Welcome, Anton Nikolayevich!

I am grateful to everyone who supported me during the period when I led the club as the head coach. Despite the responsibility that lies on me as the president, I considered it necessary to see from the inside how the main team lives and prepares for games, what spirit and character the players have. I am glad that I went through this path, I do not regret my decision for a second. My main task always remained the same – to find a coach who can install character and a champion spirit in the team. And now, with great hope, I hand over this post to an ambitious Russian specialist Anton Yudin. I have known Anton for many years – we often crossed paths as players, including playing together in the national teams. Today he is a serious and purposeful specialist who knows how to be tough, but fair. I am sure that he is ready – both psychologically and in terms of experience – for his debut as head coach of a VTB United League team. We have a common understanding and maximum ambitions. His experience in preparing young players for a professional level will certainly be useful to our team. And we will continue our strategy – to develop talented Russian basketball players. I wish Anton Nikolayevich good luck! We will help in every way possible!