Keila Basket
| Keila Basket | |||
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| Leagues | Korvpalli Meistriliiga Estonian-Latvian Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| History | Pirita Palliklubi (2002–2008) Tallinna Kalev (2008–2024) Keila Basket (2024–present) | ||
| Arena | Keila Health Center | ||
| Capacity | 800 | ||
| Location | Keila, Estonia | ||
| Team colors | Blue, White | ||
| Head coach | Peep Pahv | ||
| Website | keilabasket.ee | ||
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Keila Basket, also known as Keila Coolbet for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in Keila, Estonia. The team was founded in 2002 as Pirita Palliklubi. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Keila Health Center.[1]
History[edit]
The team was founded in 2002 as Pirita Palliklubi (Pirita Ball Club), the same year they joined the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), the top tier of Estonian basketball. In their first season, they reached the Estonian Cup final, but lost 76–92 to TÜ/Rock.[2]
Prior to the 2008–09 season, BC Pirita joined the Tallinn Sports Association Kalev and changed their name to Tallinna Kalev. In July 2010, Tallinna Kalev merged operations with TTÜ Korvpalliklubi.[2][3] They played as TTÜ/Kalev and TTÜ/Kalev II through the 2010–11 season. However, the partnership ended after just one season, and Tallinna Kalev continued independently.[2]
In 2014, the team became affiliated with Tallinn University (TLÜ). They made their debut in a European competition by competing in the 2016–17 season of the FIBA Europe Cup, but failed to advance past the group stage. Coached by former NBA player Martin Müürsepp, Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ made the KML Finals for the first time in team history in 2019. However, they were swept in three games by defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo.[4]
For the 2022–23 season, Tallinna Kalev merged operations with Audentes Sports Club.[5] The team withdrew from the top-tier competitions following the 2023–24 season.
After Keila Basket parted their ways with Keila KK, they started to use Tallinna Kalev's license to play in the Estonian–Latvian Basketball League and in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga under the name of Keila Coolbet.[6]
Home arenas[edit]
- Pirita TOP Sports Center (2002–2004)
- Pirita Business School Sports Hall (2004–2009)
- TTÜ Sports Hall (2010–2011)
- Kalev Sports Hall (2009–2010, 2011–2016, 2017–2018)
- Sõle Sports Center (2018–2022)
- Audentes Sports Center (2016–2017, 2022–2023)
- Nord Cramo Sports Hall (2021–2022, 2023–2024)
- Keila Health Center (2024–present)
Players[edit]
Current roster[edit]
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Depth chart[edit]
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Dmytro Tykhonov | James Moore | |
| PF | Toomas Raadik | Mark-Andreas Jaakson | Georg Allemann |
| SF | Erik Keedus | Lorenzo Ferrell | |
| SG | Mario Paiste | Brandis Raley-Ross | |
| PG | Bailey Hardy | Eric Schmalz | Andre Loigu |
Coaches[edit]
- Kalle Klandorf 2002–2010, 2012–2017, 2017–2018, 2023–2024
- Indrek Reinbok 2010–2012
- Raido Roos 2017
- Gert Kullamäe 2018–2019
- Martin Müürsepp 2019–2021
- Valdo Lips 2021
- Brett Nõmm 2021–2022
- Rauno Pehka 2022–2023
- Peep Pahv 2024–present
Season by season[edit]
Trophies and awards[edit]
Trophies[edit]
- Runners-up (1): 2018–19
- Runners-up (1): 2002
Individual awards[edit]
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Newcomer of the Year
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Notes[edit]
- ^ a b The season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References[edit]
- ^ "Keila Tervisekeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "TLÜ/Kalev ajalugu". TallinnaKalev.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "FOTOD: uus korvpalliklubi Tallinna Kalev/TTÜ on loodud!". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Igas elemendis Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ-st parem olnud BC Kalev/Cramo tuli oodatult Eesti meistriks". Basket.ee (in Estonian). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Tallinna Kalev ühines Audentesega, järgmise hooaja eesmärgiks on sekkuda medaliheitlusse". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Eesti-Läti korvpalliliigas hakkab mängima ka teine Keila klubi, pealikuks Andres Sõber". 20 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Estonian)