BC Parma explained

Parma
Leagues:VTB United League
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History:BC Parma
(2012–present)
Arena:Universal Sports Palace Molot
Capacity:7,000
Location:Perm, Russia
Coach:Evgeny Pashutin
Championships:2 Russian Cups
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BC Parma (Russian: БК Парма), also known as Parma Basket, is a professional basketball based in Perm, Russia. It plays in the VTB United League, the highest level of basketball in Russia. The club's full name is Parma Basket Perm. It is unrelated to the Italian city of Parma.

History

BC Parma was established in 2012. In 2016, Parma Basket won the Russian Cup title, by beating Zenit Saint Petersburg in the Russian Cup Final.In the 2016–17 season, Parma joined the VTB United League, the country's first tier league.[1] To meet the arena requirements of the league, Parma moved to the Universal Sports Palace Molot. In its first United League season the club finished last in the regular season with just one win.

In 2020, Parma made its debut in the main stage of a European competition as the team played in the 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup. After surviving the group stage, the team beat Rilski Sportist and Balkan Botevgrad in the eight- and quarterfinals. It qualified for the Final Four that is to be played in Tel Aviv.

Players

Notable players

Individual awards

United League Young Player of the Year

Season by season

SeasonTierLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsRussian CupEuropean competitionHead coach
FinishPlayedWinsLossesWin%CompetitionRoundRecord
Parma Basket
2012–133Higher League4thVyacheslav Shushakov
2013–142Super League12th
2014–152Super League5th322012
2015–162Super League4th321815align=center bgcolor=gold C
2016–171United League13th24123align=center style="background:#ACE1AF"SF
2017–181United League11th17717align=center style="background:#D0F0C0"QF2–1–1Nikolajs Mazurs
2018–191United League13th26521align=center bgcolor=gold CNikolajs Mazurs
Vyacheslav Shushakov
2019–201United League5th18810N/AVyacheslav Shushakov
Kazys Maksvytis
2020–211United LeagueKazys Maksvytis

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAway
2017–18FIBA Europe Cupalign=center QR1 Rabotnički88–6373–95
align=center QR2 ESSM Le Portel74–7474–55
2020–21FIBA Europe CupRS Donar93–81
Heroes Den Bosch85–63
EF Rilski Sportistbgcolor=#cfc colspan=2 90–61
QF Balkanbgcolor=#cfc colspan=2 84–62
SF Ironi Nes Ziona80–81
3rd CSM Oradeabgcolor=#fcc colspan=276–85

Arenas

During its existence, Parma Basket has played in the following arenas:

Honours

Russian Cup

FIBA Europe Cup

Gomelsky Cup

Head coaches

PeriodNameHonours
2012–2017 Vyacheslav Shushakov Russian Cup (2016)
2017–2018 Nikolajs Mazurs
2019 Vyacheslav Shushakov Russian Cup (2019)
2019–2022

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Format and Participating Clubs Approved for 2016-17 Season | VTB United League . 2016-07-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160723012233/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/format-and-participating-clubs-approved-for-2016-17-season.htm . 2016-07-23 .