships | 1 VTB League 1 Russian Cup 2 VTB League Supercup | ||
| Website | bc-zenit.com | ||
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Their home court is Sibur Arena. The club is sponsored by Gazprom. Since the team moved to Saint Petersburg in 2014, the team is a part of the multi-sports club Zenit, of which the football club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, is also a part.[2] Alexander Tserkovny is a general manager of the club since July 16, 2018.
History
editDynamo Moscow
editThe club was originally established in 2003, under the name BC Dynamo Moscow Region, and registered into the Russian Superleague A.[citation needed]
Triumph Lyubertsy
editIn 2007, the basketball club of Dynamo Moscow Region disbanded and became the newly reformed club of BC Triumph Lyubertsy Moscow Region. Triumph Lyubertsy retained all the records of the Dynamo Moscow Region club, through the acquisition of the club's rights.[citation needed] In the 2013–14 season, Triumph reached the final of the EuroChallenge, in which it lost to Reggio Emilia by a score of 65–79.[3]
Zenit
edit2014-2019
editIn July 2014, the club announced it was relocating from Lyubertsy to Saint Petersburg, and was changing its name to BC Zenit Saint Petersburg. The club retained the rights of BC Triumph Lyubertsy,[4] and also its place in both the VTB United League and the EuroCup.[5] Meanwhile, the club tried to retain a second club in Lyubertsy, that would compete in the Russian Super League 1.[6] As a result, the basketball club became a section of the Zenit sports club, which already contained Zenit FC, a football club.[citation needed]
The team finished fifth in the 2014–15 season, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In 2016, Zenit moved from the Sibur Arena to the Yubileyni Arena. In the following four seasons, Zenit qualified for the semi-finals every time, but never reached the league finals.[citation needed]
On 27 June 2019, EuroLeague Basketball awarded Zenit a wild card for the 2019–20 EuroLeague.[7] This would mark Zenit's debut in the highest European tier.[citation needed]
2020-present
editIn early 2022, in light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, American-Puerto Rican Shabazz Napier left the team.[8] Also leaving the team were Americans Billy Baron, Alex Poythress, Conner Frankamp, Tyson Carter, Jordan Mickey, and Jordan Loyd, as well as Lithuanians Arturas Gudaitis and Mindaugas Kuzminskas, and Polish player Mateusz Ponitka.[9]
On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
On June 5, 2022 BC Zenit has become VTB United League champion beating CSKA Moscow in 7 games.[10]
Arenas
editWhen the club moved to St. Petersburg, they first played their home games at the 7,120 seat Sibur Arena.[11] They then moved to the newly renovated 7,000 seat[12] Yubileyni Arena.[13] When the club was previously based in Lyubertsy, they played their home games at the 4,000 seat[14][15] Triumph Sports Palace arena.
| Arenas | |||
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| Arena | City | Capacity | Tenure |
| Triumph Sports Palace | Lyubertsy | 4,000 | 2003–2014 |
| KSK Arena | Saint Petersburg | 7,120 | 2014–present |
| Yubileyny Sports Palace | Saint Petersburg | 7,000 | 2016–present |
Honours
editDomestic competitions
edit- VTB United League
- Winners (1): 2021–22
- VTB United League Supercup
- Winners (2): 2022, 2023
- Russian Cup
- Winners (1): 2024
European competitions
edit- FIBA Europe Conference North
- Winners (2): 2004, 2005
- FIBA EuroCup Challenge
- Runner-up (1): 2005
- FIBA EuroChallenge
Other competitions
edit- Vladimir Kondrashin and Alexander Belov Tournament
- Winners (2): 2021, 2022.
Season by season
edit| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Russian Cup | European competitions | ||||||||||
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| Dynamo Moscow Region | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 1 | Superliga A | 6th | ||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 1 | Superliga A | 7th | ||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 1 | Superliga A | 6th | ||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 1 | Superliga A | 6th | ||||||||||||
| Triumph Lyubertsy | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 1 | Superliga A | 4th | 2 ULEB Cup | RS | ||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 1 | Superliga A | 5th | 3 EuroChallenge | 3rd | ||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | Superliga А | 6th | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | PBL | 10th | 3 EuroChallenge | QR | ||||||||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | PBL | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | 3rd | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | PBL | 5th | 2 Eurocup | EF | ||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | United League | 5th | Quarterfinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | RU | |||||||||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | United League | 5th | Second qualifying round | 2 Eurocup | EF | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | United League | 3rd | Runner-up | 2 Eurocup | EF | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | United League | 3rd | 2 EuroCup | QF | ||||||||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | United League | 3rd | 2 EuroCup | QF | ||||||||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | United League | 4th | First round | 2 EuroCup | T16 | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | United League | 6th | — | 1 EuroLeague | 18th place | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | United League | 3rd | 1 EuroLeague | QF | ||||||||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | United League | 1st | Supercup Runner-up | 1 EuroLeague | SP | |||||||||
Players
editCurrent roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
| Zenit Saint Petersburg roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Depth chart
edit| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Alex Poythress | Vince Hunter | Egor Ryzhov | |
| PF | Omari Spellman | Andrey Vorontsevich | ||
| SF | Dwayne Bacon | Georgy Zhbanov | Igor Volkhin | |
| SG | Xavier Moon | Sergey Karasev | ||
| PG | Trent Frazier | Denis Zakharov | Aleksandr Shcherbenev |
Notable players
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Head coaches
edit| Head coaches | |||
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| Name | Nationality | Tenure | Trophies |
| Evgeny Kovalenko | 2003—2005 | ||
| Aleksandr Vasin | 2005 | ||
| Rūtenis Paulauskas | 2005—2007 | ||
| Dmitry Shakulin | 2007 | ||
| Stanislav Yeryomin | 2007—2010 | ||
| Valdemaras Chomičius | 2010–2012 | ||
| Vasily Karasev | 2012–2018 | ||
| Joan Plaza | 2018–2020 | ||
| Xavi Pascual | 2020–present | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "EuroLeague suspended Russian teams". basketnews.com.
- ^ "What does Zenit's new basketball team mean for the football club?". russianfootballnews.com. 21 November 2014.
- ^ Triumph Lyubertsy - BC Emilia : 65:79 (Match report) ScoresPro.com
- ^ "Club profile: Zenit St Petersburg". EuroCup Basketball. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014.
- ^ "Triumph Lyubertsy becomes Zenit St Petersburg". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.[dead link]
- ^ «Триумф» будет выступать под названием «Зенит» в Санкт-Петербурге; Championat.ru, 18 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014
- ^ "ECA Board approves proposed team lists for 2019-20, discusses future". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ Cohen, Alexander (February 28, 2022). "Shabazz Napier returns to U.S. from Saint Petersburg". www.basketballnews.com.
- ^ "Guerre en Ukraine : ces joueurs étrangers qui n'ont pas quitté les équipes russes engagées en Euroleague | Basket Europe". March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Zenit beats CSKA in Game 7 and wins its first VTB League title". eurohoops.net. 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ "ГЛАВНАЯ АРЕНА {{in lang|ru}}". Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Спортивный комплекс "Юбилейный"". www.yubi.ru.
- ^ "Баскетбольный клуб "Зенит"". Zenit Basketball Club.
- ^ "Triumph Sports Palace". bgbasket.com.
- ^ Triumph Sports Palace Capacity: 4 000.