Keila KK

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Keila KK
KK Keila logo.png
League Korvpalli Meistriliiga
EstLatBL
Founded2010;14 years ago (2010)
HistoryKeila Korvpallikool
(2010–present)
ArenaKeila Health Center
Capacity800
Location Keila, Estonia
Team colorsWhite, Blue
  
Head coach Andres Sõber
Website keilakk.eu

Keila Korvpallikool (English: Keila Basketball School) 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.

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History

Keila Korvpallikool was founded in 2010. Keila's first team joined the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League for the 2022–23 season. [1]

Keila KK parted ways with Keila Basket in 2024 and will countinue next season separately under their own license in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. [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.

Keila KK roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
0 Flag of Estonia.svg Kokser, Georg Marten 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)17 – (2007-11-18)18 November 2007
SG 2 Flag of Estonia.svg Sats, Ralf 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)21 – (2003-11-19)19 November 2003
SF 10 Flag of Estonia.svg Ladoga, Mihkel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)21 – (2003-07-12)12 July 2003
PF 11 Flag of Ukraine.svg Shymanskyi, Vitalii 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)21 – (2003-03-11)11 March 2003
PF 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Iyekekpolor, Otasowie 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)28 – (1996-06-20)20 June 1996
PF 15 Flag of Estonia.svg Heinla, Joosep 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)22 – (2002-05-29)29 May 2002
PF 16 Flag of Estonia.svg Lootus, Kaspar 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)23 – (2001-03-19)19 March 2001
22 Flag of the United States.svg Butler, Atavian 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)24 – (2000-08-03)3 August 2000
SG 24 Flag of Estonia.svg Haller, Egert 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)29 – (1995-04-01)1 April 1995
SF 32 Flag of Latvia.svg Timma, Rinalds 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)21 – (2003-03-24)24 March 2003
35 Flag of Estonia.svg Kivaste, Mihkel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)16 – (2008-03-15)15 March 2008
SF 40 Flag of Estonia.svg Peemot, Patrik 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)23 – (2001-08-07)7 August 2001
42 Flag of Estonia.svg Põldroos, Jakob Raiden 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)16 – (2008-01-18)18 January 2008
SF 45 Flag of Estonia.svg Kaldre, Sven  (C)1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)33 – (1991-10-31)31 October 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Estonia.svg Oliver Uuspõld

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

Updated: 28 December 2024

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2Bench 3
C
PF Vitalii Shymanskyi Kaspar Lootus Joosep Heinla
SF Rinalds Timma Patrik Peemot Sven Kaldre Markus Ladoga
SG Egert Haller Ralf Sats
PG Atavian Butler

Coaches

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos. Estonian Cup Baltic competitionsRegional competitions
2015–163II liiga22ndFirst round
2016–173II liiga6thFirst round
2017–183II liiga6th
2018–193II liiga4th
2019–203II liiga1st [a]
2020–212I liiga9thSecond round
2021–222I liiga3rdSecond round
2022–23*1 KML 7thFirst round Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 12th
2023–24*1 KML 6thQuarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 12th European North Basketball League RS
2024–251 KML Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
* technically played by Keila Basket

Notes

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

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References

  1. "Keila Korvpallikool astub arengus sammu edasi ja liitub kõrgseltskonnaga!". Basket.ee (in Estonian). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. "Eesti-Läti korvpalliliigas hakkab mängima ka teine Keila klubi, pealikuks Andres Sõber". 20 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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