| BK Ventspils | ||||
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| Leagues | LBL Baltic League |
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| Founded | 1994 | |||
| History | 1994 - Present | |||
| Arena | Ventspils Olympic Center (capacity: 3,085) Arena Riga (capacity: 12,500) |
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| Location | Ventspils, Latvia | |||
| Team colors | Yellow and Blue |
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| President | Ralfs Pleinics | |||
| Head coach | Gundars Vētra | |||
| Championships | Latvian Championships: (8) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 |
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| Website | bkventspils.lv | |||
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BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian Basketball League (LBL) and the Baltic Basketball League (BBL).
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BK Ventspils was founded in the year 1994 and the club reached the Latvian League finals in both 1998 and 1999. Ventspils then won seven consecutive Latvian League championships from 2000-2006. Ventspils made it to the FIBA Champions Cup competition in the 2002-03 season and to the ULEB Cup competition in the 2003-04 season. The team won its seventh Latvian League championship in 2009.
Current Roster as of May 27, 2011.[1]
| # | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Place of Birth | |
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| 4 | Weyinmi Efejuku | G | 196 cm | 96 kg | New York, USA | |
| 5 | Rashad Anderson | G | 195 cm | 90 kg | Lakeland, FL, USA | |
| 6 | Tweety Carter | G | 180 cm | 80 kg | New Orleans, USA | |
| 7 | Saulius Kuzminskas | C | 210 cm | 110 kg | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 8 | Maris Gulbis | F | 200 cm | 95 kg | Riga, Latvia | |
| 10 | Lauris Blaus | F | 204 cm | 95 kg | Riga, Latvia | |
| 11 | Arturs Strelnieks | F | 196 cm | 90 kg | Talsi, Latvia | |
| 12 | Akselis Vairogs | F | 196 cm | 90 kg | Riga, Latvia | |
| 14 | Artūrs Bērziņš | F | 204 cm | 96 kg | Riga, Latvia | |
| 15 | Brandon Hunter | F | 201 cm | 120 kg | Cincinnati, USA | |
| 15 | Ronalds Zaķis | F | 207 cm | 105 kg | Talsi, Latvia |
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| Season | League | Pos. | Significant Events | Baltic League | Pos. | European competitions |
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| 1993–94 | LBL | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| 1994–95 | LBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – |
| 1995–96 | LBL | 3 | Semifinalist | – | – | – |
| 1996–97 | LBL | 4 | Semifinalist | – | – | – |
| 1997–98 | LBL | 2 | Runner-up | – | – | Played Korać Cup |
| 1998–99 | LBL | 2 | Runner-up | – | – | Played Saporta Cup |
| 1999–00 | LBL | 1 | Champion | – | – | Played Saporta Cup |
| 2000–01 | LBL | 1 | Champion | – | – | – |
| 2001–02 | LBL | 1 | Champion | – | – | – |
| 2002–03 | LBL | 1 | Champion | – | – | FIBA Champions' Cup semifinalist3rd |
| 2003–04 | LBL | 1 | Champion | – | – | Played ULEB Cup |
| 2004–05 | LBL | 1 | Champion | Elite Division | 4 | ULEB Cup quarterfinalist |
| 2005–06 | LBL | 1 | Champion | Elite Division | 5 | Played ULEB Cup |
| 2006–07 | LBL | 2 | Runner-up | Elite Division | 3 | Played ULEB Cup |
| 2007–08 | LBL | 3 | Semifinalist | Elite Division | 6 | Played ULEB Cup |
| 2008–09 | LBL | 1 | Champion | Elite Division | 7 | Played EuroChallenge |
| 2009–10 | LBL | 3 | Semifinalist | Elite Division | 4 | Played Eurocup |
| 2010–11 | LBL | 2 | Runner-up | Elite Division | 4 | EuroChallenge quarterfinalist |
| 2011–12 | LBL | Elite Division | EuroChallenge |
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