Saint Petersburg Lions

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Saint Petersburg Lions
Founded2000
Folded2001
Arena Yubileyny Sports Palace
Capacity7,700
Location Saint Petersburg, Russia
Team colorsGreen and white
  
President Luciano Capicchioni
Head coach Miodrag Vesković

Saint Petersburg Lions was a professional basketball team in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The team was created in 2000 by a consortium of Italian and Swiss sponsors at the lead of Interperformances basketball agency. They were banned by the Russian Basketball Federation due to their participation in the newly created Euroleague run by Euroleague Basketball Company during the 2000-01 season. The Russian federation had agreed to send its representatives to the SuproLeague, run by FIBA Europe. When the merger of the two competitions the following year occurred, the Lions were dissolved.[ citation needed ]

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Roster

The roster of the Lions in their only season included: [1]

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