BC Zenit Saint Petersburg

{{short description|Russian professional basketball team}} {{Infobox Basketball club | color1 = white | color2 = #044A94 | color3 = #348EB9 | name = Zenit Saint Petersburg | current = | nickname = | logo = BC Zenit Saint Petersburg logo.svg | image_size = 220px | leagues = VTB United League | founded = {{Start date and age|2014}} | history = {{Collapsible list|'''BC Dynamo Moscow Region''' (2003–2007) '''BC Triumph Lyubertsy''' (2007–2014) '''BC Zenit Saint Petersburg''' (2014–present)}} | arena = KSK Arena | capacity = 7,120 | location = Saint Petersburg, Russia | owner = Gazprom | president = Alexander Medvedev | gm = Sani Bečirovič | coach = Dejan Radonjić | captain = Trent Frazier | sponsor = Gazprom | championships = '''1''' VTB United League '''2''' VTB League Supercup '''1''' Russian Cup | h_pattern_b = _nikelkl1516_whitesides | h_body = 044A94 | h_pattern_s = _nikelkl1516_whitesides | h_shorts = 044A94 | a_pattern_b = _nikelkl1516_white | a_body = 044A94 | a_pattern_s = _nikelkl1516_white | a_shorts = 044A94 | website = {{url|https://bc-zenit.com}} }} {{Zenit Saint Petersburg sections}} '''BC Zenit Saint Petersburg''' ({{langx|ru|БК Зенит Санкт Петербург}}), formerly known as '''BC Dynamo Moscow Region''' (2003–2007) and '''BC Triumph Lyubertsy''' (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, since 2014. The club competes domestically in the VTB United League.

Their home court is Sibur Arena. The club is sponsored by Gazprom. Since the team moved to Saint Petersburg in 2014, the team is a part of the multi-sports club Zenit, of which the football club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, is also a part.<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://russianfootballnews.com/what-does-zenits-new-basketball-team-mean-for-the-football-club/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141204122939/http://russianfootballnews.com/what-does-zenits-new-basketball-team-mean-for-the-football-club/| url-status = usurped| archive-date = December 4, 2014| title = What does Zenit’s new basketball team mean for the football club? |work= russianfootballnews.com | date = 21 November 2014 }}</ref> Alexander Tserkovny is a general manager of the club since July 16, 2018.

==History== ===Dynamo Moscow=== The club was originally established in 2003, under the name ''BC Dynamo Moscow Region'', and registered into the Russian Superleague A.{{fact|date=March 2022}}

===Triumph Lyubertsy=== In 2007, the basketball club of Dynamo Moscow Region disbanded and became the newly reformed club of BC Triumph Lyubertsy Moscow Region. Triumph Lyubertsy retained all the records of the Dynamo Moscow Region club, through the acquisition of the club's rights.{{fact|date=March 2022}} In the 2013–14 season, Triumph reached the final of the EuroChallenge, in which it lost to Reggio Emilia by a score of 65–79.<ref>[http://www.scorespro.com/basketball/livescore/triumph-lyubertsy-vs-bc-emilia/27-04-2014/ Triumph Lyubertsy - BC Emilia : 65:79 (Match report)] ScoresPro.com</ref>

===Zenit=== ====2014-2019==== In July 2014, the club announced it was relocating from Lyubertsy to Saint Petersburg, and was changing its name to BC Zenit Saint Petersburg. The club retained the rights of BC Triumph Lyubertsy,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Club profile: Zenit St Petersburg.|url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/?smid=3742|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821015030/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/138662/3735/club-profile-triumph-lyubertsy-moscow-region?smid=3742|archive-date=August 21, 2014|website=EuroCup Basketball}}</ref> and also its place in both the VTB United League and the EuroCup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/item/140172|title=Triumph Lyubertsy becomes Zenit St Petersburg|website=Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Meanwhile, the club tried to retain a second club in Lyubertsy, that would compete in the Russian Super League 1.<ref>[http://www.championat.com/basketball/news-1883502-triumf-budet-vystupat-pod-nazvaniem-zenit-v-sankt-peterburge.html «Триумф» будет выступать под названием «Зенит» в Санкт-Петербурге]; Championat.ru, 18 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014</ref> As a result, the basketball club became a section of the Zenit sports club, which already contained Zenit FC, a football club.{{fact|date=March 2022}}

The team finished fifth in the 2014–15 season, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In 2016, Zenit moved from the Sibur Arena to the Yubileyni Arena. In the following four seasons, Zenit qualified for the semi-finals every time, but never reached the league finals.{{fact|date=March 2022}}

