BK Liepāja
| Liepājas Lauvas | |||
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| Liepājas Lauvas logo | |||
| Leagues | LBL Baltic League | ||
| Founded | 1991 | ||
| History | Liepājas Metalurgs Baltika/Kaija BK Liepāja Līvu alus/Liepāja Liepājas Lauvas | ||
| Arena | Liepāja Olympic Center | ||
| Location | Liepāja, Latvia | ||
| Team colors | Dark blue, white and black | ||
| President |  Artis Lagzdiņš | ||
| Head coach | Agris Galvanovskis | ||
| Website | liepajaslauvas.lv | ||
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BK Liepājas Lauvas is a professional basketball club in Liepāja, Latvia playing in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League. Previous team names were Liepājas Metalurgs, Baltika/Kaija, BK Liepāja, Līvu alus/Liepāja, Liepājas Lauvas, but since 2012 team is called Liepāja/Triobet.
Liepāja team's greatest achievement in Latvian Basketball League is gained second place in 1997, but in 2000, 2011 and 2012 team won the third place.
Roster
- As of July 28, 2016
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Dāvis Rozītis | C | 213 cm | 109 kg | |
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Lateef McMullan | PG | 180 cm | 77 kg | |
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Artjoms Butjankovs | F/C | 205 cm | 100 kg | |
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Ingars Aizpurs | F/G | 195 cm | ||
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Roberts Krastiņš | G | 195 cm | 79 kg | |
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Kārlis Grigaļūns | PG | 182 cm | 80 kg | |
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Elvis Šukteris | G | 181 cm | 78 kg | |
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Kārlis Garoza | C | 205 cm | ||
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Rihards Bērziņš | PF | 205 cm | ||
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Kajus Okmanas | PG | 187 cm | 82 kg |
Season by season
| Season | League | Pos. | Significant Events | Baltic League | Pos. |
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| 1991–92 | LBL | 8 | – | – | – |
| 1992–93 | LBL | 8 | – | – | – |
| 1993–94 | LBL | 11 | – | – | – |
| 1994–95 | LBL | 9 | – | – | – |
| 1995–96 | LBL | 7 | – | – | – |
| 1996–97 | LBL | 2 | Runner-up | – | – |
| 1997–98 | LBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | – | – |
| 1998–99 | LBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | – | – |
| 1999–00 | LBL | 3 | Bronze medal | – | – |
| 2000–01 | LBL | 4 | Semifinalist | – | – |
| 2001–02 | LBL | 7 | – | – | – |
| 2002–03 | LBL | 4 | Semifinalist | – | – |
| 2003–04 | LBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | – | – |
| 2004–05 | LBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Challenge Cup | 5 |
| 2005–06 | LBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Elite Division | 13 |
| 2006–07 | LBL | 4 | Semifinalist | – | – |
| 2007–08 | LBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Challenge Cup | 4 |
| 2008–09 | LBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Challenge Cup | 8 |
| 2009–10 | LBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Elite Division | 9 |
| 2010–11 | LBL | 3 | Bronze medal | Elite Division | 12 |
| 2011–12 | LBL | 3 | Bronze medal | Elite Division | 14 |
| 2012–13 | LBL | 9 | – | Regular Season | |
| 2013–14 | LBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Round of 16 | |
| 2014–15 | LBL | 4 | Semifinalist | Round of 16 | |
| 2015–16 | LBL | 4 | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | |
Notable players
Sandis Buškevics- Edgars Jeromanovs
- Mareks Jurevičus
- Mārtiņš Meiers
- Mareks Mejeris
- Jānis Porziņģis
- Kristaps Porziņģis
- Artūrs Štālbergs
- Jānis Timma
- Raimonds Vaikulis
- Uģis Viļums
- Aigars Zeidaks
Paul Butorac- Pierce Caldwell
- Vernon Hamilton
- Aaron Johnson
- Josh Mayo
- Ashton Mitchell
- Steve Rich
- Malcolm Griffin
Martynas Andriukaitis- Valdas Dabkus
- Laimonas Kiselius
Russell Hicks
Oleg Kojenets
References
External links
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