BC Tsmoki-Minsk

Basketball Club Tsmoki Minsk (Belarusian: Цмокі-Мінск) is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Minsk, Belarus. They play in the Belarus Premier League and the VTB United League. The team plays its home games at the Minsk Arena.

Tsmoki Minsk
LeaguesBelarus Premier League
VTB United League
Founded2006 (2006)
HistoryBC Minsk-2006
(2006–2012)
BC Tsmoki-Minsk
(2012–present)
ArenaMinsk Arena
Capacity15,000
LocationMinsk, Belarus
Team colorsNavy, White
   
PresidentYuri Shakola
Head coachRostislav Vergun
Championships11 Belarus Championships
11 Belarus Cups
WebsiteLink (in English)

Established in 2006 as BC Minsk-2006, the club has been the most successful team in Belarusian basketball. Since 2008, Tsmoki has won every Premier League title. In the 2009–10 season, Tsmoki made its European debut in the FIBA EuroChallenge. Since then, the club has participated in a European competition each season. In 2012, the club adopted its current club name Tsmoki-Minsk.[1]

History

The club was founded in 2006, with the name of BC Minsk-2006. In September 2012, the club changed its name to BC Tsmoki-Minsk.[1] In September 2020, Tsmoki-Minsk qualified for the Basketball Champions League (BCL) for the first time in club history after beating Neptunas in the qualifying final. As such, it became the first ever Belarusian team to play in the competition.[2]

Logos
  • Tsmoki-Minsk 2006 logo (used 2006–2012)
  • Primary logo used from 2012 until 2014
  • Tsmoki-Minsk logo used from 2014 until 2017
  • Logo used from 2017 until 2019

Players

Current roster
Tsmoki-Minsk roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PG 3 Lowery, Robert 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 33 – (1987-12-23)23 December 1987
G 4 Leimanis, Toms 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1994-08-07)7 August 1994
G 5 Barysevich, Daniil 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2001-01-06)6 January 2001
SF 6 Trastsinetski, Aliaksei 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – (1986-03-02)2 March 1986
F/C 7 Salash, Maksim 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
F/C 10 Cooke, Derek 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1991-08-23)23 August 1991
C 11 Stubeda, Vadzim 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2000-06-27)27 June 2000
F 12 Beliankou, Yauhen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1995-06-11)11 June 1995
SG 14 Stabrouski, Andrei 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (1997-12-29)29 December 1997
C 15 Cavars, Klavs 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (1996-02-11)11 February 1996
G 17 Rahozenka, Andrei 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (1997-07-13)13 July 1997
G 21 Clyburn, Kris 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1996-04-20)20 April 1996
SF 24 Dudu, Benjamin-Pavel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1991-04-29)29 April 1991
F/C 30 Veremeenko, Vladimir 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 36 – (1984-07-21)21 July 1984
SF 34 Pustahvar, Aliaksandr 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 35 – (1985-04-03)3 April 1985
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Edmunds Valeiko
  • Wojciech Walich
  • Aliaksei Sukhavetski
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 21, 2021

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

Notable players

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

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Belarusian Cup Regional competitions European competitions
2006–07 1 Premier League 4th
2007–08 1 Premier League 3rd Third place
2008–09 1 Premier League 1st Champion
2009–10 1 Premier League 1st Champion 3 EuroChallengeRS2–4
2010–11 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United LeagueRS4–6 3 EuroChallengeQR0–1–1
2011–12 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United LeagueRS1–15 3 EuroChallengeRS3–3
2012–13 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United LeagueRS3–15 3 EuroChallengeT165–7
2013–14 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United LeagueRS4–14 3 EuroChallengeQF8–6
2014–15 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League15th7–23 3 EuroChallengeRS2–4
2015–16 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League12th9–21 3 FIBA Europe CupR328–4
2016–17 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League12th5–19 3 Champions LeagueQR22–2
4 FIBA Europe CupR28–4
2017–18 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League9th8–16 3 Champions LeagueQR32–1–1
4 FIBA Europe CupR167–1–6
2018–19 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League14th4–22 3 Champions LeagueQR11–1
4 FIBA Europe CupRS3–3

Honours
  • Belarusian Premier League
    • Champions (12): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Belarusian Cup
    • Champions (11): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

References
  1. Теперь мы будем называться "Цмокi-Мінск"! Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Official club website. 14 September 2012 (in Russian).
  2. "Keravnos and Tsmoki-Minsk earn maiden trips to BCL Regular Season". Basketball Champions League. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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