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KK Viimsi

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Viimsi
Viimsi logo
LeaguesKorvpalli Meistriliiga
Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded30 October 2002; 21 years ago (2002-10-30)
HistoryKorvpalliklubi Viimsi
(2002–present)
ArenaForus Sports Center
Capacity500
LocationHaabneeme, Viimsi, Estonia
Team colorsWhite, Black, Orange
     
CEOTanel Einaste
Head coachValdo Lips
Websitekkviimsi.ee

Korvpalliklubi Viimsi (English: Basketball Club Viimsi) is a professional basketball club based in Haabneeme, Viimsi, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Forus Sports Center.

History

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KK Viimsi was founded in 2002 by Tanel Einaste, Anti Kalle and Teet Tiisvelt.[1] In 2021, the team won the Estonian second division title and joined the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League. They reached the playoffs in their first season in the league. KK Viimsi/Sportland defeated BK Ventspils the quarterfinals and Pärnu Sadam in the semifinal to advance to the championship game, where they lost to VEF Riga, 64–95.[2]

Sponsorship naming

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  • KK Viimsi/Noto: 2017–2021
  • KK Viimsi/Sportland: 2021–2023

Home arenas

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  • Viimsi School Sports Hall (2011–2018)
  • Forus Sports Center (2018–present)[3]

Players

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Current roster

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

Viimsi roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 1 Estonia Lehe, Gerrit 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2005-03-16)16 March 2005
SF 2 Estonia Hint, Aleksander Oliver (C) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 24 – (2000-05-27)27 May 2000
PG 5 Estonia Kuusmaa, Kaspar 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 20 – (2004-01-27)27 January 2004
PF 8 Estonia Sarap, Artur 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 17 – (2006-11-22)22 November 2006
SF 13 Estonia Kokk, Kristjan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (2001-10-09)9 October 2001
SF 14 Estonia Sünd, Kevin 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2000-11-11)11 November 2000
C 15 Ukraine Shvydchenko, Heorhii 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2006-03-01)1 March 2006
PG 17 Estonia Normak, Hans Norman 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2006-02-01)1 February 2006
PG 18 Estonia Laanemaa, Ron 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2004-09-29)29 September 2004
SF 23 Estonia Jaakson, Mark-Andreas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 24 – (2000-02-15)15 February 2000
C 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina Pajić, Omar 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1999-08-24)24 August 1999
SG 31 Estonia Rikberg, Jorgen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 22 – (2002-03-09)9 March 2002
SF 44 Estonia Reinart, Ken-Martti 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 21 – (2003-02-10)10 February 2003
PF Estonia Allemann, Georg 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 23 – (2001-03-11)11 March 2001
Head coach
  • Estonia Valdo Lips
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ukraine Dmytro Kolomyichenko

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 19 October 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Omar Pajić Heorhii Shvydchenko
PF Artur Sarap
SF Kristjan Kokk Mark-Andreas Jaakson Aleksander Oliver Hint Kevin Sünd
SG Stefan Vaaks Jorgen Rikberg
PG Kaspar Kuusmaa

Head coaches

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Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. Estonian Cup Baltic competitions
2015–16 3 II liiga 25th
2016–17 3 II liiga 1st Second round
2017–18 2 I liiga 7th
2018–19 2 I liiga 3rd
2019–20 2 I liiga 2nd[a]
2020–21 2 I liiga 1st Quarterfinalist
2021–22 1 KML 5th Fourth place Estonian-Latvian Basketball League RU
2022–23 1 KML 4th Runner-up Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 8th
2023–24 1 KML 7th Fourth place Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 15th

Trophies and awards

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Trophies

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Runners-up (1): 2021–22
Runners-up (1): 2022
  • Estonian 2nd League
Winners (1): 2020–21
  • Estonian 3rd League
Winners (1): 2016–17

Individual awards

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KML All-Star Five

Estonian-Latvian League All-Star Five

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Klubist". KKViimsi.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Riia VEF krooniti esimest korda Eesti-Läti liiga meistriks, finaalis alistati kindlalt Viimsi". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ "FORUS Spordikeskus Viimsi". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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