BC Pärnu

BC Pärnu, also known as BC Pärnu Sadam (Port of Pärnu) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Pärnu, Estonia. The team plays in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Their home arena is the Pärnu Sports Hall.

BC Pärnu Sadam
Leagues	Korvpalli Meistriliiga Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
Founded	2000; 23 years ago (2000)
History	KK Pärnu (2000–2007) KK Pärnu/Catwees (2007–2009) KK Pärnu (2009–2015) BC Pärnu Sadam (2015–present)
Arena	Pärnu Sports Hall
Capacity	1,820^[1]
Location	Pärnu, Estonia
Team colors	Black, Blue, White
Head coach	Gert Kullamäe
Championships	1 Estonian Championship
Website	bcparnu.ee
Home Away

In 2022, the team won their first Estonian Championship.

History

BC Pärnu was founded in 2000. In 2006, the Pärnu men's team were promoted to the top-tier Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML).^[2] The team finished the 2006–07 season last, winning only two games. Pärnu finished the 2007–08 regular season in seventh place and advanced to the playoffs for the first time where they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Kalev, losing the series 0–2. The team made their debut in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) in the 2012–13 season, reaching the Top 16 stage. In 2016, Pärnu finished third in the Estonian Cup. Pärnu entered the 2017 KML Playoffs as the fourth seed and defeated TTÜ in the quarterfinals, but were eliminated in the semifinals by Kalev and lost to University of Tartu in the third place games.

On 12 July 2017, Pärnu announced that the men's team will withdraw due to financial difficulties.^[3] However, the team would stay in the KML after reaching an agreement with KK Paulus.^[4]

On 26 May 2022, Pärnu won its first national championship in club history after defeating Tartu 3–0 in the Finals of the 2022 KML Play-offs.^[5]

Sponsorship naming

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

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

Home arenas

• Pärnu High School Gym (2006–2009)
• Pärnu Sports Hall (2009–present)

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.

BC Pärnu Sadam roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 1   Hart, Isaiah Rayshaud 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 23 – (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 PG 4   Pazera, Tadas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1998-03-27)27 March 1998 PF 8   Kirves, Mihkel (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 – (1996-12-06)6 December 1996 SF 10   Jaakson, Mark-Andreas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2000-02-15)15 February 2000 PG 11   Laub, Sten Egert 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2002-11-26)26 November 2002 PF 16   Lootus, Kaspar 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 21 – (2001-03-19)19 March 2001 SG 20   Valge, Robert 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1997-04-20)20 April 1997 PF 23   Tamm, Ivo Van 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 – (1996-06-23)23 June 1996 C 33   McCarthy, Matt 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 – (1996-06-30)30 June 1996 C 34   Parts, Kevin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2004-11-02)2 November 2004 SG   Sutt, Saimon 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 27 – (1995-04-12)12 April 1995 C   Mabor, Dut 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 21 – (2001-12-21)21 December 2001	Head coach   Gert Kullamäe Assistant coach(es)   Martin Müürsepp Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: 5 February 2023

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.	W–L	Estonian Cup	Regional competitions			European competitions
2006–07	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	10th	4–30	Quarterfinalist
2007–08	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	7th	10–24	Quarterfinalist
2008–09	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	7th	8–18	Fourth place
2009–10	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	7th	7–19	Fourth place
2010–11	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	8th	8–24	Quarterfinalist
2011–12	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	7th	4–23	Quarterfinalist
2012–13	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	6th	13–19		Baltic Basketball League	T16	3–11
2013–14	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	6th	14–19	Fourth place	Baltic Basketball League	RS	1–11
2014–15	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	5th	15–17	Quarterfinalist	Baltic Basketball League	T16	3–9
2015–16	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	6th	14–19	Quarterfinalist	Baltic Basketball League	T16	2–12
2016–17	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	4th	18–18	Third place	Baltic Basketball League	T16	3–11
2017–18	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	4th	15–22		Baltic Basketball League	QF	4–8
2018–19	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	3rd	6–4		Latvian-Estonian League	QF	13–17
2019–20	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	3rd ^[a]			Latvian-Estonian League	7th	12–13
2020–21	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	2nd	6–3		Latvian-Estonian League	5th	17–8
2021–22	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	1st		Quarterfinalist	Latvian-Estonian League	3rd	15–11	FIBA Europe Cup	QR	1–1

European competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregrate
2021–22	FIBA Europe Cup	First qualifying round	Vienna	72–67 (in Pärnu)
		Second qualifying round	Ironi Ness Ziona	82–86 (in Pärnu)
2022–23	Basketball Champions League	First qualifying round	Swans Gmunden	80–82
	FIBA Europe Cup

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• Estonian Championship: (1)
  • 2021-2022

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

All-KML Team Demetre Rivers – 2019 Edon Maxhuni – 2021

Notes

1. League suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

1. "Pärnu Spordihall" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
2. "Klubist" (in Estonian). KK Pärnu. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
3. "Mait Käbin: Pärnu Sadam uuel hooajal Alexela KMLis ei osale" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 12 July 2017.
4. "Pärnu jätkamiseks Alexela KMLis leiti lahendus, uus juht Johan Kärp" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 17 July 2017.
5. Korvpalliliit, Eesti. "Vägev! Pärnu Sadam krooniti ajaloos esimest korda koduse kõrgliiga meistriks!". www.basket.ee. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)
• Pärnu esindusmeeskond on Facebook