2010-11 Results

Eurocup

Regular Season: 5-1

Last 16: 4-2

Quarterfinal: 2-0

Finals: Champion

Russian League: 3rd Place

On the heels of one of the greatest seasons in club history, Unics Kazan looks to continue Its rise to greatness as it makes its Euroleague debut. The reigning Eurocup champion was a force to be reckoned with last year, not only marching through the Eurocup, but also making noise in the Russian League, where it finished first at the end of the regular season and reached the playoff semifinals. One of the secrets to the club’s success is that it has managed to keep a core of star players for several years. Players like Marko Popovic, Maciej Lampe, Terrell Lyday, Vladimir Veremeenko and Kelly McCarty have helped write a golden chapter in Unics history. Before that, Unics put Kazan, Russia, on the European basketball map and became the perfect ambassador for the sports-crazy Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian federation. Founded in 1991, Unics secured a berth in Russia's first division in 1997, but the new millennium was the turning point for the club. Unics reached the Russian League finals in 2001 and 2002, the year in which it also made it to the Saporta Cup semifinals. The hard work paid off in 2003, when Unics downed CSKA 81-82 in overtime to lift the Russian Cup trophy. In 2004, Kazan was home to the FIBA Europe League final four and Unics made the most of it, downing Maroussi 87-63 in the title game to win its first continental title behind 22 points from MVP Martin Muursepp. A new challenge came in the 2005-06 season, when Unics made its ULEB Cup debut. Despite losing just once at home and winning its regular season group, Virtus Roma knocked Unics off in the eighthfinals. Unics reunited the Lavrinovic twins - Darjus and Ksistof - for the next season along with Yahor Meshcharakou and Dusko Savanovic to reach the ULEB Cup semifinals, but then lost to eventual champ Real Madrid. It also reached the Russian League finals, but CSKA stood in its way. In 2007-08, Unics made it to the ULEB Cup Final Eight, but fell to Akasvayu Girona in the quarterfinals. Last season Unics broke through in the Eurocup, winning its regular season and Last 16 groups before sweeping its quarterfinal series against Pepsi Caserta. Once in Finals, Unics thrashed Cedevita 87-66 in the semifinals behind 27 points from Lyday and registered a no-doubt-about-it 92-77 win against Cajasol Sevilla in the title game. Popovic had 18 points and a Eurocup final record 11 assists to lead Unics to the title. In the Russian League, Unics marched to a 21-6 record to finish the regular season atop the standings with room to spare, but then went out in the playoff semifinals after a grueling five-game duel against BC Khimki Moscow Region. Now this blossoming club enters new waters eager to prove it belongs among the continent’s best in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague.

Terrell Lyday

PROVISIONAL ROSTER 2011-12
Henry Domercant	G
Petr Gubanov	F
Dmitry Golovin	G
Mike Wilkinson	F
Nathan Jawai	C
Alexey Savrasenko	C
Terrell Lyday	G
Petr Samoylenko	G
Zakhar Pashutin	G
Vladimir Veremeenko	F
Kelly McCarty	F
Head Coach: Evgeny Pashutin