BC Minsk

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Minsk
BC Minsk 2022 logo.png
Leagues Belarus Premier League
VTB United League
Founded2006;19 years ago (2006)
HistoryBC Minsk-2006
(2006–2012)
BC Tsmoki-Minsk
(2012–2022)
BC Minsk
(2022–present)
Arena Minsk Arena
Capacity15,000
Location Minsk, Belarus
Team colorsNavy, white
  
PresidentYuri Shakola
Head coach Rostislav Vergun
Championships11 Belarus Championships
11 Belarus Cups
Website Link (in English)

Basketball Club Minsk (Belarusian : Мінск) is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Minsk, Belarus. They play in the Belarus Premier League and the VTB United League. The team plays its home games at the Minsk Arena.

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Established in 2006 as BC Minsk-2006, the club has been the most successful team in Belarusian basketball. Since 2008, Tsmoki has won every Premier League title. In the 2009–10 season, Tsmoki made its European debut in the FIBA EuroChallenge. Since then, the club has participated in a European competition each season. In 2012, the club adopted its current club name Tsmoki-Minsk. [1]

History

The club was founded in 2006, with the name of BC Minsk-2006. In September 2012, the club changed its name to BC Tsmoki-Minsk. [1] In September 2020, Tsmoki-Minsk qualified for the Basketball Champions League (BCL) for the first time in club history after beating Neptunas in the qualifying final. As such, it became the first ever Belarusian team to play in the competition. [2]

Logos

Players

Current roster

Tsmoki-Minsk roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
SF 3 Flag of Belarus.svg Dudu, Benjamin-Pavel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)33 – (1991-04-29)29 April 1991
SF 4 Flag of Belarus.svg Kasko, Daniil 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)20 – (2004-03-21)21 March 2004
SG 5 Flag of Belarus.svg Barysevich, Daniil 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)24 – (2001-01-06)6 January 2001
SF 6 Flag of Belarus.svg Trastsinetski, Aliaksei 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)39 – (1986-03-02)2 March 1986
F 9 Flag of Belarus.svg Hernandez-Zinenko, Darol 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)35 – (1989-11-15)15 November 1989
C 11 Flag of Belarus.svg Stubeda, Vadzim 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)24 – (2000-06-27)27 June 2000
F 12 Flag of Belarus.svg Beliankou, Yauhen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)29 – (1995-06-11)11 June 1995
G 13 Flag of Belarus.svg Karattsou, Maksim 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)27 – (1998-03-13)13 March 1998
F 19 Flag of Belarus.svg Vaskautsou, Kiryl 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)21 – (2003-08-15)15 August 2003
PG 23 Flag of Belarus.svg Shcherbakov, Roman 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)21 – (2003-10-05)5 October 2003
SG 31 Flag of Belarus.svg Stabrouski, Andrei 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)27 – (1997-12-29)29 December 1997
F 35 Flag of Russia.svg Kuzmin, Artem 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)26 – (1998-10-16)16 October 1998
F 73 Flag of Belarus.svg Paraliou, Tsimafei 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)28 – (1997-01-17)17 January 1997
G 77 Flag of Belarus.svg Bliznyuk, Uladzislau 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)26 – (1999-01-08)8 January 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Walich
  • Flag of Hungary.svg Aliaksei Sukhavetski
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: March 14, 2022

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

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos.Belarusian CupRegional competitionsEuropean competitions
2006–071 Premier League 4th
2007–081 Premier League 3rdThird place
2008–091 Premier League 1stChampion
2009–101 Premier League 1stChampion3 EuroChallenge RS2–4
2010–111 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League RS4–63 EuroChallenge QR0–1–1
2011–121 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League RS1–153 EuroChallenge RS3–3
2012–131 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League RS3–153 EuroChallenge T165–7
2013–141 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League RS4–143 EuroChallenge QF8–6
2014–151 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League 15th7–233 EuroChallenge RS2–4
2015–161 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League 12th9–213 FIBA Europe Cup R328–4
2016–17 1 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League 12th5–193 Champions League QR22–2
4 FIBA Europe Cup R28–4
2017–18 1 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League 9th8–163 Champions League QR32–1–1
4 FIBA Europe Cup R167–1–6
2018–19 1 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League 14th4–223 Champions League QR11–1
4 FIBA Europe Cup RS3–3

Honours and distinctions

Domestic competitions

Gold medal icon.svg **Champions (16): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Gold medal icon.svg **Champions (14): (14) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Individual Player & Coach awards

Best Belarusian Basketball Coach

References

  1. 1 2 Теперь мы будем называться "Цмокi-Мінск"! Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Official club website. 14 September 2012 (in Russian).
  2. ↑ "Keravnos and Tsmoki-Minsk earn maiden trips to BCL Regular Season". Basketball Champions League. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ростислав Вергун – лучший тренер 2020 года!". minskbasket.by. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Лауреаты 2021 года. Ростислав Вергун. Не нагрузка, а удовольствие!". pressball.by. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
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