BC Yambol
Encyclopedia
BC Yambol is a Bulgaria
n professional basketball
club based in Yambol
. Founded in 1944, Yambol has won the Bulgarian championship once. They play their home matches at the Diana Hall. The team is a regular first league participant.
(*) - B List
Head Coach:
Ivan Cholakov
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club based in Yambol
Yambol
Yambol is a city in southeastern Bulgaria, an administrative centre of Yambol Province. It lies on both banks of the Tundzha river in the historical region of Thrace. As of February 2011, the town has a population of 72,843 inhabitants. It is occasionally spelt 'Jambol'.The administrative centres...
. Founded in 1944, Yambol has won the Bulgarian championship once. They play their home matches at the Diana Hall. The team is a regular first league participant.
Honours
- Bulgarian ChampionshipNational Basketball League (Bulgaria)The Bulgarian National Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. It was founded in the year 2008. Previously, it was called the Bulgarian A Division...
- Winners: 2002
- Runners-up: 2001
- Bronze medalist: 1979, 2000, 2003, 2011
- Bulgarian Cup
- Bronze medalist: 2001, 2002
Roster 2011-2012
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Mike Jefferson |
1.78 | PG | 1984 |
| 5* | Nikolay Georgiev |
1.93 | SF | 1993 |
| 6 | Evgeni Ivanov |
1.98 | SG/SF | 1993 |
| 7 | Yulian Radionov Yulian Radionov Yulian Radionov is a Bulgarian professional basketball player, who is currently playing for BC Yambol in the Bulgarian League, as a point guard. He is well known as Yuli among his team mates. Yuli is born in Burgas and began his career in the local team - BC Chernomorec... |
1.87 | PG | 1979 |
| 8 | Stoyo Cholakov |
1.95 | SG | 1987 |
| 9 | Ivan Marchev |
2.00 | SF | 1983 |
| 10 | Ivan Tenev |
1.78 | PG | 1993 |
| 11 | Stanislav Govedarov Stanislav Govedarov Stanislav Govedarov is a Bulgarian professional basketball player, who is currently playing for BC Yambol in the Bulgarian League, as a shooting guard or point guard. He is well known as 'Mainata' among his team mates. Govedarov is born in Plovdiv and began his career in the local team - BC... |
1.88 | PG/SG | 1980 |
| 20 |  Zlatko Gocevski |
2.06 | PF/C | 1982 |
| 21* | Ivaylo Vuchkov |
1.76 | SG/SF | 1990 |
| 34 | Martin Durchev |
2.04 | SG | 1987 |
| 42 | John Ofoegbu |
2.06 | C | 1984 |
| 55 | Stoyan Petkov |
1.98 | PF | 1985 |
(*) - B List
Head Coach:
Ivan Cholakov