CS Dinamo București (basketball)

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BC Dinamo București / Dinamo Știința București
BC Dinamo București / Dinamo Știința București logo
NicknameCâinii roșii
(Red dogs)
LeaguesLiga Națională
Founded1949; 72 years ago (1949)
HistoryCS Dinamo București
(1949–2003)
Dinamo-Erbașu București
(2003–2006)
Dinamo Gealan București
(2006–2009)
CS Dinamo București
(2009–2018)
Dinamo Știința București (2018–present)
ArenaDinamo
Capacity2,538
LocationBucharest, Romania
Team colorsRed, White
   
Main sponsorSUPERBET
PresidentGeorge Cosac
Head coachTudor Costescu
Championships22 Romanian Leagues
4 Romanian Cups
WebsiteOfficial website
Active departments of CS Dinamo București
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BC Dinamo București or Dinamo Știința București, formerly known as Dinamo-Erbașu or Dinamo Gealan, is a Romanian professional basketball club, based in Bucharest, Romania.

History[]

Part of one of the biggest sports organizations in Romania, BC Dinamo enjoyed plenty of success over the years. Dinamo's basketball club won the Romanian championship 22 times, also obtaining notable results in European competitions. However, in recent[citation needed] years, lack of support from the parent club and the emergence of very strong teams in Ploiești and some Transylvanian cities made it difficult for BC Dinamo to win any championships.

At the end of 2009/10 season, The team relegated (For the first time in its history) to Division B. then, after one season, they returned to Division A. As of 2014 the team activates in the Romanian . In the 2014–15 season, Dinamo was the runner-up in the Liga I and promoted back to the Liga Națională

In 2018, the team started a collaboration with CSU Știința București, forming a new team: Dinamo Știința București. The project is based on the idea of a team formed by young Romanian basketball players, helped by experienced foreigners. In the first season, the team finished 8th, the best ranking in the recent years for the club and managed to reach the Romanian Cup Final Four.

Trophies[]

  • Romanian Champions (22)
    • Gold medal icon.svg 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1988, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2003
  • Romanian Cup (4)
    • Gold medal icon.svg 1967, 1968, 1969, 1980

Current roster[]

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

Dinamo București roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
F Romania 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G Serbia Miljenovic, Nenad 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
G Romania 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G United States 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G Romania 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
G Romania 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
F Romania 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
C Romania 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
F United States 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F United States Clanton, Keith 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Head coach
  • Cyprus Constantinides, Antonis
Assistant coach(es)
  • Romania Bâscoveanu, Ionuț
  • Romania Helcioiu, Paul
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 10 February 2020

Notable players[]

- 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 at any time.

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