BC Beroe

Beroe
Beroe logo
NicknameЗелените (The Greens)
LeaguesNBL
BIBL
Founded1958; 68 years ago (1958)
HistoryBC Beroe
(1958–present)
ArenaObshtinska Municipal Hall
Capacity800
LocationStara Zagora, Bulgaria
Team colorsWhite and Green
   
PresidentVasil Kifev
Head coachLyubomir Minchev
Championships1 Bulgarian Cup
1 Bulgarian Super Cups
1 BIBL
Websitehttp://beroebasket.com/

BC Beroe (Bulgarian: БК Берое) is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Stara Zagora and plays in the Bulgarian National Basketball League. The club plays its home games at the Obshtinska Municipal Hall, which has a capacity of 800 spectators. In 2012, the team promoted to the NBL.

In European competition, Beroe has participated in the FIBA Europe Cup and the Balkan International Basketball League. They are 1 time finalist in Bulgarian league (2017), 1 time Bulgarian Cup winner (2017), 1 time Balkan League winner (2017).

Beroe's team colors are green and white, and their mascot is a bear named Bero.

History

Former logo of the club

Beroe was founded in 1958 after the union between Botev and Lokomotiv sport clubs. After a period of several years in the Group B Beroe won back his place in the elite echelon - Group A 1971. In 2004, Beroe occupied ninth place in the league of the country with coach Konstantin Boev.

Honours

Division A (II tier):

Cup of BFB (II tier):

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Bulgarian Cup Other leagues European competitions
2002–03 2 Pro B 5th
2003–04 2 A2 East 1st
2004–05 2 A2 East 4th
2005–06 2 A2 East 2nd
2006–07 2 A2 East 1st
2007–08 3 D3 1st
2008–09 2 Division A 8th
2009–10 2 Division A 2nd BFB Cup4th
2010–11 2 Division A 2nd BFB Cup4th
2011–12 2 Division A 1st BFB CupC
2012–13 1 NBL 7th
2013–14 1 NBL 9th
2014–15 1 NBL 6th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 NBL 5th Third place Balkan LeagueSF
2016–17 1 NBL 2nd Champions Balkan LeagueC
2017–18 1 NBL 4 FIBA Europe CupQR2

Current roster

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

BC Beroe roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 1 United States Whisnant, Terry 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 33 – (1992-11-05)5 November 1992
F 5 United States Davis, Alex 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 34 – (1992-01-28)28 January 1992
SG 8 Bulgaria Nikolov, Nikolay 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 32 – (1994-03-24)24 March 1994
PG 9 United States DiNunno, Mike 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 36 – (1990-01-20)20 January 1990
PF 12 Bulgaria Yanev, Aleksandar 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 36 – (1990-01-20)20 January 1990
PF 15 Bulgaria Todorov, Todor 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 44 – (1982-05-19)19 May 1982
PF 20 United States Kemp, Adam 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 35 – (1990-12-20)20 December 1990
PG 23 United States Parker, Adonte 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 37 – (1989-06-23)23 June 1989
SG 24 Bulgaria Zhelev, Tihomir 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 36 – (1990-09-24)24 September 1990
PG 30 Bulgaria Dudev, Milen 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 31 – (1994-11-28)28 November 1994
PG 33 United States Frankamp, Conner 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 31 – (1995-07-16)16 July 1995
G 45 Bulgaria Tsonkov, Stanislav 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 35 – (1991-09-16)16 September 1991
Head coach
  • Bulgaria Lyubomir Minchev
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bulgaria Boyko Milenkov
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Bulgaria Dinko Neykov
Team manager
  • Bulgaria Atanas Radev
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2017-01-23

Notable former players

Head coaches

References

  1. 1 2 Eurobasket. "BC Beroe Stara Zagora basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. ↑ "BC Beroe Stara Zagora News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Depth Charts, Forums - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  3. ↑ "Balkanleague.net". balkanleague.net. Retrieved 2023-04-13.