BC Sokhumi

BC Sokhumi (Georgian: ს.კ. სოხუმი) is a professional basketball club from the city of Sokhumi, that plays in the Georgian Superliga. The club is currently based in Tbilisi.

BC Sokhumi
Leagues	Super Liga
Founded	1991; 34 years ago (1991)
History	BC Sokhumi (1991–present)
Arena	Kekelidze Arena
Capacity	2,200
Location	Sokhumi, Georgia
Team colors	White and Blue
President	Mindia Gulua
Head coach	John Coffino
Website	Sukhumibc.com
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History

The club was established in 1991 in Sokhumi. Shortly afterwards, the War in Abkhazia forced the team to leave their home city, and relocate to the Georgian capital. Nevertheless, they managed to complete the 1992-93 season, and have been playing in Tbilisi ever since.

The club has played under several names over the years ("Sukhumi-91," "Kolkha," "SSU" and, since 2009, as "Sokhumi"). Their best result in the league is 4th place, which they achieved in 2011 and 2012.

In 2011, Sokhumi represented Georgia in the EuroChallenge tournament, but failed to progress through the qualifying round.

For much of its existence, the team has been coached by Vazha Kvaratskhelia.

Players

Current roster

BC Sokhumi roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G/F 4 Nazmiev, Ruslan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) G 5 Megeneishvili, Sandro 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) PF 6 Buliava, Otar 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) SF 7 Chlaidze, Irakli 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 8 Kopaliani, Gela 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) G 10 Gasitashvili, Davit 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) F 11 Shvangiradze, Grigol 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 12 Dekanoidze, Davit 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) G 13 Baakashvili, Rati 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) C 14 Kadaria, Vakhtang 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) C 20 Beshkenadze, Irakli 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) F/C 22 Kvantaliani, Valeri 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	Head coach Vazha Kvaratskhelia Assistant coach(es) Temur Kankia Legend (C) Team captain Injured

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.

• Nikoloz Tskitishvili

External links

• Official website^{[dead link]}
• fibaeurope.com Team Profile
• Eurobasket.com team profile