BK Ventspils

BK Ventspils
Leagues	Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
Founded	1994
History	BK Ventspils 1994–present
Arena	Ventspils Olympic Center
Capacity	3,085
Location	Ventspils, Latvia
Team colors	Yellow and Blue
President	Ģirts Štekerhofs
Head coach	Gints Fogels
Championships	10 Latvian Championships 1 BBL Championships 1 Latvian-Estonian Basketball League
Website	bkventspils.lv
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BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.

BK Ventspils was founded in 1994. In first years Ventspils proved themselves as relevant part of Latvian basketball, but major step came in 1997 when Ventspils Olympic Center was built. At that time Ventspils started to play in international competitions playing in 1997–98 edition of FIBA Korać Cup, which was followed by playing in FIBA Saporta Cup. Meanwhile, in the Latvian League Ventspils reached finals in both 1998 and 1999, but in 2000 they won their first domestic title and then went on to win seven consecutive from 2000 to 2006. The team won its eight Latvian League championship in 2009.^[1]

During that championship run Ventspils also had great performances in European competitions. In the 2002–03 season Ventspils reached FIBA Champions Cup Final Four, where they finished third. In the 2003–04 season Ventspils debuted in the ULEB Cup competition, making eighthfinals. In the 2004–05 ULEB Cup season, Ventspils reached new heights and missed semifinals after, losing by one point in two game series against Hemofarm. Before the 2009–10 season, Ventspils participated in the EuroLeague Qualifying round, becoming the first Latvian team to do so.

Ventspils has been a team for many players to establish themselves on the European stage, such as Mire Chatman, Marijonas Petravičius, Jānis Blūms, Brent Wright, and others, who later had successful careers at the EuroLeague level.

In 2013, BK Ventspils became the first Latvian club to have won the Baltic Basketball League, after winning the first leg by a score of 69:91,^[2] and losing the second, by a score of just 70:73,^[3] in the finals against Prienai, from Lithuania. In the following season, BK Ventspils won their first Latvian League title since 2009, becoming the champions of the 2014 Latvian Basketball League campaign.

• Latvian-Estonian League

Winners (1): 2019

• Latvian League:

Winners (10): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2018

Runners-up (13): 1998, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025

Bronze (6): 1996, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2020, 2024

• Latvian Cup

Runners-up (2): 2022, 2025

• Baltic League

Winners (1): 2013

Runners-up (1): 2015

Bronze (2): 2007, 2010

• North European Basketball League

Bronze (1): 2002

• FIBA Europe Champions Cup

Bronze (1): 2003

BK Ventspils roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 2 Artūrs Ausējs 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 34 – (1990-12-16)16 December 1990 PG 3 Perttu Blomgren 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (2001-09-13)13 September 2001 PG 5 M. J. Randolph 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1999-11-18)18 November 1999 PG 7 Renārs Birkāns  1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 28 – (1997-06-26)26 June 1997 F 8 Tomas Lekūnas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1993-04-06)6 April 1993 F 10 Roberts Bērze 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 24 – (2001-08-01)1 August 2001 F 11 Zac Watson 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (2000-02-04)4 February 2000 PF 13 Rūdis Donis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 – (2006-11-12)12 November 2006 SG 15 Valters Vēveris 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 25 – (2000-04-21)21 April 2000 C 30 Ronalds Zaķis 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 38 – (1987-07-08)8 July 1987 C 31 Edvards Mežulis 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 25 – (2000-01-14)14 January 2000 SF 35 Mihail Miseailo 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2002-08-01)1 August 2002 PG 44 Jānis Censonis 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2005-02-08)8 February 2005 G 51 Kārlis Šķiliņš 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2007-05-12)12 May 2007 PG 55 Tailers Tīģers 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 17 – (2007-09-12)12 September 2007 G 69 Roberts Prūsis 27 – (1998-07-22)22 July 1998	Head coach Gints Fogels Assistant coach(es) Andris Gūtmanis Edgars Seredjuks Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 20 April, 2025

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Ronalds Zaķis	Edvards Mežulis
PF	Zac Watson	Rūdis Donis
SF	Tomas Lekūnas	Roberts Bērze	Mihail Miseailo
SG	Perttu Blomgren	Artūrs Ausējs
PG	M. J. Randolph	Jānis Censonis	Renārs Birkāns

In Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality. No. Pos. Nat. Player

Out Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality. No. Pos. Nat. Player 5 SG  USA M.J. Randolph (to CSU Sibiu) 15 SG  LVA Valters Vēveris (to career end)

• Official Website (in Latvian)
• Eurocup Team Page
• FIBA Europe Team Page
• Baltic League Team Page
• Latvian League Team Page
• Eurobasket.com Team Page