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(November 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Cherno More Ticha Nickname The Sailors (Моряците) Leagues NBL Founded 1923; 103 years ago (1923) Arena Hristo Borisov Hall Capacity 1,000 Location Varna, Bulgaria Team colors White & Green President Georgi Ganchev Head coach Vassil Evtimov Most recent season position 2nd Championships 3 Bulgarian Leagues 6 Bulgarian Cups 1 Bulgarian Super Cup Website chernomoreticha.com Home Away **BC Cherno More Ticha** ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): БК Черно море Тича) is a [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgaria) professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) club based in [Varna](/source/Varna%2C_Bulgaria). The last time it won a championship was in 1999. ## Home arenas Cherno More Ticha plays most of their home games in the [Hristo Borisov Hall](/source/Hristo_Borisov_Hall) sometimes they play at the [Kongresna Hall](/source/Palace_of_Culture_and_Sports) in their bigger matches. ## History [Basketball](/source/Basketball) in [Varna](/source/Varna%2C_Bulgaria) began in 1923 being a part of the Ticha sport club. After the creation of BC Ticha it was created BC Vladislav and BC Diana who are part of the Cherno More sports club. In the period between 1935 until 1944 there was no basketball in [Varna](/source/Varna%2C_Bulgaria). In 1944 basketball returned to [Varna](/source/Varna%2C_Bulgaria) after the creation of BC Primorets. In 1948 Ticha-Vladislav-Primorets wins 1948 Varna Cup. In 1952 Vladimir Pinzov was hired as the first manager for the club. In 1952 also TVP debuted in the [NBL](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)) finishing firtst from the non-Sofian clubs. Until 1969 Cherno More sometimes played in the first division of Bulgaria but primarily being in the second division. From 1970 until 1982 'the sailors' established themselves in the [Bulgarian championship](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)). In 1975 Cherno More debuted in European competitions playing in the [FIBA Korać Cup](/source/FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup) eliminating [Karşıyaka](/source/Kar%C5%9F%C4%B1yaka_Basket) in the second round 185–173. In the Group Stage Cherno More finished last in a group with [Tus 04 Leverkusen](/source/Bayer_Giants_Leverkusen), [Partizan](/source/KK_Partizan) and [Sinudyne Bologna](/source/Virtus_Pallacanestro_Bologna). From 1982 until the end of the century Cherno More had their best period in their history. In 1984 Cherno More for the first time finished third. In 1984 Cherno More again played in the [Korać Cup](/source/FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup) eliminating [İTÜ](/source/%C4%B0stanbul_Teknik_%C3%9Cniversitesi_B.K.) 165–161 in the first round. In the second round they were eliminated against [Stroitel Kyiv](/source/BC_Budivelnyk) losing 158–174. In 1985 Cherno More won their first [Bulgarian Championship](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)). In 1985 [Georgi Glushkov](/source/Georgi_Glouchkov) signed for the [Phoenix Suns](/source/Phoenix_Suns) who is the first player from Eastern Europe to play in the [NBA](/source/National_Basketball_Association). In 1985 Cherno More played for the first time in the [FIBA European Champions Cup](/source/EuroLeague). In the first round they eliminated [AEL Limassol](/source/AEL_Limassol_(basketball)) winning 202–113. In the second round they lost to [Žalgiris](/source/BC_%C5%BDalgiris) 222–152. In 1987 Cherno More again participated in the [Korać Cup](/source/FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup) losing in the first round to [Beşiktaş](/source/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K._(men's_basketball)) losing 156–145. From 1990 to 1997 Cherno More lost 4 [NBL](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)) finals and finished third once. In the [1996–97 Korać Cup](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup) Cherno More won 184–143 against in the qualifying round against [Omonia](/source/Omonia_B.C.). In the group stage they finnished fourth in a group with [Bnei Herzliya](/source/Bnei_Herzliya), [Cagiva Varese](/source/Pallacanestro_Varese) and [Mazowszanka](/source/Znicz_Pruszk%C3%B3w). In 1998 Cherno More won their first [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup) and after 13 years they won the [NBL](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)) against [Slavia Sofia](/source/WBC_Slavia_Sofia) in the final winning 3–1 on aggragate. In 1999 Cherno More again won the [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup) and the [NBL](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)) winning in the final 3–2 against [Levski Sofia](/source/BC_Levski_Sofia). In 1998 and 1999 Cherno More played in the [FIBA Saporta Cup](/source/FIBA_Saporta_Cup) in 1998 they were knocked out in the group stage finishing fifth out of 6 teams but in 1999 they passed the preliminary round finishing third in their group. Cherno More were knocked out in the round of 32 losing to [Zadar](/source/KK_Zadar) 133–172. In 2000 Cherno More almost won the [NBL](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)) and the [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup) but they lost the [Bulgarian League](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)) final against [Levski Sofia](/source/BC_Levski_Sofia) despite that they won the cup. In 2001 Cherno More reached the [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup) for the fourth time in a row but they lost the final 92–70 against [Levski](/source/BC_Levski_Sofia). In the League they finished third. From 2003 until 2008 Cherno More lost 3 Cup finals in 2003, 2005 and 2008. In 2005 they finished third. In 2006 Cherno More lost the [NBL](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)) final against [Lukoil Academic](/source/PBC_Academic) losing 3–0. In [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_BIBL_season) and in [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_BIBL_season) Cherno More played in the [BIBL](/source/Balkan_International_Basketball_League). In the first season they were knocked out in the quarterfinals against [Feršped Rabotnički](/source/KK_Rabotni%C4%8Dki) losing 139−143. In the second season they reached the semifinals being eliminated by [Levski](/source/BC_Levski_Sofia) losing 91–76. In 2014 Cherno More finished third and lost the cup final against [Levski](/source/BC_Levski_Sofia). In 2015 Cherno More won the [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup) for the first time for 15 years winning against [Lukoil Academic](/source/PBC_Academic) 69–72. From 2016 until 2024 it was their worst period in their history being one of the worst teams in the [NBL](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)) and not even qualifying for the playoffs in most years. In 2025 Cherno More won the Bulgarian Cup again after 10 years against [Balkan Botevgrad](/source/BC_Balkan_Botevgrad) winning 89–81. In the [2024–25 season](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)_season) Cherno More finished second after losing the final 3–1 in the series against [Rilski Sportist](/source/BC_Rilski_Sportist). But in the 2025 [Bulgarian Super Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_Super_Cup) 'the sailors' took their revenge against [Rilski](/source/BC_Rilski_Sportist) winning the final 66–84. In 2026 Cherno More again won the [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup) against [Lokomotiv Plovdiv](/source/BC_Lokomotiv_Plovdiv) winning 88–87. ## Players Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at [FIBA](/source/FIBA)-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. ### Current roster *As of 23 February 2026*[1] Cherno More Ticha roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PF 0 Gaffney, Alonzo 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (2000-01-28)28 January 2000 G/F 1 Moldov, Mihail 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 25 – (2001-03-13)13 March 2001 PG 3 Watson-Gayle, Jelani 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1998-09-09)9 September 1998 SF 5 West, Lamont 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 29 – (1997-06-02)2 June 1997 CG 6 Hadzhirusev, Evgeni 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 30 – (1995-12-11)11 December 1995 G/F 7 Grozdev, Vladislav 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 16 – (2009-07-08)8 July 2009 G/F 8 Stoyanov, Nikolay (C) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 32 – (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 G 10 Popov, Martin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 18 – (2008-01-19)19 January 2008 F 13 Marinov, Marin 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 PF/C 15 Chernokozhev, Tsvetomir 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – (2000-06-01)1 June 2000 SG 17 Davis, Darell 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 30 – (1996-05-09)9 May 1996 C 19 Uzunov, Christopher 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 18 – (2007-09-26)26 September 2007 PF/C 21 Karačić, Ivan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1996-02-20)20 February 1996 SG 23 Kolev, Stanislav 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 18 – (2007-08-02)2 