BC Odessa

BC Odessa (Ukrainian: баскетбольний клуб "Одеса") is a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Odessa. The club competed in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (UBSL).

BC Odessa
LeaguesSuperLeague
Founded1992
History
ArenaPalace of Sport
Capacity3,500
LocationOdessa, Ukraine
Team colorsBlue, Dark Blue, White
     
Championships4 Ukrainian Championships
2 Ukrainian Cups
1 NEBL Challenge Cup
Websitebcodessa.ua

Established in 1992, Odessa played in the SuperLeague for most of its existence until it disappeared in 2016. In 2018, the club was re-founded when it merged with BC Dynamo Odessa.

History

BC Odessa was one of the most distinguished basketball clubs in the country and has won the UBSL championship 4 times. It was founded in 1992 under the name BIPA-Moda after its sponsor company. Following the death of its 1st president Arkadiy Tabachnyk in 1999, the club became municipal and, hence, changed its name to MBC Odessa. In 2006, the club turned private again after its purchase by the current president Oleh Bychkov, and its name was changed to the present BC Odessa. After the 2015–16 season, the club disappeared. However, another club BIPA Odessa played in the SuperLeague the following years.

In the summer of 2018, BC Dynamo Odessa, winner of the second-tier division, was renamed and merged to BC Odessa.[1] Previously, BIPA Odessa was merged to BC Dynamo Odessa in 2017.[2][3]

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Ukrainian Cup European competitions
2010–11 1 SuperLeague 10th
2011–12 1 SuperLeague 7th Semifinalist
2012–13 1 SuperLeague 12th
2013–14 1 SuperLeague 6th
2014–15 1 SuperLeague 9th
2015–16 1 SuperLeague 8th

Since re-foundation in 2018
Season Tier League Pos. Ukrainian Cup European competitions
2018–19 1 SuperLeague 6th Runner-up

Players

Hall of Fame
  • #5 Vadym Pudzyrey
  • #4 Oleg Yuzhkin

Notable players
  • Vadym Pudzyrei
  • Vitaliy Usenko
  • Nikolay Khriapa
  • Ihor Kharchenko
  • Ihor Molchanov
  • Leonid Yaylo
  • Yaroslav Zubritskiy
  • Oleksandr Okunskiy
  • Hennadiy Kuznetsov
  • Oleksiy Poltorackiy
  • Vadym Matyukevych
  • Oleg Tkach
  • Vadim Matukevich
  • Aleksey Karvanen

Head coaches
  • Vitaliy Lebedyntsev: 1992–1996, 1998–2001, 2008–2010
  • Yuriy Selikhov: 1996–1998
  • Valiantsin Varonin
  • Oleh Yushkin: 2010–2015

Honors

Domestic competitions
Champions (4): 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02
Champions (2): 1993, 2001
Runners-up: 2019

International competitions
Winners (1): 2001

References
  1. http://fbu.ua/news/basketbolniy-klub-dinamo-odesa-zminiv-nazvu
  2. "БІПА та Динамо-Одеса об'єдналися в одну організацію". fbu.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  3. "Павло Вугельман: Одеса отримає нову головну спортивну арену". fbu.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
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