BK Ogre is a professional basketball club based in Ogre, Latvia playing in the Latvian Basketball League and Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. The professional club was founded in 2014, but until then there was a local team that played second tier basketball. Ogre has a long history of bringing up professional players like Kaspars Bērziņš, Artūrs Bērziņš, Rinalds Sirsniņš among many others.
History City of Ogre has a long history of bringing up professional basketball players, including Kaspars Bērziņš, Artūrs Bērziņš and Rinalds Sirsniņš who have all once played for Latvia national basketball team. In 2009 local sports school's team started to play in Latvian 2nd division. After going to semi-finals in debut season management was assured of going to right direction with participation in 2nd division.
As Latvian Basketball League was looking for new teams to join the league, Ogre first started to think of going fully professional in 2014. City of Ogre established a professional club with a goal to win the 2nd division. After winning 2nd division in 2015, management decided it's time to move to the next level and joined the Latvian Basketball League.
During the first season club got new title sponsor and changed its name to Ogre/Kumho Tyre. After finishing the debut season next to last team let go head coach Edgars Teteris and hired Latvian U16 head coach Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis, who previously worked for University of Latvia. In 2016/2017 Ogre/Kumho Tyre made a debut in Baltic Basketball League. Also, during the season the most famous Ogre's player Kaspars Bērziņš joined the team for couple months to get back in shape after an injury and wait for bigger offers.
In 2023 the new Arēna Ogre was opened and BK Ogre moved there to play its home games in a brand new arena.
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Squad changes for the 2026–27 season
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Season by season SeasonTierLeagueBaltic LeagueLatvian-Estonian League2009–102 LBL24th18-16 2010–112 LBL25th16-82011–122 LBL213th8-22 2012–132 LBL27th16-15 2013–142 LBL24th24-11 2014–152 LBL21st25–8 2015–161 LBL10th9–27 2016–171 LBL8th13–19 Round of 162017–181 LBL4th 24–15 Quarterfinals2018–191 LBL3rd6–3 Reg.season 4th (18-10), Playoff 4th2019–201 LBL2nd — cancelled due to COVID-192020–211 LBL3rd 14–11 Bronze (2-1 at Final 6)2021–221 LBL3rd 8–3 Reg.season 5th (16-10), Playoff 4th2022–231 LBL4th 5–6 Reg.season 7th (17-13), Playoff 7th2023–241 LBL5th 2–3 Reg.season 7th (17-13), Playoff 7th2024–251 LBL5th17–11 Reg.season 4th (17-11), Playoff 4th
Honours League Latvian League: Winners (0): Runners-up (1): 2020 Bronze (3): 2019, 2021, 2022 Latvian League 2nd Division: Winners (1): 2015 Latvian–Estonian League Winners (0): Runners-up (0): Bronze (1): 2021
Coaches Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis: 2026- Uldis Švēde: 2021-2026 Nikolajs Mazurs: 2019-2021 Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis: 2016-2019 Edgars Teteris: 2015-2016 Pēteris Ozoliņš: 2014-2015
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