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{{Infobox Basketball club
| color1 = white
| color2 = #009966
| name = Barsy Atyrau
| nickname =
| logo = Barsy Atyrau logo.png
| imagesize =
| leagues = [[FIBA Asia Champions Cup]] [[Kazakhstan Basketball Championship]]
| founded = 2003
| history = '''BC Barsy Atyrau''' (2003–present)
| arena = Sports and Recreation complex Atyrau
| capacity = 400
| location = [[Atyrau]], [[Kazakhstan]]
| colors = Green, White {{color box|#009966}} {{color box|white}}
| president = Muhambetkaliev Esetovich
| coach = Edward Skripets
| championships = '''2''' [[Kazakhstan Basketball Championship|Domestic Titles]] '''1''' [[Kazakhstan Basketball Cup|Domestic Cups]]
| website = [http://bcbarsy.kz/ bcbarsy.kz] {{ru icon}}
}}

'''Basketball Club "BC" Barsy Atyrau''' ({{lang-ru|Баскетбольный клуб "БК" Барсы Атырау}}) is a [[Kazakhstan]]i professional<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nsuspartans.com/news/2015/3/3/MBB_0303154747.aspx?path=mbball |title=Former Spartan Goode to Compete in Kazakhstan |last=Bello |first=Mike |date=3 March 2015 |website=[[Norfolk State Spartans]] |location=Norfolk (Virginia) |access-date=20 June 2015 |quote=[He] signed a professional contract to play for BK Barsy Atyrau}}</ref> [[basketball]] club based in the city of [[Atyrau]] in western Kazakhstan.

Founded in 2003, Barsy has competed in the [[Kazakhstan Basketball Championship]], where they were champions in 2011 and 2016, the [[Kazakhstan Basketball Cup]] (winning in 2009), and the [[Baltic Basketball League]].

For the 2014–15 season, the team also competed in the Rietumu līga (Western league), a regional basketball league in [[Latvia]].

==History==
Barsy Atyrau was founded in 2003, with impetus from the [[Atyrau Region|Atyrau region]] Basketball Federation and the Atyrau Board for Tourism and Sports. The [[Orsk]] Basketball Federation also provided help, such as sending Leonid Novikov to serve as a coach and adviser.<ref name=BarsyHistory>{{cite web |url=http://bcbarsy.kz/history.html |script-title=ru:История |author= |website=Barsy Atyrau |access-date=20 June 2015 |language=Russian |trans-title=History}}</ref>

A women's section was established for the 2007–08 season.<ref name=BarsyHistory />

The team won its first trophy in 2009, winning that year's edition of the [[Kazakhstan Basketball Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bcbarsy.kz/progress.html |script-title=ru:Достижения |author= |website=Barsy Atyrau |access-date=20 June 2015 |language=Russian |trans-title=Progress}}</ref>

In the 2010–11 season, Barsy finished the [[Kazakhstan Basketball Championship]] regular season in first place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fiba.com/news/KAZ---Barsy-win-regular-season--Astana-Irtysh-in-women-s-final |title=KAZ – Barsy win regular season; Astana, Irtysh in women’s final |author= |date=5 April 2011 |website=[[FIBA]] |location=Atyrau/Astana |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
They then swept [[BC Caspiy Aktau|Caspiy Aktau]] in three games, to reach the playoff finals for the first time ever.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fiba.com/news/KAZ---Barsy-take-on-Tobol-in-Finals |title=KAZ – Barsy take on Tobol in Finals |author= |date=20 April 2011 |website=[[FIBA]] |location=Atyrau/Astana |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
Pitted against [[BC Tobol Kostanay|Tobol Kostanay]], the previous year's runners-up, they also won the series 3-0, to win their maiden national championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fiba.com/news/KAZ---Barsy-surge-into-2-0-Finals-lead |title=KAZ – Barsy surge into 2-0 Finals lead |author= |date=7 May 2011 |website=[[FIBA]] |location=Atyrau |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurobasket.com/reports/2011/5/11.asp |title=Eurobasket news report – 5/11/2011: Barsy Atyrau are new D1 champions |author= |date=11 May 2011 |website=[[Eurobasket.com]] |location=Atyrau |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>

Starting from 2010, Barsy also played in the [[Baltic Basketball League]], a regional league with teams from the Baltic states, and some invited countries.<ref name=BarsyHistory />

They played the [[2010–11 Baltic Basketball League#Challenge Cup|2010–11]] and [[2011–12 Baltic Basketball League#Challenge Cup|2011–12]] seasons in the second division Challenge Cup. From [[2012–13 Baltic Basketball League|2012–13]]), all teams were placed inside four groups in one overall division, the Kazakhstanis advanced to the Last 16.

