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 The Genealogy of the Basketball Club «UMMC»
BC UMMC is the successor of many outstanding basketball teams of Sverdlovsk region. The history of the “UMMC” goes back to 1938, when a women basketball team “Zenit” was created at the Ural Plant of Heavy Machinery.
In 1958 two women basketball teams - “Zenit” and “Avangard” (both teams belonged to the sport society at the Ural Plant of Heavy Machinery) were integrated and a new team “Trud” appeared.
 During the next forty years (1960-2000) its name was “Uralmash”, then since 2000-2001 it changed to “Uralmash-UMMC”.
During those years the Ural basketball players being members of the National team of Russia won significant victories in the World, European Championships and Olympic Games.
Ludmila Edeleva won the European championship in 1960 and 1967. Nelly Fominikh (she was captain of the Russian National Team in 1968-1969) three times won European Competitions – in 1964, 1966 and 1968. In 1964 and 1967 she won the title of the First in the World. In 1968 and 1970 Ludmila Shvetsova became Champion of Europe.
Olga Korosteleva (Barisheva) was named Olympic Champion in Monreal (1976) and in Moscow (1980). Besides she is twice gold Prise-winner of the World Championships and four times – the Winner of Continental Competitions.
Symbol – the Fox – appeared in the middle of 90-th. The prototype of it was Olga Korosteleva – the best Club's player of all times (19 seasons in the team, during 11 years she was defending the National Team of the Soviet Union). She was considered to be the smartest basketball player in the USSR.
Club received the “UMMC” name in 2001.
From historical events up to nowadays
“Uralmash – UMMC” 2000/2001
The abbreviation “UMMC” first appeared in the documents of RFB in 2000, when two industrial giants – the Ural Plant of Heavy Machinery (“Uralmash”) and the Ural Mountain Metallurgical Company (UMMC) consolidated having common interest – to create the strongest Russian Women Basketball Club.
So the “Uralmash – UMMC” team was created. Its participation in the first competition of the new millennium was marked by some interesting events:
• the American legion-player Angella White, center pivot, for the first time in the history of Ural Basketball took part in the match vs “Aerouniversity” (Samara) now “CSKA” on the 10th of February 2001;
• on the 6th of March 2001 the “Uralmach- UMMC” vs “Shelen” (Krasnoyarsk) set the Russian and club-high record – 136:37;
• the new Super League team “Uralmach – UMMC” took the 2nd place in the Championship of Russia;
• the RFB awarded “Uralmach – UMMC” with a special prize of the ten years period – the best summons results in the Championships of Russia (since 1992 the team got the 4th results the lowest).
UMMC 2001/2002
Since this season the team performs as “UMMC”, presenting the many of thousands body of the biggest in Russia Ural Mining Metallurgical Company at Russian and international arenas.
The very first season of “UMMC” was a victorious one in the national championship.
UMMC 2002/2003
Together with the participation of 5 players of the “UMMC” (Diana Gustilina, Vera Shnyukova, Anna Arkhipova, Irina Osipova, Elena Baranova) the national women basketball team became Silver Prize Winner of the Women World Basketball Championship of 2002 in China. One of the coaches of the team at the World Championship 2002 was Vladimir Koloskov (seasons in “Uralmash” - since 1939; as a head coach – 1992/93, 1995-2002, 2004; since January 2005 – the senior coach of the “UMMC” team).
 It was the most successful season of the team. The triumphal victory of the club followed in 2003 when the team “UMMC” became the women’s best BC in Europe having won the prestigious continental Euro League Championship!
Due to Serbian specialist Zoran Visic (seasons in UMMC: 2002 – 2006), who was appointed the chief coach of the team at the end of 2002, “UMMC” became champion both in Russian championship and Basketball Super League.
The winners became the laureates in different nominations, awarded by the RFB:
- Anna Arkhipova, as the MVP of the Super League,
- Yolanda Yvette Griffith, as the best centre pivot,
- Elena Baranova, as the best forward,
- DeLisha LaShell Milton, as the Basketball League Miss,
- Andrey Kozitsyn, the president of the BC “UMMC”, as the best Maecenas.
UMMC 2003 – 2006
In autumn 2003 four players of the UMMC team (Anna Arkhipova, Diana Gustilina, Irina Osipova, Elena Baranova) being the members of the national team won the European Championship in Athens.
In September 2003 the I World Cup FIBA Championship was held in Samara. Our team was the Bronze Prize winner.
By the beginning of the season 2003/04 the new Palace of Sporting Games “Uralochka” admitting 5000 spectators was opened in Ekaterinburg. Its ground became the home gym for the UMMC players.
In the season of 2003/2004 the “UMMC”team for the 3rd time won gold of the Basketball Super League Championship together with Silver Prize at the Championship of Russia and Russian Cup.
In August 2004 the “UMMC” players Diana Gustilina, Anna Arkhipova and Irina Osipova being members of the National Team won Olympic Bronze in Athens.
 In 2005 in Ekaterinburg the team won the Cup of Russia (February, 16 – 18) having beaten the champion – Samara “VBM SGAU” team, and won bronze in the regular championship and Super League.
By the end of year the UMMC Holding has completed construction of the UMMC Sport Palace – the unique sport and entertaining complex admitting 2000 spectators. It has the ultra-modern coverage of the playing hall and additional sport grounds for practices. In this Palace all Club's teams' practices and competitions take place. It was opened for spectators on December, 7th 2005. It was the day when the first basketball match was held on the main arena. “UMMC” team beat “Evrolizing” of Hungary (Sopron) during Euroleague Championship by 99:74.
As for Russian Competition – the 2005/2006 season brought silver for the “UMMC” team.
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 In 1947 the Ural basketball players for the first time became champions of Russia. It was the year when the team started counting its main achievements.
The best success was reached under the practical guidance of the following coaches: Anatoliy Novicov (Bronze in the Championship of the USSR 1973), Galina Shalimova ( Bronze in the Championship of the USSR 1974), Vladimir Koloskov (Gold in 2002, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze in Russian Championships), Zoran Visic (Gold in Russia's Championship and Euroleague 2003, Silver in Russian Championships and Russian Cups in 2004 and 2006, Gold in Russian Cup and Bronze in Russian Championship 2005). |
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