History
Zenit Basketball Club
In 2014, Zenit took to the basketball court with a clear goal: to bring high-level basketball back to St. Petersburg. Since its foundation, the basketball club has been competing at the highest level both within Russia and beyond.
Zenit successfully represents its brand and St. Petersburg in one of the strongest European tournaments, the VTB United League. The club actively develops its own training system and young players, gradually bringing them up to the level of the main team.
In addition, Zenit expands and deepens its partnerships with the Russian Basketball Federation, leagues, industry organizations, educational institutions, higher education establishments, government bodies, businesses, the local community, and most importantly, its fans.
Club Major Milestones
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Great Moments
2024-25. Kondrashin and Belov Cup winners
A new year, a new trophy, but the same familiar faces. Just like in the previous season, the blue-whites team defeated MBA-MAI in the semifinals, and once again triumphed over Kazan's UNICS in the final. Zenit claimed the Vladimir Kondrashin and Alexander Belov Cup for the fourth time. In the 3rd place match Pari NN overcame MBA-MAI.
2023-24. VTB Youth United League champions
Zenit youth team won the gold medals of the Youth League for the second time in history. In the main game, the blue-whites beat CSKA Junior 77-74. Following the results of the Final Four, Zenit-M center Egor Ryzhov became the MVP, Egor Evstafiev entered the symbolic top five, and Artem Komogortsev became the best coach of the season.
2023-24. CYBL Champions
Zenit U19 led by Roman Knyazev defeated their peers from CSKA-CYBL in the final match and won the gold medals of the championship for the second time in their history.
2023-2024. Victory in the Russian Cup
Our team made it to the final of the national cup in 2023, but then lost in the final to Pari NN. A year later, the blue-and-white team reached the crucial game once again, where we once again faced the team from Nizhny Novgorod — and this time took revenge, winning the Russian Cup for the first time in our history. Trent Frazier was named the MVP of the final, while Vince Hunter made it into the Final Four symbolic five
2023-24. VTB United League Supercup Winners
For the second consecutive time, our team raised the Supercup of the VTB United League. In the quarterfinals, Zenit defeated the Turkish team Besiktas, in the semifinals they proved stronger than Nizhny Novgorod, and in the main game of the tournament, they outplayed Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. Kyle Kuric became the most valuable player of the Supercup, scoring 23 points in the finals. Bojan Dubljevic made it into the symbolic five, and Zenit's head coach, Xavi Pascual, won the title of the best coach of the tournament.
2023-24. Kondrashin and Belov Cup winners
Zenit managed to win the cup for the third consecutive time, defeating Moscow MBA in the tournament’s semifinal and then overcoming the reigning champions of Russia, UNICS Kazan, in the final. Thus, the trophy remained in St. Petersburg. Second place went to UNICS, while Pari NN took third place, defeating MBA in the bronze medal match.
2022-23. VTB United League Supercup Winners
Zenit started the tournament with a narrow defeat to Lokomotiv Kuban by just 1 point. However, the team bounced back, defeated Partizan, topped the group, and reached the finals against CSKA. During the game, Xavi Pascual's team faced a double-digit deficit, but managed to make a comeback and win at the last second thanks to Thomas Wimbush’s incredible three-pointer.
2022-23. Kondrashin and Belov Cup winners
In the finals of this tournament, just like the year before, CSKA and Zenit faced each other. Once again, our team achieved a convincing victory! Zenit won the Kondrashin and Belov Cup for the second consecutive year after its revival in 2021.
2021-22. VTB United League champions and champions of Russia
In a very challenging season marked by the departure of many foreign players from Russia, our team reached the finals, initially trailing 0-2. However, the players didn't give up and eventually turned the series around against CSKA, winning the decisive match in Moscow and clinching the series 4-3. This victory allowed Zenit to claim the gold medals not only in the VTB United League but also in the Russian championship.
2021-22. CYBL champions
In this year, Zenit achieved victories at all levels, including CYBL. Under the guidance of Roman Knyazev, the team defeated their peers from CSKA in the final, winning the gold in the Children Youth Basketball League for the first time in their history.
2021-22. VTB Youth United League champions
This victory was the first in history for our youth team. Starting from the fourth place in the regular season, the team made it to the Final Eight, where they successively defeated the youth squads of Runa, MBA, and finally CSKA.
2021-22. Kondrashin and Belov Cup winners
Besides Zenit, the Cup featured CSKA, Nizhny Novgorod, and Parma. Fate brought our team against CSKA in the final, and a confident victory was secured by our team. Zenit won the first Kondrashin and Belov Cup after its revival.