| Uralmash Yekaterinburg | |||
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| Leagues | VTB United League | ||
| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Arena | Palace of Sporting Games (DIVS) | ||
| Capacity | 4,281 | ||
| Location | Yekaterinburg, Russia | ||
| Team colors | Orange, black and green | ||
| Head coach | Rostislav Vergun | ||
| Championships | Super League 1:2 (2022, 2023) Super League 3:1 (2017) | ||
| Website | bcuralmash.ru | ||
Uralmash Yekaterinburg is a Russian professionalbasketball team that plays in theVTB United League. They wonRussian Basketball Super League 1 championships in 2022 and 2023.
Established in 1960,[1] the team has history that stems back to the 1940s.[2] Prior to a city name change, the team was known asUralmash Sverdlovsk.FIBA Hall of Fame memberSergei Belov played for Uralmash in the 1960s,[3] as did several other members of the senior men'sSoviet Union national team over the years, such as:Nikolai Kraev,Lev Reshetnikov,Aleksandr Kandel,Viacheslav Novikov,Ivan Dvorny,Anatoly Myshkin, andStanislav Yeryomin.[2]
After winning the Super League 3 championship in 2016–17, Uralmash was promoted to the Super League 2 for the 2017–18 season where they finished third. They were promoted to theSuper League 1 for the 2018–19 season. The team finished second in the Super League 1 in 2020–21 and then won back-to-back championships in 2021–22 and 2022–23.[4][5]Evgeniy Pashutin was the team's head coach during the 2021–22 season.[6]
In May 2023, Uralmash was promoted to theVTB United League.[7] In March 2025, Uralmash won theRussian Basketball Cup.[8]