2016–17 KML season

Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1
Season2016–17
Duration2 October 2016 – 22 May 2017
Games played110 (Regular season)
26 (Playoffs)
Teams9
TV partner(s)TV6, Delfi TV
Regular season
Top seedBC Kalev/Cramo
Season MVPNetherlands Thomas van der Mars
Finals
ChampionsBC Kalev/Cramo (9th title)
  Runners-upAVIS UTILITAS Rapla
Third placeTartu Ülikool
Fourth placePärnu Sadam
Finals MVPBulgaria Branko Mirković
Awards
Best DefenderEstonia Mihkel Kirves
Best Young PlayerEstonia Siim-Markus Post
Coach of the YearEstonia Aivar Kuusmaa
Statistical leaders
Points Serbia Đorđe Dželetović 18.31
Rebounds Netherlands Thomas van der Mars 12.32
Assists Estonia Tanel Sokk 5.32
1Sponsored league name, referring to Alexela.

The 2016–17 Korvpalli Meistriliiga season (also known as the Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 92nd season of top-tier basketball in Estonia. BC Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2015–16 season.[1]

The season began on 2 October 2016 and concluded on 22 May 2017 with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 4 games to 0 in the finals to win their 9th Estonian Championship.[2]

Teams

Venues and locations

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Locations of the 2016–17 Korvpalli Meistriliiga teams
Team Home city Arena Capacity
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 818
BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Saku Suurhall 7,200
BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits Valga Valga Sports Hall 561
G4S Noorteliiga Tallinn Audentes Sports Center 1,030
Pärnu Sadam Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1,820
Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall Rakvere Rakvere Sports Hall 2,747
Tartu Ülikool Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 1,650
TLÜ/Kalev Tallinn Audentes Sports Center 1,030
TTÜ KK TTÜ Sports Hall 1,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa Estonia Indrek Kajupank Spalding Avis
BC Kalev/Cramo Estonia Alar Varrak Estonia Gregor Arbet Nike Cramo
BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits Latvia Kristaps Zeids Estonia Renato Lindmets SMV Maks & Moorits
G4S Noorteliiga Estonia Indrek Visnapuu Estonia Karl Robin Jürjens Peak G4S
Pärnu Sadam Estonia Heiko Rannula Estonia Silver Leppik Nike Port of Pärnu
Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall Estonia Andres Sõber Estonia Mario Paiste Nike Rakvere
Tartu Ülikool Estonia Gert Kullamäe Estonia Tanel Sokk Nike University of Tartu
TLÜ/Kalev Estonia Raido Roos Estonia Reimo Tamm Peak City of Tallinn
TTÜ KK Estonia Rait Käbin Estonia Kiur Akenpärg Erreà Tallinn University of Technology

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Pärnu Sadam Estonia Mait Käbin Mutual consent 1 June 2016 Pre-season Estonia Heiko Rannula 1 September 2016
TLÜ/Kalev Estonia Kalle Klandorf Mutual consent 1 January 2017 8th Estonia Raido Roos 1 January 2017[3]
BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits Latvia Juris Umbraško Sacked 10 February 2017[4] 8th Latvia Kristaps Zeids 10 February 2017

Regular season

During the regular season teams will play 4 rounds for 32 games (2 at home and 2 away) with following exceptions:

  • Tartu Ülikool will play 1 round at home against teams other than BC Kalev/Cramo (1 round at home and 2 rounds away in total).
  • BC Kalev/Cramo will play 2 rounds away against teams other than Tartu Ülikool (2 rounds away in total).
  • G4S Noorteliiga will play 2 rounds (1 round at home and 1 round away in total).

Double points will be awarded to teams winning those games.[5]

League table

Pos Team Pld W L Pts PCT Qualification
1 BC Kalev/Cramo 32 29 3 61 .906 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Tartu Ülikool 32 29 3 61 .906
3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 32 20 12 52 .625
4 Pärnu Sadam 32 17 15 49 .531
5 TTÜ KK 32 16 16 48 .500
6 BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 32 12 20 44 .375
7 TLÜ/Kalev 32 12 20 44 .375
8 Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall 32 9 23 41 .281
9 G4S Noorteliiga 32 0 32 32 .000

Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Results

Home \ Away RAP KAL VAL G4S PÄR TRV TRT TLK TTÜ
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 82–66 87–59 83–57 75–62 90–67 73–79 79–76 101–91
77–80 80–78 93–91 92–57 65–68 63–70 89–83
BC Kalev/Cramo 86–63
85–75
BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 76–82 73–79 108–53 80–91 89–106 67–89 77–74 78–92
70–72 76–83 89–99 100–70 56–82 87–103 66–68
G4S Noorteliiga 64–81 69–102 75–80 69–83 75–107 59–102 62–87 64–71
59–112
Pärnu Sadam 65–59 62–94 86–93 101–55 69–81 68–81 73–49 82–79
64–49 71–74 74–90 87–72 62–67 75–84 76–67
Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall 61–81 77–107 85–86 83–65 75–86 77–105 70–80 82–80
61–91 77–103 76–97 70–93 67–91 69–88 65–83
Tartu Ülikool 96–66 77–76 85–69 88–57 88–69 110–64 86–65 94–72
69–71
TLÜ/Kalev 74–98 64–74 76–88 94–67 80–88 61–65 63–110 67–68
76–72 64–88 59–84 69–75 86–87 67–97 85–92
TTÜ KK 100–82 84–89 98–87 83–75 89–71 94–72 64–75 62–82
85–78 80–108 102–77 71–85 92–86 54–85 73–80
Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Main article: 2017 KML Playoffs

