Estonian basketball team
BC Pärnu , also known as Pärnu Sadam (English: Port of Pärnu ) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Pärnu , Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Pärnu Sports Hall . In 2022, the team won their first and only KML title.
History
Korvpalliklubi Pärnu (English: Basketball Club Pärnu) was founded in 2000. In 2006 , the team joined the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), the top tier of Estonian basketball.[ 1] They also made their debut in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) in 2012 . On 12 July 2017, KK Pärnu announced that they will withdraw from the forthcoming KML season due to financial difficulties.[ 2] However, the team would stay in the KML after reaching an agreement with KK Paulus.[ 3]
In 2018, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League was formed. Pärnu Sadam reached the playoffs in the league's inaugural season , where they lost to BK Ventspils in the quarterfinals. In the 2019 KML Playoffs , Pärnu Sadam defeated AVIS UTILITAS Rapla in the quarterfinals, but lost to BC Kalev/Cramo in the semifinals. In the third-place games, they defeated TalTech . Pärnu Sadam made the KML Finals for the first time in team history in 2021 . However, they could not overcome BC Kalev/Cramo and lost the series three games to one. The team finished the 2021–22 Estonian-Latvian Basketball League season in third place. They lost 81–83 to KK Viimsi/Sportland in the semifinal but beat BK Ogre 84–77 in the third place game. In the 2022 KML Playoffs , Pärnu Sadam defeated AVIS UTILITAS Rapla the quarterfinals and the defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo in the semifinals to advance to the finals for the second consecutive year. They swept Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits in three games to win their first Estonian championship.[ 4] Andris Misters was named the KML Finals MVP .
Heiko Rannula , who had coached the team since 2014, left Pärnu after the 2021–22 season to join BC Kalev/Cramo. After failing to qualify for the Champions League , the team played in the FIBA Europe Cup , but didn't advance past the regular season. Pärnu Sadam were unable to defend their KML title, falling in the semifinals to Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits. They did, however, beat Viimsi/Sportland in the third-place series.
KK Pärnu/Catwees: 2007–2009
Pärnu Sadam (Port of Pärnu ): 2015–present
Home arenas
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Pärnu Sadam roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
Age
SG
2
Aav, Sverre
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
86 kg (190 lb)
22 – (2002-01-03 ) 3 January 2002
PG
3
Bradford, Christian
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
78 kg (172 lb)
29 – (1995-06-26 ) 26 June 1995
SG
5
Kalbus, Kristian
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
18 – (2006-11-15 ) 15 November 2006
SG
6
Malm, Patrick
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
86 kg (190 lb)
20 – (2004-05-10 ) 10 May 2004
C
10
Ogemuno-Johnson, Ajiri
2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
25 – (1999-08-08 ) 8 August 1999
SG
14
Järvi, Okko
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
84 kg (185 lb)
28 – (1996-01-12 ) 12 January 1996
C
16
Stanković, Lazar
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
25 – (1999-11-17 ) 17 November 1999
SG
20
Valge, Robert
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
88 kg (194 lb)
27 – (1997-04-20 ) 20 April 1997
SF
21
Shevchenko, Volodymyr
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
100 kg (220 lb)
30 – (1994-12-03 ) 3 December 1994
PG
22
Suurorg, Oliver
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
82 kg (181 lb)
24 – (2000-01-08 ) 8 January 2000
PF
23
Tamm, Ivo Van (C)
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
103 kg (227 lb)
28 – (1996-06-23 ) 23 June 1996
33
Allik, Willem
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
17 – (2007-03-24 ) 24 March 2007
Head coach
Vitaly Stepanovsky
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain Injured
Updated: 12 September 2024
Depth chart
Head coaches
Season by season
Trophies and awards
Trophies
Winners (1): 2021–2022
Runners-up (1): 2020–2021
Individual awards
Notes
References
External links