Basketball Club Minsk () is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Minsk, Belarus. They play in the Belarus Premier League and the VTB United League. The team plays its home games at the Minsk Arena.
Established in 2006 as BC Minsk-2006, the club has been the most successful team in Belarusian basketball. Since 2008, Tsmoki has won every Premier League title. In the 2009–10 season, Tsmoki made its European debut in the FIBA EuroChallenge. Since then, the club has participated in a European competition each season. In 2012, the club adopted its current club name Tsmoki-Minsk.
History
The club was founded in 2006, with the name of BC Minsk-2006. In September 2012, the club changed its name to BC Tsmoki-Minsk.Теперь мы будем называться "Цмокi-Мінск"! Official club website. 14 September 2012 . In September 2020, Tsmoki-Minsk qualified for the Basketball Champions League (BCL) for the first time in club history after beating Neptunas in the qualifying final. As such, it became the first ever Belarusian team to play in the competition.
Logos
Players Current roster
Notable players
Vidas Ginevičius Keith Benson Tierre Brown
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueBelarusian Cup Regional competitionsEuropean competitions2006–071 Premier League 4th 2007–081 Premier League 3rd Third place 2008–091 Premier League 1stChampion 2009–101 Premier League 1stChampion 3 EuroChallenge 2–42010–111 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League 4–6 3 EuroChallenge 0–1–12011–121 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League 1–15 3 EuroChallenge 3–32012–131 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League 3–15 3 EuroChallenge 5–72013–141 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League 4–14 3 EuroChallenge 8–6 2014–151 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League 15th 7–23 3 EuroChallenge 2–42015–161 Premier League 1stChampion VTB United League 12th 9–21 3 FIBA Europe Cup 8–42016–171Premier League1stChampionVTB United League 12th 5–19 3 Champions League 2–2 4 FIBA Europe Cup 8–42017–181Premier League1stChampionVTB United League 9th 8–16 3 Champions League 2–1–1 4 FIBA Europe Cup 7–1–62018–191Premier League1stChampionVTB United League 14th 4–22 3 Champions League 1–1 4 FIBA Europe Cup 3–3
Honours and distinctions Domestic competitions Belarusian Premier League **Champions (16): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Belarusian Basketball Cup **Champions (14): (14) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Individual Player & Coach awards Best Belarusian Basketball Coach Rostislav Vergun: (5) 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
References
External links Official website Official website Eurobasket.com page VTB United League team page