BC Pärnu is a professional basketball club based in Pärnu, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Pärnu Sports Hall. In 2022, the team won their first and only KML title.
History Korvpalliklubi Pärnu (English: Basketball Club Pärnu) was founded in 2000. In 2006, the team joined the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), the top tier of Estonian basketball. They also made their debut in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) in 2012. On 12 July 2017, KK Pärnu announced that they will withdraw from the forthcoming KML season due to financial difficulties. However, the team would stay in the KML after reaching an agreement with KK Paulus.
In 2018, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League was formed. Pärnu Sadam reached the playoffs in the league's inaugural season, where they lost to BK Ventspils in the quarterfinals. In the 2019 KML Playoffs, Pärnu Sadam defeated AVIS UTILITAS Rapla in the quarterfinals, but lost to BC Kalev/Cramo in the semifinals. In the third-place games, they defeated TalTech. Pärnu Sadam made the KML Finals for the first time in team history in 2021. However, they could not overcome BC Kalev/Cramo and lost the series three games to one. The team finished the 2021–22 Estonian-Latvian Basketball League season in third place. They lost 81–83 to KK Viimsi/Sportland in the semifinal but beat BK Ogre 84–77 in the third place game. In the 2022 KML Playoffs, Pärnu Sadam defeated AVIS UTILITAS Rapla the quarterfinals and the defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo in the semifinals to advance to the finals for the second consecutive year. They swept Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits in three games to win their first Estonian championship. Andris Misters was named the KML Finals MVP.
Heiko Rannula, who had coached the team since 2014, left Pärnu after the 2021–22 season to join BC Kalev/Cramo. After failing to qualify for the Champions League, the team played in the FIBA Europe Cup, but didn't advance past the regular season. Pärnu Sadam were unable to defend their KML title, falling in the semifinals to Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits. They did, however, beat Viimsi/Sportland in the third-place series.
Sponsorship naming
KK Pärnu/Catwees: 2007–2009 Pärnu Sadam (Port of Pärnu): 2015–2025 Transcom Pärnu: 2025–2026
Home arenas Pärnu School Gymnasium (2006–2009) Pärnu Sports Hall (2009–present)
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Squad changes for/during the 2026–27 season
In
Head coaches
Indrek Ruut 2006–2009 Rait Käbin 2009–2012 Priit Vene 2012–2013 Darko Ivanović 2013–2014 Mait Käbin 2014–2016 Heiko Rannula 2016–2022 Toomas Annuk 2022 Gert Kullamäe 2022–2024 Vitaly Stepanovskyy 2024 Kristjan Evart 2024–present
Season by season SeasonTierDivisionEstonian CupBaltic competitionsEuropean competitions2006–07 1 KML10thQuarterfinalist2007–08 1 KML7thQuarterfinalist2008–09 1 KML7thFourth place2009–10 1 KML7thFourth place2010–11 1 KML8thQuarterfinalist2011–12 1 KML7thQuarterfinalist2012–13 1 KML6thBaltic Basketball League2013–14 1 KML6thFourth placeBaltic Basketball League2014–15 1 KML5thQuarterfinalistBaltic Basketball League2015–16 1 KML6thQuarterfinalistBaltic Basketball League2016–17 1 KML4thThird placeBaltic Basketball League2017–181KML4thBaltic Basketball League2018–19 1 KML3rdEstonian-Latvian Basketball League8th2019–20 1 KML3rdEstonian-Latvian Basketball League–2020–21 1 KML2ndThird placeEstonian-Latvian Basketball League2021–22 1 KML1stQuarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League3rd4 FIBA Europe Cup 2022–231KML3rdQuarterfinalistEstonian-Latvian Basketball League11th3 Champions League 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2023–24 1 KML4thThird placeEstonian-Latvian Basketball League8th4 FIBA Europe Cup 2024–25 1 KML5thQuarterfinalistEstonian-Latvian Basketball League11th4 FIBA Europe Cup 2025–26 1 KML4thQuarterfinalistEstonian-Latvian Basketball League8th4 FIBA Europe Cup 2026–27 1 KMLTBDEstonian-Latvian Basketball League4 FIBA Europe Cup
Trophies and awards Trophies Estonian League Winners (1): 2021–2022 Runners-up (1): 2020–2021
Individual awards
KML Finals MVP Andris Misters – 2022
KML Best Defender Mihkel Kirves – 2017, 2018, 2019 Märt Rosenthal – 2021
KML Best Young Player Norman Käbin – 2016 Hugo Toom – 2021
KML Coach of the Year Heiko Rannula – 2022
KML All-Star Five Demetre Rivers – 2019 Edon Maxhuni – 2021 Alterique Gilbert – 2022 Mihkel Kirves – 2022, 2023 Robert Valge – 2022 Devin Harris – 2026
Estonian-Latvian League All-Star Five Robert Valge – 2022
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