BC Tarvas

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.{{cite web|title=Kaheksa klubi ihkab meistriliigasse|url=http://www.ohtuleht.ee/200516/kaheksa-klubi-ihkab-meistriliigasse|language=et|date=27 June 2006|publisher=Õhtuleht}} The team name Tarvas, meaning Aurochs in Estonian, is the symbol of Rakvere{{Broken anchor|date=2025-01-25|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Rakvere#Tarvas statue|reason= The anchor (Tarvas statue) has been deleted.}} 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 in the quarterfinals.

File:Martin Muursepp.jpg played for Tarvas in the 2009–10 season and coached the team in the 2021–2022 season.]]

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.{{cite web|title=Müürsepp liitubki Rakvere Tarvaga|date=25 February 2010 |url=http://sport.postimees.ee/229531/muursepp-liitubki-rakvere-tarvaga|language=et|publisher=Postimees Sport}} 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. Kriisa and Veideman were named to the All-KML Team, while Sõber won the Coach of the Year award.{{cite web|title=Selgunud on Eesti korvpallihooaja parimad|url=http://epl.delfi.ee/news/sport/selgunud-on-eesti-korvpallihooaja-parimad?id=50925281|language=et|publisher=Eesti Päevaleht}} 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.

File:BC Rakvere Tarvas logo.jpg

Rakvere Tarvas spent the 2011 off-season rebuilding. The team re-acquired Valmo Kriisa and signed Latvian players Kaspars Cipruss, Rinalds Sirsniņš and Juris Umbraško.{{cite web|title=Rakvere Tarvas palkas Läti tsentri|url=http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/eesti/rakvere-tarvas-palkas-lati-tsentri.d?id=56925352|language=Estonian|publisher=Delfi Sport}}{{cite web|title=Rakvere Tarva treeningutega ühines veel üks Läti ekskoondislane|url=http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/eesti/rakvere-tarva-treeningutega-uhines-veel-uks-lati-ekskoondislane.d?id=63722302|language=et|publisher=Delfi Sport}} In response, some Rakvere Tarvas fans started showing their support by attending games wearing Latvian national team uniforms.{{cite web|title=Tarva fännid käivad mängudel Läti koondise dressidega|url=http://virumaateataja.postimees.ee/778896/tarva-fannid-kaivad-mangudel-lati-koondise-dressidega/acts.php?ACT=602¬hing=1|language=et|publisher=Virumaa Teataja}} Rakvere Tarvas finished the 2011–12 regular season in third place and reached the semifinals in the playoffs, where the team was defeated by BC Kalev/Cramo. The team placed third in the final standings, after defeating Rapla 2 games to 0 in the third place games.

On 22 December 2012, Rakvere Tarvas won their first Estonian Cup, beating Rapla in the final 81–64. The team came third in the 2012–13 season, once again defeating Rapla in the third place games. Reimo Tamm was the KML top scorer with 16.36 points per game, while Brandis Raley-Ross and Juris Umbraško were named to the All-KML Team. Rakvere Tarvas competed in the 2013–14 EuroChallenge but failed to advance past the group stage with a 1–5 record. The team finished the 2013–14 season in third place, losing the semifinals against BC Kalev/Cramo 0 games to 3 and defeating Tallinna Kalev in the third place games 2 games to 1. Rakvere Tarvas folded after the 2016–17 season.

For the 2017–18 season, a new Rakvere club, RSK Tarvas, was created. In 2019, they won the second tier I liiga and were promoted to the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League.{{Cite web|date=19 June 2019|title=Rakvere Tarvas teeb korvpalli meistriliigas tagasituleku|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/6711543/rakvere-tarvas-teeb-korvpalli-meistriliigas-tagasituleku|access-date=19 June 2019|publisher=Postimees Sport|language=et}}

File:Kastani Arena.jpg is the home arena of BC Tarvas]]

• Rakvere Sports Hall

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• Andres Sõber 2006–2017
• Madis Putko 2017–2018
• Juris Umbraško 2018–2021
• Martin Müürsepp 2021–2022
• Vaido Rego 2022–present

Estonian League

• Runners-up (1): 2009–10

Estonian Cup

• Winners (1): 2012
• Runners-up (3): 2010, 2014, 2020

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KML Best Young Player

• Rain Veideman – 2010
• Sander Saare – 2014
• Siim-Markus Post – 2017

KML Coach of the Year

• Andres Sõber – 2010

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KML All-Star Five

• Brandis Raley-Ross – 2013, 2015
• Valmo Kriisa – 2010
• Rain Veideman – 2010
• Kaspars Cipruss – 2012
• Juris Umbraško – 2013

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