BC Valga-Valka
| Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits | |||
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| Leagues | KML LBL | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| History | Valga (2005–present) | ||
| Arena | Valga Sports Hall | ||
| Capacity | 561 | ||
| Location | Valga, Estonia | ||
| Team colors | Green, Red, White | ||
| Main sponsor | Maks & Moorits | ||
| Head coach | Juris Umbraško | ||
| Website | bcvalga | ||
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BC Valga, also known as BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Valga, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian League and the Latvian League. Their home arena is the Valga Sports Hall.
History
The club entered its first competition in 2005, playing in the third tier II Liiga. In 2006, Valga joined the top tier Estonian Basketball Championship, the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. Valga finished their first-ever regular season in the KML in 8th place and reaching the playoffs, where the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual champions Tartu Ülikool/Rock. In 2008, Valga competed in the regional Baltic Basketball League for the first time. In 2015, Valga joined the top tier Latvian Basketball Championship, the Latvijas Basketbola līga, becoming the first club to simultaneously compete in both, the Estonian and the Latvian league.[1]
Sponsorship naming
Valga has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
- Valga Welg/Kolmvedu: 2005–2006
- Valga Welg: 2006–2008
- KK Valga: 2008–2009
- Valga/CKE Inkasso: 2009–2011
- Valga Korvpallikool: 2011–2012
- BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits: 2012–present
Home arenas
Main article: Valga Sports Hall
- Valga Sports Hall (2005–present)
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Viljar Veski | Jēkabs Rozītis | ||
| PF | Jurijs Aleksejevs | |||
| SF | Mārtiņš Berķis | Edgars Krūmiņš | Erik Kerk | Antti Vasar |
| SG | Kristaps Kanbergs | |||
| PG | Kristo Saage | Valmo Kriisa | Kalvis Krūmiņš | Brendon Paidra |
Coaches
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Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | RS | PO | Estonian Cup | Regional competitions | European competitions | ||||
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| 2005–06 | 3 | II Liiga | 1 | – | 12–2 | – | Round of 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006–07 | 1 | KML | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 15–21 | 0–2 | Fourth place | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007–08 | 1 | KML | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 18–18 | 0–2 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008–09 | 1 | KML | 4 | Fourth place | 14–14 | 3–7 | Quarterfinalist | BBL Cup | RS | 4–10 | – | – | – |
| 2009–10 | 1 | KML | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 11–17 | 1–2 | Quarterfinalist | BBL Cup | RS | 1–7 | – | – | – |
| 2010–11 | 1 | KML | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 14–18 | 1–3 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011–12 | 1 | KML | 8 | – | 3–25 | – | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012–13 | 1 | KML | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 13–19 | 0–3 | Quarterfinalist | BBL | RS | 2–8 | – | – | – |
| 2013–14 | 1 | KML | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 6–26 | 0–3 | Quarterfinalist | BBL | RS | 0–12 | – | – | – |
| 2014–15 | 1 | KML | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 15–17 | 1–3 | Quarterfinalist | BBL | RS | 4–8 | – | – | – |
References
- ^ "Tehtud! Valga/Valka ühisklubi hakkab mängima kahe riigi meistrivõistlustel" (in Estonian). Delfi. 29 July 2015.