BK Jēkabpils
| BK Jēkabpils | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Leagues |
LBL Baltic League | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Arena | Jēkabpils Sporta nams | ||
| Location | Jēkabpils, Latvia | ||
| Team colors |
White and Red | ||
| President |
 Leonīds Salcevičs | ||
| Head coach |
Igors Miglinieks | ||
| Website | bkjekabpils.lv | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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BK Jēkabpils is a professional basketball club based in Jēkabpils, Latvia, playing in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League. It was founded in 2012 and since then the club is playing in LBL higher division. The club's home arena is the Jēkabpils Sporta nams.
In its first season the club entered the Latvian Basketball League playoff quarterfinals, which they lost to Barons kvartāls team. Already in the next 2013–2014th season the club had even greater success with their coach Igors Miglinieks to win LBL bronze medals.[1] In their third season Jēkabpils outplayed Liepāja/Triobet and the second year in a row obtained LBL bronze.[2]
Roster
- As of April 10, 2016
| # | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | |
Pāvels Veselovs | F | 207 cm | 107 kg |
| 5 | |
Edijs Stiebriņš | G | 190 cm | 73 kg |
| 6 | |
Oskars Virsis | G | 192 cm | 95 kg |
| 7 |  |
Ronaldas Rutkauskas | F | 197 cm | 105 kg |
| 9 | |
Artūrs Dušelis | F | 201 cm | 98 kg |
| 11 | |
Sandis Silavs | G | 195 cm | 93 kg |
| 12 | |
Rinalds Sirsniņš (C) | G | 186 cm | 90 kg |
| 18 | |
Jānis Pozņaks | F | 205 cm | 99 kg |
| 22 | |
Kristaps Miglinieks | G | 196 cm | 90 kg |
| 23 | |
Modestas Kumpys | G | 190 cm | 94 kg |
| 24 | |
Dāvis Gūtmanis | G | 195 cm | 79 kg |
| 35 | |
Renārs Magone | F | 201 cm | 98 kg |
| 55 |  |
Tyler Larson | G | 190 cm | 86 kg |
Season by season
| Season | League | Pos. | Significant Events | Baltic League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | LBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | – |
| 2013–14 | LBL | 3 | Bronze medal | Round of 16 |
| 2014–15 | LBL | 3 | Bronze medal | Round of 16 |
| 2015–16 | LBL | 7 | – | Quarterfinalist |
Coaches
- Edgars Teteris (2012–2014)
- Igors Miglinieks (2014)
- Edmunds Valeiko (2014–2015)
- Igors Miglinieks (2015–)
Notable players
- Aigars Vītols
Michal Hlebowicki- Rinalds Sirsniņš
- Mārtiņš Kravčenko
- Pāvels Veselovs
- Andrejs Šeļakovs
- Povilas Čukinas
- Rihards Kuksiks
- Dovydas Redikas
References
External links
- Official website (Latvian)
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