BC Spartak Saint Petersburg is a Russian professional
basketball team that is based in
Saint Petersburg, Russia. During the 2016–17 season, the club was named BC Kondrashin Belov (BCKB), after its former player
Alexander Belov and its former
head coach Vladimir Kondrashin.
History
The club was originally established on September 8, 1935, as BC Spartak Leningrad. The club then became known as BC Spartak Saint Petersburg in 1991.
The club was disbanded on July 31, 2014, due to financial problems. However, it was later reestablished for the 2016–17 season, under the name of BC Kondrashin Belov, in honor of
Alexander Belov and
Vladimir Kondrashin.
In February 2017, the club once again took the name of BC Spartak Saint Petersburg, and signed a sponsorship contract with
VTB
VTB Bank (; formerly known as ''Vneshtorgbank'', , lit. 'International Trade Bank') is a Russian majority state-owned bank headquartered in various federal districts of Russia; its legal address is registered in St. Petersburg; as of 2022 ...
, one of the largest state-owned banks in Russia.
Home arenas
The 7,000-seat
Yubileyni Arena
Jubilee Sports Palace (russian: спортивный комплекс «Юбилейный»), ''Sportivniy kompleks Yubileyniy''; also translated as Jubilee Palace of Sports, is an indoor sports arena and concert complex that is located in St. ...
was the long-time home arena of BC Spartak Saint Petersburg. After that, the club moved to the 7,120-seat
Sibur Arena
Sibur Arena (Russian: Сибур Арена) is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena that is located in the Petrogradsky District, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The arena can be used for basketball, volleyball, handball, futsal, tennis, and entert ...
.
Since 2017, the club hosts its games at the
Nova Arena complex.
Honors
Domestic competitions
Soviet League
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/
Russian Championship
* Winners (2): 1974–75, 1991–92
* Runners-up (9): 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1990–91, 1992–93
* 3rd place (6): 1968–69, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2012–13
Soviet Cup /
Russian Cup
* Winners (3): 1977–78, 1986–87, 2010–11
* Runners-up (2): 1999–00, 2012–13
European competitions
FIBA Saporta Cup (Defunct)
* Winners (2):
1972–73,
1974–75
* Runners-up (1):
1970–71
Season by season
The road to the European Cup victories
1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
1974–75 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
Players
Current roster
Notable players
*
Alexander Belov (1966–1978)
*
Vladimir Arzamaskov
Vladimir Ivanovich Arzamaskov (; 7 April 1951 – 30 November 1985) was a former Soviet (Russian) basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Titles
* FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup: (2) (with BC Spartak Len ...
(1969–1977)
*
Ivan Dvorny (1969–1973)
*
Sergei Tarakanov
Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Тараканов; born 25 April 1958 in Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian retired professiona ...
(1975–1979)
*
Sergei Panov (1991–1993)
*
Andrei Kirilenko (1997–1998)
*
Anton Ponkrashov (2004–2006)
*
Kasib Powell (2006–2007)
*
Boniface N'Dong (2006–2007)
*
Antonio Porta
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(2007–2008)
*
Rafael Araújo (2007–2008)
*
Joe Blair
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(2008–2009)
*
Steve Leven (2008–2009)
*
James White (2009–2010)
*
Levance Fields
Levance E. Fields (born June 14, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh.
Early life and high school career
He is from Brooklyn, New York and attended Xaverian High School ...
(2009–2010)
*
Pero Antić
Pero Antić ( mk, Перо Антиќ, ; born July 29, 1982), is a North Macedonian basketball executive and former professional player. He currently serves as a president of the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia.
Antić was a member and ...
(2010–2011)
*
Smush Parker
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(2010–2011)
*
Patrick Beverley (2011–2012)
*
Yotam Halperin
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*
Loukas Mavrokefalidis
Loukas Mavrokefalidis (alternate spelling: Mavrokefalides) (Greek: Λουκάς Μαυροκεφαλίδης; born July 25, 1984) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League. He ha ...
(2011–2013)
*
Radoslav Peković
Radoslav Peković ( sr-cyr, Радослав Пековић; born 23 March 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Saint-Chamond of the French LNB Pro B.
Career
Peković signed his first professional contract with Crvena zvezda ...
(2017—)
Head coaches
*
Vladimir Kondrashin (1967–1995)
*
Igors Miglinieks
Igors Miglinieks (born 4 May 1964) is a retired Soviet and Latvian professional basketball player and coach. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Professional club playing career
Miglinieks was a member of the World Basket ...
(2007–2008)
*
Evgeniy Pashutin
Evgeniy Yuryevich Pashutin (russian: Евгений Юрьевич Пашутин; born February 6, 1969) is a Russian professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Parma Basket of the VTB United League.
Club pl ...
(2008–2009)
*
Zvi Sherf
Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach.
Coaching career
Sherf played b ...
(2010–2011)
*
Jure Zdovc (2011–2013)
*
Gundars Vētra (2013–2014)
* Sergei Grishaev
(2015–2016)
* Alexey Vasileiv
(2016–2017)
*
Zakhar Pashutin (2017–)
References
External links
Official WebsiteEurobasket.com Team Info
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Basketball teams in Russia
Basketball teams established in 1935
BC
Basketball teams in the Soviet Union
1935 establishments in Russia