BK Jēkabpils
| BK Jēkabpils | |||
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| Nickname | Lūši (Lynxes) | ||
| Leagues | LBL Baltic League | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Arena | Jēkabpils Sporta nams | ||
| Location | Jēkabpils, Latvia | ||
| Team colors | White and Red | ||
| President |  Leonīds Salcevičs | ||
| Head coach | Sandis Buškevics | ||
| Website | bkjekabpils.lv | ||
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BK Jēkabpils is a professional basketball club based in Jēkabpils, Latvia, playing in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League. It was founded in 2012 and since then the club is playing in LBL higher division. The club's home arena is the Jēkabpils Sporta nams.
In its first season the club entered the Latvian Basketball League playoff quarterfinals, which they lost to Barons kvartāls team. Already in the next 2013–2014th season the club had even greater success with their coach Igors Miglinieks to win LBL bronze medals.[1] In their third season Jēkabpils outplayed Liepāja/Triobet and the second year in a row obtained LBL bronze.[2]
Roster
- As of February 8, 2017
| # | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 
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Derrick Roland | G | 193 cm | 90 kg |
| 1 |
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Roberts Stumbris | SF | 200 cm | 98 kg |
| 2 |
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Edijs Stiebriņš | G/F | 188 cm | 76 kg |
| 4 | 
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Dzianis Vikentsyeu | F/C | 206 cm | 100 kg |
| 6 |
|
Oskars Virsis (C) | G | 192 cm | 99 kg |
| 7 |
|
Edgars Štelmahers | PG | 184 cm | 78 kg |
| 8 |
|
Kristaps Kanbergs | G | 188 cm | 90 kg |
| 11 |
|
Jurijs Aleksejevs | C | 201 cm | 117 kg |
| 13 |
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Renārs Magone | F | 201 cm | 104 kg |
| 24 | 
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Dominykas Domarkas | G | 190 cm | 88 kg |
| 31 |
|
Artūrs Vītiņš | F | 196 cm | 103 kg |
| 33 |
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Matīss Koļesinskis | G | 192 cm | 77 kg |
| 50 |
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Matīss Surkulis | F | 200 cm | 90 kg |
Season by season
| Season | League | Pos. | Baltic League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | LBL | 5th | |
| 2013–14 | LBL | 3rd | Round of 16 |
| 2014–15 | LBL | 3rd | Round of 16 |
| 2015–16 | LBL | 7th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2016–17 | LBL | 5th | Round of 16 |
| 2017–18 | LBL | 7th |
Coaches
Edgars Teteris (2012–2014)- Igors Miglinieks (2014)
- Edmunds Valeiko (2014–2015)
- Igors Miglinieks (2015–2016)
- Rūdolfs Rozītis (2016–2017)
- Sandis Buškevics (2017–)
Notable players
- Aigars Vītols
Michal Hlebowicki- Rinalds Sirsniņš
- Mārtiņš Kravčenko
- Pāvels Veselovs
- Andrejs Šeļakovs
Povilas Čukinas- Rihards Kuksiks
- Dovydas Redikas
