BC Khimki

Khimki
Khimki
	Moscow Region, Russia
Team colors	Blue and Yellow;
President	Dmitry Golubkov
Head coach	Andrey Maltsev
Championships	2 EuroCup; 1 VTB United League; 1 Russian Cup
Website	bckhimki.com

BC Khimki (Russian: БК Химки) is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast. The club's senior men's first team participates in the Russian Basketball Super League 1. The club's full official name is BC Khimki Moscow Region.^[2] Khimki has a Moscow-based rivalry with the Russian club CSKA Moscow.

History

BC Khimki was founded on January 5, 1997, and won the first seasons' championship of its regional

YUBA Liga, and Bulgarian League.^{[citation needed}

]

The team remained in a middle position in the Russian Super League until the 2002–03 season. That year the club finished in fourth place in the Russian Super League. During the subsequent years, the Russian high society behind the club decided to make the roster stronger, by signing players such as Gianmarco Pozzecco, Óscar Torres, and Rubén Wolkowyski.^{[citation needed]}

The team then participated several times in European-wide continental tournaments, like the 3rd-tier level

Joventut Badalona. On 7 October 2006, Khimki played in a game against the NBA club the Los Angeles Clippers, losing by a score of 98 to 91.^{[citation needed}

]

Khimki won the

2012–13 season. The team also won the EuroCup championship in 2012 and 2015.^{[citation needed}

]

Arenas

Exterior of the 5,000 seat Krylatskoye Sports Palace.
Exterior of the 7,280 seat Mytishchi Arena.

Khimki plays its

2017–18 season, Khimki began playing its home EuroLeague games at the 7,280 seat Mytishchi Arena.^[5]^[6]

Club identity

Logos

On August 9, 2016, Khimki adopted a new logo to celebrate its 20th anniversary.[7]

The original Khimki logo (used until 2016).
The club's 20 year anniversary logo (2016–present).

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Russian Cup	European competitions		Other competitions
2001–02	1	Superleague A	8th
2002–03	1	Superleague A	4th	Semifinalist
2003–04	1	Superleague A	5th	Fourth place
2004–05	1	Superleague A	4th	Fourth place	3 FIBA Europe League	3rd
2005–06	1	Superleague A	2nd	Runner-up	3 FIBA EuroCup	RU
2006–07	1	Superleague A	3rd		2 ULEB Cup	T16
2007–08	1	Superleague A	2nd	Winner	2 ULEB Cup	T16
2008–09	1	Superleague A	2nd		2 Eurocup	RU	United League	RU
2009–10	1	Superleague A	2nd	Fourth place	1 Euroleague	T16	United League	4th
2010–11	1	PBL	2nd		1 Euroleague	RS	United League	C
2011–12	1	PBL	2nd		2 Eurocup	C	United League	QF
2012–13	1	PBL	2nd		1 Euroleague	T16	United League	4th
2013–14	1	United League ¹	5th	Semifinalist	2 Eurocup	T16
2014–15	1	United League	2nd	Quarterfinalist	2 Eurocup	C
2015–16	1	United League	4th		1 Euroleague	T16
2016–17	1	United League	2nd	Top 16	2 EuroCup	QF
2017–18	1	United League	2nd		1 EuroLeague	QF
2018–19	1	United League	2nd	Top 16	1 EuroLeague	RS
2019–20	1	United League	1st		1 EuroLeague	RS
2020–21	1	United League	7th		1 EuroLeague	RS
2021–22	2	Super League 1	11th	Top 32
2022–23	2	Super League 1	4th	Fourth place

Notes:

^1 In 2013, the VTB United League replaced the PBL as Russia's first tier league.

Titles and honours

Domestic competitions

Russian Championship (RSL / PBL / VTB):
- Runners-up (11): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Russian Cup:
- Winners (1): 2008
- Runners-up (1): 2006

Regional competitions

VTB United League:
- Winners (1): 2011
- Runners-up (4): 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

European competitions

EuroCup:
- Winners (2): 2012, 2015
- Runners-up (1): 2009
FIBA EuroChallenge:
- Runners-up (1): 2006

Other competitions

Sevilla, Spain Invitational Game:
- Winners (1): 2009
Fuenlabrada, Spain Invitational Game:
- Winners (1): 2009
Trofeo Costa de Sol
- Winners (1): 2015
Gomelsky Cup:
- Winners (1): 2017

Players

Current roster

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

BC Khimki roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age

Head coach

Andrey Maltsev

Physiotherapist(s)

Pavel Tabachnikov
Vladimir Ryumshin

Team manager

Vladimir Belyakov

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: August 12, 2021

Notable players

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Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.