KK Viimsi

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Viimsi
KK Viimsi logo.png
Leagues Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded30 October 2002;22 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

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Viimsi roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PF 4 Flag of Estonia.svg Urvik, Erki 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)104 kg (229 lb)23 – (2002-05-07)7 May 2002
PG 5 Flag of Estonia.svg Kuusmaa, Kaspar 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)77 kg (170 lb)21 – (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)18 – (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)24 – (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)24 – (2000-11-11)11 November 2000
C 15 Flag of Ukraine.svg Shvydchenko, Heorhii 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)19 – (2006-03-01)1 March 2006
C 17 Flag of Estonia.svg Suvi, Gert 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)19 – (2006-04-04)4 April 2006
PF 20 Flag of Estonia.svg Rannaste, Kristo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb)18 – (2007-03-28)28 March 2007
24 Flag of Estonia.svg Kask, Christian Elmar 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)16 – (2008-10-12)12 October 2008
SF 27 Flag of Estonia.svg Mägi, Espen 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)84 kg (185 lb)20 – (2005-03-19)19 March 2005
SG 31 Flag of Estonia.svg Rikberg, Jorgen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)86 kg (190 lb)23 – (2002-03-09)9 March 2002
PF 32 Flag of Estonia.svg Kilk, Karmo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb)20 – (2005-01-23)23 January 2005
SF 44 Flag of Estonia.svg Reinart, Ken-Martti 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)95 kg (209 lb)22 – (2003-02-10)10 February 2003
SG 50 Flag of Estonia.svg Pere, Oliver 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb)22 – (2003-09-07)7 September 2003
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: 18 August 2025

Depth chart

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

Head coaches

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos. Estonian Cup Baltic competitions
2015–163II liiga25th
2016–173II liiga1stSecond round
2017–182 I liiga 7th
2018–192 I liiga 3rd
2019–202 I liiga 2nd [a]
2020–212 I liiga 1stQuarterfinalist
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
2024–25 1 KML 7thQuarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 13th

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.

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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