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Basketball team in Tbilisi, Georgia
VITA Tbilisi
VITA Tbilisi logo
LeaguesA-Liga
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
ArenaTbilisi Sports Palace
Capacity9,700
LocationTbilisi, Georgia
PresidentTemur Datikashvili
Vice-president(s)Kakha Shengelia
Team managerLevan Mikeladze
Head coachNikolajs Mazurs
Championships7 Georgian Championships
Websitebcvita.com
Home jersey Team colours Home Away jersey Team colours Away

B.C. VITA Tbilisi is a professional basketball team based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Home games of the club are played in the Tbilisi Sports Palace, which has a capacity of 9,700 people. The club currently plays in the A-Liga, the second tier of basketball in Georgia.

History

During the '90s VITA dominated the Georgian Superliga, and won 6 consecutive championships from 1993 through 1998. In the 2015–16 season, they entered the VTB United League.

Honours

  • Georgian Superliga
    • Winners (6): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98

Players

Roster for 2015-16 VTB League

BC Vita Tbilisi roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 4 Georgia (country) Maisuradze, Davit 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 34 – (1990-05-03)3 May 1990
G 5 Georgia (country) Chlaidze, Irakli 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 35 – (1989-12-07)7 December 1989
PF 6 Georgia (country) Bitadze, Goga 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 25 – (1999-07-20)20 July 1999
F 7 Georgia (country) Berishvili, Mikheil 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 37 – (1987-04-12)12 April 1987
SG 8 Georgia (country) Bokolishvili, Merab 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 32 – (1992-02-26)26 February 1992
F 9 Georgia (country) Revazashvili, Maizer 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 28 – (1996-12-19)19 December 1996
PG 10 Georgia (country) Zakradze, Luka 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 28 – (1996-04-10)10 April 1996
SF 11 Georgia (country) Shengelia, Levan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 34 – (1990-08-31)31 August 1990
G 13 Russia Staratelev, Vladislav 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1996-06-04)4 June 1996
PG 15 United States Henry, Pierriá 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 31 – (1993-01-20)20 January 1993
C 20 Ukraine Anikenko, Konstantin 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 32 – (1992-10-09)9 October 1992
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

References

  1. "B.C. VITA Tbilisi – Team Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. "A change of teams in the VTB League". Eurohoops. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

External links

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