BC Budivelnyk

BC Budivelnyk Kyiv (in Ukrainian: Будівельник Київ) is a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club plays in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In June 2018, it was forced to withdraw from the Superleague due to open debts. Two years later, the club returned its activities. The club holds a record ten Ukrainian championships and three Ukrainian Cups, as well as a Soviet championship (1989).

Budivelnyk
NicknameKonstruktor (Constructor)
Budivel'nyk (Builder)
LeaguesUkrainian SuperLeague
Founded1945 (1945)
History
ArenaKyiv Sports Palace
Capacity7,000
LocationKyiv, Ukraine
Team colorsYellow, Blue, Navy
     
Main sponsorPrivatBank
PresidentBohdan Guliamov
Head coachValdemaras Chomičius
OwnershipPrivatBank
Championships1 Soviet Championship
10 Ukrainian Championships
3 Ukrainian Cups
Websitebudivelnyk.ua

Budivelnyk is owned and operated by the banking and investing company PrivatBank.

History

Founded in the club's current form in 1962, the club was one of the leading clubs in Soviet League basketball. It was formed out of another team from Kyiv, SKIF, that was originally established in 1945. The team was established as a team of the Republican Trade Union Volunteer Sport Society Avanhard, under sponsorship of the local municipal building company Kyivmiskbud-4 (Kyiv-City-Construction-4). In Soviet times, the team played at the 7,000 seat Kyiv Sports Palace. The team won the Soviet League in 1989, and the Ukrainian League six times.

Following the team's long period of success, a period of time in which the team declined ensued, and it was relegated to the lower Ukrainian division, due to financial problems. However, in 2006, the team was rescued by a group of businessmen who invested considerable resources into it, thus allowing it to return to the top league of Ukrainian basketball. Within two years, the team once again became one of the strongest teams in the Ukraine, finishing second in the Ukrainian National League.

BC Budivelnyk alternate 1962 logo.

In March 2010, the management of Budivelnyk held a joint press conference with the CEO and President of Euroleague Basketball Company, Jordi Bertomeu, announcing that they might join the EuroLeague in the next few years. Eventually, a wildcard was conceded to the team for the 2013–14 EuroLeague season.

On 21 June 2018, the FBU announced Budivelnyk was not allowed to participate in the Ukrainian Superleague due to debts with their players.[1]

In the 2020 offseason, the Budivelnyk club restarted its activities and signed up for the 2020–21 SuperLeague season.[2] Its transfer ban by the FIBA, which was enforced in 2018, was lifted.[3]

Name

The original team played under the name of SKIF, from 1945 to 1962. The current team plays under the current name since 1962. The team's name means "Builder" in Ukrainian. The team is nicknamed as, "Konstruktor" (Constructor) and "Stroitel" (Russian for "Builder").

Arena
The Kyiv Sports Palace
Main article: Palace of Sports, Kyiv

BC Budivelnyk played their home games at Kyiv Sport Palace. It was built in 1960 and it has capacity of 7,000 seats.

Players

Current roster
Budivelnyk roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PF 1 Panasiuk, Andrii 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 – (2002-07-05)5 July 2002
SG 1 DeVoe, Gabe 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 25 – (1995-12-16)16 December 1995
G 2 Kozhemiakin, Andrii 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 24 – (1996-12-13)13 December 1996
PG 3 Johnson, Reggie 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1994-05-07)7 May 1994
SG 4 Kozlov, Roman 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1990-11-13)13 November 1990
PF 5 Lytvynov, Anton 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 18 – (2002-07-14)14 July 2002
PF 6 Furs, Oleksandr 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1993-07-30)30 July 1993
C 7 Anisimovas, Michailas 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 36 – (1984-10-11)11 October 1984
PF 9 Khyzhniak, Platon 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 21 – (2000-01-13)13 January 2000
PF 10 Gorbenko, Sergiy 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 35 – (1985-07-30)30 July 1985
PG 10 Burtt Jr., Steve 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 36 – (1984-03-07)7 March 1984
PF/C 11 Johnson, Brice 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 – (1994-07-27)27 July 1994
C 13 Zagreba, Serhii 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 26 – (1994-04-02)2 April 1994
SF 77 Otverchenko, Ruslan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 31 – (1990-01-06)6 January 1990
SF 99 Koval, Yurii 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 18 – (2002-03-27)27 March 2002
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 6 January 2021

Honors
Ukrainian Cup Winners (2014)

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Ukrainian Cup Other competitions European competitions
2004–05 1 SuperLeague 7th
2005–06 1 SuperLeague 9th
2006–07 1 SuperLeague 10th
2007–08 1 SuperLeague 10th
2008–09 1 UBL 2nd Winner[lower-alpha 1]
2009–10 1 SuperLeague 2nd Semifinalist
2010–11 1 SuperLeague 1st 1 EuroleagueQR2
2 EurocupQF
2011–12 1 SuperLeague 4th Winner United LeagueRS
2012–13 1 SuperLeague 1st 2 EurocupSF
2013–14 1 SuperLeague 1st Champion 1 EuroleagueRS
2 EurocupQF
2014–15 1 SuperLeague 3rd Champion
2015–16 1 SuperLeague 2nd
2016–17 1 SuperLeague 1st Runner-up
2017–18 1 SuperLeague 5th Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeagueQR2
2018–20
Inactive
2020–21 1 SuperLeague
  1. In the 2008–09 season, Budivelnyk played in the UBL Cup tournament.

Players

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

References
  1. "Київський "Будівельник" не допустили до участі в Суперлізі - Спорт 24". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. "Легендарний київський "Будівельник" близький до відродження Повний текст читайте тут". Glavcom.ua (in Ukrainian).
  3. "Знято трансферний "бан": титулований "Будівельник" виступить у Суперлізі". UNN (in Ukrainian). 7 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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