BC Astana
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
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Basketball Club "BC" Astana (Template:Lang-kk; Template:Lang-ru) is a Kazakhstani professional basketball club that is based in the capital city of Astana, in Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship and the VTB United League since, obtaining a slew of domestic titles in the process.
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History
BC Astana was created in March 2011, with the aim of competing in the VTB United League, Valery Tikhonenko was chosen as the general director. There were doubts expressed by other clubs in the league, due to the lack of basketball tradition in Kazakhstan, but the side answered all the admission requirements, including their budget, stadium (a revamped Saryarka Velodrome) and the proximity of hotels, and an international airport. The side received the totality of its funding from the Samruk-Kazyna sovereign wealth fund.[1][2]
They would sign a number of Kazakhstani players from successful side Astana Tigers, also recruiting their coach Vitaly Strebkov to serve as assistant coach.[3][4]
2011–2012 season
In their first season in the VTB United regional league, the team from Kazakhstan won 7 games out of 16 during 2011–12 season, including against strong sides such as Žalgiris and holders Khimki, nearly reaching the playoffs.[5] They had more success on the domestic front, winning the Kazakhstani championship and the Kazakhstani cup.
The team became a part of the Astana Presidential Sports Club multi-sports club, when it was formed in December 2012.
Arenas
BC Astana plays its home basketball games at the Saryarka Velodrome.
Roster
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Championships
Kazakhstan Basketball Championship:
- 4x Champions: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- 4x Winners: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Season by season
| Season | Domestic competitions | Kazakhstani Cup | Regional competitions | Continental competitions | |||||||
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| Tier | League | Template:Tooltip | Postseason | League | Template:Tooltip | Result | Tier | League | Result | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | KBC | 1 | Champion | Winner (x2) | |
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| 2012–13 | 1 | KBC | 1 | Champion | Winner | <center> VTB | <center>Template:Tooltip | <center> Template:Tooltip | DNP | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | KBC | 1 | Champion | Winner | <center> VTB | <center>Template:Tooltip | <center> Template:Tooltip | DNP | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | KBC | 1 | Champion | DNP | <center> VTB | <center>8 | <center> Template:Tooltip | <center>3 | EuroChallenge | <center> Template:Tooltip |
| 2015–16 | 2 | KBC | 2 | Runners-up | DNP | <center> VTB | <center>15 | Template:N/a | <center>3 | FIBA Europe Cup | <center> Template:Tooltip |
Head coaches
- Matteo Boniciolli 2011–13
- Aleksandar Trifunović 2013–15
- Ramūnas Butautas 2015–present
References and notes
External links
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