Rapla KK
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| Leagues | Korvpalli Meistriliiga Baltic Basketball League |
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| Founded | 1996 | ||
| History | Korvpalliklubi Rapla (1996–2004) Rapla Korvpallikool (2004–present) |
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| Arena | Sadolin Sports Hall | ||
| Capacity | 818 | ||
| Location | Rapla, Estonia | ||
| Team colors | Red, White |
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| President | Jaak Karp | ||
| Head coach | Aivar Kuusmaa | ||
| Website | www |
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Rapla Korvpallikool, known as AVIS Rapla for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Rapla, Estonia. The team plays in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga and the regional Baltic Basketball League. Their home arena is the Sadolin Sports Hall.
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History
The club's predecessor, Korvpalliklubi Rapla (English: 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 (English: Rapla Basketball School) was formed.[1]
In 2010, Rapla moved to the Sadolin Sports Hall and was promoted to the first tier Korvpalli Meistriliiga. Under head coach Indrek Ruut, the team finished the 2010–11 regular season 6th under and reached the playoffs but was eliminated in the quarterfinals 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
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Current roster
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AVIS Rapla roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| 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
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Best Defender
- Martin Dorbek – 2013
Best Young Player
- Rait-Riivo Laane – 2012, 2013
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 | ||||
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| 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 | 4 | Third place | 18–14 | 6–5 | Round of 16 | Baltic Basketball League | T16 | 8–6 | – | – | – |
References
External links
- Official website (Estonian)
- Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga (Estonian)
