BK Jēkabpils
| BK Jēkabpils | |||
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| Nickname | Lūši (Lynxes) | ||
| Leagues | Latvian–Estonian Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Arena | Jēkabpils Sporta nams | ||
| Location | Jēkabpils, Latvia | ||
| Team colors | White and Red | ||
| President |  Leonīds Salcevičs | ||
| Head coach | Artūrs Brūniņš | ||
| Website | bkjekabpils.lv | ||
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BK Jēkabpils is a professional basketball club based in Jēkabpils, Latvia, playing in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League. It was founded in 2012 and since then the club is playing in LBL higher division. The club's home arena is the Jēkabpils Sporta nams.
In its first season the club entered the Latvian Basketball League playoff quarterfinals, which they lost to Barons kvartāls team. Already in the next 2013–2014th season the club had even greater success with their coach Igors Miglinieks to win LBL bronze medals.[1] In their third season Jēkabpils outplayed Liepāja/Triobet and the second year in a row obtained LBL bronze.[2]
Roster
[edit]- As of September 7, 2021
| # | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
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Mikus Sokolovs | PG | 195 cm | 87 kg |
| 4 |
|
Kārlis Večens | PG | 188 cm | 71 kg |
| 24 |
|
Lauris Bērziņš | SG | 192 cm | |
| 33 |
|
Matīss Koļesinkis | SG | 195 cm | kg |
| 15 |
|
Edgars Ivanovs | SG | 190 cm | 78 kg |
| 25 |
|
Sandis Bēts | SF | 193 cm | 84 kg |
| 55 |
|
Mārtiņš Vīņauds | SF | 195 cm | 75 kg |
| 12 |
|
Rihards Strauts | SF | 199 cm | 85 kg |
| 23 |
|
Reinis Ermansons | PF | 198 cm | kg |
| 11 |
|
Jurijs Aleksejevs (C) | C | 202 cm | 117 kg |
| 6 |
|
Roberts Mednis | C | 205 cm |
Season by season
[edit]| Season | League | Pos. | Baltic League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | LBL | 5th | |
| 2013–14 | LBL | 3rd | Round of 16 |
| 2014–15 | LBL | 3rd | Round of 16 |
| 2015–16 | LBL | 7th | Quarterfinalist |
| 2016–17 | LBL | 5th | Round of 16 |
| 2017–18 | LBL | 7th | |
| Season | League | Pos. | LEBL |
| 2018–19 | LBL | 8th | 15th |
Coaches
[edit]- Edgars Teteris (2012–2014)
- Igors Miglinieks (2014)
- Edmunds Valeiko (2014–2015)
- Igors Miglinieks (2015–2016)
- Rūdolfs Rozītis (2016–2017)
- Sandis Buškevics (2017–2018)
Marko Zarkovič (2018–2019)- Agris Galvanovskis (2019–2021)
- Artūrs Brūniņš (2021–present)
Notable players
[edit]- Aigars Vītols
Michal Hlebowicki- Rinalds Sirsniņš
- Mārtiņš Kravčenko
- Pāvels Veselovs
- Andrejs Šeļakovs
Povilas Čukinas- Rihards Kuksiks
- Dovydas Redikas
- Jurijs Aleksejevs
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website (in Latvian)
