2019–20 BC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

The 2019–20 BC Zenit Saint Petersburg season will be the 17th season in the existence of the club and its 6th season as the team entitled Zenit. The club will play in the VTB United League and EuroLeague.

Main article: BC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Zenit Saint Petersburg
2020–21 season
ChairmanAlexander Tserkovny
Head coachXavi Pascual
ArenaSibur Arena
VTB United LeagueScheduled
EuroLeagueScheduled
All statistics correct as of 18 August 2019.

It will be the second season under head coach Joan Plaza. On 27 June 2019, EuroLeague Basketball announced it awarded Zenit a wild card for the 2019–20 EuroLeague.[1] This season therefore marks Zenit's debut in the highest European tier.

To participate in the tournament, the roster of Zenit was mostly changed - not only foreign but also Russian experienced players left the team: Andrey Desyatnikov, Evgeny Valiev and Sergey Karasev moved to Khimki. They were changed by also experienced players from other Russian clubs: Andrey Zubkov (from Khimki), Anton Ponkrashov (from UNICS Kazan), Dmitry Khvostov and Mateusz Ponitka (both - from Lokomotiv Kuban) and some players from foreign leagues: Andrew Albicy (from Andorra), Alex Renfroe (from Partizan Belgrade), Austin Hollins (from Rasta Vechta), Gustavo Ayón (from Real Madrid), Will Thomas (from Valencia), Colton Iverson and Tim Abromaitis (both - from Iberostar Tenerife).

Players

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Zenit Saint Petersburg roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G/F 9 United States Hollins, Austin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1991-11-08)8 November 1991
PF 10 United States Thomas, Will 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1986-07-01)1 July 1986
PG 13 Russia Khvostov, Dmitry 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1989-10-21)21 October 1989
C 14 Russia Pushkov, Anton 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1988-11-22)22 November 1988
SF 16 Russia Trushkin, Vladislav 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1993-05-05)5 May 1993
PF 20 Russia Zubkov, Andrey 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1991-06-29)29 June 1991
SF 25 Poland Ponitka, Mateusz 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1993-10-29)29 October 1993
G Canada Pangos, Kevin 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1993-01-26)26 January 1993
G/F United States Rivers, K.C. 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 36 – (1987-03-01)1 March 1987
C Lithuania Gudaitis, Artūras 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 30 – (1993-06-19)19 June 1993
F/C United States Poythress, Alex 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1993-09-06)6 September 1993
G United States Baron, Billy 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1990-12-11)11 December 1990
SG Russia Fridzon, Vitaly 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 38 – (1985-10-14)14 October 1985
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Inigo Zorzano
  • Greece Adamantios Panagiotopoulos
  • Russia Sergey Voznyuk
Team manager
  • Greece Manos Papadopoulos
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 26, 2019

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Arturas Gudaitis Anton Pushkov
PF Will Thomas Alex Poythress Andrey Zubkov
SF Mateusz Ponitka K.C. Rivers Vladislav Trushkin
SG Austin Hollins Billy Baron Evgeny Voronov
PG Kevin Pangos Alex Renfroe Dmitry Khvostov

Transactions

Pre-seasons and friendlies

Matches
5 September 2019 Unicaja Spain vs. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Málaga, Spain
20:00
6 September 2019 Real Madrid Spain vs. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Málaga, Spain
12 September 2019 Betis Spain vs. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Málaga, Spain
13 September 2019 TBA vs. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Málaga, Spain
19 September 2019 Obras Sanitarias Argentina vs. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Madrid, Spain
20 September 2019 TBA vs. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Madrid, Spain

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
VTB United League 1 October 2019 Round 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EuroLeague 4 October 2019 Round 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Competitions

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Advance to playoffs
2 Russia UNICS 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Russia Khimki 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Kazakhstan Astana 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Russia Nizhny Novgorod 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
9 Russia Enisey 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
10 Russia Avtodor Saratov 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
11 Poland Zielona Góra 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
12 Russia Parma 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
13 Belarus Tsmoki Minsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source: VTB United League

Matches
1 October 2019
1
 Zielona Góra Poland vs. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Zielona Góra, Poland
Arena: CRS Hall Zielona Góra
7 October 2019
2
 CSKA Moscow Russia vs. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Moscow, Russia
Arena: USC CSKA
13 October 2019
3
 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia vs. Russia Nizhny Novgorod Saint Petersburg, Russia
Arena: Sibur Arena
21 October 2019
4
 Kalev Estonia vs. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Tallinn, Estonia
Arena: Saku Suurhall
27 October 2019
5
 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia vs. Russia Lokomotiv Kuban Saint Petersburg, Russia
Arena: Sibur Arena
4 November 2019
6
 Astana Kazakhstan vs. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Arena: Saryarka Velodrome
11 November 2019
7
 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia vs. Russia Enisey Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Arena: Sibur Arena
25 November 2019
8
 UNICS Russia vs. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Kazan, Russia
Arena: Basket-Hall

References
  1. "ECA Board approves proposed team lists for 2019-20, discusses future". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. "Эндрю Альбиси — в "Зените"" (in Russian). Zenit Basket Official. June 17, 2019. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  3. "Zenit adds guard Renfroe". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. "Andrey Zubkov signs with Zenit". Sportando. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  5. "Dmitriy Khvostov signs with Zenit". Sportando. June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  6. "Anton Ponkrashov signed with Zenit!". fc-zenit.ru. July 17, 2019.
  7. "Zenit shocks market, signs Ayon!". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  8. "Сергей Карасёв покидает "Зенит"". basket.fc-zenit.ru. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  9. "Андрей Десятников покинул "Зенит"". basket.fc-zenit.ru. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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