Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML)

Current season, competition or edition: 2014–15 KML season
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1925
CEO	Jüri Ratas
Inaugural season	1925
No. of teams	9
Country	Estonia
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	BC Kalev/Cramo (7th title)
Most titles	Tartu Ülikool/Rock (22 titles)
TV partner(s)	TV6 Estonia Delfi TV
Related competitions	Estonian Basketball Cup
Level on pyramid	1st Tier
Relegation to	I Liiga – 2nd Tier
Official website	basket.ee

The Korvpalli Meistriliiga (English: Basketball Premier League) known as the Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga (English: Alexela Basketball Premier League) for sponsorship reasons is the first tier level men's professional basketball league in Estonia.

The first Estonian Basketball Championship tournament was held in 1925. During the Soviet occupation (1941–1991) the league was called Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Championship. The league was named Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) in 1992 after Estonia regained its independence. The current KML champions are BC Kalev/Cramo who won their seventh title.

The KML league, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 9 teams. Since 2013, Alexela, an Estonian energy company, has been the main sponsor of the KML league.

Current teams

Team	Location	Founded	Arena	Capacity	2013–14 season	Head coach
Kalev/Cramo	Tallinn	1998	Tallinn Arena	7,200	01 !	Alar Varrak
TÜ/Rock	Tartu	1945	TÜ Spordihoone	4,000	02 !	Gert Kullamäe
Rakvere Tarvas	Rakvere	2006	Rakvere Spordihall	2,422	03 !	Andres Sõber
TLÜ/Kalev	Tallinn	2002	Kalevi Spordihall	1,000	4th	Kalle Klandorf
TTÜ	Tallinn	2006	TTÜ Spordihoone	1,050	5th	Heino Lill
Pärnu	Pärnu	2000	Pärnu Spordihall	2,000	6th	Mait Käbin
TYCO Rapla	Rapla	1996	Sadolin Spordihoone	1,000	7th	Aivar Kuusmaa
Valga/Maks & Moorits	Valga	2006	Valga Spordihoone	1,000	8th	Varis Krūmiņš
Audentes/Noortekoondis	Tallinn	2005	Audentes Spordikeskus		13th, Esiliiga	Indrek Visnapuu

Historical performance of the current KML teams

Kalev/Cramo
TLÜ/Kalev
TTÜ
Audentes

Tarvas

Pärnu

Rapla

TÜ/Rock

Valga

Location of the 2014–15 Korvpalli Meistriliiga teams

Team Location Debut in KML Pos. Kalev/Cramo Tallinn 1998-99 Pos. Tartu Ülikool/Rock Tartu 1991-92 Pos. Rakvere Tarvas Rakvere 2006-07 Pos. Tallinna Kalev Tallinn 2002-03 Pos. TTÜ KK Tallinn 2006-07 Pos. KK Pärnu Pärnu 2006-07 Pos. TYCO Rapla Rapla 2010-11 Pos. Valga/Maks&Moorits Valga 2006-07 Pos. KK HITO Jõhvi 2012-13

Korvpalli Meistriliiga seasons Pos. 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 12

Champions

• 1925 to 1940: Estonian Basketball Championship
• 1941 to 1990–91: Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Championship
• 1991–92 to present: Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Season Team 1925 Tallinna Sport 1926 No championship 1927 Tallinna Kalev 1928 Tallinna Vitjaz 1929 Tallinna Russ 1930 Tallinna Kalev 1931 Tallinna Kalev 1932 Tallinna Russ 1933 Tallinna Russ 1934 Tartu NMKÜ 1935 Tallinna NMKÜ 1936 Tartu NMKÜ 1937 Tartu NMKÜ 1938 Tartu EASK 1939 Tartu EASK 1940 Tartu EASK 1941 Tallinna Dünamo 1942 No championship 1943 Tallinna Kalev 1944 summer: Tartu Kalev winter: Tallinna Kalev 1945 Tallinna Kalev 1946 Tallinna Kalev 1947 Tallinna Kalev

