Artsakh BC

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Artsakh Basketball Club
Artsakh BC logo.png
League Armenia Basketball League A
Founded2017;9 years ago (2017)
Arena Mika Sports Arena
Capacity1,200
Location Yerevan
Team colorsWhite, Red
  
President Flag of Armenia.svg Sevan Aslanyan
Head coach Flag of Armenia.svg Gevorg Shakhnazaryan
Championships1 Armenian League

Artsakh Basketball Club, is a professional basketball team based in Yerevan, Armenia. It was originally founded in 2017 in Stepanakert; the capital of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, as the basketball section of Artsakh FC, a Yerevan-based football club. Artsakh BC is a founding member of the Armenia Basketball League A.

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History

On 22 October 2017, the founder of Artsakh FC Sevan Aslanyan, agreed to create a basketball section with the aim to play in the newly created Armenia Basketball League A, with Areg Vatyan becoming the sporting director of the basketball section, and Andrey Sarumyan becoming the head coach of the team. [1] [2] Bako Sahakyan, president of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, attended their first home league match, played in Stepanakert, the Republic's capital. [3]

Artsakh qualified for the final of the inaugural season by winning the semifinals against Urartu, who were unbeaten during the regular season. [4] In the finals, they defeated Artik for achieving their first title ever.

For their second season, the club moved to Yerevan, Armenia. After this second season, the club did not register for a third one in the A League.

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos.
2017–18 1 League A 1st
2018–19 1 League A 3rd

Current roster

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

Artsakh BC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 24 Flag of Armenia.svg Mikaelyan, Bagrat  (C)
SG 1 Flag of the United States.svg Roberts, Joshua 87 kg (192 lb)27 – (1998-04-18)18 April 1998
SF 4 Flag of the United States.svg Francis, David 107 kg (236 lb)
PG 3 Flag of the United States.svg Sutton, Justin 29 – (1996-12-05)5 December 1996
SG 10 Flag of Armenia.svg Harutyunyan, Yura
PG 11 Flag of Armenia.svg Beglaryan, Vahe
PG 8 Flag of Armenia.svg Harutyunyan, Albert
PG 7 Flag of the United States.svg Wallace, Malik
SG 13 Flag of Armenia.svg Davtyan, Robert
F 12 Flag of Armenia.svg Tavrizyan, Robert
SF 0 Flag of the United States.svg Ervin, Lorenzo‎ 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SG 6 Flag of Armenia.svg Mikaelyan, David 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)26 – (1999-10-16)16 October 1999
Head coach
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shant Ashjian
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Armenia.svg Gevorg Shakhnazaryan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: January 17, 2022

References

  1. ↑ "Մեկնարկում է Ա լիգայի կանոնավոր առաջնությունը" [Armenia Basketball League A, 2017-18 season launched] (in Armenian). Armsport. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Հիանալի նորություն հիմնվել է "Արցախ" բասկետբոլային ակումբը" (in Armenian). FC Artsakh. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Karabakh President attends Artsakh's winning game". News.am. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ա լիգա. "Արցախը" եզրափակչում է" [League A. Artsakh is in the final] (in Armenian). Basketball Federation of Armenia. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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