BC Khimki was founded on January 5, 1997, and won the first seasons' championship of its regional
league, to earn a place in the
Russian Superleague A. The following year, Khimki positioned itself among the top 10 basketball
clubs in Russia, guaranteeing a place in the
3rd-tier European cup competition, the
FIBA Korać Cup. There, the team competed against a group of defeated leaders of the
Turkish Super League,
YUBA Liga, and
Bulgarian League. The team remained in a middle position in the Russian Super League until the 2002–03 season. That year the club finished in fourth place in the Russian Super League. During the subsequent years, the Russian high society behind the club decided to make the roster stronger, by signing players such as
Gianmarco Pozzecco,
Óscar Torres, and
Rubén Wolkowyski. The team then participated several times in European-wide continental tournaments, like the 3rd-tier level
FIBA EuroChallenge and the 2nd-tier level
EuroCup. In 2006, Khimki played in the
EuroChallenge's championship game, against
Joventut Badalona. On 7 October 2006, Khimki played in a game against the
NBA club the
Los Angeles Clippers,
losing by a score of 98 to 91. Khimki won the
Russian Cup title in 2008, and played in the EuroCup championship game in 2009. The team played in the European 1st-tier level
EuroLeague, for the first time in the
2009–10 season, and also played in the EuroLeague during the
2010–11 season and the
2012–13 season. The team also won the EuroCup championship in
2012 and
2015. ==Arenas==