Rapla KK, also known as Hepa Rapla for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Rapla, Estonia. The team plays in the Saku I liiga. Their home arena is the Sadolin Sports Hall.
History The origins of the team can be traced back to Korvpalliklubi Rapla (Basketball Club Rapla), which was founded in 1996 as a division of the Rapla Sports School. Rapla Korvpallikool (Rapla Basketball School) was founded in 2004. In 2010, they moved to the newly built Sadolin Sports Hall and Rapla's first team joined the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), the top tier of Estonian basketball. The team also joined the Challenge Cup competition of the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) for the 2011–12 season. TYCO Rapla reached the Estonian Cup final in 2012, but were defeated by BC Rakvere Tarvas.
Coached by Aivar Kuusmaa, the team finished third in the Estonian League in 2015 and 2016. AVIS UTILITAS Rapla made it to the KML Finals for the first time in 2017, but were swept in four games by defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo. They came third again in the 2017–18 season.
In 2018, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League was formed. AVIS UTILITAS Rapla reached the playoffs in the league's inaugural season, where they lost to VEF Riga in the quarterfinals.
On 30 June 2025, Rapla announced that they will withdraw from the top flight and play in the I liiga.
Sponsorship naming
Piimameister Otto/Rapla: 2010–2012 TYCO Rapla: 2012–2015 AVIS Rapla: 2015–2017 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla: 2017–2024 Utilitas Rapla: 2024–2025 Hepa Rapla: 2025–present
Home arenas Rapla Sports Hall (2008–2009) Alu Sports Hall (2009–2010) Sadolin Sports Hall (2010–present)
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Head coaches
Indrek Ruut 2008–2014, 2025–2026 Aivar Kuusmaa 2014–2018 Toomas Annuk 2019–2021 Lluís Riera 2021–2022 Arnel Dedić 2022–2023 Brett Nõmm 2023–2025 Kustas Põldoja 2026–present
Season by season SeasonTierDivisionEstonian CupBaltic competitions2008–093II liiga1st2009–10 2 I liiga5th2010–11 1 KML6thQuarterfinalist2011–12 1 KML4thQuarterfinalistBBL Challenge Cup2012–13 1 KML4thRunner-upBaltic Basketball League2013–14 1 KML7thQuarterfinalistBaltic Basketball League2014–15 1 KML3rdQuarterfinalistBaltic Basketball League2015–16 1 KML3rdSecond roundBaltic Basketball League2016–17 1 KML2ndQuarterfinalistBaltic Basketball League2017–181KML3rdBaltic Basketball League2018–19 1 KML6thEstonian-Latvian Basketball League7th2019–20 1 KML2ndEstonian-Latvian Basketball League–2020–21 1 KML3rdQuarterfinalistEstonian-Latvian Basketball League4th2021–22 1 KML6thQuarterfinalistEstonian-Latvian Basketball League9th2022–231KML5thQuarterfinalistEstonian-Latvian Basketball League6th2023–24 1 KML3rdQuarterfinalistEstonian-Latvian Basketball League10th2024–251KML3rdFourth placeEstonian-Latvian Basketball League10th2025–262I liiga4thQuarterfinalist
Trophies and awards Trophies Estonian League Runners-up (1): 2016–17
Estonian Cup Runners-up (1): 2012
Individual awards
KML Best Defender Martin Dorbek – 2013
KML Best Young Player Rait-Riivo Laane – 2012, 2013
KML Coach of the Year Aivar Kuusmaa – 2017
KML All-Star Five Heigo Erm – 2011 Janar Soo – 2012 Domagoj Bubalo – 2015 Indrek Kajupank – 2016, 2017 Martin Paasoja – 2017 Thomas van der Mars – 2017 Dominique Hawkins – 2018 Roberts Freimanis – 2021 Tormi Niits – 2024
Estonian-Latvian League All-Star Five Brandon Childress – 2021
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