BC Parma

BC Parma (Russian: БК Парма), also known as Parma Basket, is a professional basketball based in Perm, Russia. It plays in the VTB United League, the highest level of basketball in Russia. The club's full name is Parma Basket Perm. It is unrelated to the Italian city of Parma.

Parma
Leagues	VTB United League
Founded	2 August 2012; 13 years ago (2012-08-02)
History	BC Parma (2012–present)
Arena	Universal Sports Palace Molot
Capacity	7,000
Location	Perm, Russia
Head coach	Evgeny Pashutin
Championships	2 Russian Cups
Website	parmabasket.ru
Home Away

History

BC Parma was established in 2012.^{[citation needed]} In 2016, Parma Basket won the Russian Cup title, by beating Zenit Saint Petersburg in the Russian Cup Final. In the 2016–17 season, Parma joined the VTB United League, the country's first tier league.^[1] To meet the arena requirements of the league, Parma moved to the Universal Sports Palace Molot.^[1] In its first United League season the club finished last in the regular season with just one win.^{[citation needed]}

In 2020, Parma made its debut in the main stage of a European competition as the team played in the 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup. After surviving the group stage, the team beat Rilski Sportist and Balkan Botevgrad in the eight- and quarterfinals. It qualified for the Final Four that is to be played in Tel Aviv.

Players

Current roster

Parma roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 11 Budin, Kirill 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 23 – (2001-10-30)30 October 2001 SG 12 Perevalov, Vladislav 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (2001-10-21)21 October 2001 PF 30 Pokhodiaev, Danila 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – (2001-02-04)4 February 2001 PG 32 Roberson, Justin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 32 – (1993-07-08)8 July 1993 F 77 Kurov, Alexander 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (2000-09-25)25 September 2000 F Reese, Isaiah 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1996-12-13)13 December 1996	Head coach Evgeny Pashutin Assistant coach(es) Zakhar Pashutin Vyacheslav Shushakov Veniamin Anisimov Team manager Vasiliy Kozlovtsev Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: December 30, 2022

Notable players

• Tony Carr
• C. J. Bryce

Individual awards

United League Young Player of the Year

• Ivan Ukhov – 2017

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Regular season					Playoffs	Russian Cup	European competition			Head coach
			Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Win%			Competition	Round	Record
Parma Basket
2012–13	3	Higher League	4th										Vyacheslav Shushakov
2013–14	2	Super League	12th
2014–15	2	Super League	5th	32	20	12	.625	–
2015–16	2	Super League	4th	32	18	15	.545	–	C
2016–17	1	United League	13th	24	1	23	.042	–	SF
2017–18	1	United League	11th	17	7	17	.292	–	QF	4 FIBA Europe Cup	2QR	2–1–1	Nikolajs Mazurs
2018–19	1	United League	13th	26	5	21	.192	–	C				Nikolajs Mazurs Vyacheslav Shushakov
2019–20	1	United League	5th[a]	18	8	10	.444	N/A					Vyacheslav Shushakov Kazys Maksvytis
2020–21	1	United League								4 FIBA Europe Cup			Kazys Maksvytis

1. The 2019–20 VTB United League was cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no playoffs were held.

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
2017–18	FIBA Europe Cup	QR1	Rabotnički	88–63	73–95
		QR2	ESSM Le Portel	74–74	74–55
2020–21	FIBA Europe Cup	RS	Donar	93–81
			Heroes Den Bosch	85–63
		EF	Rilski Sportist	90–61
		QF	Balkan	84–62
		SF	Ironi Nes Ziona	80–81
		3rd	CSM Oradea	76–85

Arenas

The Universal Sports Palace Molot

During its existence, Parma Basket has played in the following arenas:

• Sportcomplex Sukhanov (2012–2016)
• Universal Sports Palace Molot (2016–present)

Honours

Russian Cup

• Winners (2): 2015–16, 2018–19

FIBA Europe Cup

• Fourth place (1): 2020–21

Gomelsky Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2020

Head coaches

Period	Name	Honours
2012–2017	Vyacheslav Shushakov	Russian Cup (2016)
2017–2018	Nikolajs Mazurs
2019	Vyacheslav Shushakov	Russian Cup (2019)
2019–2022	Kazys Maksvytis

See also

• Ural Great