BC Pärnu, also known as Pärnu Sadam (English: Port of Pärnu) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional

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club based in

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth-largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of ...

, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the

Korvpalli Meistriliiga The Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) is the top-tier men's basketball league in Estonia. The league is organized by the Estonian Basketball Association and played under rules of basketball#International Rules of Basketball, FIBA rules. The competitio ...

(KML). Their home arena is the

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. In 2022, the team won their first and only KML title.

History

Korvpalliklubi Pärnu (English: Basketball Club Pärnu) was founded in 2000. In

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, the team joined the

(KML), the top tier of Estonian basketball. They also made their debut in the

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(BBL) in

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. On 12 July 2017, KK Pärnu announced that they will withdraw from the forthcoming KML season due to financial difficulties. However, the team would stay in the KML after reaching an agreement with KK Paulus. In 2018, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League was formed. Pärnu Sadam reached the playoffs in the league's inaugural season, where they lost to

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in the quarterfinals. In the 2019 KML Playoffs, Pärnu Sadam defeated AVIS UTILITAS Rapla in the quarterfinals, but lost to

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in the semifinals. In the third-place games, they defeated TalTech. Pärnu Sadam made the KML Finals for the first time in team history in

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. However, they could not overcome BC Kalev/Cramo and lost the series three games to one. The team finished the 2021–22 Estonian-Latvian Basketball League season in third place. They lost 81–83 to KK Viimsi/Sportland in the semifinal but beat

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84–77 in the third place game. In the 2022 KML Playoffs, Pärnu Sadam defeated AVIS UTILITAS Rapla the quarterfinals and the defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo in the semifinals to advance to the finals for the second consecutive year. They swept Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits in three games to win their first Estonian championship.

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was named the KML Finals MVP.

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, who had coached the team since 2014, left Pärnu after the 2021–22 season to join BC Kalev/Cramo. After failing to qualify for the Champions League, the team played in the

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, but didn't advance past the regular season. Pärnu Sadam were unable to defend their KML title, falling in the semifinals to Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits. They did, however, beat Viimsi/Sportland in the third-place series.

Sponsorship naming

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

Home arenas

*Pärnu School Gymnasium (2006–2009) *

(2009–present)

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Head coaches

* Indrek Ruut 2006–2009 * Rait Käbin 2009–2012 * Priit Vene 2012–2013 * Darko Ivanović 2013–2014 * Mait Käbin 2014–2016 *

2016–2022 * Toomas Annuk 2022 *

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2022–2024 * Vitaly Stepanovskyy 2024 * Kristjan Evart 2024–present

Season by season

Trophies and awards

Trophies

* Estonian League : Winners (1): 2021–2022 : Runners-up (1): 2020–2021

Individual awards

KML Finals MVP *

– 2022 KML Best Defender *

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– 2017, 2018, 2019 *

Märt Rosenthal Märt Rosenthal (born 15 March 1999) is an Estonian professional basketball player for BC Kalev of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga and the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League. He also represents the Estonian national team internationally. Standing at ...

– 2021 KML Best Young Player *

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– 2016 *

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– 2021

KML Coach of the Year The KML Coach of the Year () is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Estonia, the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Winners See also * Korvpalli Meistriliiga * KML Most Valuable Player Award * KML Finals Most Valuable Player ...

– 2022

KML All-Star Five KML All-Star Five () is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Estonia, the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). It is the yearly selection of the league's top five basketball players, by position. All-KML Team by season See also ...

* Demetre Rivers – 2019 *

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– 2021 *

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– 2022 *

– 2022, 2023 * Robert Valge – 2022 Estonian-Latvian League All-Star Five * Robert Valge – 2022

Notes

References

External links

* {{Korvpalli Meistriliiga Basketball teams in Estonia Basketball teams established in 2000 2000 establishments in Estonia