BC Balkan Botevgrad

Balkan Botevgrad
Balkan Botevgrad logo
NicknameЗелените (The Greens)
LeaguesNBL
EuroCup
Founded1947; 79 years ago (1947)
HistoryBC Balkan Botevgrad
(1947–present)
ArenaArena Botevgrad
Capacity3,200
LocationBotevgrad, Bulgaria
Team colorsGreen, White
   
PresidentMihail Mihaylov
General managerSasho Vezenkov
Head coachBogdan Karaičić
Championships8 Bulgarian Leagues
4 Bulgarian Cups
1 Bulgarian Super Cup
Websitebalkan-basket.com

BC Balkan Botevgrad (Bulgarian: БК Балкан Ботевград, romanized: BK Balkan Botevgrad) is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Botevgrad. The team competes in the NBL and in the EuroCup. They play their home matches at the Arena Botevgrad.

Honours

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Bulgarian Cup Other leagues European competitions
2012–13 1 NBL 3rd Quarterfinalist
2013–14 1 NBL 3rd Semifinalist Balkan League3rd
2014–15 1 NBL 2nd Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 NBL 2nd Semifinalist
2016–17 1 NBL 6th Third Place
2017–18 1 NBL 2nd Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2018–19 1 NBL 1st Quarterfinalists 4 FIBA Europe CupTop 16
2019–20 1 NBL – Runner-up 4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2020–21 1 NBL 4th Semifinalist 3 Champions League1QR
4 FIBA Europe CupQF
2021–22 1 NBL 1st Semifinalist Balkan League1R
2022–23 1 NBL 1st Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2023–24 1 NBL 2nd Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup2R
2024–25 1 NBL 3rd Runner-up 4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2025–26 1 NBL 1st Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup Q

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Balkan Botevgrad roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PF 0 Australia Okwera, David 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (2002-07-31)31 July 2002
PG 1 United States Edge, Darnell 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 29 – (1997-08-12)12 August 1997
G/F 2 Mexico Bonilla, Gael 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2003-02-26)26 February 2003
SG 3 Bulgaria Stoimenov, Aleksandar 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (2001-10-26)26 October 2001
G/F 8 Australia Ducas, Alex 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (2000-12-11)11 December 2000
SG 10 Bulgaria Ivanov, Pavlin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1993-03-28)28 March 1993
G 13 United States McCoy, Javante 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1998-01-24)24 January 1998
C 14 Cameroon Chomche, Ulrich 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 20 – (2005-12-30)30 December 2005
PG 22 Bulgaria Toshkov, Konstantin 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (2002-02-14)14 February 2002
SF 33 Bulgaria Grozev, Nikolay 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1994-02-17)17 February 1994
PF 34 Bulgaria Dimitrov, Dimitar 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1993-03-01)1 March 1993
SF 35 Bulgaria Alipiev, Ivan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1999-07-28)28 July 1999
F 44 Bulgaria Sotirov, Martin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1999-11-07)7 November 1999
C 77 Armenia Melikyan, Yura 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2005-10-22)22 October 2005
F 91 Bulgaria Spirov, Ivan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2003-10-10)10 October 2003
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Serbia Jovan Popović
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 24, 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Ulrich Chomche
PF David Okwera
SF Alex Ducas Gael Bonilla Dimitar Dimitrov
SG Javante McCoy Pavlin Ivanov Alexander Stoimenov
PG Darnell Edge

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

References