BC Samara
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|---|---|
| color1 | white |
| color2 | #0047AB |
| color3 | orange |
| name | BC Samara |
| logo | BC Samara 2022 logo.png |
| logo_size | 190px |
| history | |
| leagues | VTB United League |
| founded | |
| arena | Ice Sports Palace |
| capacity | 4,713 |
| location | Samara, Russia |
| colors | Blue, Orange |
| | president | Kamo Poghosyan | | coach | Vladislav Konovalov | | championships | 1 FIBA EuroCup Challenge1 Russian Cup | | website | bcsamara.com | | h_pattern_b | _thinbluesides | | h_body | FFFFFF | | h_shorts | FFFFFF | | a_pattern_b | _thinwhitesides | | a_body | 0000FF | | a_shorts | 0000FF | ::
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BC Samara () is a Russian professional basketball team based in Samara.
History
BC Samara (1976–2002)
Club was founded in Tolyatti as BC Azot. Club was a silver medalist of the Russian Super League 1 in 1992, and a 3-time bronze medalist, 1993, 1997, and 1998.
CSK VVS (1992–2002)
Another club from Samara was formally patronized by the Russian Air Force (VVS). After the collapse of Soviet Union, most of the staff of basketball club SKA Alma-Ata and basketball players along with coach moved to Samara and new club "CSK VVS" was founded. The club was registered in the first edition of Russian basketball league.
In 1997, after bankruptcy, club was moved to Tula, Russia and founded as Arsenal Tula.
CSK VVS - Samara (2002–2010)
In 2002, CSK VVS was refounded and merged with BC Samara, to form a new club called "CSK VVS - Samara". In the 2006–07 season, this club won the championship of the European-wide 4th tier-level league, the FIBA EuroCup.
However, CSK VVS- Samara went bankrupt in 2009 and team could not participate in the 2009–10 Russian Super League 1 season. Thus, it was replaced in the league by Krasnye Krylya Samara.
BC Samara (2012–present)
In 2012, CSK VVS - Samara was refounded as "Samara SGEU" and in 2014 club got back its old name "Samara". BC Samara won Russian Super League 1 twice in season 2018-19 and 2020-21.
In 2022 BC Samara joined VTB United League.
Honours
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FIBA EuroCup Challenge :Champions (1): 2006–07
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Russian Basketball Super League :Champions (2): 2018–19, 2020-21
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Russian Cup :Champions (2): 2019–20, 2021-22
Logos
BC Samara logo.png|Logo (until 2019) BC Samara 2022 logo.png|Logo (2019–present)
Players
Current roster
| head_coach =
- RUS Vladislav Konovalov | asst_coach =
- RUS Igor Grachev
- RUS Ilya Loktionov
- RUS Dmitry Bazarevich | roster_url = https://bcsamara.com/team/ | accessdate = December 20, 2025
Notable players
- RUS Sergei Chikalkin (1996–98, 2008–10)
- SRB Milan Preković (2001–02)
- SRB Aleksandar Čubrilo (2001–02)
- USA Joe Wylie (2001–02)
- GEO Giorgi Tsintsadze (2004–05)
- USA James Wade (2004)
- USA Omar Cook (2006–07)
- USA Kelvin Gibbs (2006–07)
- GRE Georgios Diamantopoulos (2006–07)
- RUS Nikita Shabalkin (2006–07)
- USA Sam Clancy, Jr. (2008–09)
- UK Andrew Sullivan (2008–09)
- NGA Ikechukwu Nwamu (2021)
- USA Malcolm Thomas (2022–present)
Head coaches
- RUS Sergei Bazarevich (2005–06, 2022–present)
- RUS Valeri Tikhonenko (2005–09)
References
References
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