BC Triumph small guard Vadim Panin became the new captain of the team.
BC Triumph Head Coach Stanislav Eremin: - We made the decision about the new team captain, it will be Vadim Panin. I think that most of our players - for example, Egor Vyaltsev, Konstantin Nesterov or Pavel Sergeev - all of them are worth to be the team captain. We tried Panin on the tournament in Kazan as the team captain and Vadim showed himself as a true leader both on the court and out of it, teammates respect Panin , he's responsible and very intelligent person. I hope that it is the right choice.
Vadim Panin: - It's very plaeasnt to feel that coaches and teammates trust me and think that I can get this responsible post. I has an experience of being the captain the the national team U20, so I think I know rather well my responsibilities and duties. First of all I should be an example for all the team on the practices, in the games and outside, I should be the leader in the game. I had the chance to try myself in kaan and I think that I did the right things - especially before the last game and we won it! I hope that I'll answer the expectations of my team, coaches and of course our fans!