BC Chernomorets

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BC Chernomorets
Nickname	Sharks
Leagues	NBL
Founded	1946; 76 years ago (1946)
Arena	Boycho Branzov Hall
Capacity	1,000
Location	Burgas, Bulgaria
President	Vasil Stoyanov
Head coach	Vassil Evtimov
Championships	2 Bulgarian Cups

BC Chernomorets, also known as Chernomorets Burgas, is Bulgarian a basketball club based in Burgas. The team plays in the NBL, the highest level of national basketball.^[1] The club has won two Bulgarian Cups, in 1965 and 1975.

History[]

Basketball is a sport with a long tradition in Burgas. For 64 years there has been a men's professional basketball team. BC "Chernomorets" - Burgas is the basketball club name in Bulgaria. The team successfully competed four years among the elite in the Bulgarian Basketball Championship. Team members became bronze medalists at the National Championship in 1981 and 1991, and were winners of the Cup of Bulgaria in 1965 and 1975. Burgas has a basketball hall with 1000 seats for spectators. In the strongest seasons of Burgas team it was always filled to capacity. Prominent representatives in coaching were Dinko Hadjidinev and Panayot Vlaev. In the years of the existence of Burgas basketball, many medals and championship titles have been won by our children and adolescents, as the last example of this is winning the bronze medal in the Junior League season 2009/2010. From Burgas beginnings, many names have gone on to professional leagues including Boycho Branzov, Petko Marinov, Atanas Stoyanov, Georgi Yordanov, Kostov Stancho, Dimo Kostov, and Decho Koeshinov.

Honours[]

• Bulgarian Cup
  • Winners (2): 1965, 1975
• Bulgarian Championship
  • Third place (2): 1981, 1991

Current roster[]

Chernomorets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 5 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 – (1994-10-17)17 October 1994 SF 12  (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 30 – (1991-03-06)6 March 1991 SG 10 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 26 – (1995-12-11)11 December 1995 C 35 Lewis, Wendell 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 32 – (1989-09-21)21 September 1989 SF 3 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1995-11-14)14 November 1995 SG 4 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 21 – (2000-06-22)22 June 2000 SF 6 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 22 – (1999-07-29)29 July 1999 SG 8 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 18 – (2003-04-06)6 April 2003 C 9 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 28 – (1993-03-22)22 March 1993 C 12 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 20 – (2001-08-16)16 August 2001 C 8 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb)	Head coach Vassil Evtimov Assistant coach(es) Mihail Kapitanov Strength & conditioning coach(es) Hristo Troshev Legend (C) Team captain Injured

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