Season Team 1948 Tartu ÜSK 1949 Tartu ÜSK 1950 Tartu ÜSK 1951 Tartu ÜSK 1952 Tartu ÜSK 1953 Tallinna Kalev 1954 Tallinna Kalev 1955 Tallinna Kalev 1956 TRÜ 1957 EPA 1958 TRÜ 1959 TRÜ 1960 EPA 1961 TPI 1962 TPI 1963 TPI 1964 TPI 1965 TPI 1966 TPI 1967 Tallinna Kalev 1968 Tallinna Kalev 1969 TRÜ 1970 TRÜ 1971 Tallinna Kalev

Season Team 1972 TRÜ 1973 TRÜ 1974 Harju KEK 1975 TRÜ 1976 TRÜ 1977 TRÜ 1977–78 TRÜ 1978–79 Harju KEK 1980 Tallinna Standard 1981 Tallinna Metallist 1981–82 Tallinna Standard 1982–83 Tallinna Standard 1983–84 TPI 1984–85 TPI 1985–86 Tallinna Standard 1986–87 Tallinna Standard 1987–88 Tallinna Standard 1988–89 Tallinna Standard 1989–90 Tallinna Standard 1990–91 Tallinna Asto 1991–92 BC Kalev 1992–93 Rafter-Kalev 1993–94 Tallinna Asto-Basket 1994–95 BC Kalev/AUMa

Season Team 1995–96 BC Kalev 1996–97 BC Tallinn 1997–98 BC Kalev 1998–99 BC Tallinn 1999–00 Tartu Ülikool-Delta 2000–01 Tartu Ülikool-Delta 2001–02 Tallinna Kalev 2002–03 Tallinna Kalev 2003–04 Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2004–05 Ehitustööriist 2005–06 BC Kalev/Cramo 2006–07 Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2007–08 Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2008–09 BC Kalev/Cramo 2009–10 Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2010–11 BC Kalev/Cramo 2011–12 BC Kalev/Cramo 2012–13 BC Kalev/Cramo 2013–14 BC Kalev/Cramo

Performance by club

Club	Champions	Winning years
Tartu Ülikool/Rock	22	1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010
Tallinna Kalev	14	1927, 1930, 1931, 1942, 1944 (w)‡, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1971
TPI	8	1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1984, 1985
Tallinna Standard	8	1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Tallinna BC Kalev	7	1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003
BC Kalev/Cramo	7	2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Tallinna Vitjaz/Tallinna Russ	4	1928, 1929, 1932, 1933
Tartu NMKÜ	3	1934, 1936, 1937
Tartu EASK	3	1938, 1939, 1940
EPA	2	1957, 1960
Harju KEK	2	1974, 1979
Tallinna Asto	2	1991, 1994
BC Tallinn	2	1997, 1999
Tallinna Sport	1	1925
Tallinna NMKÜ	1	1935
Tallinna Dünamo	1	1941
Tartu Kalev	1	1944 (s)‡
Tallinna Metallist	1	1981

‡ Note: In the 1944 season two championship tournaments were held (s – summer tournament; w – winter tournament).

Korvpalli Meistriliiga Finals

	Home court advantage
*	Indicates the team who won the Estonian Basketball Cup in the same season

