2019 KML Playoffs

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KML Play-offs
Dates9 April – 22 May 2019
Number of games20
Number of teams6
Finals
Champions
2021
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The 2019 KML Play-offs was the tournament to determine the

Estonian-Latvian Basketball League, replacing the KML regular season, with the top six Estonian teams advancing to the KML play-offs. The play-offs began on 9 April and concluded on 22 May with Kalev/Cramo defeating Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 3 games to 0 in the finals to win their 11th Estonian Championship.[1][2]

Teams

Venues and locations

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Locations of the 2019 KML Play-offs teams
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Avis Utilitas Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 818[3]
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall 1,700[4]
Pärnu Sadam
 Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1,820[5]
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn
Sõle Sports Centre
 153[6]
TalTech Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall 1,000[7]
Tartu Ülikool
 Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 2,600[8]

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Avis Utilitas Rapla Estonia Toomas Annuk Estonia Indrek Kajupank
Spalding
 Fenikss Casino
Kalev/Cramo Lithuania Donaldas Kairys Estonia Kristjan Kangur Nike Cramo
Pärnu Sadam Estonia Heiko Rannula Estonia Rannar Raap Nike Port of Pärnu
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Estonia Martin Müürsepp Estonia Mario Paiste Nike City of Tallinn
TalTech Estonia Rait Käbin Estonia Jaan Puidet Nike Tallinn University of Technology
Tartu Ülikool Estonia Priit Vene Lithuania Julius Kazakauskas Nike University of Tartu

Play-off bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
1 Kalev/Cramo 3
4 Avis Utilitas Rapla 1 5
Pärnu Sadam
0
5
Pärnu Sadam
 		3 1 Kalev/Cramo 3
6 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 0
2 TalTech 0
3
Tartu Ülikool
1 6 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 3
6 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 3 Third place
2 TalTech 0
5
Pärnu Sadam
 		3

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals are best-of-five series.

Tartu Ülikool vs. Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ

Tartu Ülikool v Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ
9 April
Tartu Ülikool
 		78–73
(Series: 1–0) 		Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tartu
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 19–23, 17–20, 25–13
Pts: Velička 32
Rebs: Kazakauskas 10
Asts: Velička 6
PIR: Velička
42 		Boxscore Pts: Nofflet 25
Rebs: Buchanan 18
Asts: Nofflet 5
PIR: Buchanan 35 		Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall
Attendance: 450
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Rain Peerandi, Janek Saluse
13 April Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 87–70
(Series: 1–1)
Tartu Ülikool
 		Tallinn
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 26–15, 22–17, 25–22
Pts: McGhee 25
Rebs: Buchanan 11
Asts: Buchanan, McGhee 3
PIR: McGhee
33 		Boxscore Pts: Hermet 17
Rebs: Hermet, Kazakauskas 6
Asts: Velička 7
PIR: Hermet 17 		Arena:
Sõle Sports Centre

Attendance: 160
Referees: Mihkel Männiste, Ranno Konks, Alex Talisainen
Tartu Ülikool v Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ
17 April
Tartu Ülikool
 		77–83
(Series: 1–2) 		Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tartu
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 18–19, 13–25, 23–19
Pts: Kazakauskas 30
Rebs: Kazakauskas 9
Asts: Velička 13
PIR: Kazakauskas
39 		Boxscore Pts: Lips 20
Rebs: Buchanan 8
Asts: McGhee 6
PIR: Harrison 15 		Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall
Attendance: 400
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Janek Saluse, Jegor Mitrofanski
19 April Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 97–960(OT)
(Series: 3–1)
Tartu Ülikool
 		Viimsi
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 23–21, 27–17, 18–22, Overtime: 13–12
Pts: Harrison 23
Rebs: Buchanan 13
Asts: McGhee 6
PIR: Buchanan
30 		Boxscore Pts: Velička 29
Rebs: Kazakauskas 7
Asts: Velička 7
PIR: Velička 36 		Arena: Karulaugu Sports Centre
Attendance: 200
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Ranno Konks, Alex Talisainen

