KK Viimsi

Korvpalliklubi Viimsi, also known as Viimsi/Sportland for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Viimsi, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Forus Sports Center.

Viimsi/Sportland
Viimsi/Sportland logo
LeaguesKorvpalli Meistriliiga
Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded30 October 2002 (2002-10-30)
HistoryKK Viimsi
(2002–present)
ArenaForus Sports Center
Capacity500[1]
LocationViimsi, Estonia
Team colorsWhite, Black, Orange
     
CEOTanel Einaste
Head coachValdo Lips
Websitekkviimsi.ee

History

Korvpalliklubi Viimsi (Basketball Club Viimsi) was founded in 2002 by Tanel Einaste, Anti Kalle and Teet Tiisvelt.[2] In 2021, the team won the second tier I liiga and joined the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League. The team made the playoffs in their debut season, beating BK Ventspils in the quarterfinals and Pärnu Sadam in the semifinals to reach the championship game, where they lost to VEF Riga 64–95.[3]

Sponsorship naming
  • KK Viimsi/Noto: 2017–2021
  • KK Viimsi/Sportland: 2021–present

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

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Viimsi/Sportland roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 2 Estonia Hint, Aleksander Oliver 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 22 – (2000-05-27)27 May 2000
PG 3 United States Harris, Devin 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 30 – (1992-10-24)24 October 1992
C 4 Estonia Arop, Birk Birger 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 18 – (2005-03-24)24 March 2005
PG 5 Estonia Post, Siim-Markus 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – (1997-02-13)13 February 1997
SF 9 Estonia Lips, Karl Johan (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1996-07-20)20 July 1996
SF 13 Estonia Kokk, Kristjan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (2001-10-09)9 October 2001
SF 14 Estonia Sünd, Kevin 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (2000-11-11)11 November 2000
PG 18 Estonia Laanemaa, Ron 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 18 – (2004-09-29)29 September 2004
C 21 United States Toppin, Malik 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 25 – (1997-08-14)14 August 1997
SG 24 Estonia Haller, Egert 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1995-04-01)1 April 1995
SF 27 Estonia Suurorg, Kaur Erik 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 18 – (2004-05-27)27 May 2004
C 30 Latvia Zaķis, Ronalds 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 35 – (1987-07-08)8 July 1987
SG 31 Estonia Rikberg, Jorgen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (2002-03-09)9 March 2002
Head coach
  • Estonia Valdo Lips
Assistant coach(es)
  • Estonia Kristjan Evart
  • Ukraine Dmytro Kolomyichenko
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 3 May 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Malik Toppin Birk Birger Arop
PF Ronalds Zaķis Kristjan Kokk
SF Karl Johan Lips Aleksander Oliver Hint Kevin Sünd Kaur Erik Suurorg
SG Egert Haller Jorgen Rikberg
PG Devin Harris Siim-Markus Post Ron Laanemaa

Head coaches
  • Tanel Einaste: 2011–2012, 2014–2015
  • Valdo Lips: 2013–2015, 2016–2021, 2021–present
  • Indrek Ruut: 2015–2016
  • Martin Toomas: 2021

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. Estonian Cup Regional competitions
2015–16 3II liiga 25th
2016–17 3II liiga 1st Second round
2017–18 2I liiga 7th
2018–19 2I liiga 3rd
2019–20 2I liiga 2nd[lower-alpha 1]
2020–21 2I liiga 1st Quarterfinalist
2021–22 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 5th Fourth place Estonian-Latvian Basketball LeagueRU
2022–23 1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga Runner-up Estonian-Latvian Basketball League8th

Trophies and awards

Regional competitions

Estonian-Latvian Basketball League

Domestic competitions

Estonian Cup

  • Runners-up (1): 2022

Individual awards

Estonian-Latvian Basketball League Final Four MVP

Notes
  1. The season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    References
    1. "FORUS Spordikeskus Viimsi". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
    2. "Klubist". KK Viimsi (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
    3. "Riia VEF krooniti esimest korda Eesti-Läti liiga meistriks, finaalis alistati kindlalt Viimsi" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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