2016–17 KML season
Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1 | ||||||||||
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Season | 2016–17 | |||||||||
Duration | 2 October 2016 – 22 May 2017 | |||||||||
Games played | 110 (Regular season) 26 (Playoffs) | |||||||||
Teams | 9 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | TV6, Delfi TV | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | BC Kalev/Cramo | |||||||||
Season MVP | Thomas van der Mars | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | BC Kalev/Cramo (9th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | |||||||||
Third place | Tartu Ülikool | |||||||||
Fourth place | Pärnu Sadam | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Branko Mirković | |||||||||
Awards | ||||||||||
Best Defender | Mihkel Kirves | |||||||||
Best Young Player | Siim-Markus Post | |||||||||
Coach of the Year | Aivar Kuusmaa | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2015–16 2017–18 →
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
[edit]Venues and locations
[edit]Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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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
[edit]Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | Aivar Kuusmaa | Indrek Kajupank | Spalding | Avis |
BC Kalev/Cramo | Alar Varrak | Gregor Arbet | Nike | Cramo |
BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits | Kristaps Zeids | Renato Lindmets | SMV | Maks & Moorits |
G4S Noorteliiga | Indrek Visnapuu | Karl Robin Jürjens | Peak | G4S |
Pärnu Sadam | Heiko Rannula | Silver Leppik | Nike | Port of Pärnu |
Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall | Andres Sõber | Mario Paiste | Nike | Rakvere |
Tartu Ülikool | Gert Kullamäe | Tanel Sokk | Nike | University of Tartu |
TLÜ/Kalev | Raido Roos | Reimo Tamm | Peak | City of Tallinn |
TTÜ KK | Rait Käbin | Kiur Akenpärg | Erreà | Tallinn University of Technology |
Coaching changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Pärnu Sadam | Mait Käbin | Mutual consent | 1 June 2016 | Pre-season | Heiko Rannula | 1 September 2016 |
TLÜ/Kalev | Kalle Klandorf | Mutual consent | 1 January 2017 | 8th | Raido Roos | 1 January 2017[3] |
BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits | Juris Umbraško | Sacked | 10 February 2017[4] | 8th | Kristaps Zeids | 10 February 2017 |
Regular season
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
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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
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.
Points
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1 | Đorđe Dželetović | TLÜ/Kalev | 16 | 293 | 18.31 |
2 | Joonas Järveläinen | TTÜ KK | 28 | 478 | 17.07 |
3 | Domagoj Bubalo | Pärnu Sadam | 25 | 412 | 16.48 |
4 | Sten Olmre | TTÜ KK | 28 | 439 | 15.68 |
5 | Thomas van der Mars | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 38 | 587 | 15.45 |
Rebounds
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1 | Thomas van der Mars | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 38 | 468 | 12.32 |
2 | Domagoj Bubalo | Pärnu Sadam | 25 | 201 | 8.04 |
3 | Joonas Järveläinen | TTÜ KK | 28 | 219 | 7.82 |
4 | Madis Soodla | G4S Noorteliiga | 13 | 98 | 7.54 |
5 | Venky Jois | Tartu Ülikool | 31 | 228 | 7.35 |
Assists
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1 | Tanel Sokk | Tartu Ülikool | 31 | 165 | 5.32 |
2 | Sten Sokk | BC Kalev/Cramo | 25 | 108 | 4.32 |
3 | Norman Käbin | Pärnu Sadam | 20 | 82 | 4.10 |
4 | Sten Olmre | TTÜ KK | 28 | 113 | 4.04 |
5 | Mario Paiste | Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall | 24 | 88 | 3.67 |
All-Star Game
[edit]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.
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16 February 2017 | Team White | 152–159 | Team Blue | Tallinn |
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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
[edit]Player of the Month
[edit]Month | Player | Team |
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October[7] | Sten Olmre | TTÜ KK |
November[8] | Thomas van der Mars | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla |
December[9] | Reinar Hallik | Pärnu Sadam |
January[10] | Đorđe Dželetović | TLÜ/Kalev |
February[11] | Domagoj Bubalo | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla |
March[12] | Janari Jõesaar | Tartu Ülikool |
See also
[edit]- 2016–17 Basketball Champions League
- 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup
- 2016–17 VTB United League
- 2016–17 Baltic Basketball League
- 2016–17 Latvian Basketball League
References
[edit]- ^ "Korvpalliliit ja meistriliiga nõukogu panid uueks hooajaks plaanid paika" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Kalev/Cramo krooniti üheksandat korda Eesti meistriks, Raplale esimene hõbemedal" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 22 May 2017.
- ^ "TLÜ/Kalev andis Klandorfi lahkumismängus Kalev/Cramole korraliku lahingu" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Juris Umbraško sai Valgast hundipassi" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Võistlussüsteem" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Eesti aasta parimateks korvpalluriteks valiti Mailis Pokk ja Siim-Sander Vene" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Alexela KML-i oktoobrikuu parim mängija on Sten Olmre" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Alexela KML-i novembri parimaks valiti Thomas van der Mars" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Koduse korvpalliliiga detsembrikuu parimaks valiti Reinar Hallik" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Alexela meistriliiga jaanuarikuu parim mängija tiitel läks TLÜ/Kalevisse" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Meistriliiga veebruari parimaks tunnistati Domagoj Bubalo" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Korvpalli meistriliiga märtsikuu parimaks valiti Janari Jõesaar" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 7 April 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English and Estonian)