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Utilitas Rapla
Utilitas Rapla
Leagues	Korvpalli Meistriliiga; Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded	2004; 21 years ago
History	Rapla KK; (2004–present)
Arena	Sadolin Sports Hall
Capacity	958
Location	Rapla, Estonia
Team colors	White, Red;
Team manager	Jaak Karp
Head coach	Brett Nõmm
Website	raplakk.ee
Home	Away

Rapla KK, also known as Utilitas Rapla for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Rapla, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Sadolin Sports Hall.

History

The origins of the team can be traced back to Korvpalliklubi Rapla (Basketball Club Rapla), which was founded in 1996 as a division of the Rapla Sports School. Rapla Korvpallikool (Rapla Basketball School) was founded in 2004.^[1] In 2010, they moved to the newly built Sadolin Sports Hall and Rapla's first team joined the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), the top tier of Estonian basketball. The team also joined the Challenge Cup competition of the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) for the 2011–12 season. TYCO Rapla reached the Estonian Cup final in 2012, but were defeated by BC Rakvere Tarvas.^[2]

Coached by Aivar Kuusmaa, the team finished third in the Estonian League in 2015 and 2016. AVIS UTILITAS Rapla made it to the KML Finals for the first time in 2017, but were swept in four games by defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo.^[3] They came third again in the 2017–18 season.^[4]

In 2018, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League was formed. AVIS UTILITAS Rapla reached the playoffs in the league's inaugural season, where they lost to VEF Riga in the quarterfinals.

Sponsorship naming

Piimameister Otto/Rapla: 2010–2012
TYCO Rapla: 2012–2015
AVIS Rapla: 2015–2017
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla: 2017–2024
Utilitas Rapla: 2024–present

Home arenas

Rapla Sports Hall (2008–2009)
Alu Sports Hall (2009–2010)
Sadolin Sports Hall (2010–present)^[5]

Players

Current roster

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Utilitas Rapla roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	0	Brandon McKissic	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	25 – (1999-01-20)20 January 1999
PF	1	Jalyn McCreary	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	24 – (2000-09-19)19 September 2000
SG	3	Rasmus Jakk	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)		19 – (2005-12-12)12 December 2005
PG	4	Laane, Rait-Riivo	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	31 – (1993-05-24)24 May 1993
SF	5	Eelmäe, Hendrik (C)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	24 – (2000-10-26)26 October 2000
SG	6	Ratas, Jan Märten	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	23 – (2001-09-07)7 September 2001
PG	7	Emīls Krūmiņš	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	23 – (2001-10-10)10 October 2001
SG	8	Ruubel, Markus	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	22 – (2002-02-08)8 February 2002
C	11	Ezeagu, Kaosi	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)		25 – (1999-11-26)26 November 1999
SF	19	Niits, Tormi	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	26 – (1998-05-19)19 May 1998
PF	22	Kajupank, Indrek	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	36 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988
PF	32	Kilk, Karmo	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	19 – (2005-01-23)23 January 2005
SG	33	Ruut, Marek	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	26 – (1998-04-02)2 April 1998

Head coach

Brett Nõmm

Assistant coach(es)

Kustas Põldoja

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 31 October 2023

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Kaosi Ezeagu
PF	Jalyn McCreary	Indrek Kajupank
SF	Tormi Niits	Hendrik Eelmäe
SG	Brandon McKissic	Jan Märten Ratas	Marek Ruut
PG	Emīls Krūmiņš	Rait-Riivo Laane	Markus Ruubel

Head coaches

Indrek Ruut 2008–2014
Aivar Kuusmaa 2014–2018
Toomas Annuk 2019–2021
Lluís Riera 2021–2022
Arnel Dedić 2022–2023
Brett Nõmm 2023–present

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Estonian Cup	Baltic competitions
2008–09	3	II liiga	1st
2009–10	2	I liiga	5th
2010–11	1	KML	6th	Quarterfinalist
2011–12	1	KML	4th	Quarterfinalist	BBL Challenge Cup	RS
2012–13	1	KML	4th	Runner-up	Baltic Basketball League	RS
2013–14	1	KML	7th	Quarterfinalist	Baltic Basketball League	RS
2014–15	1	KML	3rd	Quarterfinalist	Baltic Basketball League	EF
2015–16	1	KML	3rd	Second round	Baltic Basketball League	EF
2016–17	1	KML	2nd	Quarterfinalist	Baltic Basketball League	EF
2017–18	1	KML	3rd		Baltic Basketball League	QF
2018–19	1	KML	6th		Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	7th
2019–20	1	KML	2nd^[a]		Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	–^[a]
2020–21	1	KML	3rd	Quarterfinalist	Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	4th
2021–22	1	KML	6th	Quarterfinalist	Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	9th
2022–23	1	KML	5th	Quarterfinalist	Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	6th
2023–24	1	KML	3rd	Quarterfinalist	Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	10th

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Estonian League

Runners-up (1): 2016–17

Estonian Cup

Runners-up (1): 2012

Individual awards

KML Best Defender

Martin Dorbek – 2013

KML Best Young Player

Rait-Riivo Laane – 2012, 2013

KML Coach of the Year

Aivar Kuusmaa – 2017

KML All-Star Five

Heigo Erm – 2011
Janar Soo – 2012
Domagoj Bubalo – 2015
Indrek Kajupank – 2016, 2017
Martin Paasoja – 2017
Thomas van der Mars – 2017
Dominique Hawkins – 2018
Roberts Freimanis – 2021
Tormi Niits – 2024

Estonian-Latvian League All-Star Five

Brandon Childress – 2021

Notes

^ ^a ^b The season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

^ "Ajalugu". RaplaKK.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.
^ "Tarvas võitis korvpalli Eesti karika". Postimees Sport (in Estonian). 22 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ "Kalev/Cramo krooniti üheksandat korda Eesti meistriks, Raplale esimene hõbemedal". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ "Meeskond". RaplaKK.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ "Sadolin Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.