KK Pärnu

Pärnu
Leagues	Korvpalli Meistriliiga Baltic Basketball League
Founded	2000
History	KK Pärnu (2000–present)
Arena	Pärnu Spordihall
Capacity	2,000
Location	Pärnu, Estonia
Team colors	Orange and lilac
President	Mait Käbin
Head coach	Heiko Rannula
Website	kkparnu.ee
Uniforms
Home Away

KK Pärnu is an Estonian professional basketball club founded in 2000. They play in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga and internationally in the Baltic Basketball League.

The team plays its home games at Pärnu Spordihall.

History

Founded in 2000, the club entered the Korvpalli Meistriliiga in 2006.^[1] In 2010, the team reached semifinals in the Estonian Cup.

Pärnu finished the 2012–13 KML regular season 6th, qualifying to the league playoffs for the first time. The team faced off against Rakvere Tarvas in the quarter-finals, losing the series 1–3. Pärnu also participated in the 2012–13 Baltic Basketball League, reaching the Top 16 stage. The team repeated their previous season in the 2013–14 KML season by finishing the regular season 6th and losing to Rakvere Tarvas in the quarterfinals.

Pärnu finished the 2014–15 KML regular season in 5th place. In the 2015 KML Playoffs, the team once again met Rakvere Tarvas. Pärnu lost the close series 2–3. In the 2014–15 Baltic Basketball League, Pärnu reached the eighth-finals but lost to the eventual champions Šiauliai 141–190 on aggregate.^[2]

Home arenas

• Pärnu Spordihall (2000–)

Players

Current roster

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

Pärnu Sadam roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 4 Käbin, Norman 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 18 – 16 April 1997 SF 5 Valge, Robert 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 18 – 20 April 1997 PF 6 Schüszler, Sebastian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 21 – 23 August 1994 SF 8 Kirves, Mihkel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 19 – 6 December 1996 PF 9 Hämarsalu, Taavi 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – 27 May 1989 SF 10 Niits, Tormi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 17 – 19 May 1998 C 12 Kask, Karl Martin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 20 – 23 July 1995 SF 21 Petrilevičius, Paulius 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – 23 March 1991 SG 31 Leppik, Silver (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 32 – 31 March 1983 PG 34 Dorris, Mark 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – 27 December 1985 C 40 Raadik, Rain 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 26 – 17 May 1989 SF 52 Järveläinen, Joonas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – 17 August 1990	Head coach Mait Käbin Assistant coach(es) Heiko Rannula Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 13 February 2016

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Rain Raadik	Karl Martin Kask
PF	Taavi Hämarsalu	Sebastian Schüszler
SF	Joonas Järveläinen	Robert Valge	Mihkel Kirves	Tormi Niits
SG	Silver Leppik	Ken Kuber
PG	Andrew Warren	Norman Käbin

Season-by-season

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|- ! width=55px|Season ! width=90px|League ! width=90px|Cup ! width=90px|Baltic ! width=100px|Coach !Roster |- |2006–07 |10th place | |rowspan="6"| |Indrek Ruut |align="left"|Kiur Akenpärg, Taavi Hämarsalu, Rait Käbin, Kaspar Kaljula, Kristjan Keres, Henri Klemmer, Indrek Konno, Kaarel Kont-Kontson, Juri Larionov, Marti Lasn, Reigo Nõmm, Andres Pallon, Jesper Parve, Kristjan Puusild, Rain Raadik, Raido Ringmets, Ivar Ruubel, Elgar Tamsalu, Karl-Ingemar Viilver |- |2007–08 |7th place | |Indrek Ruut |align="left"|Kiur Akenpärg, Erik Dorbek, Taavi Hämarsalu, Rait Käbin, Henri Klemmer, Indrek Konno, Marti Lasn, Reigo Nõmm, Jesper Parve, Mario Polusk, Kristjan Puusild, Toomas Raadik, Rannar Raap, Raido Ringmets, Ivar Ruubel, Priit Silland, Janar Soo, Elgar Tamsalu |- |2008–09 |7th place | |Indrek Ruut |align="left"|Kiur Akenpärg, Allar-Raul Antson, Heigo Erm, Taavi Hämarsalu, Rait Käbin, Rain Kärner, Indrek Kask, Priit Lokutšievski, Mario Polusk, Toomas Raadik, Rannar Raap, Marko Riis, Raido Ringmets, Janar Soo, Elgar Tamsalu |- |2009–10 |7th place |Semi-finals |Rait Käbin |align="left"|Janter Aniste, Heigo Erm, Taavi Hämarsalu, Siim Joosep, Rain Kärner, Kris Killing, Martin Paasoja, Mario Polusk, Jaan Puidet, Toomas Raadik, Rannar Raap, Raido Ringmets, Styv Solovjov, Elgar Tamsalu, Karl Vimberg, Kristjan Voolaid |- |2010–11 |8th place | |Rait Käbin |align="left"|Taavi Hämarsalu, Siim Joosep, Mihkel Kärg, Rain Kärner, Kris Killing, Juri Larionov, Martin Paasoja, Toomas Raadik, Rannar Raap, Styv Solovjov, Elgar Tamsalu, Karl Vimberg, Kristjan Voolaid |- | 2011–12 |7th place | |Rait Käbin |align="left"|Taavi Hämarsalu, Siim Joosep, Mihkel Kärg, Rain Kärner, Kris Killing, Juri Larionov, Sten Olmre, Martin Paasoja, Toomas Raadik, Rannar Raap, Sten Roosaar, Styv Solovjov, Elgar Tamsalu, Kristjan Voolaid |- | 2012–13 |6th place | |Top 16 |Priit Vene |align="left"|Kristjan Evart, Taavi Hämarsalu, Siim Joosep, Mihkel Kirves, Kristjan Kitsing, Kevin Liivamägi, Osvaldas Matulionis, Augustas Pečiukevičius, Rain Raadik, Toomas Raadik, Rannar Raap, Kaspar Rätsep, Olaf Siigur, Riho Suija |- | 2013–14 |6th place |Semi-finals |Group stage |Darko Ivanović |align="left"|Andres Andrei, Živojin Grubović, Taavi Hämarsalu, Siim Joosep, Mihkel Kirves, Uladzimir Krysevich, Rauno Lage, Nemanja Miljković, Brett Nõmm, Toomas Raadik, Rannar Raap, Heiko Rannula, Olaf Siigur, Elgar Tamsalu, Janis Vahter |- | 2014–15 |5th place |Quarter-finals |Eighth-finals |Mait Käbin |align="left"|Andres Andrei, Taavi Hämarsalu, Aloysius Henry, Norman Käbin, Karl Martin Kask, Mihkel Kirves, Ken Kuber, Silver Leppik, Renato Lindmets, Nemanja Miljković, Rannar Raap, Ronaldas Rutkauskas, Olaf Siigur, Sandis Silavs, Elgar Tamsalu, Janis Vahter, Robert Valge

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External links

• Official website (Estonian)
• KK Pärnu on Facebook
• KK Pärnu at basket.ee (Estonian)

References

1. "Klubist" (in Estonian). kkparnu.ee. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
2. "History:". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.