Rīgas ASK


Rīgas Armijas sporta klubs was a professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia.

History

Rīgas ASK was founded in 1931, and started playing in the Latvian Basketball Championship. In the years that Latvia was controlled by the Soviet Union, the club was a member of the USSR Premier League, which lasted until 1991. In 1953, head coach Alexander Gomelsky came to the club, and he remained with it until 1966.
Almost immediately, Gomelsky led ASK to the top of the USSR League, as he and the club's star player, Jānis Krūmiņš, led them to USSR League championships in 1955, 1957, and 1958, and also to the top of the European-wide top-tier level, by winning the FIBA European Champions Cup three times in a row, in 1958, 1959, and 1960. As well as to the final in 1961.
In 1997, Rīgas ASK merged with BK Brocēni, and the new club of BK ASK Brocēni was thus created. The new club was dissolved in 2001.
In 2004, a new club, under the name of BK Rīga was founded; and in 2006, it was renamed to ASK Rīga, after gaining the support of Riga City Council, the Latvian National Armed Forces, and some powerful sponsors.

Honours

'''Total titles: 6'''

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Notable players

Head coaches