BC Sukhumi

BC Sukhumi
BC Sukhumi
Leagues	Super Liga
Founded	1991; 33 years ago
History	BC Sukhumi; (1991–present)
Arena	Kekelidze Arena
Capacity	2,200
Location	Sukhumi, Georgia
Team colors	White and Blue;
President	Mindia Gulua
Head coach	John Coffino
Website	Sukhumibc.com
Home	Away

BC Sukhumi (Georgian: ს.კ. სოხუმი) is a professional basketball club from the city of Sukhumi, that plays in the Georgian Superliga. The club is currently based in Tbilisi.

History[edit]

The club was established in 1991 in Sukhumi. Shortly afterwards, the War in Abkhazia forced the team to leave their home city, and relocate to the Georgian capital. Nevertheless, they managed to complete the 1992-93 season, and have been playing in Tbilisi ever since.

The club has played under several names over the years ("Sukhumi-91," "Kolkha," "SSU" and, since 2009, as "Sukhumi"). Their best result in the league is 4th place, which they achieved in 2011 and 2012.

In 2011, Sukhumi represented Georgia in the EuroChallenge tournament, but failed to progress through the qualifying round.

For much of its existence, the team has been coached by Vazha Kvaratskhelia.

Players[edit]

Current roster[edit]

BC Sukhumi roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
G/F	4	Nazmiev, Ruslan	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
G	5	Megeneishvili, Sandro	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
PF	6	Buliava, Otar	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
SF	7	Chlaidze, Irakli	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F	8	Kopaliani, Gela	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
G	10	Gasitashvili, Davit	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
F	11	Shvangiradze, Grigol	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F	12	Dekanoidze, Davit	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G	13	Baakashvili, Rati	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
C	14	Kadaria, Vakhtang	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
C	20	Beshkenadze, Irakli	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
F/C	22	Kvantaliani, Valeri	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)

Head coach

Vazha Kvaratskhelia

Assistant coach(es)

Temur Kankia

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Notable players[edit]

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.

Nikoloz Tskitishvili

External links[edit]

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