Artsakh BC

Artsakh Basketball Club, is a professional basketball team based in Yerevan, Armenia. It was originally founded in 2017 in Stepanakert; the capital of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, as the basketball section of Artsakh FC, a Yerevan-based football club. Artsakh BC is a founding member of the Armenia Basketball League A.

Artsakh Basketball Club
League	Armenia Basketball League A
Founded	2017; 6 years ago (2017)
Arena	Mika Sports Arena
Capacity	1,200
Location	Yerevan
Team colors	White, Red
President	Sevan Aslanyan
Head coach	Gevorg Shakhnazaryan
Championships	1 Armenian League
Home Away

History

On 22 October 2017, the founder of Artsakh FC Sevan Aslanyan, agreed to create a basketball section with the aim to play in the newly created Armenia Basketball League A, with Areg Vatyan becoming the sporting director of the basketball section, and Andrey Sarumyan becoming the head coach of the team.^[1][2] Bako Sahakyan, president of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, attended their first home league match, played in Stepanakert, the Republic's capital.^[3]

Artsakh qualified for the final of the inaugural season by winning the semifinals against Urartu, who were unbeaten during the regular season.^[4] In the finals, they defeated Artik for achieving their first title ever.

For their second season, the club moved to Yerevan, Armenia. After this second season, the club did not register for a third one in the A League.

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.
2017–18	1	League A	1st
2018–19	1	League A	3rd

Current roster

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

Artsakh BC roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SF 24   Mikaelyan, Bagrat (C) SG 1   Roberts, Joshua 87 kg (192 lb) 24 – (1998-04-18)18 April 1998 SF 4   Francis, David 107 kg (236 lb) PG 3   Sutton, Justin 26 – (1996-12-05)5 December 1996 SG 10   Harutyunyan, Yura PG 11   Beglaryan, Vahe PG 8   Harutyunyan, Albert PG 7   Wallace, Malik SG 13   Davtyan, Robert F 12   Tavrizyan, Robert SF 0   Ervin, Lorenzo SG 6   Mikaelyan, David 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (1999-10-16)16 October 1999	Head coach   Shant Ashjian Assistant coach(es)   Gevorg Shakhnazaryan Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: January 17, 2022

References

1. [Armenia Basketball League A, 2017-18 season launched] (in Armenian). Armsport. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
2. "Հիանալի նորություն հիմնվել է "Արցախ" բասկետբոլային ակումբը" (in Armenian). FC Artsakh. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
3. "Karabakh President attends Artsakh's winning game". News.am. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
4. "Ա լիգա. "Արցախը" եզրափակչում է" [League A. Artsakh is in the final] (in Armenian). Basketball Federation of Armenia. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

External links

• FC Artsakh Facebook account
• Eurobasket.com Artsakh BC Page