Rapla KK
| AVIS Rapla | |||
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| AVIS Rapla logo | |||
| Leagues | Meistriliiga Baltic Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 1996 | ||
| History | Korvpalliklubi Rapla (1996–2004) Rapla Korvpallikool (2004–present) | ||
| Arena | Sadolin Sports Hall | ||
| Capacity | 818 | ||
| Location | Rapla, Estonia | ||
| Team colors | Red, White | ||
| President | Jaak Karp | ||
| Head coach | Aivar Kuusmaa | ||
| Website | raplakk.ee | ||
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Rapla Korvpallikool, known as AVIS Rapla for sponsorship reasons, is an Estonian professional basketball club based in Rapla, Estonia. They play in the Estonian Meistriliiga and internationally in the regional Baltic Basketball League.
History
The club's predecessor, basketball club Rapla, was founded in 1996 as a division of the Rapla Sports School, developing both men's and women's basketball players. In 2004, Rapla Korvpallikool was formed.[1]
In 2010, Rapla moved to the Sadolin Sports Hall and was promoted to the first tier level Meistriliiga. The team finished their first regular season 6th under the head coach Indrek Ruut, reaching the playoffs but being eliminated in the quarter-finals by TTÜ/Kalev with a record of 1–3. In 2011, Rapla joined the regional Baltic Basketball League. In 2012, Rapla reached the Estonian Cup finals but finished as runners-up after being beaten by Rakvere Tarvas 64–81.[2] In 2014, Ruut was replaced as head coach by the former Estonia national basketball team player Aivar Kuusmaa. Rapla finished the 2014–15 season in third place.
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Will Artino | Thomas van der Mars | |
| PF | Indrek Kajupank | ||
| SF | Kristjan Voolaid | Oliver Metsalu | Karl Johan Lips |
| SG | Sven Kaldre | Martin Paasoja | Martin Ütsmüts |
| PG | Devin Brooks | Sander Saare | Gert Lagus |
Head coaches
- Indrek Ruut 2010–2014
- Aivar Kuusmaa 2014–present
Honours
Individual awards
All-KML team
- Janar Soo – 2012
- Domagoj Bubalo – 2015
Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | RS | PO | Estonian Cup | Regional competitions | European competitions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | 1 | Meistriliiga | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 13–19 | 1–3 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Meistriliiga | 4 | Fourth place | 14–14 | 3–6 | Quarterfinalist | BBL Challenge Cup | RS | 2–8 | – | – | – |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Meistriliiga | 5 | Fourth place | 14–18 | 4–5 | Runner-up | Baltic Basketball League | RS | 1–9 | – | – | – |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Meistriliiga | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 10–22 | 0–3 | Quarterfinalist | Baltic Basketball League | RS | 3–9 | – | – | – |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Meistriliiga | 3 | Third place | 21–11 | 5–5 | Quarterfinalist | Baltic Basketball League | T16 | 3–7 | – | – | – |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Meistriliiga | — | — | — | — | Round of 16 | Baltic Basketball League | T16 | 8–6 | – | – | – |
References
- ^ "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Rapla KK.
- ^ "Tarvas võitis korvpalli Eesti karika" (in Estonian). Postimees.