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Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits
LeaguesKML
LBL
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
HistoryValga
(2005–present)
ArenaValga Sports Hall
Capacity561
LocationValga, Estonia
Team colorsGreen, Red, White
     
Main sponsorMaks & Moorits
Head coachJuris Umbraško
Websitebcvalga.ee

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

Players

Current roster

Template:BC Valga

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
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

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason RS PO Estonian Cup Regional competitions European competitions
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

  1. ^ "Tehtud! Valga/Valka ühisklubi hakkab mängima kahe riigi meistrivõistlustel" (in Estonian). Delfi. 29 July 2015.