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BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.
History
BK Ventspils was founded in 1994. In first years Ventspils proved themselves as relevant part of Latvian basketball, but major step came in 1997 when Ventspils Olympic Center was built. At that time Ventspils started to play in international competitions playing in 1997–98 edition of FIBA Korać Cup, which was followed by playing in FIBA Saporta Cup. Meanwhile, in the Latvian League Ventspils reached finals in both 1998 and 1999, but in 2000 they won their first domestic title and then went on to win seven consecutive from 2000 to 2006. The team won its eight Latvian League championship in 2009.
During that championship run Ventspils also had great performances in European competitions. In the 2002–03 season Ventspils reached FIBA Champions Cup Final Four, where they finished third. In the 2003–04 season Ventspils debuted in the ULEB Cup competition, making eighthfinals. In the 2004–05 ULEB Cup season, Ventspils reached new heights and missed semifinals after, losing by one point in two game series against Hemofarm. Before the 2009–10 season, Ventspils participated in the EuroLeague Qualifying round, becoming the first Latvian team to do so.
Ventspils has been a team for many players to establish themselves on the European stage, such as Mire Chatman, Marijonas Petravičius, Jānis Blūms, Brent Wright, and others, who later had successful careers at the EuroLeague level.
In 2013, BK Ventspils became the first Latvian club to have won the Baltic Basketball League, after winning the first leg by a score of 69:91, and losing the second, by a score of just 70:73, in the finals against Prienai, from Lithuania. In the following season, BK Ventspils won their first Latvian League title since 2009, becoming the champions of the 2014 Latvian Basketball League campaign.
Honours
= League
=Latvian-Estonian League
Winners (1): 2019
Latvian League:
Winners (10): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2018
Runners-up (12): 1998, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Bronze (6): 1996, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2020, 2024
Latvian Cup
Runners-up (1): 2022
Baltic League
Winners (1): 2013
Runners-up (1): 2015
Bronze (2): 2007, 2010
North European Basketball League
Bronze (1): 2002
FIBA Europe Champions Cup
Bronze (1): 2003
Season by season
Roster
= Depth chart
=Notable players
Notable coaches
References
External links
Official Website (in Latvian)
Eurocup Team Page
FIBA Europe Team Page
Baltic League Team Page
Latvian League Team Page
Eurobasket.com Team Page
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Babak kualifikasi Liga Champions UEFA 2008–2009
- Babak pertama Piala UEFA 2004–2005
- Babak kualifikasi dan play-off Liga Eropa UEFA 2018–2019 (Jalur Utama)
- Babak kualifikasi dan play-off Liga Eropa UEFA 2019–2020 (Jalur Utama)
- Liga Champions UEFA 2008–2009
- Asosiasi Klub Eropa
- Babak kualifikasi Liga Eropa UEFA 2016–2017
- Daftar klub sepak bola divisi tertinggi di negara anggota UEFA
- Piala UEFA 2004–2005
- Liga Eropa UEFA 2019–2020
- BK Ventspils
- 2024 LBL Play-offs
- 2023–24 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
- Latvijas Basketbola līga
- Jerai Grant
- Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
- 2024–25 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
- Gerry McNamara
- 2022–23 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
- T. J. Shorts
