BC Odesa ( uk, баскетбольний клуб "Одеса") is a Ukrainian professional

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club based in

Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrati ...

. The club competed in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (UBSL). Established in 1992, Odesa played in the SuperLeague for most of its existence until it disappeared in 2016. In 2018, the club was re-founded when it merged with BC Dynamo Odesa.

History

BC Odesa was one of the most distinguished basketball clubs in the country and has won the UBSL championship 4 times. It was founded in 1992 under the name BIPA-Moda after its sponsor company. Following the death of its 1st president Arkadiy Tabachnyk in 1999, the club became municipal and, hence, changed its name to MBC Odesa. In 2006, the club turned private again after its purchase by the current president Oleh Bychkov, and its name was changed to the present BC Odesa. After the 2015–16 season, the club disappeared. However, another club BIPA Odesa played in the SuperLeague the following years. In the summer of 2018, BC Dynamo Odesa, winner of the second-tier division, was renamed and merged to BC Odesa. Previously, BIPA Odesa was merged to BC Dynamo Odesa in 2017.

Season by season

Since re-foundation in 2018

Players

Hall of Fame

Notable players

Head coaches

* Vitaliy Lebedyntsev: 1992–1996, 1998–2001, 2008–2010 * Yuriy Selikhov: 1996–1998 * Valiantsin Varonin * Oleh Yushkin: 2010–2015

Honors

Domestic competitions

* Ukrainian Super League :Champions (4): 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02 * Ukrainian Cup :Champions (2): 1993, 2001 :Runners-up: 2019

International competitions

* NEBL Challenge Cup :Winners (1): 2001

References

External links

Official Website BC Odesa
{{Ukrainian Men's Basketball SuperLeague Basketball teams in Ukraine Sport in Odesa Basketball teams established in 1992 1992 establishments in Ukraine