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.

Minsk
Minsk logo
LeaguesBelarus Premier League
VTB United League
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
HistoryBC Minsk-2006
(2006–2012)
BC Tsmoki-Minsk
(2012–2022)
BC Minsk
(2022–present)
ArenaMinsk Arena
Capacity15,000
LocationMinsk, Belarus
Team colorsNavy, white
   
PresidentYuri Shakola
Head coachRostislav Vergun
Championships11 Belarus Championships
11 Belarus Cups
WebsiteLink (in English)

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

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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

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Players

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Current roster

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Tsmoki-Minsk roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
SF 3   Dudu, Benjamin-Pavel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1991-04-29)29 April 1991
SF 4   Kasko, Daniil 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2004-03-21)21 March 2004
SG 5   Barysevich, Daniil 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (2001-01-06)6 January 2001
SF 6   Trastsinetski, Aliaksei 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 38 – (1986-03-02)2 March 1986
F 9   Hernandez-Zinenko, Darol 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 34 – (1989-11-15)15 November 1989
C 11   Stubeda, Vadzim 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (2000-06-27)27 June 2000
F 12   Beliankou, Yauhen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1995-06-11)11 June 1995
G 13   Karattsou, Maksim 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1998-03-13)13 March 1998
F 19   Vaskautsou, Kiryl 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-08-15)15 August 2003
PG 23   Shcherbakov, Roman 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (2003-10-05)5 October 2003
SG 31   Stabrouski, Andrei 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1997-12-29)29 December 1997
F 35   Kuzmin, Artem 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1998-10-16)16 October 1998
F 73   Paraliou, Tsimafei 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1997-01-17)17 January 1997
G 77   Bliznyuk, Uladzislau 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-01-08)8 January 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Wojciech Walich
  •   Aliaksei Sukhavetski

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   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

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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

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Season Tier League Pos. Belarusian Cup Regional competitions European competitions
2006–07 1 Premier League 4th
2007–08 1 Premier League 3rd Third place
2008–09 1 Premier League 1st Champion
2009–10 1 Premier League 1st Champion 3 EuroChallenge RS 2–4
2010–11 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League RS 4–6 3 EuroChallenge QR 0–1–1
2011–12 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League RS 1–15 3 EuroChallenge RS 3–3
2012–13 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League RS 3–15 3 EuroChallenge T16 5–7
2013–14 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League RS 4–14 3 EuroChallenge QF 8–6
2014–15 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League 15th 7–23 3 EuroChallenge RS 2–4
2015–16 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League 12th 9–21 3 FIBA Europe Cup R32 8–4
2016–17 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League 12th 5–19 3 Champions League QR2 2–2
4 FIBA Europe Cup R2 8–4
2017–18 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League 9th 8–16 3 Champions League QR3 2–1–1
4 FIBA Europe Cup R16 7–1–6
2018–19 1 Premier League 1st Champion VTB United League 14th 4–22 3 Champions League QR1 1–1
4 FIBA Europe Cup RS 3–3

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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