PBC Lokomotiv Kuban
Lokomotiv Kuban | ||||
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Nickname | Loko | |||
Leagues | VTB United League | |||
Founded | 1946 | |||
History | Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody (1946–2003) Lokomotiv Rostov (2003–2009) Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (2009–present) | |||
Arena | Basket-Hall Krasnodar | |||
Capacity | 7,500 | |||
Location | Krasnodar, Russia | |||
Team colors | Red, green, white | |||
President | Andrey Vedischev | |||
Head coach | Aleksander Sekulić | |||
Championships | 1 EuroCup 2 Russian Cups | |||
Website | lokobasket.com | |||
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PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (Russian: ПБК «Локомотив Кубань») is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. It participates in the VTB United League.
Their honour list includes a EuroCup championship in the 2012–13 season, and two Russian Cup victories in 1999-00 and 2017–18.
History
The history of the Lokomotiv starts back in 1946 in Mineralnye Vody.[citation needed] Lokomotiv played in the first league championship for a number of years, until in 1994 it finally got into the elite of the national basketball. In 1999, Lokomotiv got the right to represent Russia in the European tournaments, such as the FIBA Korać Cup and won the Cup of the International Railways Sports Union. Lokomotiv won 3rd place in the Russian League in 2001, and playing in the Korać Cup finals in 2002.[citation needed]
The season 2002–03 became the final for the team from Mineralnye Vody. Lokomotiv hardly reached the play-off, taking the 8th place out of 10, where it lost to the champion CSKA Moscow in all three matches. The decision was hence made to move the club to a more developed and economically growing area – Rostov region.[citation needed] The basketball club Lokomotiv Rostov was established in 2003 in Rostov-on-Don.[citation needed]
During the next six years, the club played in the city of Don. The best achievement of the Lokomotiv during these years was the 5th place in the
First year in Krasnodar (2009–2010)
After relocating to Krasnodar, Lokomotiv changed its name to Lokomotiv Kuban.
2010–11 season
Under the direction of coach
2011–12 season
In the 2011–12 season, Lokomotiv Kuban signed coach
The club from Krasnodar also made its debut in the
2012–13 season
In the VTB United League, now the top domestic competition, Lokomotiv struggled in the regular season, before the playoffs - reaching the finals, facing CSKA Moscow in the final series. Lokomotiv lost 1:3.[citation needed]
2013–14 season
Team leader Nick Calathes left the team for the NBA, and Lokomotiv signed Krunoslav Simon to replace him. Debuting in the EuroLeague, Lokomotiv finished with a 6–4 record and a trip to the Top16. Team leader Derrick Brown was the MVP of November in the EuroLeague.
In the Top16, Lokomotiv fought in a tough group, with CSKA Moscow, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Real Madrid. Fighting for a final spot in the EuroLeague playoffs, Lokomotiv lost to Galatasaray, thus being eliminated from contention and finished the Top16 with a 7–7 record. In the VTB League, Lokomotiv faced CSKA Moscow in a rematch of the finals, this time in the quarterfinals - Lokomotiv shocked CSKA with two away wins, 87:83 and 81:66, in Moscow. Needing just one win to eliminate CSKA, Lokomotiv, however, suffered a fiasco - CSKA won the next two games in Krasnodar 76:73 and 79:78, before finishing the series by crushing Lokomotiv 84:65 in the deciding game in Moscow, winning the series 3:2 and eliminating Lokomotiv from the VTB League. Coach Pashutin left after the season.[citation needed]
2014–15 season
Rise to the EuroLeague Final Four (2015–2016)
Lokomotiv Kuban hired Georgios Bartzokas as their new head coach. Lokomotiv retained much of the roster, and also signed Chris Singleton, who quickly became one of the team leaders. They also received a wild card for the 2015–16 Euroleague.[2] Lokomotiv finished in 1st place in the regular season, over teams like FC Barcelona and Panathinaikos. Finishing second in the Top16, Lokomotiv qualified to the playoffs. Lokomotiv achieved qualification to the 2016 Euroleague Final Four by beating FC Barcelona 3–2 in the playoffs. Malcolm Delaney and Anthony Randolph, who got places in the All-EuroLeague Teams.[3] Their opponent during the Final Four semifinal would be fellow Russian team CSKA Moscow. Lokomotiv lost 81:88. However, Lokomotiv recovered and beat Laboral Kutxa 85:75 in the 3rd place game. However, in the VTB League, Lokomotiv finished only 5th in the regular season, and lost to Khimki 0:3 in the quarterfinals, losing a chance to compete in the 2016-2017 Euroleague.[citation needed]
2016-2019
On 14 November 2016, Lokomotiv signed new head coach
Coach Obradović remained with the team for the 2017–2018 season.