The playoffs began on 10 April and ended on 22 May. The tournament concluded with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 4 games to 0 in the finals.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 BC Kalev/Cramo 3
8 Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall 0
1 BC Kalev/Cramo 3
4 Pärnu Sadam 0
4 Pärnu Sadam 3
5 TTÜ KK 0
1 BC Kalev/Cramo 4
3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 0
2 Tartu Ülikool 3
7 TLÜ/Kalev 0
2 Tartu Ülikool 1 Third place
3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 3
3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 3 2 Tartu Ülikool 3
6 BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 0 4 Pärnu Sadam 0

Individual statistics

Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1 Serbia Đorđe Dželetović TLÜ/Kalev 16 293 18.31
2 Estonia Joonas Järveläinen TTÜ KK 28 478 17.07
3 Croatia Domagoj Bubalo Pärnu Sadam 25 412 16.48
4 Estonia Sten Olmre TTÜ KK 28 439 15.68
5 Netherlands Thomas van der Mars AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 38 587 15.45

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1 Netherlands Thomas van der Mars AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 38 468 12.32
2 Croatia Domagoj Bubalo Pärnu Sadam 25 201 8.04
3 Estonia Joonas Järveläinen TTÜ KK 28 219 7.82
4 Estonia Madis Soodla G4S Noorteliiga 13 98 7.54
5 Australia Venky Jois Tartu Ülikool 31 228 7.35

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1 Estonia Tanel Sokk Tartu Ülikool 31 165 5.32
2 Estonia Sten Sokk BC Kalev/Cramo 25 108 4.32
3 Estonia Norman Käbin Pärnu Sadam 20 82 4.10
4 Estonia Sten Olmre TTÜ KK 28 113 4.04
5 Estonia Mario Paiste Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall 24 88 3.67

All-Star Game

The 2017 All-Star Game was played on 16 February 2017 in Tallinn at the Saku Suurhall. Team Blue won the game 159–152 (139–136). The MVP of the game was Rain Veideman, who scored 37 points.

16 February 2017 Team White 152–159 Team Blue Tallinn
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 34–32, 34–32, 34–43, 50–52
Pts: Jõesaar 22
Rebs: Paasoja 9
Asts: Saage 8
PIR: van der Mars 28 		Boxscore Pts: Veideman 37
Rebs: Gladness 11
Asts: five players 5
PIR: Veideman 41 		Arena: Saku Suurhall
Attendance: 4,400
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Madis Allik, Ivo Kitsing

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Finals Most Valuable Player

Best Defender

Best Young Player

Coach of the Year

All-KML Team

Pos Player Team
PG Bulgaria Branko Mirković BC Kalev/Cramo
SG Estonia Martin Paasoja AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
SF Estonia Janari Jõesaar Tartu Ülikool
PF Estonia Indrek Kajupank AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
C Netherlands Thomas van der Mars AVIS UTILITAS Rapla

Player of the Month

Month Player Team
October[7] Estonia Sten Olmre TTÜ KK
November[8] Netherlands Thomas van der Mars AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
December[9] Estonia Reinar Hallik Pärnu Sadam
January[10] Serbia Đorđe Dželetović TLÜ/Kalev
February[11] Croatia Domagoj Bubalo AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
March[12] Estonia Janari Jõesaar Tartu Ülikool

See also

References

  1. ^ "Korvpalliliit ja meistriliiga nõukogu panid uueks hooajaks plaanid paika" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Kalev/Cramo krooniti üheksandat korda Eesti meistriks, Raplale esimene hõbemedal" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 22 May 2017.
  3. ^ "TLÜ/Kalev andis Klandorfi lahkumismängus Kalev/Cramole korraliku lahingu" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 13 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Juris Umbraško sai Valgast hundipassi" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 10 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Võistlussüsteem" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Eesti aasta parimateks korvpalluriteks valiti Mailis Pokk ja Siim-Sander Vene" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 1 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Alexela KML-i oktoobrikuu parim mängija on Sten Olmre" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 4 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Alexela KML-i novembri parimaks valiti Thomas van der Mars" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 8 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Koduse korvpalliliiga detsembrikuu parimaks valiti Reinar Hallik" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 6 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Alexela meistriliiga jaanuarikuu parim mängija tiitel läks TLÜ/Kalevisse" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 3 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Meistriliiga veebruari parimaks tunnistati Domagoj Bubalo" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 3 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Korvpalli meistriliiga märtsikuu parimaks valiti Janari Jõesaar" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 7 April 2017.