BC Parma

BC Parma (Russian: БК Парма), also known as Parma Basket, is a professional basketball team that is based in Perm, Russia. It plays in the VTB United League, 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 Parma.

Parma
Parma logo
LeaguesVTB United League
Founded2 August 2012 (2012-08-02)
HistoryBC Parma
(2012–present)
ArenaUniversal Sports Palace Molot
Capacity7,000
LocationPerm, Russia
Head coachEvgeny Pashutin
Championships2 Russian Cups
Websiteparmabasket.ru

History

BC Parma was established in 2012. In 2016, Parma Basket won the Russian Cup title, by beating Zenit Saint Petersburg in the Russian Cup Final. In the 2016–17 season, Parma joined the VTB United League, the country's first tier league.[1] To meet the arena requirements of the league, Parma moved to the Universal Sports Palace Molot.[1] 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. After surviving the group stage, the team beat Rilski Sportist and Balkan Botevgrad in the eight- and quarterfinals. It qualified for the Final Four that is to be played in Tel Aviv.

Players

Current roster
Parma roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 10 Senegal Dime, Malik 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1992-10-06)6 October 1992
PG 11 Russia Budin, Kirill 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 21 – (2001-10-30)30 October 2001
SG 12 Russia Perevalov, Vladislav 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (2001-10-21)21 October 2001
C 21 Russia Popov, Kirill 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 25 – (1998-05-21)21 May 1998
G 22 Russia Sheiko, Gleb 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 26 – (1996-11-19)19 November 1996
SF 25 Russia Antinov, Pavel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 32 – (1991-09-09)9 September 1991
G 28 Russia Platunov, Alexander 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1997-07-06)6 July 1997
PF 30 Russia Pokhodiaev, Danila 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 22 – (2001-02-04)4 February 2001
PG 32 United States Roberson, Justin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 30 – (1993-07-08)8 July 1993
C 53 United States James, Joel 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 127 kg (280 lb) 29 – (1994-01-22)22 January 1994
F 77 Russia Kurov, Alexander 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (2000-09-25)25 September 2000
F United States Reese, Isaiah 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1996-12-13)13 December 1996
F 0 United States Johnson, B.J. 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1995-12-21)21 December 1995
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Russia Vasiliy Kozlovtsev
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 30, 2022

Notable players

Individual awards
United League Young Player of the Year

Season by season
Season Tier League Regular season Playoffs Russian Cup European competition Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Win% Competition Round Record
Parma Basket
2012–13 3 Higher League 4th Vyacheslav Shushakov
2013–14 2 Super League 12th
2014–15 2 Super League 5th 32 20 12 .625 –
2015–16 2 Super League 4th 32 18 15 .545 – C
2016–17 1 United League 13th 24 1 23 .042 – SF
2017–18 1 United League 11th 17 7 17 .292 – QF 4 FIBA Europe Cup2QR2–1–1 Nikolajs Mazurs
2018–19 1 United League 13th 26 5 21 .192 – C Nikolajs Mazurs
Vyacheslav Shushakov
2019–20 1 United League 5th[lower-alpha 1] 18 8 10 .444 N/A Vyacheslav Shushakov
Kazys Maksvytis
2020–21 1 United League 4 FIBA Europe Cup Kazys Maksvytis
  1. The 2019–20 VTB United League was cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no playoffs were held.

European record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup QR1 North Macedonia Rabotnički 88–63 73–95
QR2 France ESSM Le Portel 74–74 74–55
2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup RS Netherlands Donar 93–81
Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch 85–63
EF Bulgaria Rilski Sportist 90–61
QF Bulgaria Balkan 84–62
SF Israel Ironi Nes Ziona 80–81
3rd Romania CSM Oradea 76–85

Arenas
The Universal Sports Palace Molot

During its existence, Parma Basket has played in the following arenas:

Honours

Russian Cup

  • Winners (2): 2015–16, 2018–19

FIBA Europe Cup

Gomelsky Cup

  • Runners-up (1): 2020

Head coaches
Period Name Honours
2012–2017Russia Vyacheslav ShushakovRussian Cup (2016)
2017–2018Latvia Nikolajs Mazurs
2019Russia Vyacheslav ShushakovRussian Cup (2019)
2019–2022Lithuania Kazys Maksvytis

See also

References
  1. "Format and Participating Clubs Approved for 2016-17 Season | VTB United League". Archived from the original on 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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