BC Uralmash Yekaterinburg

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Uralmash Yekaterinburg
Uralmash Yekaterinburg logo.png
Leagues VTB United League
Founded1960
Arena Palace of Sporting Games (DIVS)
Capacity5,000
Location Yekaterinburg, Russia
Team colorsOrange, black and green
   
Head coach Rostislav Vergun
Championships Super League 1: 2 (2022, 2023)
Super League 3: 1 (2017)
Website bcuralmash.ru

Uralmash Yekaterinburg is a Russian professional basketball team that plays in the VTB United League. They won Russian Basketball Super League 1 championships in 2022 and 2023.

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History

Established in 1960, [1] the team has history that stems back to the 1940s. [2] Prior to a city name change, the team was known as Uralmash Sverdlovsk. FIBA Hall of Fame member Sergei Belov played for Uralmash in the 1960s, [3] as did several other members of the senior men's Soviet Union national team over the years, such as: Nikolai Kraev, Lev Reshetnikov, Aleksandr Kandel, Viacheslav Novikov, Ivan Dvorny, Anatoly Myshkin, and Stanislav Yeryomin. [2]

Super League

After winning the Super League 3 championship in 2016–17, Uralmash was promoted to the Super League 2 for the 2017–18 season where they finished third. They were promoted to the Super League 1 for the 2018–19 season. The team finished second in the Super League 1 in 2020–21 and then won back-to-back championships in 2021–22 and 2022–23. [4] [5] Evgeniy Pashutin was the team's head coach during the 2021–22 season. [6]

VTB United League

In May 2023, Uralmash was promoted to the VTB United League. [7] In March 2025, Uralmash won the Russian Basketball Cup. [8]

Honours and distinctions

Gold medal icon.svg (2): 2022, 2023
Gold medal icon.svg (1): 2017
Gold medal icon.svg (1): 2025

References

  1. ↑ "ИСТОРИЯ БАСКЕТБОЛЬНОГО КЛУБА «УРАЛМАШ»". bcuralmash.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "ИСТОРИЯ". bcuralmash.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "HALL OF FAMERS – Sergei Belov". fiba.basketball. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Uralmash Yekaterinburg". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "МЫ- ЧЕМПИОНЫ". bcuralmash.ru (in Russian). 14 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Evgeniy Pashutin's Uralmash won the Superleague-1 title. Justin Roberson was named MVP!". rigsportsagency.com. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "МЫ — В ЕДИНОЙ ЛИГЕ ВТБ!". bcuralmash.ru (in Russian). 24 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Uralmash win their maiden Cup title". eurobasket.com. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
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