BC Pärnu

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.

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

History

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

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

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

Pärnu Sadam roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 1 United States Hart, Isaiah 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 24 – (1999-07-05)5 July 1999
SG 2 Estonia Aav, Sverre 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (2002-01-03)3 January 2002
F 4 United States Kegler, Mario 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1997-05-23)23 May 1997
PG 7 Estonia Kozak, Vadym 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – (1999-03-06)6 March 1999
PG 11 Estonia Laub, Sten Egert 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2002-11-26)26 November 2002
F 15 United States Barnies, Troy 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 34 – (1989-02-10)10 February 1989
PF 16 Estonia Lootus, Kaspar 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 22 – (2001-03-19)19 March 2001
SG 20 Estonia Valge, Robert 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1997-04-20)20 April 1997
C 21 Netherlands Dijkstra, Menno 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 – (1997-01-11)11 January 1997
PF 23 Estonia Tamm, Ivo Van 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 27 – (1996-06-23)23 June 1996
SG 24 Estonia Sutt, Saimon 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 28 – (1995-04-12)12 April 1995
C 34 Estonia Parts, Kevin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 18 – (2004-11-02)2 November 2004
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 17 October 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Menno Dijkstra Ivo Van Tamm Kevin Parts
PF Mario Kegler Kaspar Lootus
SF Saimon Sutt Troy Barnies
SG Robert Valge Sverre Aav
PG Isaiah Hart Vadym Kozak Sten Egert Laub

Head coaches
  • Estonia Indrek Ruut 2006–2009
  • Estonia Rait Käbin 2009–2012
  • Estonia Priit Vene 2012–2013
  • Serbia Darko Ivanović 2013–2014
  • Estonia Mait Käbin 2014–2016
  • Estonia Heiko Rannula 2016–2022
  • Estonia Toomas Annuk 2022
  • Estonia Gert Kullamäe 2022–present

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. Estonian Cup Baltic competitions European competitions
2006–07 1KML 10th Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1KML 7th Quarterfinalist
2008–09 1KML 7th Fourth place
2009–10 1KML 7th Fourth place
2010–11 1KML 8th Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1KML 7th Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1KML 6th Baltic Basketball LeagueT16
2013–14 1KML 6th Fourth place Baltic Basketball LeagueRS
2014–15 1KML 5th Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball LeagueEF
2015–16 1KML 6th Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball LeagueEF
2016–17 1KML 4th Third place Baltic Basketball LeagueEF
2017–18 1KML 4th Baltic Basketball LeagueQF
2018–19 1KML 3rd Estonian-Latvian Basketball League8th
2019–20 1KML 3rd[lower-alpha 1] Estonian-Latvian Basketball League–[lower-alpha 1]
2020–21 1KML 2nd Third place Estonian-Latvian Basketball LeagueT6
2021–22 1KML 1st Quarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League3rd 4 FIBA Europe CupQR
2022–23 1 KML 3rd Quarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League11th 3 Champions LeagueQR
4 FIBA Europe CupRS
  1. The season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trophies and awards

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

Individual awards

References
  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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