BK Liepāja is a professional basketball club in Liepāja (Latvia), playing in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League, Latvian Basketball League and European North Basketball League.
Liepāja team's greatest achievement in Latvian Basketball League came in 1997 when it won second place. It has also come in third in 2000, 2011, 2012, and 2023.
History Basketball team named “Sarkanais metalurgs” from the city of Liepāja first won Latvian SSR championship in 1963. During the years teams changed names, since 1991, after Latvia regained independence from Soviet Union, according to sponsorships. Previous team names were Liepājas Metalurgs, Baltika/Kaija, BK Liepāja, Līvu alus/Liepāja, Liepājas Lauvas, Liepāja/Triobet.
In May 2018, the team was reorganized into Liepājas Basketbols with the goal of creating a unified basketball system for Liepāja for junior and professional player development. The team announced the beginning of its sponsorship by Betsafe following Betsson's decision to merge the Triobet brand, which previously sponsored BK Liepāja, into that brand.
Since 2020, with the hiring of Latvian National team assistant and 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship silver medalist Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis as their head coach, BK Liepāja focuses on building teams around new talents.
In 2021/2022 season BK Liepāja made their international debut, competing in newly founded European North Basketball League. Liepāja won one of five games and finished the tournament at 5th place.
During the 2022/2023 season Liepāja won the bronze medal in Latvian league. Many players established themselves for the next level. After an excellent season with Liepāja, Kārlis Šiliņš signed in German Bundesliga. Renārs Birkāns signed with 10-time Latvian champion BK Ventspils.
Season by season SeasonLeaguePos.Baltic LeaguePos.Latvian-Estonian LeaguePos.1991–92 LBL8th1992–93 LBL8th1993–94 LBL11th1994–95 LBL9th1995–96 LBL7th1996–97 LBL2nd1997–98 LBL5th1998–99 LBL5th1999–00 LBL3rd2000–01 LBL4th2001–02 LBL7th2002–03 LBL4th2003–04 LBL5th2004–05 LBL5th Challenge Cup5th2005–06 LBL6th Elite Division13th2006–07 LBL4th2007–08 LBL6th Challenge Cup4th2008–09 LBL6th Challenge Cup8th2009–10 LBL5th Elite Division9th2010–11 LBL3rd Elite Division12th2011–12 LBL3rd Elite Division14th2012–13 LBL9thRegular season2013–14 LBL6thRound of 162014–15 LBL4thRound of 162015–16 LBL4thQuarterfinalist2016–17 LBL6thQuarterfinalist2017–18 LBL8thRegular season2018–19 LBL7th Latvian–Estonian Basketball League 13th2019–20 LBL7th Latvian–Estonian Basketball League cancelled2020–21 LBL3rd Latvian–Estonian Basketball League 7th2021–22 LBL 6th Latvian–Estonian Basketball League 12th2022–23 LBL 3rd Latvian–Estonian Basketball League 10th2023–24 LBL 4th Latvian–Estonian Basketball League 11th2024–25 LBL 6th Latvian–Estonian Basketball League 7th
Season League Regional Europe Latvian Cup Head coach 2025-26Latvian LeagueQuarter-finalsLatvian–Estonian League11th placedid not participateLatvian CupQuarter-finalsArtūrs Visockis-Rubenis
Players Current roster
Depth chart
Squad changes for the 2026–27 season
In
Out
Historical rosters 2025-26 season roster Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Left team during season C #17 Henriks Bajārs #14 Edgars Lieķis #00 Iļja Kurucs PF #11 Vitalii Shymanskyi #6 Kristians Feierbergs SF #77 Helmuts Petrovičs #7 Rinalds Timma #32 Matīss Ozoliņš-Pese #53 Xavier Dusell SG #1 Edvards Egle #10 Kristiāns Šulcs #2 Edvards Jonaitis PG #8 Emīls Krūmiņš C #5 Reds Martinsons
2024-25 season roster Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 C #15 Klāvs Dubults #88 Rinalds Mālmanis #17 Henriks Bajārs PF #8 Rodijs Mačoha #7 Roberts Freimanis C #12 Vitalii Kuznetsov SF #22 Kristaps Miglinieks #33 Rihards Kuksiks #10 Kristiāns Šulcs SG #35 Kristaps Ķilps #3 Mārtiņš Kilups PG #25 Edgars Lasenbergs #1 Ričards Vitoļskis #5 Reds Martinsons
Notable players
Edgars Jeromanovs Mareks Jurevičus Mārtiņš Meiers Mareks Mejeris Jānis Porziņģis Artūrs Štālbergs Jānis Timma Raimonds Vaikulis Uģis Viļums Paul Butorac Vernon Hamilton Josh Mayo Ashton Mitchell Malcolm Griffin Kris Richard Martynas Andriukaitis Valdas Dabkus Laimonas Kisielius
Coaches Coaches Gundars Vētra 2026- Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis 2020-2026
References
External links Official website