BK Ventspils

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BK Ventspils
Latvian-Estonian Basketball League
Websitebkventspils.lv

BK Ventspils is a professional

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

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.[1]

During that championship run Ventspils also had great performances in European competitions. In the 2002–03 season Ventspils reached

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,[2] and losing the second, by a score of just 70:73,[3] 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
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 (5): 1996, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2020
Runners-up (1): 2022
Winners (1):
2013
Runners-up (1): 2015
Bronze (2): 2007, 2010
Bronze (1): 2002
Bronze (1): 2003

Season by season

Season League Pos. Baltic League Pos. European competitions
1993–94
LBL
 7th
1994–95
LBL
 6th
1995–96
LBL
 3rd
1996–97
LBL
 4th
1997–98
LBL
 2nd 3 Korać Cup R16
1998–99
LBL
 2nd 2 Saporta Cup R16
1999–00
LBL
 1st 2 Saporta Cup R32
2000–01
LBL
 1st
2001–02
LBL
 1st
2002–03
LBL
 1st 3 FIBA Champions' Cup 3rd
2003–04
LBL
 1st 2 ULEB Cup T16
2004–05
LBL
 1st Elite Division 4th 2 ULEB Cup QF
2005–06
LBL
 1st Elite Division 5th 2 ULEB Cup T16
2006–07
LBL
 2nd Elite Division 3rd 2 ULEB Cup T16
2007–08
LBL
 3rd Elite Division 6th 2 ULEB Cup T32
2008–09
LBL
 1st
Elite Division
 7th 3 EuroChallenge RS
2009–10
LBL
 3rd Elite Division 4th 1 Euroleague QR1
2 Eurocup RS
2010–11
LBL
 2nd
Elite Division
 4th 3
EuroChallenge
 QF
2011–12
LBL
 2nd
Elite Division
 6th 2 Eurocup QR
3 EuroChallenge QF
2012–13
LBL
 2nd Champion 3 EuroChallenge L16
2013–14
LBL
 1st Quarterfinalist 3
EuroChallenge
 L16
2014–15
LBL
 2nd Runner-up 2 Eurocup RS
2015–16
LBL
 3rd 3 FIBA Europe Cup R16
2016–17
LBL
 2nd 3 Champions League POQ
2017–18
LBL
 1st 3 Champions League RS
4 FIBA Europe Cup R16
2018–19
LBL
 2nd Lat-Est BL 1st 3 Champions League RS
4 FIBA Europe Cup R16
2019–20
LBL
 3rd Lat-Est BL 3 Champions League QR2
4 FIBA Europe Cup RS
2020–21
LBL
 2nd Lat-Est BL 6th

Roster

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BK Ventspils roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G
 		2 Latvia Artūrs Ausējs 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 33 – (1990-12-16)16 December 1990
G
 		5 United States Ishmael El-Amin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 25 – (1998-12-02)2 December 1998
SG 6 Latvia Dāvis Dāvids Ozers 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 20 – (2004-03-28)28 March 2004
PG 7 Latvia Renārs Birkāns 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1997-06-26)26 June 1997
SG 8 Latvia Valters Vēveris Injured 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (2000-04-21)21 April 2000
PF
 		15 Serbia Toma Vasiljević 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 23 – (2000-10-07)7 October 2000
F
 		23 Latvia Linards Jaunzems 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1995-10-03)3 October 1995
G
 		24 United States Daeshon Francis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1996-01-26)26 January 1996
C 30 Latvia Ronalds Zaķis 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 36 – (1987-07-08)8 July 1987
C 31 Latvia Edvards Mežulis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 24 – (2000-01-14)14 January 2000
PF
 		42 Latvia Rūdis Donis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 17 – (2006-11-12)12 November 2006
PG 44 Latvia Jānis Censonis 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 19 – (2005-02-08)8 February 2005
F
 		45 Latvia Toms Salnājs 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 19 – (2005-02-25)25 February 2005
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 6, 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Ronalds Zaķis Edvards Mežulis
PF
 Toma Vasiljević Rūdis Donis
SF Linards Jaunzems Dāvis Dāvids Ozers Toms Salnājs
SG Artūrs Ausējs Daeshon Francis Valters VēverisInjured
PG Ishmael El-Amin Renārs Birkāns Jānis Censonis

Notable players

Notable coaches

References

  1. ^ "Tronī uzkāpj 'Ventspils' (2000-2006; 2009)". 3 October 2012.
  2. ^ BC Prienai - BK Ventspils : 69:91 (Match report) ScoresPro.com
  3. ^ BK Ventspils - BC Prienai : 70:73 (Match report) ScoresPro.com

External links

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