KK Pärnu

Pärnu
Leagues Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Baltic Basketball League
Founded 2000 (2000)
History KK Pärnu
(2000–present)
Arena Pärnu Sports Hall
Capacity 1,820[1]
Location Pärnu, Estonia
Team colors Black, Lilac, Orange, White
                   
Head coach Heiko Rannula
Website www.kkparnu.ee
Uniforms

Korvpalliklubi Pärnu, also known as Pärnu Sadam (Port of Pärnu) 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 (Basketball Club Pärnu) was founded in 2000. In 2006, Pärnu were promoted to the top-tier Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML).[2] 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:

  • KK Pärnu/Catwees: 2007–2009
  • Pärnu Sadam (Port of Pärnu): 2015–present

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

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Port of Pärnu roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 2 Estonia Post, Siim-Markus 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (1997-02-13)13 February 1997
SF 3 Estonia Niits, Tormi 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 – (1998-05-19)19 May 1998
SG 4 Estonia Raap, Rannar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 26 – (1992-04-02)2 April 1992
PG 5 Estonia Saaremäel, Sten 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 19 – (1999-02-20)20 February 1999
PF 6 Estonia Lips, Karl Johan 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (1996-07-20)20 July 1996
SF 7 Estonia Konontšuk, Artur 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2000-05-09)9 May 2000
SF 8 Estonia Kirves, Mihkel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (1996-12-06)6 December 1996
PF 9 Estonia Eichfuss, Timo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 – (1988-11-19)19 November 1988
SG 10 Estonia Sutt, Saimon 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (1995-04-12)12 April 1995
C 12 Estonia Kask, Karl Martin 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 23 – (1995-07-23)23 July 1995
PG 14 Estonia Aniste, Janar 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 18 – (2000-05-11)11 May 2000
PF 20 Estonia Tammet, Rait 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (1997-01-14)14 January 1997
C 22 Serbia Miljković, Nemanja 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 28 – (1990-05-17)17 May 1990
SG 23 Estonia Pae, Khenor 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (2000-10-08)8 October 2000
Head coach
  • Estonia Heiko Rannula
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lithuania Giedrius Kurtinaitis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 5 February 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Nemanja Miljković Karl Martin Kask
PF Timo Eichfuss Karl Johan Lips Rait Tammet
SF Mihkel Kirves Tormi Niits Artur Konontšuk
SG Rannar Raap Saimon Sutt Khenor Pae
PG Siim-Markus Post Sten Saaremäel Janar Aniste

Coaches

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason RS PO Estonian Cup Baltic Basketball League
2006–07 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 10 – 2–34 – Quarterfinalist –––
2007–08 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7 Quarterfinalist 10–26 0–2 Quarterfinalist –––
2008–09 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7 – 8–20 – Fourth place –––
2009–10 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7 – 7–21 – Fourth place –––
2010–11 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 8 – 8–24 – Quarterfinalist –––
2011–12 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7 – 4–24 – Quarterfinalist –––
2012–13 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6 Quarterfinalist 13–19 1–3 – Baltic Basketball LeagueT163–11
2013–14 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6 Quarterfinalist 14–18 0–3 Fourth place Baltic Basketball LeagueRS1–11
2014–15 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 5 Quarterfinalist 15–17 2–3 Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball LeagueT163–9
2015–16 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6 Quarterfinalist 13–19 1–3 Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball LeagueT162–12
2016–17 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 4 Fourth place 17–15 3–6 Third place Baltic Basketball LeagueT163–11
2017–18 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 5 Fourth place 11–15 4–7 – Baltic Basketball LeagueQF4–8

Trophies and awards

Individual awards

KML Best Defender

KML Best Young Player

  • Norman Käbin – 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Pärnu Spordihall" (in Estonian). Spordiregister.ee.
  2. ↑ "Klubist" (in Estonian). kkparnu.ee. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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