BC Balkan Botevgrad

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Balkan
Balkan logo
NicknameЗелените (The Greens)
LeaguesNBL
Founded1947; 75 years ago (1947)
HistoryBC Balkan Botevgrad
(1947–present)
ArenaArena Botevgrad
Capacity3,200
LocationBotevgrad, Bulgaria
Team colorsGreen, White
   
PresidentMihail Mihaylov
Head coachNebojša Vidić
Championships5 Bulgarian Leagues
4 Bulgarian Cups
Websitebalkan-basket.com

BC Balkan Botevgrad (Bulgarian: БК Балкан Ботевград, romanized: BK Balkan Botevgrad) is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Botevgrad.[1][2] The team is part of NBL and FIBA Europe Cup. The club has also competed in Balkan International Basketball League. They play their home matches at the Arena Botevgrad.

Honours[]

Season by season[]

Season Tier League Pos. Bulgarian Cup Other leagues European competitions
2012–13 1 NBL 3rd Quarterfinalist
2013–14 1 NBL 3rd Semifinalist Balkan League 3rd
2014–15 1 NBL 2nd Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 NBL 2nd Semifinalist
2016–17 1 NBL 6th Third Place
2017–18 1 NBL 2nd Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup RS
2018–19 1 NBL 1st Quarterfinalists 4 FIBA Europe Cup Top 16
2019–20 1 NBL – Runner-up 4 FIBA Europe Cup RS
2020–21 1 NBL 4th Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup QF

Current roster[]

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

Balkan roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 Bulgaria 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 16 – (2006-01-22)22 January 2006
SG 2 United States Marks, Derrick 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1993-09-14)14 September 1993
SF 3 Bulgaria 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 27 – (1994-12-31)31 December 1994
SF 5 Bulgaria 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 17 – (2004-08-24)24 August 2004
SG 7 Bulgaria 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 17 – (2004-07-28)28 July 2004
PG 8 Bulgaria 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – (1997-05-25)25 May 1997
PG 10 United States Dukes, Kahlil 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1995-05-17)17 May 1995
SF 11 Bulgaria 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 19 – (2002-11-12)12 November 2002
PG 23 Bulgaria Marinov, Stanimir 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1991-09-07)7 September 1991
PG 25 United States 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1996-02-19)19 February 1996
SF 33 Bulgaria 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1994-02-17)17 February 1994
PF 34 Bulgaria  (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1993-03-01)1 March 1993
C 41 Bulgaria 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 27 – (1994-11-14)14 November 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bulgaria Petar Zlatanovic
  • Bulgaria Preslav Peshev
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Bulgaria Tsvetan Stefanov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Players[]

The Arena Botevgrad is the home venue of the club

Notable players[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.

References[]

  1. ^ Eurobasket.com BC Balkan Page
  2. ^ Team profile at Bgbasket.com (in Bulgarian)

External links[]

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