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
Leagues	Korvpalli Meistriliiga Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded	2000; 23 years ago (2000)
History	KK Pärnu (2000–2017) KK Paulus (2017–present)
Arena	Pärnu Sports Hall
Capacity	1,820
Location	Pärnu, Estonia
Team colors	White, Black, Blue
Head coach	Gert Kullamäe
Championships	1 Estonian Championship
Website	bcparnu.ee
Home Away

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

• Pärnu School Gymnasium (2006–2009)
• Pärnu Sports Hall (2009–present)^[5]

Players

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

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

Season by season

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

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

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• Estonian League

Winners (1): 2021–2022

Runners-up (1): 2020–2021

Individual awards

KML Finals MVP Andris Misters – 2022 KML Best Defender Mihkel Kirves – 2017, 2018, 2019 Märt Rosenthal – 2021 KML Best Young Player Norman Käbin – 2016 Hugo Toom – 2021 KML Coach of the Year Heiko Rannula – 2022

All-KML Team Demetre Rivers – 2019 Edon Maxhuni – 2021 Alterique Gilbert – 2022 Mihkel Kirves – 2022, 2023 Robert Valge – 2022 Estonian-Latvian League All-Final Four Team Robert Valge – 2022

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.

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)