BC "Nizhny Novgorod" is a professional basketball club founded in 2000 and based in Nizhny Novgorod.[1] It competes in the VTB United League and is one of the leading basketball clubs of the Volga Region. At various times it played under the name "Pari NN" (after its title sponsor).[2]
General Information
The club's legal entity is the Nizhny Novgorod Basketball Association (NBA), registered at: Nizhny Novgorod, Krasnoselskaya St., 9A. TIN 5260240652, PSRN 1085200005472. The general director is Mikhail Dmitrievich Velmuzhov.[1] The club's colors are black and white. Its home arena is the Nagorny Sports Palace.[1]
The club also runs a youth team, "Pari NN Junior," teams in the youth basketball league (DYuBL) system — "NN-Mescherskiy" and "NN-SShOR 7" — as well as a 3×3 basketball section. The club's cheerleading squad performs under the name NN Girls.[2]
Notable Players
A significant part of the career of Semyon Antonov is linked with the club — a Russian basketball player, bronze medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and Honored Master of Sport of Russia. He spent most of his professional career with the Nizhny Novgorod club, where he became a member of the national team.[3]
Current Status
In the 2024–2025 season, the club announced a suspension of the senior team's activities. Over the course of the last season, the team played a number of matches in the VTB United League, including away games in Kazan and Samara.[2] The club's youth and junior structures continue to operate: in particular, "NN-Meshchersky" won the Alexander Khayretdinov Memorial Cup.[2]
Links
- Official website (nn-basket.ru)
Sources
- nn-basket.ru — Official information — BC "Nizhny Novgorod"
- nn-basket.ru — Basketball Club "Nizhny Novgorod"
- championat.com — Championat
- mapy.com
- mapy.com