BC Odesa

BC Odesa (Ukrainian: баскетбольний клуб "Одеса") is a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Odesa. The club competed in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (UBSL).

BC Odesa
BC Odesa logo
LeaguesSuperLeague
Founded1992
History
List
  • BIPA-Moda (1992–1999)
    MBC Odesa (1999–2006)
    BC Odesa (2006–2016)
    BC Dynamo Odesa (2017–2018)
    BC Odesa (2018–present)
ArenaPalace of Sport
Capacity3,500
LocationOdesa, Ukraine
Team colorsBlue, Dark Blue, White
     
Championships4 Ukrainian Championships
2 Ukrainian Cups
1 NEBL Challenge Cup
Websitebcodessa.ua

Established in 1992, Odesa played in the SuperLeague for most of its existence until it disappeared in 2016. In 2018, the club was re-founded when it merged with BC Dynamo Odesa.

History

BC Odesa was one of the most distinguished basketball clubs in the country and has won the UBSL championship 4 times. It was founded in 1992 under the name BIPA-Moda after its sponsor company. Following the death of its 1st president Arkadiy Tabachnyk in 1999, the club became municipal and, hence, changed its name to MBC Odesa. In 2006, the club turned private again after its purchase by the current president Oleh Bychkov, and its name was changed to the present BC Odesa. After the 2015–16 season, the club disappeared. However, another club BIPA Odesa played in the SuperLeague the following years.

In the summer of 2018, BC Dynamo Odesa, winner of the second-tier division, was renamed and merged to BC Odesa.[1] Previously, BIPA Odesa was merged to BC Dynamo Odesa in 2017.[2][3]

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Ukrainian Cup European competitions
2010–11 1 SuperLeague 10th
2011–12 1 SuperLeague 7th Semifinalist
2012–13 1 SuperLeague 12th
2013–14 1 SuperLeague 6th
2014–15 1 SuperLeague 9th
2015–16 1 SuperLeague 8th

Since re-foundation in 2018

Season Tier League Pos. Ukrainian Cup European competitions
2018–19 1 SuperLeague 6th Runner-up

Players

Hall of Fame

  • #5 Ukraine Vadym Pudzyrey
  • #4 Ukraine Oleg Yuzhkin

Notable players

  • Ukraine Ihor Kharchenko
  • Ukraine Ihor Molchanov
  • Ukraine Leonid Yaylo
  • Ukraine Yaroslav Zubritskiy
  • Ukraine Oleksandr Okunskiy
  • Ukraine Hennadiy Kuznetsov
  • Ukraine Oleksiy Poltorackiy
  • Ukraine Vadym Matyukevych
  • Ukraine Oleh Tkach
  • Ukraine Vadym Matukevich

Head coaches

  • Ukraine Vitaliy Lebedyntsev: 1992–1996, 1998–2001, 2008–2010
  • Russia Yuriy Selikhov: 1996–1998
  • Belarus Valiantsin Varonin
  • Ukraine Oleh Yushkin: 2010–2015

Honors

Domestic competitions

Champions (4): 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02
Champions (2): 1993, 2001
Runners-up: 2019

International competitions

Winners (1): 2001

References

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