BC Krasnye Krylya (russian: БК Красные Крылья, en, BC Red Wings) was a Russian professional
basketball
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club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises ...
from the city of
Samara,
Russia
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.
History
Krasnye Krylya played in the 2009–10 season of the
Russian Super League 1, as a replacement for the
bankrupt
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club,
CSK VVS, that is also from
Samara.
After the 2014–15 season, BC Krasnye Krylia withdrew from the
VTB United League
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, because it didn't fulfill arena requirements.
Roster
Trophies
*
EuroChallenge
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**Champions (1):
2012–13
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**''Runner-up (1):''
2009–10
*
Russian Cup
**Champions (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
Season by season
Notable players
*
Gerald Green
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1 season: 2010–11
*
DeJuan Blair
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1 season: 2011
*
Brion Rush 2 seasons: 2010–12
*
Tre Simmons
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1 season: 2012–13
Head coaches
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Stanislav Yeryomin 1 season: 2010–2011
*
Sergei Bazarevich
Sergei Valerianovich Bazarevich (russian: Сергей Валерьянович Базаревич; born 16 March 1965) is a Russian former professional basketball player and coach. At and , he played at the point guard and shooting guard posi ...
3 seasons: 2011–2014
External links
Official siteEurobasket.com Team Info
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Defunct basketball teams in Russia
Sport in Samara, Russia
Basketball teams established in 2009
Basketball teams disestablished in 2015
2009 establishments in Russia
2015 disestablishments in Russia