August 2007 F 24 Boyanov, Georgi 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 33 – (1993-05-09)9 May 1993 G 35 Petkov, Ventsislav 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 34 – (1991-10-14)14 October 1991 C 39 Slavov, Svetoslav 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 18 – (2008-02-05)5 February 2008 Head coach Vassil Evtimov Assistant coach(es) Veselin Veselinov Mihail Kapitanov Physiotherapist(s) Petko Petkov Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 27 December 2025 ### Notable players See also: [Category:BC Cherno More players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:BC_Cherno_More_players) Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at [FIBA](/source/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. - [Bozhidar Avramov](/source/Bozhidar_Avramov) - [Georgi Boyanov](/source/Georgi_Boyanov) - [Tsvetomir Chernokozhev](/source/Tsvetomir_Chernokozhev) - [Deyan Ivanov](/source/Dejan_Ivanov) - [Kaloyan Ivanov](/source/Kaloyan_Ivanov) - [Stanimir Marinov](/source/Stanimir_Marinov) - [Georgi Glushkov](/source/Georgi_Glushkov) - [Yulian Radionov](/source/Yulian_Radionov) - [Todor Stoykov](/source/Todor_Stoykov) - [Stanislav Tsonkov](/source/Stanislav_Tsonkov) - [Asen Velikov](/source/Asen_Velikov) - [Aleksandar Yanev](/source/Aleksandar_Yanev) - [Ivan Karačić](/source/Ivan_Kara%C4%8Di%C4%87_(basketball)) - [Rodney Purvis](/source/Rodney_Purvis) - [Jelani Watson-Gayle](/source/Jelani_Watson-Gayle) ## Honours - **[NBL](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria))** - **Champions (3):** 1985, 1998, 1999 - **Second place (8):** 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2009, [2025](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)_season) - **Third place (7):** 1984, 1993, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2014, [2015](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)_season) - **[Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup)** - **Champions (6):** 1998, 1999, 2000, [2015](/source/2015_Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup), [2025](/source/2025_Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup), [2026](/source/2026_Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup) - **[Bulgarian Super Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_Super_Cup)** - **Champions (1):** 2025 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["BC Cherno More Roster"](https://bgbasket.com/bg/team.php?id=7&act=team_home&season=) (in Bulgarian). bgbasket.com. ## External links - [Official website](https://chernomoreticha.com/) - [Eurobasket.com BC Cherno More PV Page](http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=BUL&Team=1749) - [NBL Cherno More page](https://nbl.basketball.bg/team-1319-cherno-more-ticha) v t e Bulgarian National Basketball League 2026–27 teams Academic Plovdiv Balkan Botevgrad Beroe Botev Vratsa Cherno More Ticha Varna CSKA Sofia Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv Minyor 2015 Polytechnica Dupnitsa Rilski Sportist Shumen Spartak Pleven Yambol Former teams BC Sliven Academic Sofia Chernomorets Seasons 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27 v t e Balkan International Basketball League Seasons 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2023–24 teams PAYABL EKA AEL Sigal Prishtina KK Pljevlja KB Peja KK Lovćen 1947 TBA Former teams Academic Plovdiv Balkan Botevgrad Barsy Atyrau Blokotehna Gevgelija Bnei Herzliya Cuadripol Brașov Dinamo București Đuro Đaković Euroins Cherno More Feni Industries Hapoel Eilat Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Galil Elyon Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Holon Hapoel Tel Aviv Ibar Rožaje Ironi Nahariya Ironi Ness Ziona Karpoš Sokoli Kavala Kožuv Kumanovo 2009 Lovćen Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Rishon eZion Mega Hypo Leasing Metalac Valjevo Mornar Bar Mureș Napredak Kruševac Navico Akademija FMP OKK Beograd Prishtina Rabotnički Radnički 034 Group Rilski Sportist SCM Craiova Spartak Pleven Steaua București Sutjeska Nikšić Swisslion Takovo Teodo Tivat Teuta Durrës TFT Skopje Timișoara Tirana Torus Trepça Ulcinj Vllaznia Zrinjski Mostar v t e Cherno More Varna Current season Teams Cherno More Reserves and Academy General information Players Managers In Europe Foreign players Stadiums Ticha Stadium New Stadium Sports Complex Other sports Basketball Volleyball Waterpolo Seasons 1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [BC Cherno More](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Cherno_More) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Cherno_More?action=history)). 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