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WBC Dynamo Kursk (russian: ЖБК «Динамо» Курск) is a Russian women's basketball club from
Winners: 2016–17
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Runners-up: 2018–19
** Third place: 2014–15, 2017–18
* FIBA Eurocup:
** Winners: 2011–12
** Runners-up: 2013–14
* Winners: 2016–17
* Russian Championships:
** Runners-up: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
** Third place: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
* Russian Cup:
** Winners: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20
** Runners-up: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21
** Third place: 2013–14
Official Website
Women's basketball teams in Russia Sport in Kursk EuroCup Women-winning clubs Basketball teams established in 1994 EuroLeague Women clubs {{Europe-basketball-team-stub
WBC Dynamo Kursk (russian: ЖБК «Динамо» Курск) is a Russian women's basketball club from Kursk
Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...
playing in the Russian Premier League. They won their first FIBA Eurocup title in 2012. In the 2016–17 season, Kursk won the EuroLeague Women after going undefeated in the competition. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
, in February 2022 EuroLeague Women suspended the club.
History
* 1994: WBC "Svetlana"Kursk
Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...
formed.
* 1997: renamed Dynamo Kursk.
* 1999: started participating in the Russian Women's Super League.
* 2008–09: qualified to semi-final in FIBA Eurocup.
* 2009–10 and 2010–11: 4th place in the Russian Women's Super League.
* 2012: for the first time won the FIBA Eurocup.
* 2014–15: in their debut 2014–15 Euroleague
The 2014–15 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 15th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the fifth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous iteration as the FIBA Europe Champion ...
won bronze.
* 2016–17: for the first time entered final of the 2016–17 Euroleague.
* 2022: Suspended by Euroleague Women.
Titles
* FIBA Euroleague: ** Winners: 2016–17
** Runners-up: 2018–19
** Third place: 2014–15, 2017–18
* FIBA Eurocup:
** Winners: 2011–12
** Runners-up: 2013–14
*Baltic Women's Basketball League
The Baltic Women's Basketball League (BWBL) is a top-level regional basketball league, featuring women's teams from Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Teams from Finland, Kazakhstan, Latvia and Sweden have competed in the p ...
:
** Winners: 2016–17
* Russian Championships:
** Runners-up: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
** Third place: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
* Russian Cup:
** Winners: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20
** Runners-up: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21
** Third place: 2013–14
Other achievements
* FIBA Euroleague: Quarterfinals (2015) * FIBA Eurocup: Semi-Final (2009) * Russian Women's Basketball Premier League: 4th place (2010, 2011)Roster
Former notable players
* Işıl Alben * Anna Petrakova * Gunta Baško * Aušra Bimbaitė *Temeka Johnson
Temeka Rochelle Johnson (born September 6, 1982) is a former American professional basketball player. Her primary position was point guard.
High school years
Johnson attended Bonnabel High School in Kenner, Louisiana.
College years
Johnson playe ...
* Michelle Snow
References
External links
Official Website
Women's basketball teams in Russia Sport in Kursk EuroCup Women-winning clubs Basketball teams established in 1994 EuroLeague Women clubs {{Europe-basketball-team-stub