# 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.

## History

BC Parma was established in 2012. 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. To meet the arena requirements of the league, Parma moved to the Universal Sports Palace Molot. In its first United League season the club finished last in the regular season with just one win.
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
### 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Russian Cup | European competition | European competition | European competition | Head coach |
| Season | Tier | League | Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win% | Playoffs | Russian Cup | Competition | Round | Record | Head coach |
| Parma Basket ||||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | 3 | Higher League | 4th | | | | | | | | | | Vyacheslav Shushakov |
| 2013–14 | 2 | Super League | 12th | | | | | | | | | | | Vyacheslav Shushakov |
| 2014–15 | 2 | Super League | 5th | 32 | 20 | 12 | .625 | – | | | | | | Vyacheslav Shushakov |
| 2015–16 | 2 | Super League | 4th | 32 | 18 | 15 | .545 | – | C | | | | | Vyacheslav Shushakov |
| 2016–17 | 1 | United League | 13th | 24 | 1 | 23 | .042 | – | SF | | | | | Vyacheslav Shushakov |
| 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 | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | N/A | | | | | Vyacheslav Shushakov Kazys Maksvytis |
| 2020–21 | 1 | United League | | | | | | | | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | | | Kazys Maksvytis |
* ↑ 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 |
| 2017–18 | FIBA Europe Cup | QR2 | ESSM Le Portel | 74–74 | 74–55 |
| 2020–21 | FIBA Europe Cup | RS | Donar | 93–81 | 93–81 |
| 2020–21 | FIBA Europe Cup | RS | Heroes Den Bosch | 85–63 | 85–63 |
| 2020–21 | FIBA Europe Cup | EF | Rilski Sportist | 90–61 | 90–61 |
| 2020–21 | FIBA Europe Cup | QF | Balkan | 84–62 | 84–62 |
| 2020–21 | FIBA Europe Cup | SF | Ironi Nes Ziona | 80–81 | 80–81 |
| 2020–21 | FIBA Europe Cup | 3rd | CSM Oradea | 76–85 | 76–85 |

## Arenas

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 | |