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CS Dinamo București (basketball)

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BC Dinamo București / Dinamo Știința București
BC Dinamo București / Dinamo Știința București logo
NicknameCâinii roșii
(Red dogs)
LeaguesLiga Națională
ENBL
Founded1949; 75 years ago (1949)
HistoryCS Dinamo București
(1949–2003)
Dinamo-Erbașu București
(2003–2006)
Dinamo Gealan București
(2006–2009)
CS Dinamo București
(2009–2018)
Dinamo Știința București (2018–present)
ArenaDinamo
Capacity2,538
LocationBucharest, Romania
Team colorsRed, White
   
Main sponsorSUPERBET
PresidentGeorge Cosac
Head coachRoger Grimau
Championships22 Romanian Leagues
4 Romanian Cups
WebsiteOfficial website

BC Dinamo București or Dinamo Știința București, formerly known as Dinamo-Erbașu or Dinamo Gealan, is a Romanian professional basketball club, based in Bucharest, Romania, which currently participates in the Liga Națională, the top-tier league in Romania. The team represents the basketball men's section of CS Dinamo București, a multi-sports club.

History

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BC Dinamo has won the Romanian championship 22 times.

At the end of 2009/10 season, the team was relegated to Division B for the first time in its history. They returned to Division A after one season. As of 2014 the team activates in the Romanian Liga I. In the 2014–15 season, Dinamo was the runner-up in the Liga I and promoted back to the Liga Națională

In 2018, the team started a collaboration with CSU Știința București, forming a new team: Dinamo Știința București. The project is based on the idea of a team formed by young Romanian basketball players, helped by experienced foreigners. In the first season, the team finished 8th, the best ranking in the recent years for the club and managed to reach the Romanian Cup Final Four.

Trophies

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  • Romanian Champions (22)
    • 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1988, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2003
  • Romanian Cup (4)
    • 1967, 1968, 1969, 1980

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Dinamo București roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SF 1 Romania Kuti, Nandor 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997
PG 3 Serbia Vulikić, Vuk 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1999-03-07)7 March 1999
PG 5 Romania Popa, Ștefan 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (2006-10-26)26 October 2006
SF 6 United States Ancrum, Dalan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1996-05-26)26 May 1996
SG 7 Croatia Mustapić, Jakov 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994
SG 8 Romania Patru, David Andrei 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – (2004-06-25)25 June 2004
C 10 United States Taylor, Jimmie 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1995-09-03)3 September 1995
PF 11 Romania Grasu, Ștefan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-02-16)16 February 2003
PG 15 United States Roberts, Anthony 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-01-02)2 January 2000
PF/C 17 Serbia Marelja, Aleksandar 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1992-12-06)6 December 1992
F 22 Romania Sandor, Alexandru 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (2003-09-23)23 September 2003
PF/C 37 Romania Lazăr, Mario 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1994-05-24)24 May 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 25 August 2024

Notable players

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- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.