KK Viimsi

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Viimsi
KK Viimsi logo.png
Leagues Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded30 October 2002;21 years ago (2002-10-30)
HistoryKorvpalliklubi Viimsi
(2002–present)
ArenaForus Sports Center
Capacity500
Location Haabneeme, Viimsi, Estonia
Team colorsWhite, Black, Orange
   
CEOTanel Einaste
Head coachValdo Lips
Website kkviimsi.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.

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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

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

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

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2Bench 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

SeasonTierDivisionPos. Estonian Cup Baltic competitions
2015–163II liiga25th
2016–173II liiga1stSecond round
2017–182I liiga7th
2018–192I liiga3rd
2019–202I liiga2nd [lower-alpha 1]
2020–212I liiga1stQuarterfinalist
2021–22 1 KML 5thFourth place Estonian-Latvian Basketball League RU
2022–23 1 KML 4thRunner-up Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 8th
2023–24 1 KML 7thFourth place Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 15th

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Runners-up (1): 2021–22
Runners-up (1): 2022
Winners (1): 2020–21
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.

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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.
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