BC Spartak Saint Petersburg is a Russian professional

basketball team Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

that is based in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, Russia. During the 2016–17 season, the club was named BC Kondrashin Belov (BCKB), after its former player

Alexander Belov Alexander Alexandrovich Belov, commonly known as Sasha Belov (November 9, 1951 – October 3, 1978), was a Soviet basketball player. During his playing career, he played at the center position. Belov is most remembered for scoring the game- ...

and its former

head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...

Vladimir Kondrashin Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin (; 14 January 1929 in Leningrad, Soviet Union – 23 December 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. ...

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

and

. 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 The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

/ 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 The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS (Moldova ...

/ Russian Cup * Winners (3): 1977–78, 1986–87, 2010–11 * Runners-up (2): 1999–00, 2012–13

European competitions

FIBA Saporta Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA ...

(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

(1966–1978) * Vladimir Arzamaskov (1969–1977) *

Ivan Dvorny Ivan Vasilyevich Dvorny (; 5 January 1952, Yasnaya Polyana, Moskalensky District, Omsk Oblast – 21 September 2015, Omsk) was a Russian basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He trained at V ...

(1969–1973) * Sergei Tarakanov (1975–1979) * Sergei Panov (1991–1993) *

Andrei Kirilenko Andrei Gennadyevich Kirilenko (russian: Андрей Геннадьевич Кириленко; born February 18, 1981) is a Russian-American basketball executive and former professional basketball player, currently the commissioner of the Russ ...

(1997–1998) *

Anton Ponkrashov Anton Aleksandrovich Ponkrashov (russian: Антон Александрович Понкрашов, born April 23, 1986) is a Russian professional basketball player for Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. Standing at , he can play as a swing ...

(2004–2006) *

Kasib Powell Kasib Powell (born March 18, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach for the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA G League. Powell was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he played basketball at T ...

(2006–2007) *

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(2006–2007) *

Antonio Porta Antonio Alejandro Porta Pernigotti (born 28 October 1983) is a former Argentine-Italian professional basketball player, who lasted played with the Svendborg Rabbits in the Danish Basketball League. He played at both the point guard and shooti ...

(2007–2008) * Rafael Araújo (2007–2008) *

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(2008–2009) *

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(2008–2009) * James White (2009–2010) *

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(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 William Henry "Smush" Parker (born June 1, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), the NBA D-League and several leagues overseas. Parker played shooting guard in college ...

(2010–2011) *

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(2011–2012) *

Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin ( he, יותם הלפרין; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is currently the sporting director for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Champions League. He is a 1. ...

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 (2017—)

Head coaches

(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 ...

(2010–2011) *

Jure Zdovc Jurij "Jure" Zdovc (born 13 December 1966) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player and coach Zdovc Returning to Helm of National Team.] As a player, he was a 1.98 m (6'6") tall point guard, who began his professional playing caree ...

(2011–2013) *

Gundars Vētra Gundars Vētra (born May 22, 1967) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and a current coach. He most recently served as a head coach of Spartak St. Petersburg. Standing at , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positio ...

(2013–2014) * Sergei Grishaev (2015–2016) * Alexey Vasileiv (2016–2017) *

Zakhar Pashutin Zakhar Yuryevich Pashutin (russian: Захар Юрьевич Пашутин; born May 3, 1974 in Sochi, USSR) is a retired Russian professional basketball player and basketball coach. At a height of 1.96 m (6'5"), and a weight of 95 kg (210 ...

(2017–)

References

External links

Official Website

Eurobasket.com Team Info
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