2016–17 KML season
Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1 | ||||||||||
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Season | 2016–17 | |||||||||
Duration | 2 October 2016 – 22 May 2017 | |||||||||
Number of games | 110 (Regular season) 26 (Playoffs) | |||||||||
Number of teams | 9 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | 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
Venues and locations
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 818 |
BC Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Saku Suurhall
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7,200 |
BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits
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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
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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
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TTÜ Sports Hall
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1,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
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
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
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 |
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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
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 |
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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
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
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
The 2017 All-Star Game was played on 16 February 2017 in
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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 | |||
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
- Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall)[6]
Coach of the Year
All-KML Team
Player of the Month
Month | Player | Team |
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October[7] | Sten Olmre | TTÜ KK
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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
- 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
- ^ "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
- Official website (in English and Estonian)