Rīgas ASK was founded in 1931, and started playing in the Latvian Basketball Championship. In the years that Latvia was controlled by the Soviet Union, the club was a member of the USSR Premier League, which lasted until 1991 (and to 1992 as the CIS Unified League). In 1953, head coachAlexander Gomelsky came to the club, and he remained with it until 1966.[1]
In 1997, Rīgas ASK merged with BK Brocēni, and the new club of BK ASK Brocēni was thus created.[6] In 2004, a new club, under the name of BK Rīga was founded; and in 2006, it was renamed to ASK Rīga, after gaining the support of Riga City Council, the National Latvian Army Forces, and some powerful sponsors.
rīgas, namesake, team, that, played, between, 2004, 2009, riga, rīgas, armijas, sporta, klubs, professional, basketball, club, that, based, riga, latvia, leaguesussr, premier, league, 1953, 1991, 1991, 1997, founded1931folded1997history, 1931, 1997, locationri. For the namesake team that played between 2004 and 2009 see ASK Riga Rigas Armijas Sporta Klubs was a professional basketball club that was based in Riga Latvia Rigas ASKLeaguesUSSR Premier League 1953 1991 LBL 1991 1997 Founded1931Folded1997HistoryRigas ASK 1931 1997 LocationRiga Latvian SSR amp LatviaTeam colorsYellow and Blue ChampionshipsEuroLeague Championships 3 USSR Premier League Championships 3 HomeAway Contents 1 History 2 Honours 2 1 Domestic competitions 2 2 European competitions 3 Notable players 4 Head coaches 5 ReferencesHistory editRigas ASK was founded in 1931 and started playing in the Latvian Basketball Championship In the years that Latvia was controlled by the Soviet Union the club was a member of the USSR Premier League which lasted until 1991 and to 1992 as the CIS Unified League In 1953 head coach Alexander Gomelsky came to the club and he remained with it until 1966 1 Almost immediately Gomelsky led ASK to the top of the USSR League as he and the club s star player Janis Krumins led them to USSR League championships in 1955 1957 and 1958 2 and also to the top of the European wide top tier level by winning the FIBA European Champions Cup now called EuroLeague three times in a row in 1958 1959 and 1960 3 4 5 As well as to the final in 1961 In 1997 Rigas ASK merged with BK Broceni and the new club of BK ASK Broceni was thus created 6 In 2004 a new club under the name of BK Riga was founded and in 2006 it was renamed to ASK Riga after gaining the support of Riga City Council the National Latvian Army Forces and some powerful sponsors Honours editTotal titles 6 Domestic competitions edit USSR Premier LeagueChampions 3 1954 55 1956 57 1957 58 Runners up 2 1961 62 1963 64European competitions edit EuroLeagueChampions 3 1958 1958 59 1959 60 Runners up 1 1960 61 7 Notable players editNote Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time nbsp Romanas Brazdauskis nbsp Alvils Gulbis nbsp Janis Krumins nbsp Aivar Kuusmaa nbsp Jaak Lipso nbsp Valdis Muiznieks nbsp Rauno Pehka nbsp Maigonis ValdmanisHead coaches edit nbsp Gunars Baldzens 1953 nbsp Alexander Gomelsky 1953 1966 nbsp Maigonis Valdmanis 1966 1969 nbsp Gunars Baldzens 1969 1970 nbsp Juris Kalnins 1970 1971 nbsp Janis Zeltins 1971 1974 amp 1987 1988 nbsp Valentins Melnicuks 1974 1981 nbsp Nikolajs Bolvacovs 1981 1986 amp 1988 nbsp Aleksandrs Gostevs 1988 nbsp Armands Kraulins 1989 1990 nbsp Peteris Visnevics 1990 1991 References edit Aleksandr Sascha Gomelsky Jewishsports net Retrieved on 31 October 2016 ASK Basket lv FIBA European Champions Cup 58 FIBA European Champions Cup 1958 59 FIBA European Champions Cup 1959 60 Countries in Eurocups USSR Latvia FIBA European Champions Cup 1960 61 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rigas ASK amp oldid 1117383759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
