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BC TSU Tbilisi

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BC Tbilisi State University
BC Tbilisi State University logo
NicknameStudentebi (The Students)
LeaguesGeorgian Superliga
Founded1991; 34 years ago (1991)
ArenaOlympic Palace
Capacity4,000
LocationTbilisi, Georgia
Team colors   
PresidentIrakli Kharjavanidze
Vice-president(s)Giorgi Shamatava
Team managerTornike Tsinadze
Head coachLeqso Lapanashvili
Team captainGiorgi Tsintsadze

BC TSU is a professional basketball club based in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is affiliated with the Tbilisi State University.

History

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T.S.U. was one of the 11 founding members of the Georgian basketball league in 1991. Their best seasons in the league were 2009-10 and 2010-11, when they reached the playoff finals, losing both of them 1–3 against Energy Invest Rustavi and BC Armia respectively.

From 2015 to 2018, TSU-Hyundai played in Georgian A-Liga, winning it in 2018 and receiving a direct promotion to the Georgian Superliga.

The club's greatest success was winning the Georgian Cup in 2006. They also won the Korkia/Sakandelidze Memorial tournament twice in 2011 and 2019, and the Dudu Dadiani Memorial in 2019.[1]


Team

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Current roster

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BC TSU roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 0 United States Abram, Glen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1998-09-28)28 September 1998
PG 2 Georgia (country) Pkhakadze, Otar 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1993-02-28)28 February 1993
PF/C 3 Georgia (country) Gorashvili, Luka 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 17 – (2007-08-21)21 August 2007
F 4 United States Thomas, Davontrey 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (2001-10-05)5 October 2001
G/F 5 Georgia (country) Geguchadze, Saba 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2000-02-10)10 February 2000
C 7 United States Basham, Carson 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (2002-07-17)17 July 2002
PG 8 Georgia (country) Tsintsadze, Giorgi (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 38 – (1986-02-07)7 February 1986
PF/C 9 Georgia (country) Isiani, Willy 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-08-11)11 August 1997
CG 13 Georgia (country) Mgeladze, Aleksandre 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2006-08-09)9 August 2006
G/F 14 Georgia (country) Leonidze, Nika 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1998-03-14)14 March 1998
PF 15 Georgia (country) Phevadze, Aleksandre 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-04-15)15 April 1998
SG 19 Georgia (country) Kavlashvili, Mate 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 16 – (2008-04-20)20 April 2008
G/F 33 Georgia (country) Gafrindashvili, Nikoloz 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-07-03)3 July 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
Doctor
  • Georgia (country) Giorgi Chikhradze
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

References

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  1. ^ "TSU won the Dudu Dadiani Memorial - GBF.GE".
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