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TTÜ
Leagues	Korvpalli Meistriliiga Baltic Basketball League
Founded	1951
History	TPI (1951–1989) TTÜ (1989–2010) TTÜ/Kalev (2010–2011) TTÜ (2011–present)
Arena	TTÜ Sports Hall
Capacity	1,000
Location	Tallinn, Estonia
Team colors	Grey, Red, White
Main sponsor	Tallinn University of Technology
Head coach	Rait Käbin
Championships	8 Estonian Championships 7 Estonian Cups
Website	www.ttu.ee/korvpall
Uniforms
Home Away

TTÜ Korvpalliklubi (English: Tallinn University of Technology Basketball Club) is a professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia. They play in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) and internationally in the regional Baltic Basketball League. Their home arena is the TTÜ Sports Hall.

TTÜ have won 8 Estonian Championships and 7 Estonian Cups.

History

The game of basketball was first introduced to the Tallinn Tehnikum (predecessor of the Tallinn University of Technology) in 1928. The team's first game was played on 4 February 1928, in the NMKÜ Sports Hall, with Tallinn Tehnikum beating the visiting University of Tartu team 21–19.^[1] Tallinn University of Technology men's basketball team first played in the top-tier Estonian Championship in 1951. Coached by Jaroslav Dudkin, the team emerged as a major force in Estonian basketball in the 1960s. Led by Tõnno Lepmets and Priit Tomson, the team won 6 consecutive Estonian Championships from 1961 to 1966. In 1982, Dudkin retired and was replaced as head coach by August Sokk. In 1984 and 1985, the team led by Tiit Sokk and Margus Metstak won two more Estonian Championship titles.^[1] TTÜ began to struggle in the early 1990s as new professional basketball clubs joined the league and following the 1993–94 season, the university team was relegated from the KML.

From 1999 to 2002, TTÜ sponsored the KML team TTÜ-A. Le Coq (former BC Tallinn) and from 2002 to 2004, TTÜ/A. Le Coq (former BC Hotronic).^[2] TTÜ/A. Le Coq won the Estonian Cup in 2003. In 2004, TTÜ/A. Le Coq folded and TTÜ continued in the I Liiga.^[3]

TTÜ returned to the KML in 2006 and finished the 2006–07 season in 9th place. In 2008, TTÜ reached the Estonian Cup final, but were defeated by Kalev/Cramo 90–61. The team finished the 2008–09 regular season in third place and advanced to the playoffs. TTÜ swept Rakvere Tarvas in the quarterfinals and faced Kalev/Cramo in the semifinals, but lost the series 0 games to 3. TTÜ finished the season with bronze medals after defeating Valga in the third place games. In 2011, the team merged with Tallinna Kalev and became TTÜ/Kalev. TTÜ/Kalev finished the 2010–11 season in third place, being eliminated by TÜ/Rock in the semifinals and beating Rakvere Tarvas in the third place games. The unified team dissolved after the 2010–11 season and both clubs continued separately.^[4] In 2013, TTÜ won the inaugural season of the International Students Basketball League.^[5]

Players

Current roster

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TTÜ roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 4 Saare, Sander 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 22 – 14 February 1994 SG 5 Akenpärg, Kiur 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – 25 June 1988 SG 7 Pajumets, Ivalo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 19 – 2 May 1997 PG 8 Puur, Risto 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 22 – 1 June 1994 SG 9 Viilup, Sander 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 19 – 24 February 1997 PF 10 Kaaberma, Aleksander 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – 25 September 1995 PF 12 Koort, Rain 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 21 – 21 June 1995 C 17 Lõhmus, Ekke 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 24 – 31 July 1992 SF 20 Suurorg, Silver 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 19 – 24 November 1997 SF 22 Kuimet, Reni Alvin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 19 – 22 June 1997 PF 23 Raadik, Toomas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 26 – 15 August 1990 C 33 Vujović, Nikola 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 23 – 10 March 1993 SG 41 Olmre, Sten 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 21 – 31 January 1995 SF 52 Järveläinen, Joonas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – 17 August 1990	Head coach Rait Käbin Assistant coach(es) Raido Ringmets Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 12 October 2016

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Nikola Vujović	Ekke Lõhmus
PF	Toomas Raadik	Rain Koort	Aleksander Kaaberma
SF	Joonas Järveläinen	Silver Suurorg	Reni Alvin Kuimet
SG	Sten Olmre	Kiur Akenpärg	Sander Viilup	Ivalo Pajumets
PG	Sander Saare	Risto Puur

Coaches

Jaroslav Dudkin 1951–1982 August Sokk 1982–1986 Andres Liinat 1986–1987 Märt Kermon 1987–1989 Alar Sõnajalg 1989–1992

Mihkel Reinsalu 1992–1993 Alar Sõnajalg 1993–1994 Viktor Viktorov 2002–2005 Priit Vene 2005–2007 Aivar Kuusmaa 2007–2010

Üllar Kerde 2010–2011 Heino Lill 2011–2012 Tiit Sokk 2012–2014 Heino Lill 2014–2015 Rait Käbin 2015–present

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Postseason	RS	PO	Estonian Cup	Baltic Basketball League
2006–07	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	9	–	4–32	–	Round of 32	–	–	–
2007–08	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	10	–	6–30	–	First round	–	–	–
2008–09	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	3	Third place	17–11	4–4	Runner-up	BBL Challenge Cup	QF	11–11
2009–10	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	3	Fourth place	20–8	4–6	Third place	BBL Challenge Cup	4th	6–6
2010–11	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	3	Third place	25–7	5–5	Fourth place	Baltic Basketball League	RS	6–18
2011–12	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	5	Quarterfinalist	12–16	1–3	Fourth place	BBL Challenge Cup	QF	3–9
2012–13	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	4	Quarterfinalist	16–16	0–3	Quarterfinalist	Baltic Basketball League	RS	2–8
2013–14	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	4	Quarterfinalist	16–16	1–3	Quarterfinalist	–	–	–
2014–15	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	7	Quarterfinalist	12–20	0–3	Fourth place	Baltic Basketball League	RS	4–8
2015–16	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	7	Quarterfinalist	11–21	0–3	Fourth place	Baltic Basketball League	RS	2–10
2016–17	1	Korvpalli Meistriliiga	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Quarterfinalist	Baltic Basketball League	N/A	N/A

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Estonian Championship

• Winners (8): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1983–84, 1984–85

Estonian Cup

• Winners (7): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970

International Students Basketball League

• Winners (2): 2012–13, 2015–16

Individual awards

All-KML Team

• Bambale Osby – 2011
• Kristjan Kitsing – 2016

References

1. "Lühipilk ajalukku" (in Estonian). Tallinn University of Technology.
2. "A.Le Coq, TTÜ ja Hotronic: toetajad liitusid, tiimid mitte" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 28 May 2002.
3. "Hüvasti, TTÜ/A.Le Coq" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 7 May 2004.
4. "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Tallinn Kalev.
5. "ISBL". International Students Basketball League.

External links

• Official website