BC Yambol

Yambol
Yambol logo
LeaguesNBL
Founded1945; 79 years ago (1945)
ArenaDiana Hall
Capacity3,000
LocationYambol, Bulgaria
Team colorsYellow and Blue
   
PresidentValentin Revanski
Head coachAleksandar Aleksiev
Championships1 Bulgarian Championship
Websiteyambolbasketball.com

BC Yambol (Bulgarian: БК „Ямбол“) is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Yambol. Founded in 1945, Yambol has won the Bulgarian championship once as Yambolgas. They play their home matches at the Diana Hall. The team is a regular first league participant. Former names of the club are Luskov, Tundja, Yambolen and Yambolgas.

History

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Founded in 1945, the club joined the third edition of the Bulgarian Championship to become the first participant of this basketball championship based outside of the capital Sofia.

In 1976 the club, as "Luskov"-Yambol, appointed Simeon Varchev as new head coach, who work there until 1980. He recruit some new young players including Georgi Glouchkov, the first bulgarian played in NBA. In 1977 they won the first medal for the club, third place in the Bulgarian Cup and in 1979 the bronze medal in Bulgarian Championship. In 1980 Georgi Glouchkov moved to PBC CSKA Sofia, captain of the team Ivan Angelov retired, and even though Varchev and Ivan Glavov (one of the leading playmakers in league the time) stayed, the club relegated in to the second tier.

Yambol stayed there until 1992, when it got promoted and since then remains in the top flight.[1] The coach of the club was Ivan Cholakov, who was team head coach in two periods- 1989-2002 and 2004-2013. In 2002, with the name of Yambolgas by sponsorship reasons, the club won the Bulgarian Championship after winning to Lukoil Academic by 3–0 in the final series.[2] After 29 years in the top flight, Yambol withdrew from NBL, due to financial difficulties, as well as the reconstruction of their Diana arena and the lack of an available alternative basketball hall. They participate in the second division for the 2024–25 season, mainly with players from their academy, [3] and confirmed their intention of returning to the NBL for the 2025–26 season.[4]

Honours

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Roster 2022-2023

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

BC Yambol roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 10 Bulgaria Marinov, Pavel (C) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 36 – (1988-06-12)12 June 1988
G/F 6 Bulgaria Lilov, Ivan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 36 – (1988-08-06)6 August 1988
SG 32 United States Kiss, Peter 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 27 – (1997-05-09)9 May 1997
F/C 34 United States Currie, Taylor 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 24 – (2000-08-15)15 August 2000
PF 7 Bulgaria Mihaylov, Nikolay 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (2000-08-15)15 August 2000
PG 5 United Kingdom Walters, Shaquille 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1997-10-17)17 October 1997
SG 27 Bulgaria Matushev, Aleksandar 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (2003-05-12)12 May 2003
PG 0 Bulgaria Hristov, Yoan 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 20 – (2003-11-23)23 November 2003
C 99 Bulgaria Vachev, Andon 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 21 – (2003-08-17)17 August 2003
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 23 October 2022

In Europe

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BC Yambol played in FIBA Korać Cup (2000, 2001), FIBA Europe Champions Cup for Men 2003/Conference South and NEBL Open 2001/2002.

Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason RS PO Bulgarian Cup
1992–93 1 A-1 8 Quarterfinalist 2–12 0-2 Fourth
1993–94 1 A-1 12 R16 12–18 0-2
1994–95 2 A-2
1995–96 1 A-1 7 Quarterfinalist 9–13 1-2 First round
1996–97 1 A-1 8 Quarterfinalist 9–13 0-2
1997–98 1 A-1 7 Quarterfinalist 10–12 1-2
1998–99 1 A-1 4 Fourth 14–8 3-6 Fourth
1999–00 1 A-1 3 Third 20–8 6-5 Third
2000–01 1 A-1 2 Runner-up 23–5 5-4 Third
2001–02 1 A-1 1 Champion 23–5 8–1 Third
2002–03 1 A-1 3 Third 21–7 5–4 Fourth
2003–04 1 A-1 7 Quarterfinalist 8-20 2–2 Quarterfinalist
2004–05 1 A-1 5 Quarterfinalist 12–16 3–2 Quarterfinalist
2005–06 1 A-1 3 Fourth 13–13 2–6 Fourth
2006–07 1 A-1 7 Quarterfinalist 7–11 0–2 Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 A-1 7 Quarterfinalist 11–21 2–3 Quarterfinalist
2008–09 1 NBL 6 Quarterfinalist 7–17 1–2 First round
2009–10 1 NBL 4 Quarterfinalist 14–14 1–2 Quarterfinalist
2010–11 1 NBL 6 Third 10–18 4–3 Fourth
2011–12 1 NBL 3 Third 18–10 5–4 Fourth
2012–13 1 NBL 5 Quarterfinalist 13–14 1-2 Fourth
2013–14 1 NBL 5 Quarterfinalist 13–11 0–2 Quarterfinalist
2014–15 1 NBL 7 Quarterfinalist 8–16 1–2 Fourth
2015–16 1 NBL 8 Quarterfinalist 7-20 0-2 Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1 NBL 8 Quarterfinalist 7-17 0-2 Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 NBL 7 Quarterfinalist 8-16 1-2 Quarterfinalist
2018–19 1 NBL 7 Quarterfinalist 8-16 0-2 Quarterfinalist
2019–20 1 NBL 10 Canceled 2-17 DNQ
2020–21 1 NBL 7 Quarterfinalist 9-15 0-2 Semifinalist
2021–22 1 NBL 8 Quarterfinalist 9-18 0-2 Quarterfinalist
2022-23 1 NBL 9 DNQ 9-21 DNQ Quarterfinalist
2023-24 1 NBL 10 DNQ 12-20 DNQ Quarterfinalist
2023-24 2 BBL DNQ

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Notable players

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For more players, see Category:BC Yambol players.

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Head coaches

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1During the 2001–02 season, Vitaly Lebedintsev coached 6 regular season games. Lebedintsev was fired in November 2001, and Ivan Cholakov coached the remaining season games.
2During the 2010–11 season, Ivailo Stoimenov coached 7 regular season games. Stoimenov resigned on November 29, 2010, and Ivan Cholakov coached the remaining season games.
3During the 2015–16 season, Ninoslav Marjanovic coached 9 regular season games. Marjanovic resigned on December 5, 2015.
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References

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  1. ^ history-resume (in bulgarian language)
  2. ^ bulgarian playoffs 2002
  3. ^ "Ямбол ще разчита предимно на юноши в ББЛ А група". bgbasket.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  4. ^ "Ямбол се отказа от участие в Националната баскетболна лига". novsport.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  5. ^ Yambol in Korac Cup 2000
  6. ^ Yambol in Korac Cup 2001
  7. ^ Yambol in Euro Challenge 2003
  8. ^ results and standings
  9. ^ all players
  10. ^ all coaches
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