Keila Basket

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Keila Basket
Leagues Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded2022;2 years ago (2022)
HistoryKeila Basket
(2022–present)
Arena Keila Health Center
Capacity800
Location Keila, Estonia
Team colorsBlue, White
  
Head coachPeep Pahv
Website keilabasket.ee

Keila Basket, also known as Keila Coolbet for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in Keila, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Keila Health Center. [1]

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History

After Keila Basket parted their ways with Keila KK, they started to use Tallinna Kalev's license to play in the Estonian–Latvian Basketball League and in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga under the name of Keila Coolbet. [2]

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

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

Keila Coolbet roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 8 Flag of Estonia.svg Pahv, Margus 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)92 kg (203 lb)23 – (2000-10-30)30 October 2000
PF 10 Flag of Estonia.svg Saks, Kaido 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)95 kg (209 lb)38 – (1986-07-24)24 July 1986
SF 11 Flag of Estonia.svg Lenk, Christopher 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)19 – (2004-12-12)12 December 2004
SF 16 Flag of Estonia.svg Tamkivi, Roland 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)90 kg (198 lb)23 – (2000-09-01)1 September 2000
PG Flag of Estonia.svg Makke, Erik 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)19 – (2005-04-05)5 April 2005
SG Flag of Estonia.svg Küttis, Ralf 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)79 kg (174 lb)22 – (2002-05-11)11 May 2002
SG Flag of Lithuania.svg Kupstas, Tautvydas 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)84 kg (185 lb)24 – (2000-02-14)14 February 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: 4 July 2024

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Dmytro Tykhonov James Moore
PF Toomas Raadik Mark-Andreas Jaakson Georg Allemann
SF Erik Keedus Lorenzo Ferrell
SG Mario Paiste Brandis Raley-Ross
PG Bailey Hardy Eric Schmalz Andre Loigu

Coaches

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos. Estonian Cup Baltic competitionsEuropean competitions
2022–23 1 KML 7thFirst round Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 12th
2023–24 1 KML 6thFirst round Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 12th ENBL 6th (group stage)
2024–251 KML Estonian-Latvian Basketball League

Notes

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    References

    1. "Keila Tervisekeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
    2. "Eesti-Läti korvpalliliigas hakkab mängima ka teine Keila klubi, pealikuks Andres Sõber". 20 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.