2016–17 KML season

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]

Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1
Season2016–17
Duration2 October 2016 – 22 May 2017
Number of games110 (Regular season)
26 (Playoffs)
Number of 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 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
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 RaplaEstonia Aivar KuusmaaEstonia Indrek KajupankSpaldingAvis
BC Kalev/CramoEstonia Alar VarrakEstonia Gregor ArbetNikeCramo
BC Valga-Valka/Maks & MooritsLatvia Kristaps ZeidsEstonia Renato LindmetsSMVMaks & Moorits
G4S NoorteliigaEstonia Indrek VisnapuuEstonia Karl Robin JürjensPeakG4S
Pärnu SadamEstonia Heiko RannulaEstonia Silver LeppikNikePort of Pärnu
Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse MetallEstonia Andres SõberEstonia Mario PaisteNikeRakvere
Tartu ÜlikoolEstonia Gert KullamäeEstonia Tanel SokkNikeUniversity of Tartu
TLÜ/KalevEstonia Raido RoosEstonia Reimo TammPeakCity of Tallinn
TTÜ KKEstonia Rait KäbinEstonia Kiur AkenpärgErreàTallinn University of Technology

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Pärnu SadamEstonia Mait KäbinMutual consent1 June 2016Pre-seasonEstonia Heiko Rannula1 September 2016
TLÜ/KalevEstonia Kalle KlandorfMutual consent1 January 20178thEstonia Raido Roos1 January 2017[3]
BC Valga-Valka/Maks & MooritsLatvia Juris UmbraškoSacked10 February 2017[4]8thLatvia Kristaps Zeids10 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
PosTeamPldWLPtsPCTQualification
1BC Kalev/Cramo3229361.906 Qualification to Playoffs
2Tartu Ülikool3229361.906
3AVIS UTILITAS Rapla32201252.625
4Pärnu Sadam32171549.531
5TTÜ KK32161648.500
6BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits32122044.375
7TLÜ/Kalev32122044.375
8Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall3292341.281
9G4S Noorteliiga3203232.000

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
1Serbia Đorđe DželetovićTLÜ/Kalev1629318.31
2Estonia Joonas JärveläinenTTÜ KK2847817.07
3Croatia Domagoj BubaloPärnu Sadam2541216.48
4Estonia Sten OlmreTTÜ KK2843915.68
5Netherlands Thomas van der MarsAVIS UTILITAS Rapla3858715.45

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1Netherlands Thomas van der MarsAVIS UTILITAS Rapla3846812.32
2Croatia Domagoj BubaloPärnu Sadam252018.04
3Estonia Joonas JärveläinenTTÜ KK282197.82
4Estonia Madis SoodlaG4S Noorteliiga13987.54
5Australia Venky JoisTartu Ülikool312287.35

Assists
Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1Estonia Tanel SokkTartu Ülikool311655.32
2Estonia Sten SokkBC Kalev/Cramo251084.32
3Estonia Norman KäbinPärnu Sadam20824.10
4Estonia Sten OlmreTTÜ KK281134.04
5Estonia Mario PaisteRakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall24883.67

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
PGBulgaria Branko MirkovićBC Kalev/Cramo
SGEstonia Martin PaasojaAVIS UTILITAS Rapla
SFEstonia Janari JõesaarTartu Ülikool
PFEstonia Indrek KajupankAVIS UTILITAS Rapla
CNetherlands Thomas van der MarsAVIS UTILITAS Rapla

Player of the Month
Month Player Team
October[7]Estonia Sten OlmreTTÜ KK
November[8]Netherlands Thomas van der MarsAVIS UTILITAS Rapla
December[9]Estonia Reinar HallikPärnu Sadam
January[10]Serbia Đorđe DželetovićTLÜ/Kalev
February[11]Croatia Domagoj BubaloAVIS UTILITAS Rapla
March[12]Estonia Janari JõesaarTartu 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. "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.
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