KK Viimsi

Viimsi/Sportland
Leagues	Korvpalli Meistriliiga Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded	30 October 2002 (2002-10-30)
History	Korvpalliklubi Viimsi (2002–present)
Arena	Forus Sports Center
Capacity	500
Location	Haabneeme, Viimsi, Estonia
Team colors	White, Black, Orange
CEO	Tanel Einaste
Head coach	Valdo Lips
Website	kkviimsi.ee
Home Away

Korvpalliklubi Viimsi (English: Basketball Club Viimsi), also known as Viimsi/Sportland for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Haabneeme, Viimsi, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Forus Sports Center.

History

KK Viimsi was founded in 2002 by Tanel Einaste, Anti Kalle and Teet Tiisvelt. In 2021, the team won the Estonian second division title and joined the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League. They reached the playoffs in their first season in the league. KK Viimsi/Sportland defeated BK Ventspils the quarterfinals and Pärnu Sadam in the semifinal to advance to the championship game, where they lost to VEF Riga, 64–95.

Sponsorship naming

• KK Viimsi/Noto: 2017–2021
• KK Viimsi/Sportland: 2021–present

Home arenas

• Viimsi School Sports Hall (2011–2018)
• Forus Sports Center (2018–present)

Players

Current roster

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Viimsi roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SG 0 Vaaks, Stefan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2005-05-08)8 May 2005 SF 1 Lehe, Gerrit 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2005-03-16)16 March 2005 SF 2 Hint, Aleksander Oliver 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 23 – (2000-05-27)27 May 2000 SF 3 Lishchyna, Illia 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2005-08-13)13 August 2005 SF 3 Trempi, Marten 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2004-03-20)20 March 2004 C 4 Arop, Birk Birger 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 19 – (2005-03-24)24 March 2005 SF 13 Kokk, Kristjan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (2001-10-09)9 October 2001 SF 14 Sünd, Kevin 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2000-11-11)11 November 2000 PG 18 Laanemaa, Ron 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 19 – (2004-09-29)29 September 2004 PG 22 Suurorg, Oliver 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (2000-01-08)8 January 2000 C 23 Kovalov, Artem 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 26 – (1997-11-28)28 November 1997 SG 31 Rikberg, Jorgen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 22 – (2002-03-09)9 March 2002 SF 44 Reinart, Ken-Martti 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 21 – (2003-02-10)10 February 2003 PF Mõttus, Markkus 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-01-21)21 January 2003 PF Teppo, Karl 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2005-05-22)22 May 2005	Head coach Valdo Lips Assistant coach(es) Dmytro Kolomyichenko Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 27 October 2023

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Malik Toppin	Birk Birger Arop
PF	Ronalds Zaķis	Kristjan Kokk
SF	Karl Johan Lips	Aleksander Oliver Hint	Kevin Sünd	Kaur Erik Suurorg
SG	Egert Haller	Jorgen Rikberg
PG	Devin Harris	Siim-Markus Post	Ron Laanemaa

Head coaches

• Tanel Einaste 2011–2012, 2014–2015
• Valdo Lips 2013–2015, 2016–2021, 2021–present
• Indrek Ruut 2015–2016
• Martin Toomas 2021

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Estonian Cup	Baltic competitions
2015–16	3	II liiga	25th
2016–17	3	II liiga	1st	Second round
2017–18	2	I liiga	7th
2018–19	2	I liiga	3rd
2019–20	2	I liiga	2nd
2020–21	2	I liiga	1st	Quarterfinalist
2021–22	1	KML	5th	Fourth place	Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	RU
2022–23	1	KML	4th	Runner-up	Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	8th

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• Estonian-Latvian League

Runners-up (1): 2021–22

• Estonian Cup

Runners-up (1): 2022

• Estonian 2nd League

Winners (1): 2020–21

• Estonian 3rd League

Winners (1): 2016–17

Individual awards

All-KML Team

• Karl Johan Lips – 2023

Estonian-Latvian League All-Final Four Team

• Tyler Roberson – 2022

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)