BC Astana

BC Astana
BC Astana
Leagues	Kazakhstan Championship; VTB United League; FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Founded	2011
History	BC Astana; (2011–present)
Arena	Saryarka Velodrome ; (capacity: 10,000); Zhekpe-zhek; (capacity: 5,000)
Location	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Team colors	Black, blue ;
President	Valeri Tikhonenko
Head coach	Emil Rajković
Championships	8 Domestic Titles; 8 Domestic Cups
Website	pbcastana.kz/en
Home	Away

Astana Basketball Club (Kazakh: Astana Basketbol Kluby), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship and the VTB United League since, obtaining a slew of domestic titles in the process.

History

BC Astana was created in March 2011, with the aim of competing in the VTB United League. Valery Tikhonenko was chosen as the team's general director. There were doubts expressed by other clubs in the VTB United League, about whether or not the club would be a good addition to the competition, due to the lack of basketball tradition in Kazakhstan; but the side answered all the admission requirements, including their budget, stadium (a revamped Saryarka Velodrome) and the proximity of hotels, and an international airport. The side received the totality of its funding from the Samruk-Kazyna sovereign wealth fund.[1][2]

They would sign a number of Kazakhstani players from successful side Astana Tigers, also recruiting their head coach, Vitaly Strebkov, to serve as the team's assistant coach.[3][4]

In their first season in the VTB United regional league, the team from Kazakhstan won 7 games out of 16 during 2011–12 regular season, including games against strong sides, such as Žalgiris and the defending title holders, Khimki, nearly reaching the playoffs.[5] They had more success on the domestic front, winning the Kazakhstani national domestic league championship, and the Kazakhstani Cup.

The team became a part of the Astana Presidential Club multi-sports club, when it was formed in December 2012.

Arenas

BC Astana vs. BC Azovmash, VTB United League regular season game in 2014, at Saryarka Velodrome.

BC Astana plays its home basketball games at the Saryarka Velodrome, which has a seating capacity of 10,000 people for basketball games. There is also a possibility to play games at newly built (2019) martial arts palace Zhekpe-zhek with capacity of 5000 people in the stands.

Logos

Logo (2011–2017).
Logo (2017–present).

Roster

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

BC Astana roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
F	1	Thomas, Adonis	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	27 – (1993-03-25)25 March 1993
G	2	Marble, Devyn	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	28 – (1992-09-21)21 September 1992
F	4	Siliņš, Ojārs	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	27 – (1993-07-20)20 July 1993
G	5	Hill, Jeremiah	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	25 – (1995-09-04)4 September 1995
C	6	Pan, Robert	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	110 kg (243 lb)	25 – (1995-04-18)18 April 1995
F	7	Bazhin, Nikolay	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	30 – (1990-12-09)9 December 1990
G	9	Shcherbak, Vadim	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	27 – (1993-05-24)24 May 1993
PG	10	Murzagaliyev, Rustam	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	28 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992
C	11	Ponomarev, Anton	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	120 kg (265 lb)	32 – (1988-10-31)31 October 1988
PG	17	Thompson, Michael	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	31 – (1989-02-09)9 February 1989
SG	20	Litvinenko, Andrey	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	24 – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997
F	22	Maidekin, Askar	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	23 – (1997-05-28)28 May 1997
F	24	Gavrilov, Dmitriy	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	34 – (1986-11-27)27 November 1986
SF	25	Marchuk, Maxim	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	27 – (1994-01-17)17 January 1994
C	33	Meiers, Mārtiņš	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	30 – (1991-01-30)30 January 1991
F	47	Aitkali, Ruslan	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	23 – (1997-12-19)19 December 1997

Head coach

Emil Rajković

Assistant coach(es)

