Kyiv-Basket (Ukrainian: Київ-Баскет) is the Ukrainian basketball club based in Kyiv. Originally founded in 1992 and refounded in 2017, the team plays in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (UBL).[1] The re-established club made its debut in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague in the 2018–19 season. It replaced the previous club from Kyiv in the UBL, Budivelnyk.
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| Nickname | The Bees (Ukrainian: Бджоли) | ||
| Leagues | Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague | ||
| Founded | 1992 (reestablished in 2017) | ||
| Dissolved | 1998 | ||
| History | List
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| Arena | Palace of Sports | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine | ||
| Head coach | Ainars Bagatskis | ||
| Team captain | Illya Tyrtyshnik | ||
| 2020–21 position | SuperLeague, 1st of 8 | ||
| Website | Link | ||
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History edit
The club was founded in 1992 as Maccabi-Dandy (Ukrainian: Маккабі-Денді) by politician and businessman Mykhailo Brodskyy. The team won several trophies in Ukraine. In 1998, the team ceased to exist because of the financial problems.
In November 2017, the club had a revival as a new team was established. The new logo of the team, featuring a bee, was revealed while it was announced that the club would have a women's team and two men's team in the 2017–18 season. The new home arena of the team was the Meridian Sports Complex.[2]
In the 2018–19 season, Kyiv-Basket finished as runners-up as it was defeated by Khimik in the finals, 0–3. Currently the team sits in second place in the UBL and 1st in the second stage of Fiba Europe Cup
Honors edit
| League | Result | Years |
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| Ukrainian SuperLeague |  Champions
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 Runners-up
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4 (1994, 1995, 2019, 2020) | |
 Third place
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2 (1996, 1997) |
Arenas edit
| Arenas | ||
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| Arena | Capacity | Tenure |
| Palace of Sports | 7,000 | 1992–1998 |
| 2018–present | ||
| Meridian Sports Complex | 1,500 | 2017–2018 |
Players edit
Current roster edit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Season by season edit
| Playoff berth |
| Season | Tier | League | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | Playoffs | Other competitions | Head coach | ||
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| 2018–19 | 1 | SuperLeague | 4th | 15 | 13 | .536 | Won quarterfinals (Mykolaiv), 2–1 Won semifinals (Zaporizhya), 2–1 Lost finals (Khimik), 0–3 |
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| 2019–20 | 1 | SuperLeague | 2nd | 17 | 6 | – | 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup Lost quarterfinals (Pınar Karşıyaka), 0–2 |
Ainars Bagatskis | |||
Coaches edit
Notable players edit
References edit
- ^ "Kyiv Basket History". www.eurobasket.com. 1 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Київ-Баскет представив логотип клубу". Федерація баскетболу України (in Ukrainian). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
External links edit
- Official website (in Ukrainian)