Wikipedia - TalTech Basketball

TalTech Basketball, also known as TalTech/OPTIBET for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. They are a part of the Tallinn University of Technology Sports Club. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the TalTech Sports Hall.

Tallinn University of Technology teams have won eight Estonian League championships and eight Estonian Cup titles.

History

Basketball was first played at Tallinn Tehnikum, the predecessor of the Tallinn University of Technology, on 4 February 1928, when the Tallinn Tehnikum team defeated the visiting University of Tartu 21–19. TPI Spordiklubi (Tallinn Polytechnic Institute Sports Club) was formed in 1948. TPI made their debut in the Estonian Championship in 1951 under coach Jaroslav Dudkin, who would stay with the team for the next 32 seasons. They established themselves as a major force in Estonian basketball in the 1960s, when Tõnno Lepmets and Priit Tomson led the team to six consecutive league titles from 1961 to 1966. August Sokk took over as head coach in 1982 and guided the team, led by his son Tiit Sokk and Margus Metstak, to two more championships in 1984 and 1985. In 1989, TPI changed its name back to TTÜ. The team began to struggle in the early 1990s as more professional basketball clubs joined the top division, and after the 1993–94 season, they withdrew from the league.

In 1999, TTÜ became affiliated with Tallinna Ülikoolid-A. Le Coq (formerly BC Tallinn). In 2001, the team moved to the newly renovated TTÜ Sports Hall and changed their name to TTÜ-A. Le Coq. After the 2001–02 season concluded, TTÜ and A. Le Coq shifted their sponsorship to BC Hotronic, who changed their name to TTÜ/A. Le Coq. Coached by Heino Enden and led by veterans Aivar Kuusmaa and Rauno Pehka, the team won the Estonian Cup in 2003.

On 6 September 2005, TTÜ announced that they will withdraw from the forthcoming KML season. They returned to the league for the 2006–07 season. In 2010, TTÜ Korvpalliklubi merged operations with Tallinna Kalev and became TTÜ/Kalev. However, the partnership ended after just one season, and TTÜ Korvpalliklubi continued independently. They have won the International Students Basketball League (ISBL) three times, in 2013, 2016 and 2017. In 2018, the university adopted TalTech as its official abbreviation.

El equipo de baloncesto TALTECH es un club profesional con sede en Tallin, Estonia. El club fue fundado en 1950 y actualmente juega en la Korvpalli Meistriliiga, la máxima categoría del baloncesto estonio. El TALTECH ha ganado el campeonato de Estonia en 11 ocasiones, la Copa de Estonia en 10 ocasiones y la Supercopa de Estonia en 5 ocasiones. El club también ha participado en competiciones europeas, como la Copa de Europa y la Eurocopa.

El TALTECH es uno de los clubes de baloncesto más exitosos de Estonia y cuenta con una gran base de aficionados. El equipo juega sus partidos en el Saku Suurhall, un pabellón con capacidad para más de 7.000 espectadores.

Algunos de los jugadores más destacados que han pasado por el TALTECH son:

* Tiit Sokk
* Martin Müürsepp
* Kristjan Kangur
* Sten-Timmu Sokk
* Siim-Sander Vene

El TALTECH es un club con una gran tradición y que siempre está luchando por los títulos. El equipo es un orgullo para la ciudad de Tallin y para toda Estonia.