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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.

Parnu to estońska drużyna koszykówki z siedzibą w Parnawie. Został założony w 1994 roku i obecnie gra w Korvpalli Meistriliiga, najwyższym poziomie estońskiej koszykówki. Domowym obiektem klubu jest Pärnu Spordihall.

Parnu jest jednym z najbardziej utytułowanych klubów w estońskiej koszykówce, zdobywając łącznie 8 mistrzostw kraju. Ostatni tytuł wywalczyli w 2019 roku. Klub odniósł także sukcesy w rozgrywkach europejskich, dwukrotnie docierając do fazy pucharowej FIBA Europe Cup.

Niektórzy z najbardziej znanych zawodników grających dla Parnu to:

Janar Talts
Tanel Sokk
Sten-Timmu Sokk
Siim-Sander Vene
Kristjan Kangur

Parnu jest znany ze swojej szybkiej i atletycznej gry oraz silnej defensywy. Są również jednym z najlepszych klubów w kraju w zakresie rozwoju młodych talentów.