Marko Veličković
Sasho Todorovski
Yevgeni Isakov

Team manager

Rustem Mukanov

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: October 14, 2020

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Mārtiņš Meiers	Dmitriy Gavrilov	Robert Pan	Askar Maidekin
PF	Ojārs Siliņš	Nikolay Bazhin	Anton Ponomarev
SF	Adonis Thomas	Maxim Marchuk	Ruslan Aitkali
SG	Devyn Marble	Jeremiah Hill	Andrey Litvinenko
PG	Michael Thompson	Rustam Murzagaliyev	Vadim Shcherbak

Squad changes for the 2020–21 season

In

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		C	Anton Ponomarev (from Free agent)
		PG	Michael Thompson (from Gravelines)
		F	Adonis Thomas (from Zacatecas)
		C	Mārtiņš Meiers (from KK Budućnost)
		F	Ojārs Siliņš (from Gravelines)
		G	Devyn Marble (from Virtus Bologna)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		SF	Malcolm Hill (to Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.)
		C	Dušan Ristić (to Basket Brescia Leonessa)
		G	Stephen Holt (to CSM U Oradea)
		SF	Jaye Crockett (to Fribourg Olympic)
		PG	James Florence (to Stal Ostrów)
		F	Aleksandr Zhigulin (to Ufimets)

Season by season

Season	Domestic competitions				Kazakhstani Cup	Regional competitions			Continental competitions
Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	Kazakhstani Cup	League	Pos.	Result	Tier	League	Result
2011–12	1	KBC	1	Champion	Winner (x2)	VTB	7	N/A	DNP
2012–13	1	KBC	1	Champion	Winner	VTB	5	1R	DNP
2013–14	1	KBC	1	Champion	Winner	VTB	5	1R	DNP
2014–15	1	KBC	1	Champion	DNP	VTB	8	QF	3	FIBA EuroChallenge	T16
2015–16	1	KBC	2	Runners-up	DNP	VTB	15	N/A	3	FIBA Europe Cup	RS
2016–17	1	KBC	1	Champion	Winner	VTB	8	QF	DNP
2017–18	1	KBC	1	Champion	Winner	VTB	10	N/A		FIBA Asia Champions Cup	Bronze
2018–19	1	KBC	1	Champion	Winner	VTB	6	QF	DNP
2019–20	1	KBC	1	Champion	DNP	VTB	9	N/A	DNP
2020–21	1	KBC			Winner	VTB				FIBA Asia Champions Cup

Championships

Kazakhstan Basketball Championship:

8x Champion: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Kazakhstan Basketball Cup:

8x Winner: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

FIBA Asia Champions Cup:

Bronze: 2017

Head coaches

Matteo Boniciolli: (2011–13)
Aleksandar Trifunović: (2013–15)
Ramūnas Butautas: (2015–16)
Ilias Papatheodorou: (2016–17)
Kostas Flevarakis: (2017-2018)
Mikhail Karpenko: (2018)
Emil Rajković: (2018-)

Notable Players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team.

References and notes

"A brand of our country is well-known all around the world". BC Astana. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
"Report on the use of property, BC Astana for the year 2012". BC Astana. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
"Valery Tikhonenko: The goal of "Astana" - is return big basketball to Kazakhstan". VTB United League. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
Ibraev, Serik (6 April 2011). "Новые "Тигры"" Русский [New Tigers]. Sports.kz (in Russian). Np.kz. Retrieved 26 June 2015 – via Sports.kz.
"Valeriy Tikhonenko: We are ready to bring multiple surprises in the upcoming season". VTB United League. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

External links

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[1] "A brand of our country is well-known all around the world". BC Astana. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

[2] "Report on the use of property, BC Astana for the year 2012". BC Astana. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

[3] "Valery Tikhonenko: The goal of "Astana" - is return big basketball to Kazakhstan". VTB United League. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

[4] Ibraev, Serik (6 April 2011). "Новые "Тигры"" Русский [New Tigers]. Sports.kz (in Russian). Np.kz. Retrieved 26 June 2015 – via Sports.kz.

[5] "Valeriy Tikhonenko: We are ready to bring multiple surprises in the upcoming season". VTB United League. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.