KK Pärnu

Pärnu
Leagues Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Baltic Basketball League
Founded 2000
History KK Pärnu
(2000–present)
Arena Pärnu Sports Hall
Arena Capacity 1,820
Location Pärnu, Estonia
Team colors Black, Lilac, Orange, White
                   
Head coach Heiko Rannula
Website www.kkparnu.ee
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Korvpalliklubi Pärnu, also known as Port of Pärnu (Estonian: Pärnu Sadam) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Pärnu, Estonia. The team plays in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) and the regional Baltic Basketball League. Their home arena is the Pärnu Sports Hall.

History

Korvpalliklubi Pärnu (English: Basketball Club Pärnu) was founded in 2000. In 2006, Pärnu were promoted to the top-tier Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML).[1] The team finished the 2006–07 season last, winning only 2 games. Pärnu finished the 2007–08 regular season in 7th place and qualified to the playoffs for the first time. In the quarterfinals, the team faced off against Kalev/Cramo, but lost the series 0 games to 2. Pärnu had more success in the Estonian Cup, finishing fourth in 2008, 2009 and 2013.

Pärnu made their Baltic Basketball League debut in the 2012–13 season, reaching the Top 16 stage.

Sponsorship naming

Pärnu has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

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Port of Pärnu roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 Estonia Käbin, Norman 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 19 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997
SF 3 Estonia Niits, Tormi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 18 – (1998-05-19)19 May 1998
SG 4 Estonia Raap, Rannar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 24 – (1992-04-02)2 April 1992
SG 7 Lithuania Šeškus, Edvinas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (1995-03-10)10 March 1995
SF 8 Estonia Kirves, Mihkel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 20 – (1996-12-06)6 December 1996
SF 10 Estonia Sutt, Saimon 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – (1995-04-12)12 April 1995
C 12 Estonia Kask, Karl Martin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 21 – (1995-07-23)23 July 1995
C 16 Estonia Parrol, Heivo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 20 – (1996-11-02)2 November 1996
SG 31 Estonia Leppik, Silver (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 33 – (1983-03-31)31 March 1983
PF 33 Lithuania Volkus, Vaidotas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1985-05-21)21 May 1985
PF 51 Estonia Hallik, Reinar 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 32 – (1984-01-05)5 January 1984
Head coach
  • Estonia Heiko Rannula
Assistant coach(es)
  • Estonia Mait Käbin

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 1 October 2016

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Karl Martin Kask Heivo Parrol
PF Reinar Hallik Vaidotas Volkus
SF Saimon Sutt Mihkel Kirves Tormi Niits
SG Silver Leppik Rannar Raap Edvinas Šeškus
PG Norman Käbin

Coaches

  • Indrek Ruut 2006–2009
  • Rait Käbin 2009–2012
  • Priit Vene 2012–2013

  • Darko Ivanović 2013–2014
  • Mait Käbin 2014–2016
  • Heiko Rannula 2016–present

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason RS PO Estonian Cup Baltic Basketball League
2006–07 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 10 2–34 Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7 Quarterfinalist 10–26 0–2 Quarterfinalist
2008–09 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7 8–20 Fourth place
2009–10 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7 7–21 Fourth place
2010–11 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 8 8–24 Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7 4–24 Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6 Quarterfinalist 13–19 1–3 Baltic Basketball League T16 3–11
2013–14 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6 Quarterfinalist 14–18 0–3 Fourth place Baltic Basketball League RS 1–11
2014–15 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 5 Quarterfinalist 15–17 2–3 Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League T16 3–9
2015–16 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6 Quarterfinalist 13–19 1–3 Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League T16 2–12

Trophies and awards

Individual awards

KML Best Young Player

References

  1. "Klubist" (in Estonian). kkparnu.ee. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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