On 27 June 2019, EuroLeague Basketball awarded Zenit a wild card for the 2019–20 EuroLeague.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/item/9rgw8cqlswq57n43|title=ECA Board approves proposed team lists for 2019-20, discusses future|work=Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL|access-date=29 June 2019}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> This would mark Zenit's debut in the highest European tier.{{fact|date=March 2022}}

====2020-present==== In early 2022, in light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, American-Puerto Rican Shabazz Napier left the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/shabazz-napier-returns-to-us-from-saint-petersburg|title=Shabazz Napier returns to U.S. from Saint Petersburg|first=Alexander|last=Cohen|date=February 28, 2022|website=www.basketballnews.com}}</ref> Also leaving the team were Americans Billy Baron, Alex Poythress, Conner Frankamp, Tyson Carter, Jordan Mickey, and Jordan Loyd, as well as Lithuanians Arturas Gudaitis and Mindaugas Kuzminskas, and Polish player Mateusz Ponitka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketeurope.com/livenews-fr/591726/guerre-en-ukraine-ces-joueurs-etrangers-qui-nont-pas-quitte-les-equipes-russes-engagees-en-euroleague/|title=Guerre en Ukraine : ces joueurs étrangers qui n’ont pas quitté les équipes russes engagées en Euroleague | Basket Europe|date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>

On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://basketnews.com/news-167013-euroleague-suspended-russian-teams.html|title=EuroLeague suspended Russian teams|website=basketnews.com}}</ref>

On June 5, 2022 BC Zenit has become VTB United League champion beating CSKA Moscow in 7 games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/vtb/1353880/zenit-beats-cska-in-game-7-and-wins-its-first-vtb-league-title/ |title=Zenit beats CSKA in Game 7 and wins its first VTB League title |website=eurohoops.net |date=2022-06-05 |access-date=2023-06-01}}</ref>

==Arenas== [[File:Yubileyniy in SPB.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Yubileyny Sports Palace]] When the club moved to St. Petersburg, they first played their home games at the 7,120 seat Sibur Arena.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://siburarena.com/o_nas/gl_arena/ |title=ГЛАВНАЯ АРЕНА {{in lang{{!}}ru}}. |access-date=2019-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328211641/http://siburarena.com/o_nas/gl_arena/ |archive-date=2019-03-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They then moved to the newly renovated 7,000 seat<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yubi.ru/|title=Спортивный комплекс "Юбилейный"|website=www.yubi.ru}}</ref> Yubileyni Arena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bc-zenit.com/|title=Баскетбольный клуб "Зенит"|website=Zenit Basketball Club }}</ref> When the club was previously based in Lyubertsy, they played their home games at the 4,000 seat<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bgbasket.com/en/hall.php?id=220|title=Triumph Sports Palace|website=bgbasket.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.bubabasket.com/en/hall.php?id=220&m=&age=&gender=&season= Triumph Sports Palace Capacity: 4 000.]</ref> Triumph Sports Palace arena.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center; color:white; background:#044A94;"|Arenas |- ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"|Arena ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"|City ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"|Capacity ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"|Tenure |- | Triumph Sports Palace || Lyubertsy || 4,000 || 2003–2014 |- | KSK Arena || Saint Petersburg || 7,120 || 2014–present |- | Yubileyny Sports Palace || Saint Petersburg || 7,000 || 2016–present |}

==Honours==

===Domestic competitions=== * '''Russian Professional Basketball Championship''' / '''VTB United League''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2021–22 * '''VTB United League Supercup''' **'''Winners (2):''' 2022, 2023 * '''Russian Cup''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2024

===European competitions=== *'''FIBA Europe Conference North''' **'''Winners (2):''' 2004, 2005 *'''FIBA EuroCup Challenge''' **Runner-up (1): 2005 *'''FIBA EuroChallenge''' **Runner-up (1): 2014 **Third place (2): 2009, 2012

===Other competitions=== *'''Vladimir Kondrashin and Alexander Belov Tournament''' **'''Winners (2)''': 2021, 2022.

