Tartu Ãœlikool Korvpallimeeskond

2010/11: 2nd place

2009/10: 5th Place

14 times Estonian Cup Winners: 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1974 1976, 1979, 2000-2002, 2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009-2011 Baltic State Champion Cup winner: 2010 Soviet champion: 1949

Tartu Ülikooli Korvpallimeeskond ( German Tartu University basketball team ) is a basketball team from Tartu in Estonia. She plays in the Estonian Basketball League as well as in the Baltic Basketball League ( BBL) and belongs to Tartu Ülikooli Akadeemiline SPORDIKLUBI the University of Tartu. The club was founded in 1945 as a university team and was formally 1992-1999 by the University independently, before the University came from February 2000 again as a name and (co - ) sponsor in appearance. Between 2001 and 2011 the team played under the name Tartu Ülikool / skirt or short skirt Tartu.

History

Tartu Ülikool belonged after its founding, first to the dominant teams in Estonia and won to 1959 eight Estonian championships in twelve years. In addition, they won as first single Estonian Union In 1949 the championship of the Soviet Union, in the following years it was in this competition in 1950 and 1951, Second of third parties. Only in 1969 could be connected to these successes and was from 1969 to 1978 Estonian champion with the exception of the year 1971. Succeeded in 1979 still a success in the Estonian cup competition, after they had won six times in the past, the league and cup double.

Only after the return of the team to the University of Tartu in 2000 renewed successes came from the year. In 2000 and 2001 they won the Estonian Double and 2002 another cup victory each. After another double in 2004 could be 2007 and 2008 again win the championship, with one in 2008 could also make international attention for the first time and moved into the Final Four tournament of FIBA Euro Cup. There was enough after two defeats but only to a fourth place. While at the national level between 2009 and 2011 three Cup titles in a row in 2010 and also the championship. In the existing since 2004 Baltic Basketball League, the Final Four in 2009 reached first tournament after you could eliminate it as a last qualified team of the main round in the quarterfinals of the national archrival BC Kalev. As host of the finals tournament is finished third behind the two leading Lithuanian Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius clubs and Zalgiris Kaunas. In the Champions Cup Baltic Basketball League, winning in 2010 as host against Lietuvos Rytas and lost in 2011 to defend his title on home soil against VEF Rīga.

Previous sponsors name

  • Up 001 952: Tartu Ülikooli SPORDIKLUBI
  • 1952-1992: Tartu ( Riiklik ) Ülikool
  • 1992-1997: Tartu Korvpalliklubi, between
  • 1993-1994: Raidor
  • 1994-1995: Tartu Gaas
  • 1997-1999: Tartu SK Polaris
  • 1999-2001: Tartu Ülikool Delta
  • 2001-2011: Tartu Ülikool / Rock

Known player

  • Estonia Tanel Tein 1993-2003, 2005-2010
  • Estonia Tarmo Kikerpill 1994-2005, 2006/07
  • Estonia Marek Doronin since 1998
  • Estonia Silver Leppik since 2002
  • Estonia Martin Müürsepp 2006/ 07
  • Estonia Gert Kullamäe 2006-2009 ( coach since 2012)
  • Georgia Giorgi Tsintsadze 2006-2009, 2010/11
  • United States Brian Cusworth 2007/ 08
  • United States Tanoka Beard 2008/ 09
  • Georgia Viktor Sanikidse 2008/ 09
  • Estonia Sten - Timmu Sokk since 2008
  • Estonia Rain Veideman 2010-2012
Double (association football) EuroChallenge BC Kalev/Cramo
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