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WBC Dynamo Kursk (russian: ЖБК «Динамо» Курск) is a Russian women's
Winners: 2016–17
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Runners-up: 2018–19
** Third place: 2014–15, 2017–18
* FIBA Eurocup:
** Winners: 2011–12
** Runners-up: 2013–14
* Baltic Women's Basketball League:
** Winners: 2016–17
* Russian Championships:
** Runners-up: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
** Third place: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
* Russian Cup:
** Winners: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20
** Runners-up: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21
** Third place: 2013–14
Official Website
Women's basketball teams in Russia Sport in Kursk EuroCup Women-winning clubs Basketball teams established in 1994 EuroLeague Women clubs {{Europe-basketball-team-stub
WBC Dynamo Kursk (russian: ЖБК «Динамо» Курск) is a Russian women's basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
club from Kursk
Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...
playing in the Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...
. They won their first FIBA Eurocup
FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier level transnational men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run ...
title in 2012. In the 2016–17 season, Kursk won the EuroLeague Women after going undefeated in the competition. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. ...
, in February 2022 EuroLeague Women suspended the club.
History
* 1994: WBC "Svetlana"Kursk
Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...
formed.
* 1997: renamed Dynamo Kursk.
* 1999: started participating in the Russian Women's Super League.
* 2008–09: qualified to semi-final in FIBA Eurocup
FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier level transnational men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run ...
.
* 2009–10 and 2010–11: 4th place in the Russian Women's Super League.
* 2012: for the first time won the FIBA Eurocup.
* 2014–15: in their debut 2014–15 Euroleague
The 2014–15 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 15th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the fifth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous iteration as the FIBA Europe Champi ...
won bronze.
* 2016–17: for the first time entered final of the 2016–17 Euroleague.
* 2022: Suspended by Euroleague Women.
Titles
* FIBA Euroleague: ** Winners: 2016–17
** Runners-up: 2018–19
** Third place: 2014–15, 2017–18
* FIBA Eurocup:
** Winners: 2011–12
** Runners-up: 2013–14
* Baltic Women's Basketball League:
** Winners: 2016–17
* Russian Championships:
** Runners-up: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
** Third place: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
* Russian Cup:
** Winners: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20
** Runners-up: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21
** Third place: 2013–14
Other achievements
* FIBA Euroleague: Quarterfinals (2015) * FIBA Eurocup: Semi-Final (2009) *Russian Women's Basketball Premier League
The Russian Women's Basketball Premier League is the premier women's basketball competition in Russia. The category consists of 11 teams playing a total of 20 rounds. At the end of the regular season the top eight teams play the play-offs througho ...
: 4th place (2010, 2011)
Roster
Former notable players
*Işıl Alben
Işıl Alben (born 22 February 1986) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Galatasaray, who is often considered to be among the top Turkish female athletes. She was the captain of the first Turkish team that won the EuroLeague title in ...
* Anna Petrakova
* Gunta Baško
* Aušra Bimbaitė
* Temeka Johnson
* Michelle Snow
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow (born March 20, 1980) is a retired American professional basketball player who played most recently in the Turkish Women's Basketball League.
High school career
Born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, Snow led Pensaco ...
References
External links
Official Website
Women's basketball teams in Russia Sport in Kursk EuroCup Women-winning clubs Basketball teams established in 1994 EuroLeague Women clubs {{Europe-basketball-team-stub