Yenisey
League	VTB United League
Founded	1981
History	Polytechnic (1981–1989) Krastyazhmash (1989–1991) Eskavo (1991–1993) BC Yenisey (1993–present)
Arena	Arena Sever
Capacity	4,100[1]
Location	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Team colors	Blue, White
Head coach	Jovica Arsić
Championships	1 Russian Super League 2
Website	basket-enisey.ru
Home Away

BC Yenisey (Russian: БК Енисей) is a Russian professional basketball team from the city of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Since the 2011–12 season, Enisey plays in the VTB United League. The team colors are blue and white. Its full name is Basketball Club Enisey Krasnoyarsk Krai.

History

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk was founded as Polytechnic, and played its games at the Krasnoyarsk State Technical University. The team started off in the lower leagues of the Soviet Union, and its best achievement was winning the USSR Cup for teams in Siberia in 1988. In the 1997–98 season, the team played at the highest Russian level for the first time, when it played in the Russian Super League 1. However, the club was relegated immediately, and the next comeback of the club to Russian the highest level was in 2007, when the team was promoted again.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2009–10 season, Enisey made its first appearance in a European-wide competition, when it competed in the FIBA EuroChallenge. In the 2015–16 season, Yenisey had a chance to win a European trophy, after it had reached the 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four. After two losses, Enisey finished in fourth place.^[2]

Arena

Enisey plays its home games in the Arena Sever, which has a capacity of 4,100 people.^{[citation needed]}

Trophies

• Russian Super League 2
  • Champions (1): 2007
    • Runners-up (1): 2006

Season by season

Players (2023)

Enisey roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 2 Beech, Beau 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 30 – (1994-03-01)1 March 1994 G 3 Martin, Jeremiah 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – (1999-07-19)19 July 1999 G 4 Toptunov, Andrey 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 21 – (2002-07-22)22 July 2002 F 5 Hopkins, Mikael 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 30 – (1993-06-23)23 June 1993 G 7 Karpenko, Vladimir 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (2000-09-07)7 September 2000 G 8 Rathan-Mayes, Xavier 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 G 10 Lobarev, Pavel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 26 – (1997-10-05)5 October 1997 C 11 Balashov, Sergey 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 27 – (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 F 12 Beliankou, Evgeny 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 28 – (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 G 13 Sonko, Dmitriy 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 22 – (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 F 14 Shlegel, Artyom 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 20 – (2003-08-19)19 August 2003 F 23 Dolinin, Sergey 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 24 – (2000-02-16)16 February 2000 C 33 Zagretdinov, Roman 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 28 – (1996-04-02)2 April 1996	Head coach Jovica Arsić Assistant coach(es) Pavel Dergachev Sergei Vasiliev Athletic trainer(s) Josip Milisha Physiotherapist(s) Igor Chernenko Vadim Topolya Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 10, 2022

Notable players