Wikipedia - BC Pärnu

BC Pärnu, also known as Pärnu Sadam (English: Port of Pärnu) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Pärnu, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Pärnu Sports Hall. In 2022, the team won their first and only KML title.

History

Korvpalliklubi Pärnu (English: Basketball Club Pärnu) was founded in 2000. In 2006, the team joined the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), the top tier of Estonian basketball. They also made their debut in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) in 2012. On 12 July 2017, KK Pärnu announced that they will withdraw from the forthcoming KML season due to financial difficulties. However, the team would stay in the KML after reaching an agreement with KK Paulus.

In 2018, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League was formed. Pärnu Sadam reached the playoffs in the league's inaugural season, where they lost to BK Ventspils in the quarterfinals. In the 2019 KML Playoffs, Pärnu Sadam defeated AVIS UTILITAS Rapla in the quarterfinals, but lost to BC Kalev/Cramo in the semifinals. In the third-place games, they defeated TalTech. Pärnu Sadam made the KML Finals for the first time in team history in 2021. However, they could not overcome BC Kalev/Cramo and lost the series three games to one. The team finished the 2021–22 Estonian-Latvian Basketball League season in third place. They lost 81–83 to KK Viimsi/Sportland in the semifinal but beat BK Ogre 84–77 in the third place game. In the 2022 KML Playoffs, Pärnu Sadam defeated AVIS UTILITAS Rapla the quarterfinals and the defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo in the semifinals to advance to the finals for the second consecutive year. They swept Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits in three games to win their first Estonian championship. Andris Misters was named the KML Finals MVP.

Heiko Rannula, who had coached the team since 2014, left Pärnu after the 2021–22 season to join BC Kalev/Cramo. After failing to qualify for the Champions League, the team played in the FIBA Europe Cup, but didn't advance past the regular season. Pärnu Sadam were unable to defend their KML title, falling in the semifinals to Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits. They did, however, beat Viimsi/Sportland in the third-place series.

KK 패르누는 에스토니아 패르누를 연고로 하는 프로 농구팀이다. 1994년에 설립된 이 팀은 에스토니아 농구 리그(KML)에서 3번 우승했으며 에스토니아 농구컵에서도 2번 우승했다. 2007년부터는 북유럽 농구 리그(NEBL)에도 참가하고 있다.

패르누는 에스토니아에서 가장 성공적인 농구팀 중 하나이다. KML에서 3번 우승했으며, 에스토니아 농구컵에서도 2번 우승했다. 또한, 2007년부터는 북유럽 농구 리그(NEBL)에도 참가하고 있다.

패르누는 홈경기를 패르누 스포츠 센터에서 치른다. 이 경기장은 2003년에 지어졌으며, 수용 인원은 2,000명이다.

패르누의 현재 감독은 아이바르 쿠우제(Aivar Kuusmaa)이다. 쿠우제는 2007년부터 패르누를 이끌고 있으며, 팀을 KML 우승 2회와 에스토니아 농구컵 우승 1회로 이끌었다.

패르누의 주요 선수로는 에스토니아 국가대표인 마르틴 도르벡(Martin Dorbek), 라우노 누르게(Rauno Nurger)와 미국의 콤보가드인 라마드 우드(LaMard Wood) 등이 있다.

패르누는 에스토니아에서 가장 인기 있는 농구팀 중 하나이다. 홈경기에는 항상 많은 관중이 모여들며, 팀은 항상 플레이오프에 진출한다.