U-Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca, commonly known as U-BT Cluj-Napoca, is a professional basketball club based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania that competes domestically in the Liga Națională de Baschet and internationally in the EuroCup. Like other teams that were initially part of the Universitatea Clujmulti sports club, the basketball team keeps the letter U (short form of Universitatea) in its name.[1] The main sponsor of the team is the locally based banking institution Banca Transilvania.[4] The team colors are black and white. U-BT Cluj plays its home games at the BTarena, which accommodates 10,000 spectators,[3][8] or in Horia Demian Sports Hall with a capacity of 2,525 spectators.[8]
U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Nickname
Șepcile roșii (The Red Caps) Studenții (The Students) Alb-Negrii (The White and Blacks)
CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (1947–1996) U Invest Cluj-Napoca (1996–1997) U Sanex Cluj-Napoca (1997–1998) U Carbochim Cluj-Napoca (1998–2002) Policarbochim Cluj-Napoca (2002–2005) U Poli-Mobitelco-Carbochim (2005–2006) U Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca (2006–2014) U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2014–present)
Initially being founded in 1947, the basketball team split from the parent sports club at the beginning of the 2000s, due to financial difficulties, retaining its place in the top tier of Romanian basketball.[1][2] While the fans consider the current club as the moral successor of the team that won three league titles before the turn of the century, the parent club claims all the trophies won before 2002 as part of its own records.[9] In 2017, an image partnership was agreed between U-BT Cluj-Napoca and FC Universitatea Cluj (the local football club which itself was functioning as a private entity following its split from the parent sports club), uniting them under the same brand.[10] Therefore, beginning with the 2017-18 season, U-BT Cluj-Napoca uses the same logo as the football club.[11][12]
Whilst the parent sports club, U Cluj was founded in 1919, the basketball team was founded in 1947 and played for the first time in the Romanian Championship in 1966. Since then, U Cluj was a constant presence in the Romanian First Division, with their best performances being recorded in the 1990s, when they won three Romanian Championships.
During its history, the team had different names. Since 1990, the main sponsor is usually added to the name of the parent sports club, U Cluj. This resulted in a change of name every time the main sponsor was changed. Previous names of the team were U Ştiinţa, Ştiinţa IMF, U Metalul Rosu, U Fimaro, U SM Invest, U Sanex, and U Carbochim.
In the 2012–2013 season, U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca finished on 7th place (20 wins – 10 losses) and qualify for the play-off. Here the team played the first round against CSM Oradea but lost with 3–1. Also the team played the Romanian Cup final but lost against CS Gaz Metan Medias with the score 62–76. At the end of that season the coach and all the foreign players left the team.
The most famous player who played for U Cluj was Gheorghe Mureșan, who signed in 1993 with the Washington Bullets, becoming the tallest player ever in the NBA. He played 6 successful seasons with the Bullets and the New Jersey Nets, averaging a career 9.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists. Mureșan obtained the title of NBA Most Improved Player following the 1995–96 NBA season. He began his career playing two years for Universitatea Cluj-Napoca.
U-BT Cluj has the largest fan base in Romania. It was the first team in Romania to have 10,000 people in the stands at a basketball match (Basketball Champions League quarter finals, April 2022).The main rivalries of "U" are the ones with CSU Sibiu ("The derby of Transylvania"), CSM Oradea and CSA Steaua Bucharest.
