# BC Minsk

Basketball Club Minsk (Belarusian: Мінск) is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Minsk, Belarus. They play in the Belarus Premier League and the VTB United League. The team plays its home games at the Minsk Arena.
Established in 2006 as BC Minsk-2006, the club has been the most successful team in Belarusian basketball. Since 2008, Tsmoki has won every Premier League title. In the 2009–10 season, Tsmoki made its European debut in the FIBA EuroChallenge. Since then, the club has participated in a European competition each season. In 2012, the club adopted its current club name Tsmoki-Minsk.

## History

The club was founded in 2006, with the name of BC Minsk-2006. In September 2012, the club changed its name to BC Tsmoki-Minsk. In January 2019, Rostislav Vergun was appointed head coach of the Tsmoki Minsk club. In September 2020, Tsmoki-Minsk qualified for the Basketball Champions League (BCL) for the first time in club history after beating Neptunas in the qualifying final. As such, it became the first ever Belarusian team to play in the competition.

## Logos

* Logo (2019–2022)
* Logo (2022–present)

## Players
### Current roster

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

### 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.
* Vidas Ginevičius
* Keith Benson
* Tierre Brown

## Season by season

| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belarusian Cup | Regional competitions | Regional competitions | Regional competitions | European competitions | European competitions | European competitions |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Premier League | 4th | | | | | | | |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Premier League | 3rd | Third place | | | | | | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | | | | | | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | | | | 3 EuroChallenge | RS | 2–4 |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | RS | 4–6 | 3 EuroChallenge | QR | 0–1–1 |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | RS | 1–15 | 3 EuroChallenge | RS | 3–3 |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | RS | 3–15 | 3 EuroChallenge | T16 | 5–7 |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | RS | 4–14 | 3 EuroChallenge | QF | 8–6 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 15th | 7–23 | 3 EuroChallenge | RS | 2–4 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 12th | 9–21 | 3 FIBA Europe Cup | R32 | 8–4 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 12th | 5–19 | 3 Champions League | QR2 | 2–2 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 12th | 5–19 | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R2 | 8–4 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 9th | 8–16 | 3 Champions League | QR3 | 2–1–1 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 9th | 8–16 | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R16 | 7–1–6 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 14th | 4–22 | 3 Champions League | QR1 | 1–1 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Premier League | 1st | Champion | VTB United League | 14th | 4–22 | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | 3–3 |

## Honours and distinctions
### Domestic competitions

* Belarusian Premier League
    **Champions (16): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Belarusian Basketball Cup
    **Champions (14): (14) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

### Individual Player & Coach awards

Best Belarusian Basketball Coach
* Rostislav Vergun: (5) 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022