==Season by season== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:left" !Season !Tier !League !{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position after playoffs}} !Russian Cup ! colspan=2 | European competitions |- |colspan="16" align=center style="background-color:#003366"| '''Dynamo Moscow Region''' |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2003–04 | align=center|1 | Superliga A | align=center|6th | | colspan=2 | |-

|bgcolor=#efefef|2004–05 | align=center|1 | Superliga A | align=center|7th | | colspan=2 | |-

|bgcolor=#efefef|2005–06 | align=center|1 | Superliga A | align=center|6th | | colspan=2 | |-

|bgcolor=#efefef|2006–07 | align=center|1 | Superliga A | align=center|6th | | colspan=2 | |- |colspan="16" align=center style="background-color:#003366"| '''Triumph Lyubertsy''' |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2007–08 | align=center|1 | Superliga A | align=center|4th | | '''2''' ULEB Cup || align=center|{{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}} |-

|bgcolor=#efefef|2008–09 | align=center|1 | Superliga A | align=center|5th | | '''3''' EuroChallenge || bgcolor=#CC9966 align=center|3rd |-

|bgcolor=#efefef|2009–10 | align=center|1 | Superliga А | align=center|6th | Quarterfinalist | '''2''' Eurocup || align=center|{{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}} |-

|bgcolor=#efefef|2010–11 | align=center|1 | PBL | align=center|10th | | '''3''' EuroChallenge || align=center|{{Tooltip|QR|Qualifying rounds}} |-

|bgcolor=#efefef|2011–12 | align=center|1 | PBL | align=center|3rd | Quarterfinalist | '''3''' EuroChallenge ||bgcolor=#CC9966 align=center|3rd |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2012–13 | align=center|1 | PBL | align=center|5th | | '''2''' Eurocup || align=center|{{Tooltip|EF|Eightfinals}} |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2013–14 | align=center|1 | United League | align=center|5th | Quarterfinalist | '''3''' EuroChallenge || bgcolor=silver align=center|{{Tooltip|RU|Runner-up}} |- |colspan="16" align=center style="border:2px solid #348EB9;background-color:#044A94"| '''Zenit Saint Petersburg''' |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2014–15 | align=center|1 | United League | align=center|5th | Second qualifying round | '''2''' Eurocup || align=center|{{Tooltip|EF|Eightfinals}} |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2015–16 | align=center|1 | United League | align=center|3rd | bgcolor=silver | Runner-up | '''2''' Eurocup || align=center|{{Tooltip|EF|Eightfinals}} |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2016–17 | align=center|1 | United League | align=center|3rd | | '''2''' EuroCup || align=center style="background:#D0F0C0"|{{Tooltip|QF|Quarterfinalist}} |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2017–18 | align=center|1 | United League | align=center|3rd | | '''2''' EuroCup || align=center style="background:#D0F0C0"|{{Tooltip|QF|Quarterfinalist}} |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2018–19 | align=center|1 | United League | align=center|4th | First round | '''2''' EuroCup || align=center| {{Tooltip|T16|Top 16}} |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2019–20 | align=center|1 | United League | align=center|6th | — | '''1''' EuroLeague || align=center|18th place |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2020–21 | align=center|1 | United League | align=center|3rd | | '''1''' EuroLeague || align=center style="background:#D0F0C0"|{{Tooltip|QF|Quarterfinalist}} |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2021–22 | align=center|1 | United League | style="background:gold" align=center| 1st | bgcolor=silver | Supercup Runner-up | '''1''' EuroLeague ||align=center| {{Tooltip|SP|Suspended}} |- |2022–23 | align="center" |1 |United League | align="center" |4th | | | align="center" | |- |2023–24 | align="center" |1 |United League | align="center" |3rd | | | align="center" | |- |2024–25 | align="center" |1 |United League | align="center" |2nd | | | align="center" | |- |}

==Players== {{see also|Category:BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players}}

===Current roster=== {{Basketball roster nationality note}} {{Basketball roster header | team = Zenit Saint Petersburg | wt = n}}  {{player3 | pos=F | num=00 | nat=USA | first=André | last=Roberson | m=2.01 | year=1991 | month=12 | date=4 }} {{player3 | pos=PG | num=0 | nat=USA | first=Trent | last=Frazier | m=1.87 | year=1998 | month=9 | date=8 |note = C}} {{player3 | pos=G | num=1 | nat=RUS | first=Aleksandr| last=Shcherbenev | m=1.91 | year=2000 | month=10 | date=3 }} {{player3 | pos=GF | num=7 | nat=RUS | first=Sergey | last=Karasev | m=2.01 | year=1993 | month=10 | date=26}} {{player3 | pos=SG | num=9 | nat=USA | first=Johnny | last=Juzang | m=2.01 | year=2001 | month=3 | date=17}} {{player3 | pos=C | num=10 | nat=RUS | first=Andrey | last=Martiuk | m=2.11 | year=2000 | month=6 | date=10}} {{player3 | pos=GF | num=12 | nat=RUS | first=Georgy | last=Zhbanov | m=1.97 | year=1997 | month=10 | date=10}} {{player3 | pos=F | num=13 | nat=RUS | first=Dmitry | last=Uzinskiy | m=1.99 | year=1993 | month=7 | date=13}} {{player3 | pos=G | num=17 | nat=USA | first=Xavier | last=Moon | m=1.83 | year=1995 | month=1 | date=2}} {{player3 | pos=C | num=21 | nat=BEL | first=Ismaël | last=Bako | m=2.08 | year=1995 | month=10 | date=10}} {{player3 | pos=FC | num=22 | nat=CIV | first=Alex | last=Poythress | m=2.05 | year=1993 | month=9 | date=6 |inj = yes}} {{player3 | pos=PF | num=33 | nat=RUS | first=Andrey | last=Vorontsevich| m=2.07 | year=1987 | month=7 | date=17}} {{player3 | pos=G | num=35 | nat=RUS | first=Vladislav| last=Emchenko | m=1.93 | year=1999 | month=10 | date=13}} {{player3 | pos=FC | num=99 | nat=CRO | first=Luka | last=Šamanić | m=2.08 | year=2000 | month=1 | date=6}}  {{Basketball roster footer | head_coach = {{player||MNE|Dejan Radonjić}} | asst_coach = {{player||SRB|Saša Kosović}} {{player||BLR|Rostislav Vergun}} {{player||RUS|Maxim Uchaykin}} | team_man = * {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Belgesov | roster_url = https://bc-zenit.com/en/roster | accessdate = {{dts|2026|01|28}} }}

