KK Paulus Pärnu

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Pärnu Sadam
Pärnu Sadam logo
LeaguesLatvian–Estonian Basketball League
Founded2000; 22 years ago (2000)
HistoryKK Pärnu
(2000–2017)
KK Paulus
(2017–present)
ArenaPärnu Sports Hall
Capacity1,820[1]
LocationPärnu, Estonia
Team colorsBlack, Blue, White
     
Head coach
Websitepaulus.ee

KK Paulus Pärnu, also known as Pärnu Sadam (Port of Pärnu) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Pärnu, Estonia. The team plays in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Their home arena is the Pärnu Sports Hall.

History[]

Korvpalliklubi Pärnu (Basketball Club Pärnu) was founded in 2000. In 2006, the Pärnu men's team were promoted to the top-tier Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML).[2] The team finished the 2006–07 season last, winning only two games. Pärnu finished the 2007–08 regular season in seventh place and advanced to the playoffs for the first time where they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Kalev, losing the series 0–2. The team made their debut in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) in the 2012–13 season, reaching the Top 16 stage. In 2016, Pärnu finished third in the Estonian Cup. Pärnu entered the 2017 KML Playoffs as the fourth seed and defeated TTÜ in the quarterfinals, but were eliminated in the semifinals by Kalev and lost to University of Tartu in the third place games.

On 12 July 2017, Pärnu announced that the men's team will withdraw due to financial difficulties.[3] However, the team would stay in the KML after reaching an agreement with KK Paulus.[4]

Sponsorship naming[]

Pärnu has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

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

Home arenas[]

Players[]

See also: Category:KK Pärnu players

Current roster[]

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

Pärnu Sadam roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 Estonia Post, Siim-Markus 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1997-02-13)13 February 1997
PG 4 United States Frazier, Chad 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1992-08-22)22 August 1992
C 7 Lithuania Valeika, Artūras 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 36 – (1985-08-11)11 August 1985
PF 8 Estonia Kirves, Mihkel (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 25 – (1996-12-06)6 December 1996
SF 9 Estonia 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 – (2000-05-09)9 May 2000
SF 10 Estonia 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 19 – (2002-10-25)25 October 2002
PF 16 Estonia 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 20 – (2001-03-19)19 March 2001
SG 17 Estonia 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 20 – (2002-01-03)3 January 2002
SG 20 Estonia Valge, Robert 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (1997-04-20)20 April 1997
SG 22 Latvia Misters, Andris 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 29 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992
PF 23 Estonia 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 25 – (1996-06-23)23 June 1996
C 39 Estonia 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 26 – (1995-07-23)23 July 1995
Head coach
  • Estonia
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 11 January 2022

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Artūras Valeika
PF Mihkel Kirves
SF Andris Misters
SG Robert Valge
PG Siim-Markus Post Chad Frazier

Coaches[]

Season by season[]

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Estonian Cup Baltic Basketball League
2006–07 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 10th 4–30 Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7th 10–24 Quarterfinalist
2008–09 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7th 8–18 Fourth place
2009–10 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7th 7–19 Fourth place
2010–11 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 8th 8–24 Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7th 4–23 Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6th 13–19 Baltic Basketball League T16 3–11
2013–14 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6th 14–19 Fourth place Baltic Basketball League RS 1–11
2014–15 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 5th 15–17 Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League T16 3–9
2015–16 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6th 14–19 Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League T16 2–12
2016–17 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 4th 18–18 Third place Baltic Basketball League T16 3–11
2017–18 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga 4th 15–22 Baltic Basketball League QF 4–8

Trophies and awards[]

Individual awards[]

KML Best Defender

KML Best Young Player

  • – 2016

References[]

  1. ^ "Pärnu Spordihall" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
  2. ^ "Klubist" (in Estonian). KK Pärnu. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Mait Käbin: Pärnu Sadam uuel hooajal Alexela KMLis ei osale" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 12 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Pärnu jätkamiseks Alexela KMLis leiti lahendus, uus juht Johan Kärp" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 17 July 2017.

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