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BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russian: БК Зенит Санкт Петербург), formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, since 2014. The club competes domestically in the VTB United League, and competed in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Their home court is Sibur Arena. The club is sponsored by Gazprom. Since the team moved to Saint Petersburg in 2014, the team is a part of the multi-sports club Zenit, of which the football club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, is also a part. Alexander Tserkovny is a general manager of the club since July 16, 2018.

History

Dynamo Moscow

The club was originally established in 2003, under the name BC Dynamo Moscow Region, and registered into the Russian Superleague A.[]

Triumph Lyubertsy

In 2007, the basketball club of Dynamo Moscow Region disbanded and became the newly reformed club of BC Triumph Lyubertsy Moscow Region. Triumph Lyubertsy retained all the records of the Dynamo Moscow Region club, through the acquisition of the club's rights.[] In the 2013–14 season, Triumph reached the final of the EuroChallenge, in which it lost to Reggio Emilia by a score of 65–79.

Zenit

2014-2019

In July 2014, the club announced it was relocating from Lyubertsy to Saint Petersburg, and was changing its name to BC Zenit Saint Petersburg. The club retained the rights of BC Triumph Lyubertsy, and also its place in both the VTB United League and the EuroCup. Meanwhile, the club tried to retain a second club in Lyubertsy, that would compete in the Russian Super League 1. As a result, the basketball club became a section of the Zenit sports club, which already contained Zenit FC, a football club.[]

The team finished fifth in the 2014–15 season, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In 2016, Zenit moved from the Sibur Arena to the Yubileyni Arena. In the following four seasons, Zenit qualified for the semi-finals every time, but never reached the league finals.[]

On 27 June 2019, EuroLeague Basketball awarded Zenit a wild card for the 2019–20 EuroLeague. This would mark Zenit's debut in the highest European tier.[]

2020-present

In early 2022, in light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, American-Puerto Rican Shabazz Napier left the team. Also leaving the team were Americans Billy Baron, Alex Poythress, Conner Frankamp, Tyson Carter, Jordan Mickey, and Jordan Loyd, as well as Lithuanians Arturas Gudaitis and Mindaugas Kuzminskas, and Polish player Mateusz Ponitka.

On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On June 5, 2022 BC Zenit has become VTB United League champion beating CSKA Moscow in 7 games.

圣彼得堡泽尼特是一支来自俄罗斯的篮球队伍,成立于2007年。他们位于圣彼得堡,是一座拥有悠久篮球历史的城市。这支队伍在俄罗斯篮球联赛(VTB League)中比赛,并且是该联赛中最成功的球队之一。

泽尼特以他们出色的防守而闻名,他们在过去的几个赛季中都排名联赛前列,并曾获得过VTB联赛的亚军。此外,他们也在欧洲赛事中表现出色,曾经获得欧洲篮球杯的亚军。

这支队伍的球星包括NBA传奇球员斯蒂芬·库里和凯文·杜兰特。库里曾在2013-2014赛季效力于泽尼特,而杜兰特则在2014-2015赛季效力。他们的到来大大提升了泽尼特的实力,也让圣彼得堡成为了全球篮球爱好者关注的焦点之一。

除了他们的球星,泽尼特还拥有一批才华横溢的年轻球员,他们在俄罗斯和欧洲的青年篮球赛事中屡获殊荣。这支队伍的强大实力不仅体现在他们的战绩上,更体现在他们的团队精神和文化上。

总的来说,圣彼得堡泽尼特是一支充满活力和潜力的篮球队伍,他们将继续在俄罗斯和全球篮球界创造辉煌。