- Source: BC Uralmash Yekaterinburg
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.
History
Established in 1960, the team has history that stems back to the 1940s. 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, 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.
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. Evgeniy Pashutin was the team's head coach during the 2021–22 season.
In May 2023, Uralmash was promoted to the VTB United League.
References
External links
Official website (in Russian)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- BC Uralmash Yekaterinburg
- Yekaterinburg
- Russian Basketball Super League 1
- Octavius Ellis
- Josh Perkins
- Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
- Sergei Belov
- UMMC Arena
- Evgeniy Pashutin
- Stanislav Yeryomin