Season	Winner	Result	Runner-up	1st of Regular Season	Record	Champion's Coach	Finals MVP
1991–92	Tallinna BC Kalev *	2–0	Tallinna Asto	Tallinna Asto	28–1	Jaanus Levkoi	–
1992–93	Tallinna Rafter-Kalev *	2–0	Tallinna Asto	Tallinna Rafter-Kalev	36–0	Riho Soonik	–
1993–94	Tallinna Asto-Basket	2–1	Baltika	Tallinna Asto-Basket	25–3	Jaanus Levkoi	–
1994–95	Tallinna BC Kalev/AUMa	3–1	BC Tallinn	Tallinna BC Kalev/AUMa	28–0	Jaak Salumets	–
1995–96	Tallinna BC Kalev *	3–0	KK Tartu	Tallinna BC Kalev	36–0	Jaak Salumets	–
1996–97	BC Tallinn	3–1	Baltika	BC Tallinn	20–5	Üllar Kerde	–
1997–98	Tallinna BC Kalev	3–1	BC Tallinn	Tallinna BC Kalev	22–3	Maarten Van Gent	–
1998–99	BC Tallinn *	3–0	Nybit	BC Tallinn	21–4	Üllar Kerde	–
1999–00	Tartu Ülikool-Delta *	3–0	Tallinna Kalev	Tallinna Kalev	27–3	Teet Laur	Tanel Tein
2000–01	Tartu Ülikool-Delta *	3–0	Tallinna Ülikoolid-A. Le Coq	Tartu Ülikool-Delta	28–7	Jüri Neissaar	Tanel Tein
2001–02	Tallinna Kalev *	3–2	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	23–7	Üllar Kerde	–
2002–03	Tallinna Kalev	4–2	TTÜ/A. Le Coq	TTÜ/A. Le Coq	25–7	Andres Sõber	–
2003–04	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	4–2	EBS/Nybit	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	18–6	Tõnu Lust	Rauno Pehka ‡
2004–05	Ehitustööriist	4–3	Tartu Ülikool/Rock *	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	12–4	Allan Dorbek	Howard Frier
2005–06	BC Kalev/Cramo *	4–3	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	BC Kalev/Cramo	21–3	Aivar Kuusmaa	James Williams
2006–07	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	4–2	BC Kalev/Cramo *	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	33–3	Algirdas Brazys	Tanel Tein
2007–08	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	4–0	BC Kalev/Cramo *	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	33–3	Üllar Kerde	Brian Cusworth
2008–09	BC Kalev/Cramo *	4–2	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	26–2	Nenad Vučinić	Kristjan Kangur
2009–10	Tartu Ülikool/Rock *	4–2	BC Rakvere Tarvas	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	23–5	Indrek Visnapuu	Janar Talts
2010–11	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–0	Tartu Ülikool/Rock *	BC Kalev/Cramo	29–3	Aivar Kuusmaa	Armands Šķēle
2011–12	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–0	Tartu Ülikool *	Tartu Ülikool	25–3	Aivar Kuusmaa	Tanel Sokk
2012–13	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–0	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	BC Kalev/Cramo	28–4	Alar Varrak	Tanel Sokk
2013–14	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–0	Tartu Ülikool/Rock*	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	30–2	Alar Varrak	Vlad Moldoveanu

‡ Note: Play-offs MVP.

Korvpalli Meistriliiga awards

KML Most Valuable Player Season Player Team 1996–97 – – 1997–98 Gert Kullamäe Tallinna Kalev 1998–99 Aivar Kuusmaa BC Tallinn 1999–00 Gert Kullamäe Tallinna Kalev 2000–01 Tanel Tein Tartu Ülikool-Delta 2001–02 Tanel Tein Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2002–03 Aivar Kuusmaa TTÜ/A. Le Coq 2003–04 Augenijus Vaškys Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2004–05 Howard Frier Ehitustööriist 2005–06 Tanel Tein Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2006–07 Travis Reed BC Kalev/Cramo 2007–08 Brian Cusworth Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2008–09 Giorgi Tsintsadze Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2009–10 Valmo Kriisa BC Rakvere Tarvas 2010–11 Bambale Osby TTÜ/Kalev 2011–12 Kaspars Cipruss BC Rakvere Tarvas 2012–13 Gary Wilkinson BC Kalev/Cramo 2013–14 Vlad Moldoveanu BC Kalev/Cramo

KML Finals Most Valuable Player Season Player Team 1996–97 – – 1997–98 – – 1998–99 – – 1999–00 Tanel Tein Tartu Ülikool-Delta 2000–01 Tanel Tein Tartu Ülikool-Delta 2001–02 – – 2002–03 – – 2003–04 Rauno Pehka ‡ TTÜ/A. Le Coq 2004–05 Howard Frier Ehitustööriist 2005–06 James Williams BC Kalev/Cramo 2006–07 Tanel Tein Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2007–08 Brian Cusworth Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2008–09 Kristjan Kangur BC Kalev/Cramo 2009–10 Janar Talts Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2010–11 Armands Šķēle BC Kalev/Cramo 2011–12 Tanel Sokk BC Kalev/Cramo 2012–13 Tanel Sokk BC Kalev/Cramo 2013–14 Vlad Moldoveanu BC Kalev/Cramo

‡ Note: Play-offs MVP.

