2016–17 KML season

The 2016–17 Korvpalli Meistriliiga season (also known as the Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons) is the 92nd season of top-tier basketball in Estonia. Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2015–16 season.[1]

Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1
Competition details
Season 2016–17
Teams 9
Games played 110 (Regular season)
26 (Playoffs)
Dates 2 October 2016 – 22 May 2017
TV TV6, Delfi TV
Final positions
Champions Kalev/Cramo (9th title)
Runners-up AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
Third place University of Tartu
Fourth place Port of Pärnu
Awards
MVP Thomas van der Mars
Finals MVP Branko Mirković
Best Defender Mihkel Kirves
Best Young Player Siim-Markus Post
Coach of the Year Aivar Kuusmaa
Statistical leaders
Points Đorđe Dželetović
18.31
Rebounds Thomas van der Mars
12.32
Assists Tanel Sokk
5.32
1Sponsored league name, referring to Alexela.

The season began on 2 October 2016 and concluded on 22 May 2017 with 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
G4S Noorteliiga Tallinn Audentes Sports Centre 1,030
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Saku Suurhall 7,200
Port of Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1,820
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 818
Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall Rakvere Rakvere Sports Hall 2,747
TLÜ/Kalev Tallinn Audentes Sports Centre 1,030
TTÜ Tallinn TTÜ Sports Hall 1,000
University of Tartu Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 1,650
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits Valga Valga Sports Hall 561

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
G4S Noorteliiga Indrek Visnapuu Karl Robin JürjensPeakG4S
Kalev/Cramo Alar Varrak Gregor ArbetNikeCramo
Port of Pärnu Heiko Rannula Silver LeppikNikePort of Pärnu
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Aivar Kuusmaa Indrek KajupankSpaldingAvis
Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall Andres Sõber Mario PaisteNikeRakvere
TLÜ/Kalev Raido Roos Reimo TammPeakCity of Tallinn
TTÜ Rait Käbin Kiur AkenpärgErreàTallinn University of Technology
University of Tartu Gert Kullamäe Tanel SokkNikeUniversity of Tartu
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits Kristaps Zeids Renato LindmetsSMVMaks & Moorits

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Port of Pärnu Mait KäbinMutual consent1 June 2016Pre-season Heiko Rannula1 September 2016
TLÜ/Kalev Kalle KlandorfMutual consent1 January 20178th Raido Roos1 January 2017[3]
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits Juris UmbraškoSacked10 February 2017[4]8th 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:

  • University of Tartu will play 1 round at home against teams other than Kalev/Cramo (1 round at home and 2 rounds away in total).
  • Kalev/Cramo will play 2 rounds away against teams other than University of Tartu (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
1Kalev/Cramo3229361.906 Qualification to Playoffs
2University of Tartu3229361.906
3AVIS UTILITAS Rapla32201252.625
4Port of Pärnu32171549.531
5TTÜ32161648.500
6Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits32122044.375
7TLÜ/Kalev32122044.375
8Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall3292341.281
9G4S Noorteliiga3203232.000

Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Results
Home \ Away G4S KAL PÄR RAP TAR TLÜ TTÜ UT VAL
G4S Noorteliiga 69–102 69–83 64–81 75–107 62–87 64–71 59–102 75–80
59–112
Kalev/Cramo 86–63
85–75
Port of Pärnu 101–55 62–94 65–59 69–81 73–49 82–79 68–81 86–93
71–74 64–49 87–72 75–84 76–67 62–67 74–90
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 83–57 82–66 75–62 90–67 79–76 101–91 73–79 87–59
77–80 93–91 92–57 63–70 89–83 65–68 80–78
Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall 83–65 77–107 75–86 61–81 70–80 82–80 77–105 85–86
77–103 70–93 61–91 69–88 65–83 67–91 76–97
TLÜ/Kalev 94–67 64–74 80–88 74–98 61–65 67–68 63–110 76–88
64–88 69–75 76–72 86–87 85–92 67–97 59–84
TTÜ 83–75 84–89 89–71 100–82 94–72 62–82 64–75 98–87
80–108 71–85 85–78 92–86 73–80 54–85 102–77
University of Tartu 88–57 77–76 88–69 96–66 110–64 86–65 94–72 85–69
69–71
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 108–53 73–79 80–91 76–82 89–106 77–74 78–92 67–89
76–83 89–99 70–72 100–70 87–103 66–68 56–82
Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Colours: 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 Kalev/Cramo defeating AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 4 games to 0 in the finals.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
  1 Kalev/Cramo 3  
8 Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall 0  
  1 Kalev/Cramo 3  
  4 Port of Pärnu 0  
4 Port of Pärnu 3
  5 TTÜ 0  
    1 Kalev/Cramo 4
  3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 0
  2 University of Tartu 3  
7 TLÜ/Kalev 0  
  2 University of Tartu 1 Third place
  3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 3  
3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 3 2 University of Tartu 3
  6 Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 0   4 Port of Pärnu 0

Individual statistics

Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.

Points
Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1 Đorđe DželetovićTLÜ/Kalev1629318.31
2 Joonas JärveläinenTTÜ2847817.07
3 Domagoj BubaloPort of Pärnu2541216.48
4 Sten OlmreTTÜ2843915.68
5 Thomas van der MarsAVIS UTILITAS Rapla3858715.45

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1 Thomas van der MarsAVIS UTILITAS Rapla3846812.32
2 Domagoj BubaloPort of Pärnu252018.04
3 Joonas JärveläinenTTÜ282197.82
4 Madis SoodlaG4S Noorteliiga13987.54
5 Venky JoisUniversity of Tartu312287.35

Assists
Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1 Tanel SokkUniversity of Tartu311655.32
2 Sten SokkKalev/Cramo251084.32
3 Norman KäbinPort of Pärnu20824.10
4 Sten OlmreTTÜ281134.04
5 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
PG Branko MirkovićKalev/Cramo
SG Martin PaasojaAVIS UTILITAS Rapla
SF Janari JõesaarUniversity of Tartu
PF Indrek KajupankAVIS UTILITAS Rapla
C Thomas van der MarsAVIS UTILITAS Rapla

Player of the Month
Month Player Team
October[7] Sten OlmreTTÜ
November[8] Thomas van der MarsAVIS UTILITAS Rapla
December[9] Reinar HallikPort of Pärnu
January[10] Đorđe DželetovićTLÜ/Kalev
February[11] Domagoj BubaloAVIS UTILITAS Rapla
March[12] Janari JõesaarUniversity of Tartu

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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