Beginnings Founded in 1938 as Zenit Sverdlovsk, the club had its name changed to Uralmash Sverdlovsk in 1960, like other teams from the city such as
FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. Four years later Uralmash reached the
Soviet Top Division. In 1973 and 1974 it attained two 3rd spots, the club's best results in the Soviet era. After the club's owner
Uralmash was merged into the conglomerate
OMZ, the club was bought in 2000 by the newly formed company
Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC), adopting its current name. UMMC Ekaterinburg in 2002 won its first national championship. The following year it won the
Euroleague in its debut season, becoming the first Russian team to win the top European trophy. The team also defended its national title, making it a double. UMMC wasn't able to win the championship in the following five seasons with the rise of
VBM-SGAU Samara and
Spartak Moscow Region. In 2009 it began a new successful period, winning three doubles in a row. Spartak ultimately blocked its path to the Euroleague final, defeating UMMC in the Final Four's semi-finals in all four seasons 2008–11.
Championships Olaf Lange was head coach of UMMC Ekaterinburg for six years, during which time they had two FIBA EuroLeague titles. Seven days earlier, on February 17, UMMC player and American two-time Olympic champion
Brittney Griner was arrested on drug charges in Russia by the
Russian Federal Security Service. Griner was detained while returning to Russia to play with UMMC Ekaterinburg. In July 2022, it was reported that Griner's team captain and club director had testified on her behalf during one of several hearings, testifying to her good character in a closed hearing{{Citation In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, in February 2022
EuroLeague Women suspended all Russian clubs, including UMMC. ==Titles==