ASK Riga

ASK Rīga is a former professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stood for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" (in English: Army Sports Club).

For the former basketball team, that played between 1953 and 1997, see Rīgas ASK.
For the former football team, see FK ASK.
ASK Rīga
ASK Rīga logo
Founded2004[lower-alpha 1]
Dissolved2009
HistoryBK Rīga
(2004–2006)
ASK Rīga
(2006–2009)
ArenaArēna Rīga
Capacity12,500
LocationRiga, Latvia
Team colorsWhite with Yellow-Gold stripes and Carolina Blue
     
Championships1 Latvian Championships
Websiteaskriga.lv

History

BK Rīga was then founded in 2004 as an attempt to revive the defunct club Rīgas ASK which was founded in 1931 and considered the most successful Latvian club on international level. BK Riga got back the original name of ASK Rīga on March 23, 2006, which was supported by the Riga City Council, the National Latvian Army Forces, and some powerful sponsors, as well as the brand new Arēna Rīga, with room for 12,500 fans.

The team then made it to both the Baltic League and the FIBA EuroCup quarterfinals, but the best was yet to come. The arrival of Torraye Braggs happened to be the key piece in a roster already featuring Sandis Valters, Raitis Grafs, Curtis Millage, A.J. Bramlett, and Sandis Buškevics. ASK won the best-of-seven 2006–07 Latvian League finals 4–2, and started a new era for the club, breaking BK Ventspils's seven-year Latvian League dynasty. ASK hosted the EuroCup's 2007–08 opening game, but a plague of injuries did not allow the team to reach the competition's elimination rounds. In that season same 2007–08 season, ASK Rīga finished fourth in the Baltic League, and also finished in 3rd place in the Latvian League. The 2008–09 season was the last season of ASK Rīga to date.

Arena

ASK Rīga played its home games at the 12,500 seat Arēna Rīga.

Honours

Domestic competitions
Winners (1): 2006–07

Notable players

Notable coaches

Notes
  1. The club was founded in 2004 as BK Rīga and re-founded in 2006 as ASK Rīga.

References
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