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Pärnu Sadam
Pärnu Sadam logo
LeaguesKorvpalli Meistriliiga
Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
HistoryKK Pärnu
(2000–2017)
KK Paulus
(2017–present)
ArenaPärnu Sports Hall
Capacity1,820
LocationPärnu, Estonia
Team colorsWhite, Black, Blue
     
Head coachVitaly Stepanovsky
Championships1 Estonian Championship
Websitebcparnu.ee

BC Pärnu, also known as Pärnu Sadam (English: Port of Pärnu) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Pärnu, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Pärnu Sports Hall. In 2022, the team won their first and only KML title.

History

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Korvpalliklubi Pärnu (English: Basketball Club Pärnu) was founded in 2000. In 2006, the team joined the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), the top tier of Estonian basketball.[1] They also made their debut in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) in 2012. On 12 July 2017, KK Pärnu announced that they will withdraw from the forthcoming KML season due to financial difficulties.[2] However, the team would stay in the KML after reaching an agreement with KK Paulus.[3]

In 2018, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League was formed. Pärnu Sadam reached the playoffs in the league's inaugural season, where they lost to BK Ventspils in the quarterfinals. In the 2019 KML Playoffs, Pärnu Sadam defeated AVIS UTILITAS Rapla in the quarterfinals, but lost to BC Kalev/Cramo in the semifinals. In the third-place games, they defeated TalTech. Pärnu Sadam made the KML Finals for the first time in team history in 2021. However, they could not overcome BC Kalev/Cramo and lost the series three games to one. The team finished the 2021–22 Estonian-Latvian Basketball League season in third place. They lost 81–83 to KK Viimsi/Sportland in the semifinal but beat BK Ogre 84–77 in the third place game. In the 2022 KML Playoffs, Pärnu Sadam defeated AVIS UTILITAS Rapla the quarterfinals and the defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo in the semifinals to advance to the finals for the second consecutive year. They swept Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits in three games to win their first Estonian championship.[4] Andris Misters was named the KML Finals MVP.

Heiko Rannula, who had coached the team since 2014, left Pärnu after the 2021–22 season to join BC Kalev/Cramo. After failing to qualify for the Champions League, the team played in the FIBA Europe Cup, but didn't advance past the regular season. Pärnu Sadam were unable to defend their KML title, falling in the semifinals to Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits. They did, however, beat Viimsi/Sportland in the third-place series.

Sponsorship naming

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

Home arenas

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Players

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See also: Category:BC Pärnu players

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.

Pärnu Sadam roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 2 Estonia Aav, Sverre 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 22 – (2002-01-03)3 January 2002
PG 3 United States Bradford, Christian 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 29 – (1995-06-26)26 June 1995
SG 5 Estonia Kalbus, Kristian 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2006-11-15)15 November 2006
SG 6 Estonia Malm, Patrick 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 20 – (2004-05-10)10 May 2004
C 10 Nigeria Ogemuno-Johnson, Ajiri 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1999-08-08)8 August 1999
SG 14 Finland Järvi, Okko 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1996-01-12)12 January 1996
C 16 Serbia Stanković, Lazar 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1999-11-17)17 November 1999
SG 20 Estonia Valge, Robert 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1997-04-20)20 April 1997
SF 21 Ukraine Shevchenko, Volodymyr 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1994-12-03)3 December 1994
PG 22 Estonia Suurorg, Oliver 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (2000-01-08)8 January 2000
PF 23 Estonia Tamm, Ivo Van (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 28 – (1996-06-23)23 June 1996
33 Estonia Allik, Willem 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 17 – (2007-03-24)24 March 2007
Head coach
  • Ukraine Vitaly Stepanovsky
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 12 September 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson Lazar Stanković
PF Ivo Van Tamm
SF Volodymyr Shevchenko
SG Robert Valge Okko Järvi Sverre Aav Patrick Malm
PG Christian Bradford Oliver Suurorg

Head coaches

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Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. Estonian Cup Baltic competitions European competitions
2006–07 1 KML 10th Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 KML 7th Quarterfinalist
2008–09 1 KML 7th Fourth place
2009–10 1 KML 7th Fourth place
2010–11 1 KML 8th Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1 KML 7th Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 KML 6th Baltic Basketball League T16
2013–14 1 KML 6th Fourth place Baltic Basketball League RS
2014–15 1 KML 5th Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League EF
2015–16 1 KML 6th Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League EF
2016–17 1 KML 4th Third place Baltic Basketball League EF
2017–18 1 KML 4th Baltic Basketball League QF
2018–19 1 KML 3rd Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 8th
2019–20 1 KML 3rd[a] Estonian-Latvian Basketball League –[a]
2020–21 1 KML 2nd Third place Estonian-Latvian Basketball League T6
2021–22 1 KML 1st Quarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 3rd 4 FIBA Europe Cup QR
2022–23 1 KML 3rd Quarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 11th 3 Champions League QR
4 FIBA Europe Cup RS
2023–24 1 KML 4th Third place Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 8th 4 FIBA Europe Cup QT
2024–25 1 KML Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 4 FIBA Europe Cup RS

Trophies and awards

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Trophies

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Winners (1): 2021–2022
Runners-up (1): 2020–2021

Individual awards

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Klubist". KKParnu.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Mait Käbin: Pärnu Sadam uuel hooajal Alexela KMLis ei osale". Basket.ee (in Estonian). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Pärnu jätkamiseks Alexela KMLis leiti lahendus, uus juht Johan Kärp". Basket.ee (in Estonian). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Vägev! Pärnu Sadam krooniti ajaloos esimest korda koduse kõrgliiga meistriks!". Basket.ee (in Estonian). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Pärnu Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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