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External linksedit
Official website (in Romanian)
Baschetromania.ro U-BT Cluj-Napoca Team Profile (in Romanian)
Baschet.ro U-BT Cluj-Napoca Team Profile (in Romanian)
FRB U-BT Cluj-Napoca Team Profile (in Romanian)
Eurobasket.com U-BT Cluj-Napoca Team Profile
Basketnews.com U-BT Cluj-Napoca Team Profile
Euroleague Basketball U-BT Cluj-Napoca Team Profile
December 15, 2023
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U Banca Transilvania Cluj Napoca commonly known as U BT Cluj Napoca is a professional basketball club based in Cluj Napoca Romania that competes domestically in the Liga Națională de Baschet and internationally in the EuroCup Like other teams that were initially part of the Universitatea Cluj multi sports club the basketball team keeps the letter U short form of Universitatea in its name 1 The main sponsor of the team is the locally based banking institution Banca Transilvania 4 The team colors are black and white U BT Cluj plays its home games at the BTarena which accommodates 10 000 spectators 3 8 or in Horia Demian Sports Hall with a capacity of 2 525 spectators 8 U BT Cluj NapocaNicknameȘepcile roșii The Red Caps Studenții The Students Alb Negrii The White and Blacks LeaguesLiga Națională Romanian Cup EuroCupFounded1947 76 years ago 1947 1 2 HistoryCS Universitatea Cluj Napoca 1947 1996 U Invest Cluj Napoca 1996 1997 U Sanex Cluj Napoca 1997 1998 U Carbochim Cluj Napoca 1998 2002 Policarbochim Cluj Napoca 2002 2005 U Poli Mobitelco Carbochim 2005 2006 U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca 2006 2014 U BT Cluj Napoca 2014 present ArenaBTarenaHoria DemianCapacity10 000 3 2 525LocationCluj Napoca RomaniaTeam colorsWhite Black Main sponsorBanca Transilvania 4 PresidentMarius Bojiță 5 Vice president s Mircea Cristescu Sergiu MirceaHead coachMihai Silvășan 6 Team captainPatrick RichardChampionships5 Romanian Leagues5 Romanian Cup4 Romanian Supercup 7 Websitewww u bt roHomeAwayInitially being founded in 1947 the basketball team split from the parent sports club at the beginning of the 2000s due to financial difficulties retaining its place in the top tier of Romanian basketball 1 2 While the fans consider the current club as the moral successor of the team that won three league titles before the turn of the century the parent club claims all the trophies won before 2002 as part of its own records 9 In 2017 an image partnership was agreed between U BT Cluj Napoca and FC Universitatea Cluj the local football club which itself was functioning as a private entity following its split from the parent sports club uniting them under the same brand 10 Therefore beginning with the 2017 18 season U BT Cluj Napoca uses the same logo as the football club 11 12 Timeout at a 2021 22 Champions League game Contents 1 History 2 Fans and rivalries 3 Honours 3 1 Domestic competitions 3 2 European competitions 4 Current roster 4 1 Depth chart 5 Notable players 6 Head coaches 7 References 8 External linksHistory editWhilst the parent sports club U Cluj was founded in 1919 the basketball team was founded in 1947 and played for the first time in the Romanian Championship in 1966 Since then U Cluj was a constant presence in the Romanian First Division with their best performances being recorded in the 1990s when they won three Romanian Championships During its history the team had different names Since 1990 the main sponsor is usually added to the name of the parent sports club U Cluj This resulted in a change of name every time the main sponsor was changed Previous names of the team were U Stiinţa Stiinţa IMF U Metalul Rosu U Fimaro U SM Invest U Sanex and U Carbochim In the 2012 2013 season U Mobitelco Cluj Napoca finished on 7th place 20 wins 10 losses and qualify for the play off Here the team played the first round against CSM Oradea but lost with 3 1 Also the team played the Romanian Cup final but lost against CS Gaz Metan Medias with the score 62 76 At the end of that season the coach and all the foreign players left the team The most famous player who played for U Cluj was Gheorghe Mureșan who signed in 1993 with the Washington Bullets becoming the tallest player ever in the NBA He played 6 successful seasons with the Bullets and the New Jersey Nets averaging a career 9 8 points 6 4 rebounds and 0 5 assists Mureșan obtained the title of NBA Most Improved Player following the 1995 96 NBA season He began his career playing two years for Universitatea Cluj Napoca Fans and rivalries edit nbsp BT Arena U BT Cluj Napoca vs MHP Ludwisburg Basketball Champions League quarter finals U BT Cluj has the largest fan base in Romania It was the first team in Romania to have 10 000 people in the stands at a basketball match Basketball Champions League quarter finals April 2022 The main rivalries of U are the ones with CSU Sibiu The derby of Transylvania CSM Oradea and CSA Steaua Bucharest