B.C. VITA Tbilisi (original) (raw)

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Basketball team in Tbilisi, Georgia

VITA Tbilisi

Leagues	A-Liga
Founded	1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Arena	Tbilisi Sports Palace
Capacity	9,700
Location	Tbilisi, Georgia
President	Temur Datikashvili
Vice-president(s)	Kakha Shengelia
Team manager	Levan Mikeladze
Head coach	Nikolajs Mazurs
Championships	7 Georgian Championships
Website	bcvita.com
Home Away

B.C. VITA Tbilisi is a professional basketball team based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Home games of the club are played in the Tbilisi Sports Palace, which has a capacity of 9,700 people. The club currently plays in the A-Liga, the second tier of basketball in Georgia.

During the '90s VITA dominated the Georgian Superliga, and won 6 consecutive championships from 1993 through 1998.[1] In the 2015–16 season, they entered the VTB United League.[2]

Georgian Superliga
- Winners (6): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98

Roster for 2015-16 VTB League

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BC Vita Tbilisi roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F 4 Maisuradze, Davit 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 34 – (1990-05-03)3 May 1990 G 5 Chlaidze, Irakli 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 35 – (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 PF 6 Bitadze, Goga 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 25 – (1999-07-20)20 July 1999 F 7 Berishvili, Mikheil 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 37 – (1987-04-12)12 April 1987 SG 8 Bokolishvili, Merab 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 32 – (1992-02-26)26 February 1992 F 9 Revazashvili, Maizer 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 28 – (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 PG 10 Zakradze, Luka 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 28 – (1996-04-10)10 April 1996 SF 11 Shengelia, Levan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 34 – (1990-08-31)31 August 1990 G 13 Staratelev, Vladislav 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1996-06-04)4 June 1996 PG 15 Henry, Pierriá 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 31 – (1993-01-20)20 January 1993 C 20 Anikenko, Konstantin 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 32 – (1992-10-09)9 October 1992	Head coach Nikolajs Mazurs Legend (C) Team captain Injured

BC Vita Tbilisi roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F 4

Maisuradze, Davit 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 34 – (1990-05-03)3 May 1990 G 5

Chlaidze, Irakli 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 35 – (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 PF 6

Bitadze, Goga 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 25 – (1999-07-20)20 July 1999 F 7

Berishvili, Mikheil 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 37 – (1987-04-12)12 April 1987 SG 8

Bokolishvili, Merab 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 32 – (1992-02-26)26 February 1992 F 9

Revazashvili, Maizer 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 28 – (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 PG 10

Zakradze, Luka 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 28 – (1996-04-10)10 April 1996 SF 11

Shengelia, Levan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 34 – (1990-08-31)31 August 1990 G 13

Staratelev, Vladislav 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1996-06-04)4 June 1996 PG 15

Henry, Pierriá 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 31 – (1993-01-20)20 January 1993 C 20

Anikenko, Konstantin 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 32 – (1992-10-09)9 October 1992

Head coach

Nikolajs Mazurs Legend (C) Team captain

Injured

^ "B.C. VITA Tbilisi – Team Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
^ "A change of teams in the VTB League". Eurohoops. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.