BC Valga-Valka

BC Valga-Valka, also known as BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club representing the twin towns of Valga, Estonia and Valka, Latvia. The team plays in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Their home arena is the Valga Sports Hall. From 2015 to 2018 the team uniquely competed in both Estonian and Latvian domestic top leagues.

Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits logo
LeaguesLatvian–Estonian Basketball League
Founded2001 (2001)
HistoryValga KK
(2001–2015)
BC Valga-Valka
(2015–present)
ArenaValga Sports Hall
Capacity561[1]
LocationValga, Estonia
Team colorsBlue, White
   
Head coachMikhail Karpenko
Team captainTimo Eichfuss

History

Valga Korvpallikool (Valga Basketball School) was founded in 2001. In 2006, the team won the third tier II Liiga and was promoted to the top tier Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Valga finished the 2006–07 regular season in eighth place and advanced to the playoffs, where they were defeated in the quarterfinals by eventual champions University of Tartu, losing the series 0–2.

Valga finished the 2008–09 regular season in fourth place. In the playoffs, Valga defeated Tallinna Kalev in the quarterfinals, winning the series 3–2, but were swept by University of Tartu in the semifinals. The team faced TTÜ in the third place games, losing the series 0–2 and placing fourth in the final standings. Valga also made their debut in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) in the 2008–09 season, but failed to advance past the group stage of the Challenge Cup competition.

In July 2015, it was announced that Valga will join the Latvian Basketball League (LBL) for the 2015–16 season, thus becoming the first club to simultaneously compete in both the Estonian and the Latvian League.[2] Valga finished the 2015–16 regular season in sixth place. In the playoffs, the team faced VEF Rīga in the quarterfinals and lost the series 0–3.[3]

Sponsorship naming

Valga has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • Valga Welg/Kolmvedu: 2005–2006
  • Valga Welg: 2006–2008
  • Valga/CKE Inkasso: 2009–2011
  • BC Valga/Maks & Moorits: 2012–2015
  • BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits: 2015–present[4]

Home arena

Players

Current roster

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

Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 1 United States King, Dashawn 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 31 – (1992-02-16)16 February 1992
PG 2 Latvia Endzels, Elvis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 29 – (1994-08-10)10 August 1994
SG 3 Estonia Kaldre, Tom 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 25 – (1998-06-27)27 June 1998
SG 4 Estonia Meister, Kristen 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 30 – (1993-09-09)9 September 1993
PG 5 United States Wilson, Clay 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 31 – (1992-08-13)13 August 1992
C 6 United States Montgomery, Carl 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 34 – (1989-01-15)15 January 1989
PF 9 Estonia Eichfuss, Timo (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 34 – (1988-11-19)19 November 1988
SF 10 Estonia Peterson, Robert 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 33 – (1990-03-27)27 March 1990
PF 11 Estonia Jurtom, Martin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 29 – (1994-03-11)11 March 1994
SF 22 Latvia Miglinieks, Kristaps 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 33 – (1990-01-22)22 January 1990
C 33 Latvia Sīpoliņš, Guntis 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1993-11-10)10 November 1993
Head coach
  • Russia Mikhail Karpenko
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 6 November 2018

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Guntis Sīpoliņš Carl Montgomery
PF Timo Eichfuss Martin Jurtom
SF Kristaps Miglinieks Robert Peterson
SG Dashawn King Tom Kaldre Kristen Meister
PG Clay Wilson Elvis Endzels

Coaches

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Estonian Cup Latvian Basketball League Baltic Basketball League
2005–06 3II Liiga 1st 19–3 Round of 16 ––– –––
2006–07 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 8th 14–20 Fourth place ––– –––
2007–08 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6th 18–16 Quarterfinalist ––– –––
2008–09 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 4th 17–19 Quarterfinalist ––– BBL Challenge CupRS4–10
2009–10 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 5th 11–18 Quarterfinalist ––– BBL Challenge CupRS1–7
2010–11 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 5th 15–21 Quarterfinalist ––– –––
2011–12 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 8th 3–24 Quarterfinalist ––– –––
2012–13 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7th 13–18 Quarterfinalist ––– Baltic Basketball LeagueRS2–8
2013–14 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 8th 6–27 Quarterfinalist ––– Baltic Basketball LeagueRS0–12
2014–15 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6th 12–19 Quarterfinalist ––– Baltic Basketball LeagueRS4–8
2015–16 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 8th 10–22 Quarterfinalist Latvijas Basketbola LīgaQF11–12 –––
2016–17 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6th 10–20 Fourth place Latvijas Basketbola LīgaRS3–15 –––
2017–18 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 5th 13–17 – Latvijas Basketbola LīgaQF6–13 –––

References
  1. "Valga Spordihoone" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
  2. "Tehtud! Valga/Valka ühisklubi hakkab mängima kahe riigi meistrivõistlustel" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 29 July 2015.
  3. "Valga-Valka kaotas napilt Riia VEFile ja langes Läti liiga konkurentsist" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 4 May 2016.
  4. "Valga/Valka ühisklubi hakkab osalema kahes rahvusliigas". ERR. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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