BC MIA Academy

MIA Academy
Leagues	Georgian Championship 1 Georgian Cup
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BC MIA Academy was founded in 2008, intending to provide MIA employees with an opportunity to play basketball at a professional level. However, funding was gradually increased during the following seasons, allowing the club to acquire more experienced Georgian players, as well as foreign imports, and to set themselves more ambitious targets. Success failed to materialise initially, with the club failing to advance beyond the quarterfinal stage in the championship play-offs, or to win any other domestic tournaments until the 2012/2013 season. In that season, however, MIA Academy managed to win the domestic double of Georgian Superleague and the Georgian Cup. A reduction in funding led to the departure of foreign players, as well as the title-winning head coach Giorgos Ketselidis, with the club going into the following season with a young all-Georgian side.

Current roster

BC MIA Academy roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 5 Kitoshvili, Tornike 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) SG 6 Chikviladze, Beka 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) PF 7 Lapanashvili, Lekso 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) SG 8 Bokolishvili, Merab 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) C 9 Londaridze, Ilia (C) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) PF 11 Kvantaliani, Valeri 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) C 12 Mirziashvili, Merab 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) SF 15 Lolishvili, Levan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) SF 20 Lomouri, Akaki 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) C 22 Ugrekhelidze, Davit 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) C 23 Gelazonia, Shota 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) PG 30 Rogava, Revaz 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) SF 33 Tomaradze, Konstantine 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Head coach Dragan Petričević Assistant coach(es) Archil Zhgenti Legend (C) Team captain Injured

References

External links

• (in English) Eurobasket.com Team Profile
• (in Georgian) Superleague.ge Team Profile Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine