Rapla KK (also known as Rapla Korvpallikool, and currently as Hepa Rapla for sponsorship reasons) is a professional basketball team based in Rapla, Estonia. The team currently plays in the I liiga, the second tier of Estonian basketball. Their home arena is the Sadolin Sports Hall, which has a capacity of 958.
History
The origins of the team trace back to Korvpalliklubi Rapla (Basketball Club Rapla), founded in 1996 as a division of the Rapla Sports School. Rapla Korvpallikool (Rapla Basketball School) was officially founded in 2004. In 2010, the team moved to the newly built Sadolin Sports Hall and 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.
Coached by Aivar Kuusmaa, the team finished third in the Estonian League in 2015 and 2016. 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 finished third again in the 2017–18 season.
In 2018, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League was formed. 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 would withdraw from the top flight and play in the I liiga.
Sponsorship naming history
- 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)
Achievements
- Estonian Meistriliiga runners-up: 2016–17
- Estonian Cup runners-up: 2012
Notable former players
Notable individual award winners include Martin Dorbek (Estonian League MVP, 2013), Rait-Riivo Laane (Estonian League MVP, 2012, 2013), and Aivar Kuusmaa (Coach of the Year, 2017), among others.
