MBC Dynamo Moscow

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BC Dynamo Moscow
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MBC Dynamo Moscow (

Eurocup
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History

Early years

Created in 1923 when Russia was part of the Soviet Union, Dynamo was among the oldest sports clubs in the country. Its name was chosen because

handball, ice hockey and basketball. Dynamo Moscow won the USSR League championship in 1937 and 1948 and also made it to the final in 1944 and 1990.[citation needed
]

1960s and 1970s

Dynamo finished third in the

]

Modern era

The team found new success outside its domestic borders in the mid-1990s. Dynamo made it all the way to the

Euroleague for the first time in club history.[citation needed
]

It was not until 2001 when Dynamo reappeared in the Russian basketball scene. MBC Dynamo Moscow was created under the support of the

Dynamo society and its chairman Vladimir Pronichev. Dynamo entered the Russian League second division in the 2001–02 season and won the title that very same year, returning to the elite of Russian basketball. The club had to face new financial problems but once again the Dynamo organization stepped up to solve all troubles. MBC Dynamo Moscow joined the Dynamo organization in Moscow City and found a new president in his ex-coach Evgeny Gomelsky, brother of the coach and former CSKA president, the late Alexander Gomelsky. Dynamo finished sixth in the 2002-03 Russian League. Dynamo did even better in the 2003–04 season, in which players like Nikos Oikonomou, Jimmy Oliver, Nikolay Padius, Damir Mršić and the late Kenyon Jones
helped the team to make it to the Russian League semi-finals.

Krylatskoe Sports Center
, which Dynamo started playing in from 2006

Dynamo continues taking steps forward and making a big financial effort to incorporate some of the best European players in the market. As such, for 2004–05, Dynamo signed the Euroleague all-time top rebounder,

ULEB Cup
. In 2006 the club moved to its new arena in the
CB Girona
78:81 in a huge shock, which lead to the firing of Pešić. He was replaced by Sergei Bazarevich. Dynamo finished in 3rd place in the PBL.

In the 2008–2009 season,

Hemofarm 85:93 in the quarterfinals. In the PBL, Dynamo finished in a disastrous 6th place. The next two seasons, 2009-2010 and 2010–2011, Dynamo didn't have any success in European competition, never reaching the playoffs in either the EuroCup and the FIBA EuroChallenge tournaments. In the PBL, Dynamo finished in 4th place in 2009–2010. In 2010–2011, in the PBL, Dynamo finished only in 9th place.[citation needed
]

On June 18, 2011 the club was expelled from the PBL.[1] From then the club was playing in the second division, the Super League 1. Dynamo also briefly played in the BBL, but left early due to financial difficulties. The team left the Super League in 2015 and was dissolved a year later.[citation needed]

Since 2018

In April 2018 the club was reestablished as amateur club and is participating in the Moscow Basketball League.[citation needed]

Honours

Total titles: 3

Domestic competitions

  • USSR Championship
    • Winners (2): 1937, 1948

European competitions

  • Eurocup

Notable players

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

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.

Head coaches

References