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BK Jēkabpils

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.

BK Jēkabpils
BK Jēkabpils logo
NicknameLūši (Lynxes)
LeaguesLatvian–Estonian Basketball League
Founded2012
ArenaJēkabpils Sporta nams
LocationJēkabpils, Latvia
Team colorsWhite and Red
   
PresidentLatvia Leonīds Salcevičs
Head coachLatvia Artūrs Brūniņš
Websitebkjekabpils.lv

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   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

Notable players edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Jēkabpils" notur uzvaru Jūrmalā un iegūst LBL bronzu
  2. ^ "Jēkabpils" apspēlē Liepāju un otro gadu pēc kārtas iegūst LBL bronzu

External links edit

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