Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy

Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy, commonly known as Zaza, is a professional basketball club based in Tbilisi, Georgia. The club was founded in 2015 as an academy to develop youth players from the Republic of Georgia. The club entered the Georgian Youth Basketball League for the 2015–16 season.
== History ==
=== Foundation ===
The Academy was established on 2 September 2015 to function as a basketball academy for regional talent from the Republic of Georgia. In its first years, the team played with several youth teams in domestic competitions.
=== First seasons ===
In its debut season, u18 Team "Zaza" participated in the Georgian youth basketball B league. The team consisted of a selection of young promising players and by winning it they qualified for the next season of u18 Georgian basketball A league.
== Results ==
Georgian Youth Basketball League u20	Georgian Youth Basketball League u20	Georgian Youth Basketball League u20	Georgian Youth Basketball League u20	Georgian Youth Basketball League u20	Georgian Youth Basketball League u20	Georgian Youth Basketball League u20	Georgian Youth Basketball League u20	Georgian Youth Basketball League u20	Georgian Youth Basketball League u20
Season 	Team 	Tier 	Finish 	Wins 	Losses 	Win% 	Head coach 	 	
2016–17 	Zaza-1 	A 	2st 	12 	12 	.500 	Dejan Prokić 	 	
2017-18 	Zaza-1 	A 	2nd 	-- 	-- 	-- 	Dejan Prokić 	 	
2018-19 	Zaza-1 	A 	1st 	-- 	-- 	-- 	Dejan Prokić 	 	
Georgian Youth Basketball League u18	Georgian Youth Basketball League u18	Georgian Youth Basketball League u18	Georgian Youth Basketball League u18	Georgian Youth Basketball League u18	Georgian Youth Basketball League u18	Georgian Youth Basketball League u18	Georgian Youth Basketball League u18	Georgian Youth Basketball League u18	Georgian Youth Basketball League u18	Georgian Youth Basketball League u18
Season 	Team 	Tier 	Regular Season 	Wins 	Losses 	Win% 	Play-off 	Head coach 	 	
2015-16 	Zaza-1 	B 	-- 	4 	28 	.125 	1st 	Dejan Prokić 	 	
2016-17 	Zaza-1 	A 	1st 	23 	0 	1.000 	1st 	Dejan Prokić 	 	
2017-18 	Zaza-2 	A 	2nd 	22 	4 	.846 	3rd 	Lekso Laphanashvili 	 	
2017-18 	Zaza-1 	A 	1st 	25 	1 	.962 	1st 	Dejan Prokić 	 	
2018-19 	Zaza-1 	A 	1st 	18 	3 	.857 	1st 	Irakli Maisuradze 	 	
2019–20 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	
Georgian Youth Basketball League u16	Georgian Youth Basketball League u16	Georgian Youth Basketball League u16	Georgian Youth Basketball League u16	Georgian Youth Basketball League u16	Georgian Youth Basketball League u16	Georgian Youth Basketball League u16	Georgian Youth Basketball League u16	Georgian Youth Basketball League u16	Georgian Youth Basketball League u16	Georgian Youth Basketball League u16
Season 	Team 	Tier 	Regular Season 	Wins 	Losses 	Win% 	Play-off 	Head coach 	 	
2016–17 	Zaza-1 	A 	5th 	12 	12 	.500 	Semi-Finals 	Dmitri Jakobov 	 	
2016–17 	Zaza-2 	A 	11th 	7 	17 	.292 	-- 	Irakli Maisuradze 	 	
2017-18 	Zaza-1 	A 	1st 	29 	2 	.935 	1st 	Zoran Peno 	 	
2017-18 	Zaza-2 	A 	13th 	2 	24 	.077 	-- 	Irakli Maisuradze 	 	
2017-18 	Zaza-3 	A 	8th 	12 	15 	.444 	Quarter-Finals 	David Mumladze 	 	
2018-19 	Zaza-1 	A 	1st (A Group) 	18 	4 	.818 	1st 	Will Smith 	 	
2018-19 	Zaza-2 	A 	2nd (B group) 	9 	8 	.529 	Quarter-Finals 	Jolivet Toudjani Talba 	 	
2019–20 	Zaza-1 	A 	-- 	8 	2 	-- 	-- 	David Mumladze 	 	
Georgian Youth Basketball League u14	Georgian Youth Basketball League u14	Georgian Youth Basketball League u14	Georgian Youth Basketball League u14	Georgian Youth Basketball League u14	Georgian Youth Basketball League u14	Georgian Youth Basketball League u14	Georgian Youth Basketball League u14	Georgian Youth Basketball League u14	Georgian Youth Basketball League u14	Georgian Youth Basketball League u14
Season 	Team 	Tier 	Finish 	Wins 	Losses 	Win% 	Tbilisi Cup 	Head coach 	 	
2015–16 	Zaza-1 	B 	1st 	4 	28 	.125 	-- 	Dejan Prokić 	 	
2016–17 	Zaza-1 	A 	1st 	5 	29 	.147 	1st 	Dejan Prokić 	 	
2017-18 	Zaza-1 	A 	1st 	 	 	 	1st 	Dejan Prokić 	 	
2018-19 	Zaza-1 	A 	1st 	 	 	 	1st 	Irakli Maisuradze 	 	
2019–20 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	
NBA jr Georgia	NBA jr Georgia	NBA jr Georgia	NBA jr Georgia	NBA jr Georgia	NBA jr Georgia	NBA jr Georgia	NBA jr Georgia 	NBA jr Georgia	NBA jr Georgia
Season 	Team 	Tier 	Wins 	Losses 	Win% 	Finish 	Head coach 	 	
2017 	Zaza-1 	A 	-- 	-- 	-- 	1st 	Lasha Toidze 	 	
2018 	Zaza-1 	A 	-- 	-- 	-- 	1st 	Zoran Peno 	 	
2019 	Zaza-1 	A 	-- 	-- 	-- 	1st 	Jolivet Toudjani Talba	 	
2020 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	
== International Tournaments ==
Age	Year	Coach 	Tournament 	Country	Place
u17	2017	Dejan Prokić	Belgium X-mas international Tournament	Belgium	Winner
u13	2019	Will Smith 	Baltics boys basketball league (BBBL) 	 	Winner
 	 	 	 	 	
== Head coaches ==
Coach 	Nationality	Tenure
Dejan Prokić	Slovenia 	2015-2018
Will Smith 	Australia 	2018-2019
Zoran Peno 	Serbia 	2019–present
== Notes ==
== External Links ==
*Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy Official website
*Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy on facebook
*Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy on Instagram
*Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy on Twitter
Category:Youth basketball
Category:Basketball
Category:Basketball Academy established in 2015
Category:Basketball teams in Georgia (country)
Category:Basketball players from Georgia (country)