Honours editDomestic competitions edit Liga Națională nbsp Winners 5 2011 13 2017 2021 2022 2023 nbsp Runners up 3 2006 2008 2010 nbsp Third place 2 2007 2019Romanian Cup nbsp Winners 5 2016 2017 2018 2020 2023 nbsp Runners up 1 2006Romanian Supercup nbsp Winners 4 2016 2018 2021 2022European competitions edit Basketball Champions League Quarter Finals 2021 2022FIBA Europe Cup Quarter Finals 2019 2020FIBA EuroCup Challenge Quarter Finals 2007Central European Basketball League CEBL Runners up 2010Current roster editNote Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed U Banca Transilvania Cluj Napoca rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht AgeG F 0 nbsp Guzman Karel 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 28 1995 02 07 7 February 1995F C 5 nbsp Mejeris Mareks 2 07 m 6 ft 9 in 32 1991 09 02 2 September 1991PG 8 nbsp Lăpuște David 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 19 2004 11 08 8 November 2004PF 9 nbsp Roschnafsky Eduard 2 09 m 6 ft 10 in 20 2003 06 20 20 June 2003G 11 nbsp Seeley D J 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 34 1989 11 28 28 November 1989SG 12 nbsp Petric Alexis 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 16 2007 09 06 6 September 2007C 13 nbsp Stipanovic Andrija 2 09 m 6 ft 10 in 36 1986 12 18 18 December 1986C 15 nbsp Cățe Emanuel 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in 26 1997 07 30 30 July 1997SF 20 nbsp Fintină David 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 17 2006 06 20 20 June 2006SF 25 nbsp Măciucă Mihai 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 23 2000 05 25 25 May 2000F 31 nbsp Eddie Jarell 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 32 1991 10 30 30 October 1991PG 32 nbsp Jones Bryce Tyler 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 29 1994 10 12 12 October 1994G 35 nbsp Richard Patrick C 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 33 1990 01 25 25 January 1990G F 95 nbsp Mokoka Adam 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 25 1998 07 18 18 July 1998 Head coach nbsp Mihai SilvășanAssistant coach es nbsp Dean Medan nbsp Răzvan CeneanLegend C Team captain nbsp Injured Roster Updated October 3 2023Depth chart edit Pos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2C Andrija Stipanovic Emanuel CățePF Jarell Eddie Mareks Mejeris Eduard RoschnafskySF Karel Guzman Mihai Măciucă David FintinăSG D J Seeley Patrick Richard Alexis PetricPG Bryce Jones Adam Mokoka David LăpușteNotable players edit nbsp Gheorghe Mureșan nbsp Marcel Ţenter nbsp Vlad Moldoveanu nbsp Mihai Silvășan nbsp nbsp Patrick Richard nbsp nbsp Robert Thomson nbsp Kyndall Dykes nbsp Brandon Brown nbsp Elijah Stewart nbsp Zoran Krstanovic nbsp Aleksandar Rasic nbsp Stefan Bircevic nbsp Filip Adamovic nbsp Andrija Stipanovic nbsp Donatas Tarolis nbsp Ousmane Barro nbsp Karel GuzmanHead coaches edit nbsp Voicu Moldovan 1989 1995 nbsp Dragan Petricevic 1995 1997 nbsp Voicu Moldovan 1997 2007 nbsp Tab Baldwin 2007 2009 nbsp Marcel Țenter 2009 2012 nbsp Niksa Bavcevic 2012 2013 nbsp Dorin Pintea 2013 2014 nbsp Marcel Țenter 2014 2016 nbsp Mihai Silvășan 2016 prezent References edit a b c Aproape 80 de ani de istorie și tradiție in Romanian u bt ro Retrieved 11 November 2023 a b ISTORIC BASCHET MASCULIN in Romanian u cluj ro Retrieved 11 November 2023 a b Marc Iulia 5 January 2017 10 000 de locuri la Sala Polivalentă in 2017 in Romanian cluj com Retrieved 5 January 2017 a b U Mobitelco devine U BT in Romanian u bt ro Retrieved 2 October 2015 Structură și conducere in Romanian u bt ro Retrieved 11 November 2023 Lotul echipei U BT Cluj Napoca in Romanian u bt ro Retrieved 11 November 2023 Palmares U BT in Romanian u bt ro Retrieved 11 November 2023 a b Baze sportive U BT Cluj Napoca in Romanian u bt ro Retrieved 11 November 2023 totalbaschet ro 2 June 2014 Ovidiu Vasu Palmaresul secţiei de baschet e al Universităţii Cluj Napoca in Romanian Baschet ro Retrieved 2 June 2014 Alianță intre FC Universitatea Cluj 1919 si ACS U BT in Romanian u bt ro Retrieved 11 May 2017 Noul echipament prezentat in conferința de presă in Romanian u bt ro Retrieved 18 September 2017 Popa Robert 18 September 2017 U BT atacă titlul la baschet cu emblema FC Universitatea Cluj pe piept in Romanian Ziua de Cluj Retrieved 18 September 2017 Ziua de Cluj 31 May 2011 Publicul a invadat Sala Sporturilor strigand in Romanian Ziua de Cluj Retrieved 31 May 2011 External links editOfficial website in Romanian Baschetromania ro U BT Cluj Napoca Team Profile in Romanian Baschet ro U BT Cluj Napoca Team Profile in Romanian FRB U BT Cluj Napoca Team Profile in Romanian Eurobasket com U BT Cluj Napoca Team Profile Basketnews com U BT Cluj Napoca Team Profile Euroleague Basketball U BT Cluj Napoca Team Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title U BT Cluj Napoca amp oldid 1187850023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
