BC Dinamo București / Dinamo Știința București
BC Dinamo București / Dinamo Știința București logo
NicknameCâinii roșii
(Red dogs)
LeaguesLiga Națională
Founded1949 (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 coachSotiris Manolopoulos
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.

History

Part of one of the biggest sports organizations in Romania, BC Dinamo enjoyed plenty of success over the years. Dinamo's basketball club won the Romanian championship 22 times, also obtaining notable results in European competitions. However, in recent years, lack of support from the parent club and the emergence of very strong teams in Ploiești and some Transylvanian cities made it difficult for BC Dinamo to win any championships.

At the end of 2009/10 season, The team relegated (For the first time in its history) to Division B. then, after one season, they returned to Division A. 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

  • 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

2022 roster

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

Dinamo București roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 Romania Son, Sasha 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 18 – (2005-12-11)11 December 2005
PG 1 United States Edge, Darnell 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1997-12-08)8 December 1997
G/F 2 United States Ingram, Donte 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1996-08-15)15 August 1996
PG 4 Romania Mandache, Andrei 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1987-10-02)2 October 1987
PG 6 Croatia Katić, Toni 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1992-07-09)9 July 1992
PF 7 Romania Cârstea, Luca 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2004-02-07)7 February 2004
SG 8 Romania Patru, David Andrei 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – (2004-06-25)25 June 2004
PF 9 Romania Moldoveanu, Vlad 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 35 – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988
PF 11 Romania Grasu, Ștefan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2003-02-16)16 February 2003
SF 22 Romania Vîrnă, Radu 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1997-09-08)8 September 1997
C 23 United States Tilmon, Jeremiah 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1998-11-25)25 November 1998
C 23 Poland Wojciechowski, Jakub 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1990-01-09)9 January 1990
PG 24 Romania Luca, Alex 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2004-10-08)8 October 2004
SG 34 United States Addison, Marquis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1991-12-16)16 December 1991
C 44 Romania Uță, Rareș 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1997-12-24)24 December 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Romania Eugen Ilie
  • Serbia Jovan Beader

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 24 December 2022

Notable players

- 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.

  • Lithuania Modestas Kumpys
  • United States Justin Baker
  • United States Willie Kemp
  • United States Michael Deloac
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