BC TSU Tbilisi

BC TSU is a professional basketball club based in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is affiliated with the Tbilisi State University.

BC Tbilisi State University
Nickname	Studentebi (The Students)
Leagues	Georgian Superliga
Founded	1991
Arena	Olympic Palace
Capacity	4,000
Location	Tbilisi, Georgia
Team colors	blue and White
President	Irakli Kharjavanidze
Vice-president(s)	Giorgi Shamatava
Head coach	Leqso Lapanashvili
Team captain	Luka Zakradze
Website	Presentation at league website
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History

T.S.U. was one of the 11 founding members of the Georgian basketball league in 1991. Their best seasons in the league were 2009-10 and 2010-11, when they reached the playoff finals, losing both of them 1–3 against Energy Invest Rustavi and BC Armia respectively.

From 2015 to 2018, TSU-Hyundai played in Georgian A-Liga, winning it in 2018 and receiving a direct promotion to the Georgian Superliga.

The club's greatest success was winning the Georgian Cup in 2006. They also won the Korkia/Sakandelidze Memorial tournament twice in 2011 and 2019, and the Dudu Dadiani Memorial in 2019.[1]

Team

Current roster

BC TSU roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SG 1 Lortqifanidze, Erekle 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – 10 June 1995 PG 2 Sly, Brandon 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – 29 August 1996 C 3 Meskhi, Giorgi 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 17 – 30 December 2003 F 5 Dvaladze, Dachi 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – 13 December 1999 PG 8 Makhniashvili, Giorgi 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 17 – 6 May 2003 PF/C 9 Revazashvili, Maizer 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – 19 October 1996 CG 10 Zakradze, Luka (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – 10 April 1995 PF/C 11 Smith, Bryce 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – 7 July 1998 G/F 13 Chochua, Mikheil (VC) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – 15 March 1987 G/F 14 Sikharulidze, Luka 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – 16 March 1999 C 22 Puluzashvili, Archil 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – 3 September 1995 G/F 24 Lobjanidze, Saba 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – 17 August 1993 PF/C 35 Dove, Quintin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – 5 June 1998 G/F Khvedelidze, Guja 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 17 – 14 June 2003	Head coach Leqso Lapanashvili Assistant coach(es) Davit Artsividze Athletic trainer(s) Iviko Ergemlidze Doctor Arsen Kvantaliani Physiotherapist(s) Aleksandre Khodeli Legend (C) Team captain Injured

References

1. http://gbf.ge/en/tournament/dudu-dadiani-memorial/news/56343-2

External links

• Eurobasket.com Team Profile (in English)
• Superleague.ge Team Profile (in Georgian)