UMMC Ekaterinburg
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UMMC Ekaterinburg | |||
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Nickname | Fox | ||
Leagues | Premier League | ||
Founded | 1938 | ||
History | Zenit (1938–1958) Trud (1958–1960) Uralmash (1960–2000) Uralmash-UMMC (2000–2001) UMMC (2001–present) | ||
Arena | Palace of Sporting Games | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Location | Yekaterinburg, Russia | ||
President | Andrei Kozitsyn | ||
Head coach | Dmitrii Donskov | ||
Championships | 15 Russian Championship: 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 9 Russian Cups: 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019 6 EuroLeague Women: 2003, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 | ||
Website | basket | ||
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BC UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russian: БК «УГМК») is a Russian professional women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League, and until February 2022 in FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. Founded in 1938 as Zenit Sverdlovsk, the club had its name changed to Uralmash Sverdlovsk in 1960.
In reaction to the
History
Beginnings
Founded in 1938 as Zenit Sverdlovsk, the club had its name changed to Uralmash Sverdlovsk in 1960, like other teams from the city such as
After the club's owner
UMMC wasn't able to win the championship in the following five seasons with the rise of
Championships
Olaf Lange was head coach of UMMC Ekaterinburg for six years, during which time they had two FIBA EuroLeague titles.[2]
American Olympian Brittney Griner began playing with Ekaterinburg in the WNBA offseason in 2014.[3]
American Diana Taurasi of the WNBA played with the team for ten years.[3] In February 2015, it was reported that Taurasi was resting for the summer and sitting out the 2015 WNBA season at the request of UMMC Ekaterinburg, and was paid a bonus by the Russian team larger than her WNBA salary just to rest.[4] In 2015, Taurasi was reportedly paid US$1.5 million per season, significantly higher than the pay in the WNBA. She left the Ekaterinburg team at the end of 2017.[5]
In 2016, UMMC Ekaterinburg won the EuroLeague championship, also winning the title in 2018, 2019, and 2021.[6] Ekaterinburg won five EuroLeague titles between 2013 and 2021.[7] By 2022, the team was owned by Iskander Makhmudov.[5]
Russian invasion of Ukraine and loss of players
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, American-Hungarians Courtney Vandersloot (who led the team in assists) and Allie Quigley (who was second on the team in points), Bahamian-Bosnian Jonquel Jones (who led the team in points and rebounds), and Spanish player Alba Torrens left the team.[8][9][10][11]
Seven days earlier, on February 17, UMMC player and American two-time Olympic champion
In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, in February 2022 EuroLeague Women suspended all Russian clubs, including UMMC.[1]
Titles
- 4 SuperCup (2013, 2016, 2018, 2019)
- 6
- 15 Russian Leagues (2002, 2003, 2009-21)
- 10 Russian Cups (2005, 2009-14, 2017, 2019, 2023)
- 2 Russian Super Cup (2021, 2022, 2023)
- 2 Triple Crown (2012–13, 2018-19)
Roster
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Dmitrii Donskov
Updated: 2023-11-15 |
Former players
- Suzy Batkovic-Brown
- Penny Taylor
- Yelena Leuchanka
- Ann Wauters
- Hana Horáková
- Céline Dumerc
- Sandrine Gruda
- Audrey Sauret
- Małgorzata Dydek
- Ticha Penicheiro
- Sílvia Domínguez
- Olga Korosteleva
- Svetlana Abrosimova
- Anna Arkhipova
- Yelena Baranova
- Diana Gustilina
- Elena Karpova
- Irina Osipova
- Maria Stepanova
- / Deanna Nolan
- Sue Bird
- Yolanda Griffith
- DeLisha Milton-Jones
- Maya Moore
- Candace Parker
- Cappie Pondexter
- Diana Taurasi
- Brittney Griner
Former coaches
References
- ^ a b "A glance at the reaction of sports to Russian invasion". AP NEWS. 8 March 2022.
- Chicago Sun Times, retrieved 8 May 2023
- ^ AZ Central, retrieved 8 May 2023
- ^ Stone, Avery (3 February 2015), Russian team offering Diana Taurasi more than her WNBA salary ... to rest, USA Today, retrieved 8 May 2023
- ^ a b Tsioulcas, Anastasia (7 March 2022), Why Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women's basketball, NPR, retrieved 8 May 2023
- ^ Tikkanen, Amy (4 May 2023), Brittney Griner, Britannica, retrieved 8 May 2023
- ^ Phillippou, Alexa (2 August 2022), WNBA players' offseason teams, salaries change with Russia, UMMC Ekaterinburg no longer an option, ESPN, retrieved 8 May 2023
- ^ "UMMC Ekaterinburg Roster, Schedule, Stats (2021-2022)". Proballers.
- ^ Salvador, Joseph. "Report: Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley Leave Russian Team, Returning to United States". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Alba Torrens abandona Rússia i torna a Mallorca". dBalears. 2 March 2022.
- ^ "CT Sun's Jonquel Jones Safely Flees Russia After Invasion Of Ukraine". 2 March 2022.
- ^ Crowley, Michael; Abrams, Jonathan (5 March 2022). "Brittney Griner, Star W.N.B.A. Center, Is Detained in Russia". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Mackay, Duncan (6 March 2022). "American double Olympic basketball gold medallist arrested on drugs charges in Moscow". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Russian basketball team praises Brittney Griner in latest hearing, Al Jazeera, 14 July 2022, retrieved 8 May 2023
- ^ Eisenberg, Jeff (6 March 2022). "Former Pentagon official: Russia could use WNBA star Brittney Griner as 'high-profile hostage'". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Fears grow Russia could use US basketball star Brittney Griner as 'hostage'". The Guardian. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Brittney Griner: Russia frees US basketball star in swap with arms dealer Viktor Bout". BBC News. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Brittney Griner released by Russia in 1-for-1 prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Russian and English)
- FIBA team page