Rapla KK

AVIS Rapla
Leagues Meistriliiga
Baltic Basketball League
Founded 1996
History Korvpalliklubi Rapla
(1996–2004)
Rapla Korvpallikool
(2004–present)
Arena Sadolin Sports Hall
Arena Capacity 818
Location Rapla, Estonia
Team colors Red, White
         
President Jaak Karp
Head coach Aivar Kuusmaa
Website raplakk.ee
Uniforms
Home
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Rapla Korvpallikool, known as AVIS Rapla for sponsorship reasons, is an Estonian professional basketball club based in Rapla, Estonia. They play in the Estonian Meistriliiga and internationally in the regional Baltic Basketball League.

History

The club's predecessor, basketball club Rapla, was founded in 1996 as a division of the Rapla Sports School, developing both men's and women's basketball players. In 2004, Rapla Korvpallikool was formed.[1]

In 2010, Rapla moved to the Sadolin Sports Hall and was promoted to the first tier level Meistriliiga. The team finished their first regular season 6th under the head coach Indrek Ruut, reaching the playoffs but being eliminated in the quarter-finals by TTÜ/Kalev with a record of 1–3. In 2011, Rapla joined the regional Baltic Basketball League. In 2012, Rapla reached the Estonian Cup finals but finished as runners-up after being beaten by Rakvere Tarvas 64–81.[2] In 2014, Ruut was replaced as head coach by the former Estonia national basketball team player Aivar Kuusmaa. Rapla finished the 2014–15 season in third place.

Players

Current roster

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

AVIS Rapla roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 4 Estonia Ruut, Marek 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 17 – (1998-04-02)2 April 1998
SF 6 Estonia Metsalu, Oliver 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 22 – (1993-12-04)4 December 1993
PG 7 Estonia Saare, Sander 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (1994-02-14)14 February 1994
PG 9 Estonia Lagus, Gert 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (1997-02-28)28 February 1997
SF 10 Estonia Lips, Karl Johan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (1996-07-20)20 July 1996
PG 11 United States Brooks, Devin 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 23 – (1992-08-27)27 August 1992
SG 12 Estonia Ütsmüts, Martin 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 19 – (1997-02-10)10 February 1997
PF 21 Netherlands van der Mars, Thomas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 25 – (1990-11-15)15 November 1990
PF 22 Estonia Kajupank, Indrek (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988
SF 33 Estonia Voolaid, Kristjan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 23 – (1992-10-29)29 October 1992
SG 40 Estonia Paasoja, Martin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (1993-01-04)4 January 1993
SG 45 Estonia Kaldre, Sven 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 24 – (1991-10-31)31 October 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Estonia Toomas Annuk
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 13 February 2016

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Will Artino Thomas van der Mars
PF Indrek Kajupank
SF Kristjan Voolaid Oliver Metsalu Karl Johan Lips
SG Sven Kaldre Martin Paasoja Martin Ütsmüts
PG Devin Brooks Sander Saare Gert Lagus

Head coaches

Honours

Individual awards

Best Defender

Best Young Player

All-KML team

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason RS PO Estonian Cup Regional competitions European competitions
2010–11 1 Meistriliiga 6 Quarterfinalist 13–19 1–3 Quarterfinalist – – – – – –
2011–12 1 Meistriliiga 4 Fourth place 14–14 3–6 Quarterfinalist BBL Challenge Cup RS 2–8 – – –
2012–13 1 Meistriliiga 5 Fourth place 14–18 4–5 Runner-up Baltic Basketball League RS 1–9 – – –
2013–14 1 Meistriliiga 7 Quarterfinalist 10–22 0–3 Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League RS 3–9 – – –
2014–15 1 Meistriliiga 3 Third place 21–11 5–5 Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League T16 3–7 – – –
2015–16 1 Meistriliiga N/A N/A N/A N/A Round of 16 Baltic Basketball League N/A N/A – – –

References

  1. ↑ "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Rapla KK.
  2. ↑ "Tarvas võitis korvpalli Eesti karika" (in Estonian). Postimees.

External links

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