BC Rakvere Tarvas
| Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall | |||
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| Leagues |
Korvpalli Meistriliiga Baltic Basketball League |
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| Founded | 2006 | ||
| History |
BC Rakvere Tarvas (2006–present) |
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| Arena | Rakvere Sports Hall | ||
| Capacity | 2,747 | ||
| Location | Rakvere, Estonia | ||
| Team colors | Black, Blue, White, Yellow |
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| Head coach | Andres Sõber | ||
| Championships | 1 Estonian Cup | ||
| Website | bctarvas |
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BC Rakvere Tarvas, also known as Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Rakvere, Estonia. The team plays in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) and the regional Baltic Basketball League. Their home arena is the Rakvere Sports Hall.
Rakvere Tarvas have won 1 Estonian Cup.
Rakvere Tarvas was founded in 2006 by Andres Sõber and joined the top-tier Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) for the 2006–07 season, replacing another Rakvere based team, the financially troubled Rakvere Palliklubi. The team name Tarvas, meaning Aurochs in Estonian, is the symbol of Rakvere and is derived from the historic name of Rakvere, Tarvanpea (Aurochs' head). Rakvere Tarvas finished the 2006–07 regular season in 6th place, reaching the playoffs, where the team was eliminated by Tartu Fausto in the quarterfinals.
Andres Sõber strengthened the team significantly during the 2009 off-season by signing point guard Valmo Kriisa, young shooting guard Rain Veideman and centers Richard Anderson and Reinar Hallik. In February 2010, they were joined by forward Martin Müürsepp. Rakvere Tarvas finished the 2009–10 regular season in second place and reached the finals in the playoffs. In the finals, Rakvere Tarvas faced the top-seeded TÜ/Rock and lost the series 2 games to 4, despite winning the first 2 games. Valmo Kriisa and Rain Veideman were named to the All-KML Team, while Andres Sõber won the Coach of the Year award. After the season, Rakvere Tarvas lost several star players, including Kriisa, Müürsepp and Veideman, and failed to repeat their success in the 2010–11 season, finishing in fourth place. Rakvere Tarvas also joined the Baltic Basketball League for the 2010–11 season, but failed to advance past the group stage of the Challenge Cup competition.
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