The 2018–2019 season was a very turbulent one - with three coaching changes. After a disappointing start, coach Obradović was replaced by assistant Vlada Jovanović. Lokomotiv, once again a favorite to win the EuroCup, finished the regular season with a 9–1 record. In the Top16 of the EuroCup, Lokomotiv finished second with a 4–2 record, losing first place to LDLC ASVEL, qualifying to the playoffs, but without homecourt advantage. In the quarterfinals, UNICS Kazan defeated Lokomotiv 2:1, ending the EuroCup campaign. The disappointing finish lead to Jovanović being fired, with Lokomotiv signing Bob Donewald Jr. as the new head coach for the team. Lokomotiv finished fourth in the VTB League regular season. Lokomotiv faced Zenit Saint Petersburg, and despite homecourt advantage, Zenit defeated Lokomotiv 3:1.[citation needed]
2020–present
On February 28, 2022,
Arenas
Lokomotiv-Kuban played its home games at the 3,500-seat Olympus Arena, prior to moving to the newer and larger 7,500-seat Basket-Hall Krasnodar.[citation needed]
Honours and achievement
Domestic
- Russian Cup
- Winners (2): 1999–00, 2017–18
- Runners-up (1): 2013–14
International
- EuroLeague
- Third place (1): 2015–16
- Final Four (1): 2016
- EuroCup
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- Runners-up (1): 2017–18
- FIBA Korać Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2001–02
- FIBA EuroChallenge
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
Regional
- VTB United League
- Runners-up (1): 2013
- Runners-up (1):
- FIBA Europe Conference North
- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
Other competitions
- Bursa Cevat Soydas Tournament
- Winners (1): 2019
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Russian Cup | European competitions
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2009–10 | 1 | Super League
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5th | 3 EuroChallenge | RS |
0–6
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2010–11
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1 | PBL | 4th | Semifinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | RU |
11–5
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2011–12
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1 | PBL
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3rd | 2 Eurocup | QF |
9–5
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2012–13
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1 | PBL
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4th | 2 EuroCup | C |
13–4 | |
1 | United League | 2nd | |||||
2013–14 | 1 | United League | 5th | Runner-up | 1 EuroLeague | T16 |
13–11
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2014–15 | 1 | United League | 3rd | 2 EuroCup | QF |
19–1
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2015–16 | 1 | United League | 5th | 1 EuroLeague | 3rd |
21–10
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2016–17 | 1 | United League | 4th | 2 EuroCup | SF |
10–8
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2017–18 | 1 | United League | 5th | Champion | 2 EuroCup | RU | 22–2 |
2018–19 | 1 | United League | 5th | First round | 2 EuroCup | QF | 14–5 |
2019–20 | 1 | United League | 3rd | 2 EuroCup | RS | 4–6 | |
2020–21 | 1 | United League | 4th | 2 EuroCup | QF | 12–7 | |
2021–22 | 1 | United League | 4th | 2 EuroCup | RS | ||
2022–23 | 1 | United League | 2nd |
Players
Current roster
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Updated: February 25, 2023 |
Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Chris Horton | Andrey Martiuk | Kirill Elatontsev |
PF
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Okaro White | Anton Kvitkovsky | |
SF | DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell | Dmitrii Uzinskii | |
SG | Jaylen Barford | Ivan Paunic
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Vladislav Emchenko |
PG | Alexander Shcherbenev | Zahar Vedischev |
Management
- President – Andrey Vedischev
- Management Board chairman – Anatoly Mescheryakov
- Vice-President for Development – Boris Tikhonenko
- Executive Director – Novikov Nikolay
Coaching staff
- Head Coach – Branko Maksimović
- Assisting Coach – Jovan Beader
- Youth Loko-2 Head Coach – Zakhar Pashutin
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Afik Nissim
- Nikita Morgunov
- Nikita Kurbanov
- Aleksandar Ćapin
- Mindaugas Kuzminskas
- Mantas Kalnietis
- Simas Jasaitis
- Eurelijus Žukauskas
- Giedrius Gustas
- Artūras Masiulis
- Szymon Szewczyk
- Victor Claver
- / Asım Pars
- Moon Tae-Jong
- Chris Babb
- Lorinza Harrington
- Anthony Goldwire
- Fred House
- Rawle Marshall
- Chris Lofton
- James Gist
- Josh Powell
- Anthony Randolph
- Marcus Williams
- Nick Calathes
- Gerald Green
- Malcolm Delaney
- Isaiah Whitehead
- Dorell Wright
Head coaches
- Evgeniy Pashutin
- Aleksandar Petrović
- Božidar Maljković
- Saša Obradović
- Kęstutis Kemzūra
- Danijel Jusup
- Sašo Filipovski
- Sergei Bazarevich
- Georgios Bartzokas
References
- ^ "Latest News | Eurocup". Euroleague Basketball.
- ^ "Euroleague Basketball".
- ^ All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced. Euroleague.net. Retrieved on 2016-05-06.
- ^ "New Head Coach of Loko is Sasa Obradovic". lokobasket.com. PBC Lokomotiv Kuban. 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "EuroLeague suspended Russian teams". basketnews.com.
- ^ "Leave or stay: American players in Russia". basketnews.com.
External links
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Russian)
- Eurobasket.com Team Page