In early 2022, after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Americans D. J. Funderburk and Grant Jerrett and Canadians Kenny Chery and Philip Scrubb left the team.
[7] The Russian outfit regularly took part in European competitions during that period, reaching the semifinals of the 1998 second-tier EuroCup and playing in the 1999 top-tier EuroLeague (exiting at the first group stage).
[8] Avtodor defeated CSKA in the 2001–02 playoff quarterfinals,[9] the only team to have prevented the Army men from reaching the top four in Russian basketball history.
[10] After threatening to do so for years because of disputes with the local administration, especially regarding the lack of a convenient arena,[11] Rodionov moved the organisation to Saint Petersburg during the 2004 summer.
[16] In early 2022, after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Americans D. J. Funderburk and Grant Jerrett and Canadians Kenny Chery and Philip Scrubb left the team.