TTÜ KK

TTÜ
Leagues	Estonian League Baltic Basketball League
Founded	1951
History	TPI (1951–1989) TTÜ (1989–2010) TTÜ/Kalev (2010–2011) TTÜ (2011–present)
Arena	TTÜ Sports Hall
Capacity	1,000
Location	Tallinn, Estonia
Team colors	Grey, Red, White
Main sponsor	Tallinn University of Technology
Head coach	Rait Käbin
Website	ttu.ee/korvpall
Uniforms
Home Away

TTÜ Korvpalliklubi (English: Tallinn University of Technology Basketball Club) is an Estonian professional basketball club based in Rapla, Estonia. They play in the Estonian League and internationally in the regional Baltic Basketball League.

History

The game of basketball was first introduced to the Tallinn University of Technology in 1928. The team's first game was played on 4 February 1928 in the NMKÜ sports hall, with Tallinn University of Technology beating the visiting University of Tartu 21–19.^[1] Tallinn University of Technology men's basketball team first played in the first tier Estonian League in 1951. Coached by Jaroslav Dudkin, the team emerged as a major force in Estonian basketball in the 1960s. Led by Tõnno Lepmets and Priit Tomson, the team won 6 consecutive league titles from 1961 to 1966. In 1982, Dudkin retired and was replaced as head coach by August Sokk. In 1984 and 1985, the team led by Tiit Sokk and Margus Metstak won two more league titles.^[1] TTÜ began to struggle in the early 1990s as new professional basketball clubs joined the league and following the 1993–94 season, the university team was relegated from the Estonian League.

From 1999 to 2002, TTÜ sponsored the Estonian League team TTÜ-A. Le Coq (former BC Tallinn) and from 2002 to 2004 TTÜ/A. Le Coq (former BC Hotronic).^[2] TTÜ/A. Le Coq won the Estonian Cup in 2003. In 2004, TTÜ/A. Le Coq folded and TTÜ continued in the second tier.^[3]

TTÜ returned to the Estonian League in 2006 and finished the 2006–07 season in 9th place. In 2008, TTÜ reached the Estonian Cup final but were defeated by Kalev/Cramo 90–61. The team finished the 2008–09 regular season in third place and advanced to the playoffs. TTÜ were eliminated by Kalev/Cramo in the semi-finals but defeated Valga in third place games. In 2011, the team merged with Tallinna Kalev and became TTÜ/Kalev. TTÜ/Kalev finished the 2010–11 season in third place, being eliminated by TÜ/Rock in the semi-finals and beating Rakvere Tarvas in third place games. The unified team dissolved after the 2010–11 season and both clubs continued separately.^[4] In 2013, TTÜ won the inaugural season of the International Students Basketball League championship.^[5]

Players

Current roster

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TTÜ roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 4 Laane, Rait-Riivo 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 22 – 24 May 1993 SG 5 Akenpärg, Kiur (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – 25 June 1988 SG 6 Raley-Ross, Corey 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 24 – 8 October 1991 PG 7 Puur, Risto 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – 1 June 1994 SF 10 Kaaberma, Aleksander 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – 25 September 1995 PF 11 Cato, Kilian 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 24 – 26 March 1992 C 12 Makke, Kristjan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 35 – 12 March 1981 SF 14 Koort, Rain 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – 21 June 1995 PF 15 Kaja, Mooses 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 27 – 10 June 1988 PG 22 Võeras, Robert 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – 17 June 1993 PF 23 Raadik, Toomas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 25 – 15 August 1990 SG 30 Ruut, Hendrik 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 21 – 2 June 1994 C 33 Kitsing, Kristjan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 25 – 11 December 1990	Head coach Rait Käbin Assistant coach(es) Heiko Lill Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 17 December 2015

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Kristjan Kitsing	Kristjan Makke
PF	Toomas Raadik	Mooses Kaja	Kilian Cato
SF	Rain Koort	Aleksander Kaaberma
SG	Kiur Akenpärg	Corey Raley-Ross	Hendrik Ruut
PG	Rait-Riivo Laane	Risto Puur	Robert Võeras

Head coaches

Jaroslav Dudkin 1951–1982 August Sokk 1982–1986 Andres Liinat 1986–1987 Märt Kermon 1987–1989 Alar Sõnajalg 1989–1992

Mihkel Reinsalu 1992–1993 Alar Sõnajalg 1993–1994 Viktor Viktorov 2002–2005 Priit Vene 2005–2007 Aivar Kuusmaa 2007–2010

Üllar Kerde 2010–2011 Heino Lill 2011–2012 Tiit Sokk 2012–2014 Heino Lill 2014–2015 Rait Käbin 2015–present

Honours

Domestic competitions

Estonian Championship

• Winners (8): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1983–1984, 1985

Estonian Cup

• Winners (7): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970

Other competitions

International Students Basketball League

• Winners (1): 2012–13

Individual awards

All-KML First Team

• Bambale Osby – 2011

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Postseason	RS	PO	Estonian Cup	Regional competitions			European competitions
2006–07	1	Estonian League	9	–	4–32	–	Round of 32	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007–08	1	Estonian League	10	–	6–30	–	First round	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008–09	1	Estonian League	3	Third place	17–11	4–4	Runner-up	Baltic Cup	QF	11–11	–	–	–
2009–10	1	Estonian League	3	Fourth place	20–8	4–6	Third place	Baltic Cup	4th	6–6	–	–	–
2010–11	1	Estonian League	3	Third place	25–7	5–5	Fourth place	Baltic League	RS	6–18	–	–	–
2011–12	1	Estonian League	5	Quarterfinalist	12–16	1–3	Fourth place	Baltic Cup	QF	3–9	–	–	–
2012–13	1	Estonian League	4	Quarterfinalist	16–16	0–3	Quarterfinalist	Baltic League	RS	2–8	–	–	–
2013–14	1	Estonian League	4	Quarterfinalist	16–16	1–3	Quarterfinalist	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014–15	1	Estonian League	7	Quarterfinalist	12–20	0–3	Fourth place	Baltic League	RS	4–8	–	–	–
2015–16	1	Estonian League	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Fourth place	Baltic League	RS	2–10	–	–	–

References

1. "Lühipilk ajalukku" (in Estonian). Tallinn University of Technology.
2. "A.Le Coq, TTÜ ja Hotronic: toetajad liitusid, tiimid mitte" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 28 May 2002.
3. "Hüvasti, TTÜ/A.Le Coq" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 7 May 2004.
4. "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Tallinn Kalev.
5. "ISBL". International Students Basketball League.

External links

• Official website