BC Valga
| Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits | |||
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| Leagues | Korvpalli Meistriliiga Latvijas Basketbola Līga |
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| Founded | 2005 | ||
| History | KK Valga (2005–present) |
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| Arena | Valga Sports Hall | ||
| Capacity | 561 | ||
| Location | Valga, Estonia | ||
| Team colors | Green, Red, White |
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| Main sponsor | Maks & Moorits | ||
| Head coach | Juris Umbraško | ||
| Website | bcvalga |
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BC Valga, also known as BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Valga, Estonia. The team plays in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga and the Latvijas Basketbola Līga. Their home arena is the Valga Sports Hall.
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History
Basketball Club Valga was founded as a part of the Valga Sporting Society Kalev (Estonian: Valga Spordiselts Kalev). Valga made their Korvpalli Meistriliiga debut in the 2006–07 season, having been promoted from the third tier II Liiga. Valga finished the 2006–07 regular season in 8th place and advanced to the playoffs. The team faced off against the eventual champions Tartu Ülikool/Rock in the quarterfinals and lost the series 0–2.
Valga finished the 2008–09 regular season in fourth place. In the playoffs, Valga first defeated Tallinna Kalev 3–2 in the quarterfinals in a best-of-five series. In the semifinals, Valga faced Tartu Ülikool/Rock and lost the series 0–3. In the third place games, the team faced off against TTÜ but lost the series 0–2, placing fourth in the final standings. Valga made their Baltic Basketball League debut in the 2008–09 season, but failed to advance past the group stage of the Challenge Cup competition.
In 2015, it was announced Valga would join the Latvijas Basketbola Līga for the 2015–16 season, thus becoming the first club to simultaneously compete in both, the Estonian and the Latvian League.[1] Valga finished the regular season in 6th place and advanced to the playoffs. The team faced VEF Rīga in the quarterfinals and lost three to nothing in a best-of-five series.[2]
Sponsorship naming
Valga has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
- Valga Welg/Kolmvedu: 2005–2006
- Valga Welg: 2006–2008
- KK Valga: 2008–2009
- Valga/CKE Inkasso: 2009–2011
- Valga Korvpallikool: 2011–2012
- BC Valga/Maks & Moorits: 2012–2015
- BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits: 2015–present
Home arena
Main article: Valga Sports Hall
- Valga Sports Hall (2005–present)
Players
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Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Viljar Veski | Jēkabs Rozītis | ||
| PF | Jurijs Aleksejevs | |||
| SF | Mārtiņš Berķis | Edgars Krūmiņš | Erik Kerk | Antti Vasar |
| SG | Kristaps Kanbergs | |||
| PG | Kristo Saage | Valmo Kriisa | Kalvis Krūmiņš | Brendon Paidra |
Coaches
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Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | RS | PO | Estonian Cup | Latvian Basketball League | Baltic Basketball League | European competitions | ||||||
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| 2005–06 | 3 | II Liiga | 1 | – | 12–2 | – | Round of 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 15–21 | 0–2 | Fourth place | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 18–18 | 0–2 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 4 | Fourth place | 14–14 | 3–7 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | BBL Challenge Cup | RS | 4–10 | – | – | – |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 11–17 | 1–2 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | BBL Challenge Cup | RS | 1–7 | – | – | – |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 14–18 | 1–3 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 8 | – | 3–25 | – | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 13–19 | 0–3 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | Baltic Basketball League | RS | 2–8 | – | – | – |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 6–26 | 0–3 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | Baltic Basketball League | RS | 0–12 | – | – | – |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 15–17 | 1–3 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | Baltic Basketball League | RS | 4–8 | – | – | – |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 10–22 | 0–3 | Quarterfinalist | Latvijas Basketbola Līga | QF | 11–12 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
