BC Barsy Atyrau
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| Leagues | Kazakhstan Basketball Championship |
| Founded | 2003 |
| History | BC Barsy Atyrau (2003–present) |
| Arena | Sports and Recreation complex Atyrau |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Location | Atyrau, Kazakhstan |
| Team colors | Green, White |
| President | Muhambetkaliev Esetovich |
| Head coach | Edward Skripets |
| Championships | 1 Domestic Titles 1 Domestic Cups |
| Website | bcbarsy.kz (Russian) |
Basketball Club "BC" Barsy Atyrau (Russian: Баскетбольный клуб "БК" Барсы Атырау) is a Kazakhstani professional[1] basketball club based in the city of Atyrau in western Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2003, Barsy has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship, where they were champions in 2011, the Kazakhstan Basketball Cup (winning in 2009) and the Baltic Basketball League.
For the 2014-2015 season, the team competed in the Rietumu līga (Western league), a regional basketball league in Latvia.
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History
Barsy Atyrau was founded in 2003 with impetus from the Atyrau region Basketball Federation and the Atyrau Board for Tourism and Sports, the Orsk Basketball Federation also provided help, such as sending Leonid Novikov to serve as a coach and adviser.[2]
A women's section was established for the 2007-08 season.[2]
The team won its first trophy in 2009, winning that year's edition of the Kazakhstan Basketball Cup.[3]
In the 2010-2011 season, Barsy finished the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship regular season in first place.[4] They then swept Caspiy Aktau in three games to reach the playoff finals for the first time ever.[5] Pitted against Tobol Kostanay, the previous year's runners-up, they also won the series 3-0 to win their maiden national championship.[6][7]
Starting from 2010, Barsy also played in the Baltic Basketball League, a regional league with teams from the Baltic states and some invited countries.[2] They played the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons in the second division Challenge Cup. From 2012-13), all teams were placed inside four groups in one overall division, the Kazakhstanis advanced to the Last 16. During the 2013-14 season they advanced from their group to the playoffs with a 5-7 record, losing in the first round to Šiauliai.[8]
In 2013-14 the club reached the Kazakhstan league finals again, however they were comfortably swept in 3 games by holders BC Astana.[9]
Barsy played in the Rietumu līga (Western League), a regional basketball league in Latvia during the 2014-15 season. They finished second of the regular season with a 15-3 record before reaching the playoff semifinals.[10]
Whilst playing in foreign leagues, Barsy have played all their games on the road.[11]
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External links
- FIBA game center profile Retrieved 20 June 2015
- AsiaBasket.com profile Retrieved 20 June 2015
- Rietumu līga profile Retrieved 20 June 2015 (Latvian)
- Baltic Basketball League profile Retrieved 20 June 2015
