BC Tallinna Kalev

Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ
Leagues Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Baltic Basketball League
Founded 2002 (2002)
History
Arena Kalev Sports Hall
Capacity 1,870[1]
Location Tallinn, Estonia
Team colors Black, Blue, Red, White
                   
Head coach Gert Kullamäe
Website tallinnkalev.ee/korvpall
Uniforms

Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ is a professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia. The team plays in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Kalev Sports Hall.

History

The team was founded in 2002 as Pirita. Coached by Kalle Klandorf, the team joined the top-tier Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) in the 2002–03 season. In 2002, Pirita reached the Estonian Cup final, but were defeated by University of Tartu 76–92.

In 2008, Pirita joined the multi-sport club Kalev. The team adopted the name Tallinna Kalev prior to the 2008–09 season. The team signed power forward Travis Reed for the 2009–10 season, while former Estonia national team coach Üllar Kerde joined the coaching staff.

In 2010, the team merged with TTÜ, the latter becoming TTÜ/Kalev, while Tallinna Kalev became TTÜ/Kalev II. Both teams competed in the 2010–11 KML season and the 2010–11 Baltic Basketball League. The unified team dissolved after the 2010–11 season and both clubs continued separately.[2]

Prior to the 2014–15 season, the team signed an agreement with Tallinn University and adopted the name Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ.

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 1 Estonia Saage, Kristo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 33 – (1985-02-02)2 February 1985
SG 3 Estonia Kaldre, Tom 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 20 – (1998-06-27)27 June 1998
SF 4 Estonia Vahter, Janis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 32 – (1986-08-22)22 August 1986
SG 5 Estonia Akenpärg, Kiur 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1988-06-25)25 June 1988
SG 7 Estonia Roos, Robert 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 20 – (1998-05-06)6 May 1998
SF 10 Estonia Saks, Kaido 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 32 – (1986-07-24)24 July 1986
PG 11 Estonia Tamm, Reimo (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 33 – (1984-12-29)29 December 1984
PF 13 United States Locke, Kayel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 24 – (1994-08-18)18 August 1994
PF 14 Estonia Jurtom, Martin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 24 – (1994-03-11)11 March 1994
C 18 Senegal Fall, Bamba 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 32 – (1986-05-27)27 May 1986
SG 20 Estonia Paiste, Mario 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 29 – (1989-09-03)3 September 1989
PG 23 Estonia Beilinson, Daniel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 18 – (2000-08-01)1 August 2000
PF 77 Serbia Dželetović, Đorđe 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (1993-10-09)9 October 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 30 April 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Bamba Fall
PF Kayel Locke Đorđe Dželetović Martin Jurtom
SF Kaido Saks Janis Vahter
SG Kiur Akenpärg Mario Paiste Tom Kaldre Robert Roos
PG Kristo Saage Reimo Tamm Daniel Beilinson

Coaches

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason RS PO Estonian Cup Baltic Basketball League European competitions
2002–03 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6 Fifth place 12–12 1–2 Runner-up ––– –––
2003–04 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 5 Fourth place 10–14 3–6 Quarterfinalist ––– –––
2004–05 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6 Fourth place 8–8 3–6 Semifinalist ––– –––
2005–06 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 4 Fourth place 16–8 2–5 Third place Baltic Basketball League19th5–27 –––
2006–07 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 5 Quarterfinalist 18–18 0–2 Quarterfinalist ––– –––
2007–08 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 3 Fourth place 23–13 2–5 Third place ––– –––
2008–09 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 5 Quarterfinalist 11–17 2–4 Third place BBL Challenge Cup12th11–23 –––
2009–10 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6 Quarterfinalist 9–19 1–2 Quarterfinalist BBL Challenge CupQF11–23 –––
2010–11 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7 – 10–22 – Quarterfinalist ––– –––
2011–12 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6 Quarterfinalist 12–16 0–3 Quarterfinalist ––– –––
2012–13 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 8 Quarterfinalist 9–23 0–3 Fourth place Baltic Basketball LeagueRS1–9 –––
2013–14 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 5 Fourth place 14–18 4–6 Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball LeagueRS3–9 –––
2014–15 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 8 Quarterfinalist 7–25 0–3 Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball LeagueRS1–11 –––
2015–16 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 3 Fourth place 19–13 4–7 Third place Baltic Basketball LeagueT166–8 –––
2016–17 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 7 Quarterfinalist 12–20 0–3 Round of 32 Baltic Basketball LeagueT160–2 Europe CupRS0–4
2017–18 1Korvpalli Meistriliiga 6 Quarterfinalist 10–16 2–3 – Baltic Basketball LeagueQF7–7 –––

Trophies and awards

Individual awards

All-KML Team

  • Erki Kivinukk – 2004

References

  1. ↑ "Kalevi Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.
  2. ↑ "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Tallinnkalev.ee.
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