Astana Tigers | |
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Leagues | Kazakhstan Higher League |
Founded | 2000 |
History | Astana Tigers (2000–present) |
Location | Astana, Kazakhstan |
Team colors | Black, Yellow |
President | Oleg Severgin |
Head coach | Alexander Chernov |
Championships | 6 Domestic Championships 4 Domestic Cups |
Tigers Astana Basketball Club (Kazakh: Zholbarystar Astana Basketbol Kluby) or more commonly Astana Tigers (Kazakh: Astana Zholbarystary) is a Kazakh basketball club based in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Founded in 2000, the club competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship where it won six consecutive titles from 2004 to 2010, also adding four Kazakhstan Basketball Cup titles.
Since 2011 and the inception of rival BC Astana, who have won nearly every domestic trophy each year, the Tigers have seen their standing wane, as of June 2015 they now play in the second division Higher league.