Rapla KK

Rapla KK, also known as Rapla Korvpallikool, is a professional basketball team based in Rapla, Estonia. The team plays in the Saku I liiga. Their home arena is the Sadolin Sports Hall.

Rapla Korvpallikool
Leagues	I liiga
Founded	2004; 21 years ago (2004)
History	Rapla KK (2004–present)
Arena	Sadolin Sports Hall
Capacity	958
Location	Rapla, Estonia
Team colors	White, Blue
Team manager	Sven Kaldre
Head coach	Indrek Ruut
Website	raplakk.ee
Home Away

History

The origins of the team can be traced back to Korvpalliklubi Rapla (Basketball Club Rapla), which was founded in 1996 as a division of the Rapla Sports School. Rapla Korvpallikool (Rapla Basketball School) was founded in 2004.^[1] In 2010, they moved to the newly built Sadolin Sports Hall and Rapla's first team joined the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), the top tier of Estonian basketball. The team also joined the Challenge Cup competition of the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) for the 2011–12 season. TYCO Rapla reached the Estonian Cup final in 2012, but were defeated by BC Rakvere Tarvas.^[2]

Coached by Aivar Kuusmaa, the team finished third in the Estonian League in 2015 and 2016. AVIS UTILITAS Rapla made it to the KML Finals for the first time in 2017, but were swept in four games by defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo.^[3] They came third again in the 2017–18 season.^[4]

Rapla logo from 2017 to 2024

In 2018, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League was formed. AVIS UTILITAS Rapla reached the playoffs in the league's inaugural season, where they lost to VEF Riga in the quarterfinals.

Sponsorship naming

• Piimameister Otto/Rapla: 2010–2012
• TYCO Rapla: 2012–2015
• AVIS Rapla: 2015–2017
• AVIS UTILITAS Rapla: 2017–2024
• Utilitas Rapla: 2024–2025

Home arenas

• Rapla Sports Hall (2008–2009)
• Alu Sports Hall (2009–2010)
• Sadolin Sports Hall (2010–present)^[5]

Players

See also: Category:Rapla KK players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Utilitas Rapla roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 0 McKissic, Brandon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – (1999-01-20)20 January 1999 PF 1 McCreary, Jalyn 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 24 – (2000-09-19)19 September 2000 SG 3 Jakk, Rasmus 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2005-12-12)12 December 2005 PG 4 Laane, Rait-Riivo 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 32 – (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 SF 5 Eelmäe, Hendrik (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – (2000-10-26)26 October 2000 SG 6 Ratas, Jan Märten 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 23 – (2001-09-07)7 September 2001 PG 7 Emīls Krūmiņš 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 23 – (2001-10-10)10 October 2001 SG 8 Ruubel, Markus 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (2002-02-08)8 February 2002 C 11 Ezeagu, Kaosi 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1999-11-26)26 November 1999 SF 19 Niits, Tormi 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 27 – (1998-05-19)19 May 1998 PF 22 Kajupank, Indrek 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 37 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 PF 32 Kilk, Karmo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 20 – (2005-01-23)23 January 2005 SG 33 Ruut, Marek 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1998-04-02)2 April 1998	Head coach Brett Nõmm Assistant coach(es) Kustas Põldoja Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 31 October 2023

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Kaosi Ezeagu
PF	Jalyn McCreary	Indrek Kajupank
SF	Tormi Niits	Hendrik Eelmäe
SG	Brandon McKissic	Jan Märten Ratas	Marek Ruut
PG	Emīls Krūmiņš	Rait-Riivo Laane	Markus Ruubel

Head coaches

• Indrek Ruut 2008–2014
• Aivar Kuusmaa 2014–2018
• Toomas Annuk 2019–2021
• Lluís Riera 2021–2022
• Arnel Dedić 2022–2023
• Brett Nõmm 2023–2025
• Indrek Ruut 2025–present

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Estonian Cup	Baltic competitions
2008–09	3	II liiga	1st
2009–10	2	I liiga	5th
2010–11	1	KML	6th	Quarterfinalist
2011–12	1	KML	4th	Quarterfinalist	BBL Challenge Cup	RS
2012–13	1	KML	4th	Runner-up	Baltic Basketball League	RS
2013–14	1	KML	7th	Quarterfinalist	Baltic Basketball League	RS
2014–15	1	KML	3rd	Quarterfinalist	Baltic Basketball League	EF
2015–16	1	KML	3rd	Second round	Baltic Basketball League	EF
2016–17	1	KML	2nd	Quarterfinalist	Baltic Basketball League	EF
2017–18	1	KML	3rd		Baltic Basketball League	QF
2018–19	1	KML	6th		Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	7th
2019–20	1	KML	2nd[a]		Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	–[a]
2020–21	1	KML	3rd	Quarterfinalist	Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	4th
2021–22	1	KML	6th	Quarterfinalist	Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	9th
2022–23	1	KML	5th	Quarterfinalist	Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	6th
2023–24	1	KML	3rd	Quarterfinalist	Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	10th
2024–25	1	KML	3rd	Fourth place	Estonian-Latvian Basketball League	10th

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• Estonian League

Runners-up (1): 2016–17

• Estonian Cup

Runners-up (1): 2012

Individual awards

KML Best Defender Martin Dorbek – 2013 KML Best Young Player Rait-Riivo Laane – 2012, 2013 KML Coach of the Year Aivar Kuusmaa – 2017

KML All-Star Five Heigo Erm – 2011 Janar Soo – 2012 Domagoj Bubalo – 2015 Indrek Kajupank – 2016, 2017 Martin Paasoja – 2017 Thomas van der Mars – 2017 Dominique Hawkins – 2018 Roberts Freimanis – 2021 Tormi Niits – 2024 Estonian-Latvian League All-Star Five Brandon Childress – 2021

Notes

1. The season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.