BK Valmiera

Valmiera Ordo
Leagues LBL
Baltic League
Founded 2001
Arena Vidzeme Olympic Center
Arena Capacity 0
Location Valmiera, Latvia
Team colors Green, , White
              
President Ivars Rudzītis
Team manager Mārtiņš Bērziņš
Head coach Kristaps Valters
Championships 1 Latvian league
Website bkvalmiera.lv
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Former logo of BK Valmiera

BK Valmiera, for sponsorships reasons named Valmiera Ordo, is a professional basketball club based in Valmiera, Latvia playing in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League.

History

The club was founded in 2001, but in the period till 2001 there was Valmiera team named SK Valmiera, which is considered a precursor of this team. Also team has been known under the names Valmiera-Rūjiena, Valmieras Piens and Valmiera/Lāčplēša alus. Valmiera team is three-time Latvian Basketball League bronze medal winners.

Valmiera won its first National title in the 2015–16 season, after beating VEF Rīga by 4–3 in the finals.[1]

Roster

As of January 26, 2017
# Player Pos. Height Weight
4 United States Ashton Mitchell G 181 cm 84 kg
5 Latvia Jānis Kaufmanis PG 186 cm 88 kg
6 Latvia Ervīns Jonāts F 203 cm 95 kg
7 Latvia Raimonds Gabrāns PG 185 cm 89 kg
12 Latvia Māris Ramanis C 206 cm 86 kg
13 Latvia Haralds Kārlis G 195 cm 82 kg
14 Latvia Artūrs Bērziņš PF 204 cm 107 kg
15 Latvia Rinalds Mālmanis F 204 cm 91 kg
16 Latvia Lauris Blaus C 205 cm 110 kg
24 Latvia Edgars Kaufmanis SG 185 cm 73 kg
32 United States Damier Pitts PG 177 cm 80 kg
33 Latvia Akselis Vairogs F 195 cm 91 kg
54 Latvia Mārtiņš Laksa SF 198 cm 92 kg

Season by season

Season League Pos. Baltic League Pos. European competitions
2000–01 LBL 7th
2001–02 LBL 6th
2002–03 LBL 3rd
2003–04 LBL 4th Played FIBA Europe Cup
2004–05 LBL 3rd Elite Division 8th
2005–06 LBL 5th Elite Division 7th
2006–07 LBL 5th Elite Division 7th
2007–08 LBL 5th Elite Division 9th
2008–09 LBL 5th Elite Division 9th
2009–10 LBL 4th Elite Division 8th
2010–11 LBL 5th Elite Division 14th
2011–12 LBL 5th Challenge Cup 5th
2012–13 LBL 3rd Last 16
2013–14 LBL 6th Round of 16
2014–15 LBL 7th Round of 16
2015–16 LBL 1st Fourth place
2016–17 LBL 4th Quarterfinals

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ Valmiera/Ordo pārraksta vēsturi un iegūst LBL zeltu


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