During the [[2013–14 Baltic Basketball League|2013–14 season]], they advanced from their group to the playoffs with a 5-7 record, losing in the first round to [[BC Šiauliai|Šiauliai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bbl.net/en/news/siauliai-hold-back-barsys-late-surge/ |title=Siauliai hold back Barsy's late surge |last=Baranauskas |first=Povilas |date=25 February 2014 |website=[[Baltic Basketball League]] |location= Siauliai |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>

In 2013–14, the club reached the Kazakhstan league finals again, however they were comfortably swept in 3 games by title holders [[BC Astana|Astana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/astana-captures-kazakh-championship.htm |title=Astana captures Kazakh championship |author= |date=23 April 2014 |website=[[VTB United League]] |access-date=19 June 2015}}</ref>

Barsy played in the Rietumu līga (Western League), a regional basketball league in [[Latvia]] during the 2014–15 season. They finished second in the regular season, with a 15-3 record, before reaching the playoff semifinals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rietumuliga.lv/?s=3 |title=Rietumulīga - Kurzemes Radio līga 2014 - 2015 basketbolā |author= |website=Rietumulīga.lv |access-date=20 June 2015 |language=Latvian |trans-title=Western league – Kurzemes Radio basketball league 2014-2015}}</ref>

Whilst playing in foreign leagues, Barsy have played all their games on the road.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bbl.net/en/news/the-field-is-set-for-2013-14-bbl-season/ |title=The field is set for 2013/14 BBL season |author= |date=24 September 2013 |website=[[Baltic Basketball League]] |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>

==Titles==
*2x [[Kazakhstan Basketball Championship]]: champions ([[Kazakhstan Basketball Championship|2011]], 2016)
*[[Kazakhstan Basketball Cup]]: winners ([[Kazakhstan Basketball Cup|2009]])

==Current squad==
{{Basketball roster nationality note}}
{{Basketball roster header|team=BC Barsy Atyrau
| color1 = white | bg1 = #009966 | color2 = #009966 | bg2 = white | ht = n | wt = n | age = n }}

{{player3 | num =4 | nat = KAZ | name = Pavel Ilin | pos = G/F }}
{{player3 | num =6 | nat = KAZ | name = Ibragim Konyssov | pos = G }}
{{player3 | num =7 | nat = KAZ | name = Nikolay Bazhkin | pos = G/F }}
{{player3 | num =9 | nat = USA | name = Trevin Parks | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num =10 | nat = KAZ | name = Vassiliy Savchenko | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num =15 | nat = KAZ | name = Pavel Micheev | pos = F }}
{{player3 | num =22 | nat = KAZ | name = Askar Maidekin | pos = C }}
{{player3 | num =23 | nat = KAZ | name = Kadyrzhan Gubashev | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num =33 | nat = KAZ | name = Rustam Utegen | pos = SG }}
{{player3 | num =37 | nat = KAZ | name = Mikhail Yevstigneyev | dab = basketball| pos = F/C }}


{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach =
{{flagicon|SER}} [[Vinko Bakic]]
| asst_coach =
{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Bojan Salatic]] 
{{flagicon|SER}} [[Darko Ivanovic]]
| roster_url = http://www.fiba.com/asia/championscup/2016/Barsy-Atyrau#|tab=roster
| accessdate = 21 February 2017 }}

==Notable players==
:'''To appear in this section a player must have either:'''
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. 
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] game at any time.
*{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Aleksei Backih]]
*{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Leonid Bondarovich]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid/KAZ/leagueids//ot//season/2014/tid/6003115/teamView.html FIBA game center profile] Retrieved 20 June 2015
*[http://basketball.asia-basket.com/team/Kazakhstan/BK_Barsy_Atyrau/7374?Page=0 AsiaBasket.com profile] Retrieved 20 June 2015
*[http://rietumuliga.lv/?o=11 Rietumu līga profile] Retrieved 20 June 2015 {{lv icon}}
*[http://bbl.net/en/top/competition/team/?team_id=205333&season_id=88021 Baltic Basketball League profile] Retrieved 20 June 2015

[[Category:Basketball teams established in 2003]]
[[Category:Basketball teams in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Atyrau]]

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