Gia Kazanjian: we will show a better game vs. Nadezhda
08.01.2010 14:01 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ After a 69:80 defeat inflicted by Nadezhda
(Orenburg, Russia), Hatis Yerevan will host a return game in the
Armenian capital on January 14.
Hatis Yerevan coach Gia Kazanjian promises a better game vs. Nadezhda
on January 14.
Hatis Yerevan basketball club is the most titular team in Armenia.
During the soviet era the women’s club played successfully in USSR
great tournaments and won the USSR Cup in 1988. After the USSR
decline, a number of sports clubs including Hatis stopped functioning.
Hatis men’s club revived in 1999 but it was soon disbanded. Attempts
to restore the club finally succeeded in 2009. With the support of the
Armenian Basketball Federation, Hatis Yerevan regained previous
positions and in July the team bid for the European Cup.
Nadezhda basketball club was founded in Orenburg, Russia in 1994.
Coming 6th in Russian Championship 2003/2004, Nadezhda broke through
to FIBA Europe Cup. With 4th position in the Superleague and 5th in
Russian Championship, the team joined the games of European League.