BC Parma (russian: БК Парма), also known as Parma Basket, is a professional

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team that is based in

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. It plays in the

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, the highest level of basketball in Russia. The club's full name is Parma Basket Perm. The name is unrelated with the Italian city of

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History

BC Parma was established in 2012. In 2016, Parma Basket won the Russian Cup title, by beating

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in the Russian Cup Final. In the 2016–17 season, Parma joined the

, the country's first tier league. To meet the arena requirements of the league, Parma moved to the

Universal Sports Palace Molot Universal Sports Palace Molot (russian: Универсальный Дворец спорта Молот) is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Perm, Russia. It has a seating capacity of 7,000 spectators for basketball, and 6,000 specta ...

. In its first United League season the club finished last in the regular season with just one win. In 2020, Parma made its debut in the main stage of a European competition as the team played in the

2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup The 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup was the sixth season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA. The season started on 26 January 2021 as it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I ...

. After surviving the group stage, the team beat

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and Balkan Botevgrad in the eight- and quarterfinals. It qualified for the Final Four that is to be played in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

Players

Current roster

Individual awards

; United League Young Player of the Year *

Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov (russian: Иван Сергеевич Ухов; born 29 March 1986) is a Russian high jumper. He won a gold medal at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and is a two-time European Indoor champion (2009 and 2011). ...

– 2017

Season by season

European record

Arenas

During its existence, Parma Basket has played in the following arenas: * Sportcomplex Sukhanov (2012–2016) *

(2016–present)

Honours

Russian Cup *Winners (2): 2015–16, 2018–19

FIBA Europe Cup The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA's European-wide second level. Clubs mainly qualify for the competition based on their performance in nation ...

*Fourth place (1):

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Gomelsky Cup The Gomelsky Cup is an annual basketball tournament held in Moscow in the fall. Four European teams are selected to participate in the tournament. The four teams face off in the semifinal bracket; the two winners of each match play each other, w ...

*''Runners-up (1):'' 2020

Head coaches

References

External links

Official website
{{VTB United League Basketball teams in Russia Sport in Perm, Russia Basketball teams established in 2012