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KK Viimsi

Viimsi
Viimsi logo
LeaguesKorvpalli Meistriliiga
Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded30 October 2002; 22 years ago (2002-10-30)
HistoryKorvpalliklubi Viimsi
(2002–present)
ArenaForus Sports Center
Capacity500
LocationHaabneeme, Viimsi, Estonia
Team colorsWhite, Black, Orange
     
CEOTanel Einaste
Head coachValdo Lips
Websitekkviimsi.ee

Korvpalliklubi Viimsi (English: Basketball Club Viimsi) is a professional basketball club based in Haabneeme, Viimsi, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Forus Sports Center.

History

KK Viimsi was founded in 2002 by Tanel Einaste, Anti Kalle and Teet Tiisvelt.[1] In 2021, the team won the Estonian second division title and joined the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League. They reached the playoffs in their first season in the league. KK Viimsi/Sportland defeated BK Ventspils the quarterfinals and Pärnu Sadam in the semifinal to advance to the championship game, where they lost to VEF Riga, 64–95.[2]

Sponsorship naming

  • KK Viimsi/Noto: 2017–2021
  • KK Viimsi/Sportland: 2021–2023

Home arenas

  • Viimsi School Sports Hall (2011–2018)
  • Forus Sports Center (2018–present)[3]

Players

Current roster

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Viimsi roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 1 Estonia Lehe, Gerrit 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2005-03-16)16 March 2005
SF 2 Estonia Hint, Aleksander Oliver (C) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 24 – (2000-05-27)27 May 2000
PG 5 Estonia Kuusmaa, Kaspar 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 21 – (2004-01-27)27 January 2004
PF 8 Estonia Sarap, Artur 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 18 – (2006-11-22)22 November 2006
SF 13 Estonia Kokk, Kristjan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (2001-10-09)9 October 2001
SF 14 Estonia Sünd, Kevin 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – (2000-11-11)11 November 2000
C 15 Ukraine Shvydchenko, Heorhii 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2006-03-01)1 March 2006
PG 17 Estonia Normak, Hans Norman 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 19 – (2006-02-01)1 February 2006
PG 18 Estonia Laanemaa, Ron 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2004-09-29)29 September 2004
SF 23 Estonia Jaakson, Mark-Andreas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (2000-02-15)15 February 2000
C 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina Pajić, Omar 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1999-08-24)24 August 1999
SG 31 Estonia Rikberg, Jorgen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 22 – (2002-03-09)9 March 2002
SF 44 Estonia Reinart, Ken-Martti 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (2003-02-10)10 February 2003
PF Estonia Allemann, Georg 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 23 – (2001-03-11)11 March 2001
Head coach
  • Estonia Valdo Lips
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ukraine Dmytro Kolomyichenko
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 19 October 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Omar Pajić Heorhii Shvydchenko
PF Artur Sarap
SF Kristjan Kokk Mark-Andreas Jaakson Aleksander Oliver Hint Kevin Sünd
SG Stefan Vaaks Jorgen Rikberg
PG Kaspar Kuusmaa

Head coaches

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Estonian Cup Baltic competitions
2015–16 3 II liiga 25th
2016–17 3 II liiga 1st Second round
2017–18 2 I liiga 7th
2018–19 2 I liiga 3rd
2019–20 2 I liiga 2nd[a]
2020–21 2 I liiga 1st Quarterfinalist
2021–22 1 KML 5th Fourth place Estonian-Latvian Basketball League RU
2022–23 1 KML 4th Runner-up Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 8th
2023–24 1 KML 7th Fourth place Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 15th

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Runners-up (1): 2021–22
Runners-up (1): 2022
  • Estonian 2nd League
Winners (1): 2020–21
  • Estonian 3rd League
Winners (1): 2016–17

Individual awards

KML All-Star Five

Estonian-Latvian League All-Star Five

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Klubist". KKViimsi.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Riia VEF krooniti esimest korda Eesti-Läti liiga meistriks, finaalis alistati kindlalt Viimsi". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ "FORUS Spordikeskus Viimsi". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KK_Viimsi