Best Young Player Season Player Team 1996–97 – – 1997–98 Tanel Tein SK Polaris 1998–99 – – 1999–00 – – 2000–01 Veljo Vares Tartu Ülikool-Delta 2001–02 Erik Dorbek Tallinna Kalev 2002–03 Tanel Sokk Nybit 2003–04 Kristo Saage KK Rakvere 2004–05 Gert Dorbek Tallinna Kalev 2005–06 Sten-Timmu Sokk Dalkia/Nybit 2006–07 Sten-Timmu Sokk Dalkia/Nybit 2007–08 Sten-Timmu Sokk Triobet/Dalkia 2008–09 Jaan Puidet Kuremaa SK 2009–10 Rain Veideman BC Rakvere Tarvas 2010–11 Rain Veideman Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2011–12 Rait-Riivo Laane Piimameister Otto/Rapla 2012–13 Rait-Riivo Laane TYCO Rapla 2013–14 Sander Saare BC Rakvere Tarvas

Coach of the Year Season Coach Team 1996–97 Üllar Kerde BC Tallinn 1997–98 Maarten Van Gent Tallinna Kalev 1998–99 Üllar Kerde BC Tallinn 1999–00 – – 2000–01 Jüri Neissaar Tartu Ülikool-Delta 2001–02 – – 2002–03 Andres Sõber Tallinna Kalev 2003–04 Tõnu Lust Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2004–05 Allan Dorbek Ehitustööriist 2005–06 Aivar Kuusmaa BC Kalev/Cramo 2006–07 Veselin Matić BC Kalev/Cramo 2007–08 Üllar Kerde Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2008–09 Nenad Vučinić BC Kalev/Cramo 2009–10 Andres Sõber BC Rakvere Tarvas 2010–11 Aivar Kuusmaa BC Kalev/Cramo 2011–12 Aivar Kuusmaa BC Kalev/Cramo 2012–13 Alar Varrak BC Kalev/Cramo 2013–14 Alar Varrak BC Kalev/Cramo

Defensive Player of the Year

Season	Player	Team
1996–97	–	–
1997–98	–	–
1998–99	–	–
1999–00	–	–
2000–01	–	–
2001–02	–	–
2002–03	–	–
2003–04	Indrek Reinbok	Pirita TOP Spa
2004–05	–	–
2005–06	Martin Viiask	Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2006–07	Valmo Kriisa	BC Kalev/Cramo
2007–08	Janar Talts	Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2008–09	John Linehan	BC Kalev/Cramo
2009–10	Gregor Arbet	BC Kalev/Cramo
2010–11	Callistus Eziukwu	Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2011–12	Bamba Fall	BC Kalev/Cramo
2012–13	Martin Dorbek	TYCO Rapla
2013–14	Gregor Arbet	BC Kalev/Cramo

Notable players

Estonia: Gregor Arbet Heino Enden Mart Laga Valmo Kriisa Anatoli Krikun Ilmar Kullam Kristjan Kangur Gert Kullamäe Heino Kruus Aivar Kuusmaa Tõnno Lepmets Jaak Lipso Joann Lõssov Martin Müürsepp Jaak Salumets Tiit Sokk Janar Talts Aleksei Tammiste Tanel Tein Priit Tomson

Canada: Richard Elias Anderson Georgia: Viktor Sanikidze Giorgi Tsintsadze Latvia: Kaspars Cipruss Māris Ļaksa Rinalds Sirsniņš Armands Šķēle Juris Umbraško Raimonds Vaikulis Ivars Timermanis Lithuania: Vilmantas Dilys Giedrius Gustas Augustas Pečiukevičius Kęstutis Šeštokas Darius Šilinskis Augenijus Vaškys

Romania: Vlad Moldoveanu Senegal: Bamba Fall USA: - Josh Akognon Tanoka Beard Brian Cusworth Michael Dunigan - Frank Elegar Nate Fox Howard Frier Keith Hill Justin Ingram Kurk Lee John Linehan Keith McLeod Curtis Millage Travis Reed Gary Wilkinson

External links

• Official KML League Page
• Eurobasket.com League Page