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. "ASK" stood for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" (in English: Army Sports Club).

History

BK Rīga was then founded in 2004 as an attempt to revive the defunct club Rīgas ASK which was founded in 1931 and considered the most successful Latvian club on international level. BK Riga got back the original name of ASK Rīga on March 23, 2006, which was supported by the

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, the National Latvian Army Forces, and some powerful sponsors, as well as the brand new Arēna Rīga, with room for 12,500 fans. The team then made it to both the

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and the FIBA EuroCup quarterfinals, but the best was yet to come. The arrival of Torraye Braggs happened to be the key piece in a roster already featuring Sandis Valters, Raitis Grafs, Curtis Millage, A.J. Bramlett, and

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. ASK won the best-of-seven 2006–07 Latvian League finals 4–2, and started a new era for the club, breaking BK Ventspils's seven-year Latvian League dynasty. ASK hosted the EuroCup's 2007–08 opening game, but a plague of injuries did not allow the team to reach the competition's elimination rounds. In that season same 2007–08 season, ASK Rīga finished fourth in the

, and also finished in 3rd place in the Latvian League. The 2008–09 season was the last season of ASK Rīga to date.

Arena

ASK Rīga played its home games at the 12,500 seat Arēna Rīga.

Honours

Domestic competitions

* Latvian League : Winners (1): 2006–07

Notable players

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Dairis Bertāns (45) * Flag of Latvia

Gatis Jahovičs (9) * Flag of Latvia

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Roberts Štelmahers Roberts Štelmahers (born November 19, 1974) is a Latvian professional basketball coach and former player who played the point guard position. He is the current head coach for Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Štelmahers w ...

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Sandis Valters (10) * Flag of Latvia

Arnis Vecvagars (15) * Flag of Latvia

Uģis Viļums (7) * Flag of Latvia

Uvis Helmanis (4) * Flag of Latvia

Raitis Grafs (5) * Flag of Latvia

Ernests Kalve (11) * Flag of Latvia

Aigars Vītols (55) * Flag of Lithuania

Darius Lukminas * Flag of Lithuania

Martynas Andriukaitis (13) * Flag of Lithuania

Steponas Babrauskas (11) * Flag of Lithuania

Vytautas Danelius * Flag of Lithuania

Marius Runkauskas (10) * Flag of Lithuania

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