Avis Utilitas Rapla vs. Pärnu Sadam

10 April Avis Utilitas Rapla 60–83
(Series: 0–1)
Pärnu Sadam
 		Rapla
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–8, 12–21, 15–23, 13–31
Pts: Kaldre, Williams 16
Rebs: Mickelson 13
Asts: Kaldre 4
PIR: Kaldre
18 		Boxscore Pts: Kirves 15
Rebs: Alston 10
Asts: Raap 7
PIR: Raap 17 		Arena: Sadolin Sports Hall
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mihkel Männiste, Alex Talisainen
Pärnu Sadam v Avis Utilitas Rapla
14 April
Pärnu Sadam
 		82–57
(Series: 2–0) 		Avis Utilitas Rapla Pärnu
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 24–18, 21–9, 22–16
Pts: Rivers 21
Rebs: Alston, Kirves 10
Asts: Post 5
PIR: Kirves
23 		Boxscore Pts: Mickelson 13
Rebs: Jonāts, Kajupank 6
Asts: Ilves 4
PIR: Kaldre 14 		Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Ranno Konks, Jegor Mitrofanski
16 April Avis Utilitas Rapla 82–80
(Series: 1–2)
Pärnu Sadam
 		Rapla
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 15–24, 15–19, 31–17
Pts: Kaldre 21
Rebs: Jonāts 11
Asts: Ilves 8
PIR: Jonāts
27 		Boxscore Pts: Alston, Kirves 18
Rebs: Wade-Chatman 6
Asts: Post, Wade-Chatman 9
PIR: Kirves 22 		Arena: Sadolin Sports Hall
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Janek Saluse, Alex Talisainen
Pärnu Sadam v Avis Utilitas Rapla
20 April
Pärnu Sadam
 		88–76
(Series: 3–1) 		Avis Utilitas Rapla Pärnu
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 19–19, 21–17, 20–19
Pts: Kirves 26
Rebs: Kirves 8
Asts: Post 9
PIR: Kirves
36 		Boxscore Pts: Williams 19
Rebs: Hawkins 6
Asts: Kaldre 5
PIR: Williams 18 		Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall
Attendance: 700
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Jegor Mitrofanski, Ranno Konks

Semi-finals

The semi-finals are best-of-five series.

Kalev/Cramo vs. Pärnu Sadam

26 April Kalev/Cramo 91–85
(Series: 1–0)
Pärnu Sadam
 		Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 21–20, 30–13, 21–31
Pts: Moultrie 30
Rebs: Kangur 8
Asts: Wroten 8
PIR: Moultrie
36 		Boxscore Pts: Wade-Chatman 31
Rebs: Alston 10
Asts: Post 5
PIR: Wade-Chatman 29 		Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 350
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mihkel Männiste, Alex Talisainen
Pärnu Sadam v Kalev/Cramo
29 April
Pärnu Sadam
 		62–102
(Series: 0–2) 		Kalev/Cramo Pärnu
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–25, 15–27, 12–28
Pts: Rivers 21
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Kirves, Raap 4
PIR: Kirves
24 		Boxscore Pts: Lewis 18
Rebs: Salash 8
Asts: Wroten 8
PIR: Wroten 22 		Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall
Attendance: 530
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Tanel Suslov, Janek Saluse
30 April Kalev/Cramo 89–72
(Series: 3–0)
Pärnu Sadam
 		Tallinn
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 21–17, 30–16, 15–22
Pts: Lynch 17
Rebs: Moultrie 9
Asts: Wroten 9
PIR: Lynch
24 		Boxscore Pts: Wade-Chatman 14
Rebs: Kirves 8
Asts: three players 3
PIR: Wade-Chatman 15 		Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 232
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mart Uuehendrik, Ranno Konks

TalTech vs. Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ

TalTech v Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ
25 April TalTech 75–78
(Series: 0–1) 		Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 16–17, 20–23, 18–23
Pts: Metsalu, Puidet 16
Rebs: Puidet 7
Asts: Käbin, Puidet 7
PIR: Puidet
21 		Boxscore Pts: Harrison 24
Rebs: Talts 7
Asts: Lips 4
PIR: Harrison 26 		Arena: TalTech Sports Hall
Attendance: 640
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Mart Uuehendrik, Janek Saluse
27 April Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 94–86
(Series: 2–0) 		TalTech Tallinn
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 24–23, 17–24, 31–21
Pts: McGhee 27
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: three players 3
PIR: McGhee
30 		Boxscore Pts: Metsalu 19
Rebs: Giese 7
Asts: Käbin, Puidet 4
PIR: Raadik 16 		Arena:
Nord Cramo Sports Hall

Attendance: 225
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mihkel Männiste, Ranno Konks
30 April TalTech 92–97
(Series: 0–3) 		Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 21–22, 32–17, 12–29
Pts: Arbet, Puidet 18
Rebs: Giese, Puidet 9
Asts: Käbin 9
PIR: Puidet
19 		Boxscore Pts: McGhee 25
Rebs: Buchanan 9
Asts: McGhee, Talts 3
PIR: Buchanan 33 		Arena: TalTech Sports Hall
Attendance: 612
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Mihkel Männiste, Jegor Mitrofanski

Third place games

The third place games are best-of-five series.

TalTech vs. Pärnu Sadam

5 May TalTech 68–75
(Series: 0–1)
Pärnu Sadam
 		Tallinn
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 11–17, 20–21, 17–21
Pts: Giese 16
Rebs: Raadik 9
Asts: Käbin 3
PIR: Giese
17 		Boxscore Pts: Rivers 21
Rebs: Kirves 11
Asts: Sutt, Wade-Chatman 4
PIR: Rivers 29 		Arena: TalTech Sports Hall
Attendance: 485
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mart Uuehendrik, Ranno Konks
8 May
Pärnu Sadam
 		79–730(OT)
(Series: 2–0) 		TalTech Pärnu
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 18–22, 13–15, 22–18, Overtime: 13–7
Pts: Wade-Chatman 17
Rebs: Alston 11
Asts: Wade-Chatman 7
PIR: Wade-Chatman
26 		Boxscore Pts: Schmalz 26
Rebs: Giese 9
Asts: Schmalz 3
PIR: Schmalz 26 		Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall
Attendance: 700
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mihkel Männiste, Alex Talisainen
10 May TalTech 63–89
(Series: 0–3)
Pärnu Sadam
 		Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 20–17, 19–22, 5–27
Pts: Viilup 17
Rebs: Giese 8
Asts: Käbin 4
PIR: Giese
19 		Boxscore Pts: Kirves 24
Rebs: Kirves 11
Asts: Sutt, Wade-Chatman 8
PIR: Kirves 33 		Arena: TalTech Sports Hall
Attendance: 490
Referees: Mihkel Männiste, Mart Uuehendrik, Janek Saluse

Finals

The finals are best-of-five series.

Kalev/Cramo vs. Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ

Kalev/Cramo v Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ
16 May Kalev/Cramo 87–78
(Series: 1–0) 		Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 16–18, 25–17, 26–20
Pts: Lewis 21
Rebs: Moultrie 7
Asts: Mirković 6
PIR: Moultrie
23 		Boxscore Pts: Harrison 21
Rebs: Buchanan 13
Asts: Harrison 4
PIR: Buchanan 23 		Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 600
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mihkel Männiste, Jegor Mitrofanski
20 May Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 73–101
(Series: 0–2) 		Kalev/Cramo Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 19–29, 22–22, 18–23
Pts: three players 13
Rebs: Buchanan 8
Asts: Buchanan 3
PIR: Buchanan
20 		Boxscore Pts: Mirković 16
Rebs: Lynch 5
Asts: Lewis 8
PIR: Mirković 25 		Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 450
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Alex Talisainen
22 May Kalev/Cramo 105–83
(Series: 3–0) 		Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 32–28, 32–10, 20–25, 21–20
Pts: Kitsing, Mirković 20
Rebs: Lynch 11
Asts: Lewis 8
PIR: Lewis, Mirković
24 		Boxscore Pts: Harrison 19
Rebs: Buchanan 11
Asts: Loik, Talts 3
PIR: Saks 19 		Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 770
Referees: Mart Uuehendrik, Ranno Konks, Janek Saluse

Awards

Finals Most Valuable Player

Best Young Player

  • Tartu Ülikool)[9]

Best Defender

  • Pärnu Sadam)[9]

Newcomer of the Year

Coach of the Year

All-KML Team

Pos Player Team
PG United States Chavaughn Lewis Kalev/Cramo
SG United States Damarcus Harrison Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ
SF United States Demetre Rivers
Pärnu Sadam
PF
 Estonia Toomas Raadik TalTech
C United States Arnett Moultrie Kalev/Cramo

References

  1. ^ "Homme tehakse algust OlyBet Korvpalli Meistriliiga veerandfinaalidega" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Igas elemendis Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ-st parem olnud BC Kalev/Cramo tuli oodatult Eesti meistriks" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 22 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Sadolin Spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
  4. ^ "Kalevi Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.
  5. ^ "Pärnu Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.
  6. ^ "Sõle Spordikeskus". Spordiregister.ee.
  7. ^ "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
  8. ^ "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
  9. ^ a b c d e "OlyBet KML auhinnad: tähtede viisikus üks eestlane, parima noormängija tiitel läks Leetu" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 24 May 2019.

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