Rapla KK

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Utilitas Rapla
Rapla basketball logo.png
Leagues Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded2004;21 years ago (2004)
HistoryRapla KK
(2004–present)
Arena Sadolin Sports Hall
Capacity958
Location Rapla, Estonia
Team colorsWhite, Red
  
Team managerJaak Karp
Head coach Brett Nõmm
Website raplakk.ee

Rapla KK, also known as Utilitas Rapla for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Rapla, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Sadolin Sports Hall.

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History

The origins of the team can be traced back to Korvpalliklubi Rapla (Basketball Club Rapla), which was founded in 1996 as a division of the Rapla Sports School. Rapla Korvpallikool (Rapla Basketball School) was founded in 2004. [1] In 2010, they moved to the newly built Sadolin Sports Hall and Rapla's first team joined the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), the top tier of Estonian basketball. The team also joined the Challenge Cup competition of the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) for the 2011–12 season. TYCO Rapla reached the Estonian Cup final in 2012, but were defeated by BC Rakvere Tarvas. [2]

Coached by Aivar Kuusmaa, the team finished third in the Estonian League in 2015 and 2016. AVIS UTILITAS Rapla made it to the KML Finals for the first time in 2017, but were swept in four games by defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo. [3] They came third again in the 2017–18 season. [4]

In 2018, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League was formed. AVIS UTILITAS Rapla reached the playoffs in the league's inaugural season, where they lost to VEF Riga in the quarterfinals.

Sponsorship naming

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

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Utilitas Rapla roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 0 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon McKissic 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb)26 – (1999-01-20)20 January 1999
PF 1 Flag of the United States.svg Jalyn McCreary 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)99 kg (218 lb)24 – (2000-09-19)19 September 2000
SG 3 Flag of Estonia.svg Rasmus Jakk 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)19 – (2005-12-12)12 December 2005
PG 4 Flag of Estonia.svg Laane, Rait-Riivo 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)78 kg (172 lb)31 – (1993-05-24)24 May 1993
SF 5 Flag of Estonia.svg Eelmäe, Hendrik  (C)1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb)24 – (2000-10-26)26 October 2000
SG 6 Flag of Estonia.svg Ratas, Jan Märten 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)75 kg (165 lb)23 – (2001-09-07)7 September 2001
PG 7 Flag of Latvia.svg Emīls Krūmiņš 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)78 kg (172 lb)23 – (2001-10-10)10 October 2001
SG 8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ruubel, Markus 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb)23 – (2002-02-08)8 February 2002
C 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ezeagu, Kaosi 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)25 – (1999-11-26)26 November 1999
SF 19 Flag of Estonia.svg Niits, Tormi 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)94 kg (207 lb)26 – (1998-05-19)19 May 1998
PF 22 Flag of Estonia.svg Kajupank, Indrek 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)98 kg (216 lb)36 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988
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
SG 33 Flag of Estonia.svg Ruut, Marek 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)86 kg (190 lb)26 – (1998-04-02)2 April 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Estonia.svg Kustas Põldoja
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 31 October 2023

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Kaosi Ezeagu
PF Jalyn McCreary Indrek Kajupank
SF Tormi Niits Hendrik Eelmäe
SG Brandon McKissic Jan Märten Ratas Marek Ruut
PG Emīls Krūmiņš Rait-Riivo Laane Markus Ruubel

Head coaches

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos. Estonian Cup Baltic competitions
2008–093II liiga1st
2009–102I liiga5th
2010–11 1 KML 6thQuarterfinalist
2011–12 1 KML 4thQuarterfinalist BBL Challenge Cup RS
2012–13 1 KML 4thRunner-up Baltic Basketball League RS
2013–14 1 KML 7thQuarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League RS
2014–15 1 KML 3rdQuarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League EF
2015–16 1 KML 3rdSecond round Baltic Basketball League EF
2016–17 1 KML 2ndQuarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League EF
2017–18 1 KML 3rd Baltic Basketball League QF
2018–19 1 KML 6th Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 7th
2019–20 1 KML 2nd [a] Estonian-Latvian Basketball League – [a]
2020–21 1 KML 3rdQuarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 4th
2021–22 1 KML 6thQuarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 9th
2022–23 1 KML 5thQuarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 6th
2023–24 1 KML 3rdQuarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 10th
2024–25 1 KML Fourth place Estonian-Latvian Basketball League

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Runners-up (1): 2016–17
Runners-up (1): 2012

Individual awards

Notes

  1. 1 2 The season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ↑ "Ajalugu". RaplaKK.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tarvas võitis korvpalli Eesti karika". Postimees Sport (in Estonian). 22 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kalev/Cramo krooniti üheksandat korda Eesti meistriks, Raplale esimene hõbemedal". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Meeskond". RaplaKK.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sadolin Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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