BC Beroe (Bulgarian: БК Берое) is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Stara Zagora and plays in the Bulgarian National Basketball League. The club plays its home games at the Obshtinska Municipal Hall, which has a capacity of 800 spectators.[1] In 2012, the team promoted to the NBL.[2]

Beroe
Beroe logo
NicknameЗелените (The Greens)
LeaguesNBL
BIBL
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
HistoryBC Beroe
(1958–present)
ArenaObshtinska Municipal Hall
Capacity800
LocationStara Zagora, Bulgaria
Team colorsWhite and Green
   
PresidentVasil Kifev
Head coachLyubomir Minchev
Championships1 Bulgarian Cup
1 Bulgarian Super Cups
1 BIBL
Websitehttp://beroebasket.com/

In European competition, Beroe has participated in the FIBA Europe Cup and the Balkan International Basketball League. They are 1 time finalist in Bulgarian league (2017), 1 time Bulgarian Cup winner (2017), 1 time Balkan League winner (2017).[3]

Beroe's team colors are green and white, and their mascot is a bear named Bero.[1]

History

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Former logo of the club

Beroe was founded in 1958 after the union between Botev and Lokomotiv sport clubs.After a period of several years in the Group B Beroe won back his place in the elite echelon - Group A 1971. In 2004, Beroe occupied ninth place in the league of the country with coach Konstantin Boev.

Honours

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Division A (II tier):

  • Champions (1): 2012
  • Runners-up (2): 2011, 2010

Cup of BFB (II tier):

  • Winners (1): 2012

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Bulgarian Cup Other leagues European competitions
2002–03 2 Pro B 5th
2003–04 2 A2 East 1st
2004–05 2 A2 East 4th
2005–06 2 A2 East 2nd
2006–07 2 A2 East 1st
2007–08 3 D3 1st
2008–09 2 Division A 8th
2009–10 2 Division A 2nd BFB Cup 4th
2010–11 2 Division A 2nd BFB Cup 4th
2011–12 2 Division A 1st BFB Cup C
2012–13 1 NBL 7th
2013–14 1 NBL 9th
2014–15 1 NBL 6th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 NBL 5th Third place Balkan League SF
2016–17 1 NBL 2nd Champions Balkan League C
2017–18 1 NBL 4 FIBA Europe Cup QR2

Current roster

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

BC Beroe roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1   Whisnant, Terry 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 32 – (1992-11-05)5 November 1992
F 5   Davis, Alex 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 32 – (1992-01-28)28 January 1992
SG 8   Nikolov, Nikolay 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 30 – (1994-03-24)24 March 1994
PG 9   DiNunno, Mike 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 34 – (1990-01-20)20 January 1990
PF 12   Yanev, Aleksandar 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 34 – (1990-01-20)20 January 1990
PF 15   Todorov, Todor 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 42 – (1982-05-19)19 May 1982
PF 20   Kemp, Adam 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 33 – (1990-12-20)20 December 1990
PG 23   Parker, Adonte 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 35 – (1989-06-23)23 June 1989
SG 24   Zhelev, Tihomir 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 34 – (1990-09-24)24 September 1990
PG 30   Dudev, Milen 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 30 – (1994-11-28)28 November 1994
PG 33   Frankamp, Conner 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 29 – (1995-07-16)16 July 1995
G 45   Tsonkov, Stanislav 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 33 – (1991-09-16)16 September 1991
Head coach
  •   Lyubomir Minchev
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Boyko Milenkov
Physiotherapist(s)
  •   Dinko Neykov
Team manager
  •   Atanas Radev

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: 2017-01-23

Notable former players

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Head coaches

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References

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  1. ^ a b Eurobasket. "BC Beroe Stara Zagora basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. ^ "BC Beroe Stara Zagora News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Depth Charts, Forums - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  3. ^ "Balkanleague.net". balkanleague.net. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
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