UMMC Ekaterinburg

BC UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russian: БК «УГМК») is a Russian women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League, and until February 2022 in FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, in February 2022 EuroLeague Women suspended the club.[1]

UMMC Ekaterinburg
NicknameFox
LeaguesPremier League
EuroLeague Women (suspended)
Founded1938
HistoryZenit
(1938–1958)
Trud
(1958–1960)
Uralmash
(1960–2000)
Uralmash-UMMC
(2000–2001)
UMMC
(2001–present)
ArenaPalace of Sporting Games
Capacity5,000
LocationYekaterinburg, Russia
PresidentAndrey Kozitsyn
Head coachMiguel Mendez
Championships15 Russian Championship:
2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
9 Russian Cups:
2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019
6 EuroLeague Women:
2003, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
Websitebasket.ugmk.com

Founded in 1938 as Zenit Sverdlovsk, the club had its name changed to Uralmash Sverdlovsk in 1960, like other teams from the city such as FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. Four years later Uralmash reached the Soviet Top Division. In 1973 and 1974 it attained two 3rd spots, the club's best results in the Soviet era.

After Uralmash was merged into OMZ the club was bought in 2000 by the newly formed company UMMC, adopting its current name. UMMC Ekaterinburg in 2002 won its first national championship. The following year it won the Euroleague in its debut season, becoming the first Russian team to win the top European trophy. The team also defended its national title, making it a double.

UMMC wasn't able to win the championship in the following five seasons with the rise of VBM-SGAU Samara and Spartak Moscow Region. In 2009 it began a new successful period, winning three doubles in a row. Spartak has blocked its path to the Euroleague final, having defeated UMMC in the Final Four's semi-finals in all four seasons 2008–11.

After the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, American-Hungarians Courtney Vandersloot (who led the team in assists) and Allie Quigley (who was second on the team in points), Bahamian-Bosnian Jonquel Jones (who led the team in points and rebounds), and Spanish player Alba Torrens left the team.[2][3][4][5] That month American two-time Olympic champion Brittney Griner was arrested on drug charges in Russia by the Russian Federal Security Service.[6][7] There is concern that Russia may be holding her hostage as a response to the Western sanctions imposed against Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8][9]

Titles

Current roster
UMMC Ekaterinburg roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 1 Zavialova, Viktoriia 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 23 – (1998-10-16)16 October 1998
PG 13 Beglova, Elena 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 34 – (1987-09-01)1 September 1987
F 21 Petrushina, Tatiana 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 32 – (1990-01-21)21 January 1990
C 33 Meesseman, Emma 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1993-05-13)13 May 1993
C 42 Griner, Brittney 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1990-10-18)18 October 1990
C 77 Vadeeva, Maria 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (1998-07-16)16 July 1998
Head coach
  • Miguel Méndez
Assistant coach(es)
  • Nacho Martínez
  • Olga Korosteleva
  • Veronica Carmazzi
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Igor Vyukhin
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2021-04-22

Former players
Basketball team in 2012

Former coaches

Footnotes
  1. "A glance at the reaction of sports to Russian invasion". AP NEWS. 8 March 2022.
  2. "UMMC Ekaterinburg Roster, Schedule, Stats (2021-2022)". Proballers.
  3. Salvador, Joseph. "Report: Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley Leave Russian Team, Returning to United States". Sports Illustrated.
  4. "Alba Torrens abandona Rússia i torna a Mallorca". dBalears. 2 March 2022.
  5. "CT Sun's Jonquel Jones Safely Flees Russia After Invasion Of Ukraine". 2 March 2022.
  6. Crowley, Michael; Abrams, Jonathan (5 March 2022). "Brittney Griner, Star W.N.B.A. Center, Is Detained in Russia". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. Mackay, Duncan (6 March 2022). "American double Olympic basketball gold medallist arrested on drugs charges in Moscow". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 March 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Eisenberg, Jeff (6 March 2022). "Former Pentagon official: Russia could use WNBA star Brittney Griner as 'high-profile hostage'". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. "Fears grow Russia could use US basketball star Brittney Griner as 'hostage'". The Guardian. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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