WBC Sparta&K

WBC SpartaK
WBC SpartaK
Leagues	Russian Premier League
Founded	1949
History	ŽBK Spartak Moscow (1949–2009); ŽBK Vidnoe (2009–2010)
Location	Moscow, Russia
Team colors	Red and White;
Championships	4 EuroLeague Women; 2 European SuperCup; 1 EuroCup Women; 2 Russian Premier League
Website	http://www.wbcs.ru
Home	Away

Women's Basketball Club Sparta&K is a women's basketball team based in Vidnoye, Russia that plays in FIBA’s EuroLeague Women.

History[]

It is a highly successful team, winning the 2005–06 EuroCup Women and the 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2009–10 EuroLeague Women championship and two SuperCup Women. It is currently the only team that has won 4 consecutive EuroLeague Women titles since 1991 when European Cup For Women's Champions Clubs was rebranded as the Euroleague Women.

This is due in part to the team's supplementing of its otherwise Russian roster with seasoned WNBA stars Lauren Jackson, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Tamika Catchings, Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota, and others.

In 2010, the club was renamed to Sparta&K after the sports society Spartak were against the usage of the brand "Spartak" in December 2009. The last letter is devoted to murdered basketball sponsor Shabtai Kalmanovich.^[1]

Winners[]

FIBA Europe SuperCup Women: (2)

2009, 2010

EuroLeague Women: (4)

2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

EuroCup Women: (1)

2006

Russian Women's Basketball Premier League: (2)

2007, 2008

Current roster[]

WBC Spartak Moscow Region Vidnoje roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
SF	4		1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
SF	5	Petrović, Sonja	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG	7	Belyakova, Evgeniya	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
PG	9	Barič, Nika	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
PG	11	Ruzanova, Ekaterina	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PF	12	Tikhonenko, Ksenia	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG	14		1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
C	15	Vieru, Natalia	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
C	23		1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
PF	24	Jones, Asjha	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
SF	32		1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SG	45		1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)