===Depth chart=== {{Basketball depth chart | team_name = Zenit Saint Petersburg | switch_colors = yes |starter_c = Ismaël Bako |starter_pf = Luka Šamanić |starter_sf = André Roberson |starter_sg = Johnny Juzang |starter_pg = Trent Frazier

|bench 4_c = Alex Poythress 8px|Injured |bench 4_pf = |bench 4_sf = |bench 4_sg = Georgy Zhbanov 8px|Injured |bench 4_pg = }}

===On loan=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |- | colspan=6 style="{{Basketball color cell|Zenit Saint Petersburg}}"| '''Players out on loan''' |- ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Zenit Saint Petersburg}}"|{{Tooltip|Nat.|Nationality}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Zenit Saint Petersburg}}"|Player ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Zenit Saint Petersburg}}"|Position ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Zenit Saint Petersburg}}"|Team ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Zenit Saint Petersburg}}"|On loan since |- | {{flagicon|MKD}} | Nenad Dimitrijević | PG | {{flagicon|GER}} FC Bayern Munich | 5 January 2026 |}

===Notable players=== {{Basketball notable players criteria}} {{columns-list|colwidth=14em| *{{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Nevill *{{flagicon|BIH}} J. R. Bremer *{{flagicon|Canada}} Kyle Landry *{{flagicon|Canada}} Kevin Pangos *{{flagicon|ISR}} Gal Mekel *{{flagicon|ISR}} Yuval Naimi *{{flagicon|Latvia}} Jānis Timma *{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Giedrius Gustas *{{flagicon|Russia}} Egor Vyaltsev *{{flagicon|Russia}} Sergey Karasev *{{flagicon|Russia}} Vasily Karasev *{{flagicon|Serbia}} Ivan Zoroski *{{flagicon|Serbia}} Nenad Krstić *{{flagicon|Serbia}} Ognjen Aškrabić *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} Uros Slokar *{{flagicon|SRB}} Stefan Marković *{{flagicon|Turkey}} Kerem Tunçeri *{{flagicon|USA}} Alan Anderson *{{flagicon|USA}} Davon Jefferson *{{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Loyd *{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller }}

==Head coaches== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center; color:white; background:#044A94;"|Head coaches |- ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"|Name ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"|Nationality ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"|Tenure ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"|Trophies |- | Evgeny Kovalenko || {{flagicon|Russia}} || 2003—2005 || |- | Aleksandr Vasin || {{flagicon|Russia}} || 2005 || |- | Rūtenis Paulauskas || {{flagicon|Lithuania}} || 2005—2007 || |- | Dmitry Shakulin || {{flagicon|Russia}} || 2007 || |- | Stanislav Yeryomin || {{flagicon|Russia}} || 2007—2010 || |- | Valdemaras Chomičius || {{flagicon|Lithuania}} || 2010–2012 || |- | Vasily Karasev || {{flagicon|Russia}} || 2012–2018 || |- | Joan Plaza || {{flagicon|Spain}} || 2018–2020 || |- | Xavi Pascual || {{flagicon|Spain}} || 2020–2025 || |}

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == *[http://basket.fc-zenit.ru/main/ Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202111619/http://basket.fc-zenit.ru/main/ |date=2014-12-02 }} *[http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=RUS&Team=11690 Eurobasket.com Team Page]

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