2015–16 KML season

Estonian national championships in basketball 2014–15 2016–17 Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1 1Sponsored league name, referring to Alexela. #014390 #FFFFFF 2015–16 Kalev/Cramo8th title TÜ/Rock AVIS Rapla TLÜ/Kalev 9 123 (Regular season)29 (Playoffs) 7 October 2015 – 27 May 2016 TV6, Delfi TV Kalev/Cramo LAT 20px Rolands Freimanis Best Defender Janar Talts EST Best Young Player Norman Käbin EST Coach of the Year Alar Varrak EST CAN 20px Johnny Berhanemeskel 20.53 NED 20px Thomas van der Mars 10.71 EST 20px Rait-Riivo Laane 6.25 The 2015–16 Korvpalli Meistriliiga season (also known as the Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 91st season of top-tier basketball in Estonia. TÜ/Rock came into the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 KML season.http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/eesti/selgus-korvpalli-meistriliiga-uue-hooaja-formaat?id=72059739 Selgus korvpalli meistriliiga uue hooaja formaat Estonian Delfi 3 August 2015 The season began on 7 October 2015 and concluded on 27 May 2016 with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 1 in the 2016 KML Finals to win their 8th Estonian Championship.http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/kml/fotod-kalevcramo-kindlustas-meistritiitli-koguni-27-punktise-voiduga?id=74650187 Kalev/Cramo kindlustas meistritiitli koguni 27-punktise võiduga! Estonian Delfi 27 May 2016Kalev/Cramo purustas Tartu Rocki ja tuli Eesti meistriks 27 May 2016 http://sport.postimees.ee/3710167/galerii-kalev-cramo-purustas-tartu-rocki-ja-tuli-eesti-meistriks Estonian Postimees Teams Estonia black Locations of the 2015–16 Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga teams right 300 Estonia 59.43 24.74 left AudentesKalev/CramoTLÜ/KalevTTÜ Estonia 59.35 26.35 right Tarvas Estonia 58.38 24.5 left Pärnu Estonia 58.99 24.8 right Rapla Estonia 58.38 26.71 right TÜ/Rock Estonia 57.78 26.03 right Valga TeamLocationArenaCapacityAudentes/NoortekoondisTallinnAudentes Sports Centre1030Kalev/CramoTallinnSaku Arena7200Port of PärnuPärnuPärnu Sports Hall1820AVIS RaplaRaplaSadolin Sports Hall818Rakvere TarvasRakvereRakvere Sports Hall2747TLÜ/KalevTallinnKalev Sports Hall1440TTÜTallinnTTÜ Sports Hall1000TÜ/RockTartuUniversity of Tartu Sports Hall1650Valga-Valka/Maks & MooritsValgaValga Sports Hall561 Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAudentes/Noortekoondis EST Indrek Visnapuu Peak RamirentKalev/Cramo EST Alar Varrak EST Gregor Arbet Nike CramoPort of Pärnu EST Mait Käbin EST Silver Leppik Nike Port of PärnuAVIS Rapla EST Aivar Kuusmaa EST Indrek Kajupank Spalding AvisRakvere Tarvas EST Andres Sõber EST Mario Paiste Nike RakvereTLÜ/Kalev EST Kalle Klandorf EST Reimo Tamm Peak City of TallinnTTÜ EST Rait Käbin EST Kiur Akenpärg Erreà Tallinn University of TechnologyTÜ/Rock EST Gert Kullamäe EST Marek Doronin Nike SakuValga-Valka/Maks & Moorits LAT Juris Umbraško EST Kristo Saage SMV Maks & Moorits Coaching changes Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment TTÜ EST Heino Lill Signed as assistant coach 10 August 2015 Pre-season EST Rait Käbin 10 August 2015http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/eesti/ttu-korvpallimeeskond-sai-uue-peatreeneri?id=71953633 TTÜ korvpallimeeskond sai uue peatreeneri Estonian Delfi 20 July 2015 Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits LAT Varis Krūmiņš Sacked 12 February 2016 8th LAT Juris Umbraško 12 February 2016http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/kml/valga-valka-vahetas-peatreenerit-krumins-lahkus-asemele-tarva-legend?id=73665533 Valga-Valka vahetas peatreenerit: Kruminš lahkus, asemele Tarva legend Estonian Delfi 12 February 2016 Regular season During the regular season teams will play 4 rounds for 32 games (2 at home and 2 away) with following exceptions: TÜ/Rock 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 TÜ/Rock (1 round at home and 2 rounds away in total). Double points will be awarded to teams winning those games. League table {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" ! width=20|Pos Position !! width=200|Team !! width=30|Pld Played !! width=30|W Won !! width=30| L Lost !! width=30|Pts Points !! width=30|PCT Win percentage !!width=200| Qualification |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC |1||align="left"|Kalev/Cramo||32|| 32|| 0|| 64|| 32 0 | rowspan=8 align="center"|Qualification to Playoffs |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC |2||align="left"|TÜ/Rock||32|| 25|| 7|| 57|| 25 7 |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC |3||align="left"|TLÜ/Kalev||32|| 19|| 13|| 51|| 19 13 |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC |4||align="left"|AVIS Rapla||32|| 18|| 14|| 50|| 18 14 |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC |5||align="left"|Rakvere Tarvas||32|| 16|| 16|| 48|| 16 16 |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC |6||align="left"|Port of Pärnu||32|| 13|| 19|| 45|| 13 19 |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC |7||align="left"|TTÜ|| 32|| 11|| 21|| 43|| 11 21 |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC |8||align="left"|Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits|| 32|| 10|| 22|| 42|| 10 22 |- |9||align="left"|Audentes/Noortekoondis||32|| 0 || 32|| 32|| 0 32 | rowspan=1 align"center"| Korvpalli Meistriliiga Results main FBR grey 2 y AUD KAL PÄR RAP TAR TLÜ TTÜ TÜ VAL Audentes/Noortekoondis 46–98 63–77 70–81 71–100 78–96 76–79 58–73 65–97 Kalev/Cramo null null null null null null 83–75 null Port of Pärnu 76–57 73–78 65–86 81–79 88–93 73–57 71–79 86–62 AVIS Rapla 78–74 73–80 83–76 92–86 76–97 60–78 74–63 99–93 Rakvere Tarvas 124–57 64–90 89–64 90–70 74–72 70–61 72–78 81–86 TLÜ/Kalev 105–85 59–99 91–83 61–80 86–71 83–78 76–82 104–96 TTÜ 100–89 84–100 77–86 47–63 59–89 80–69 80–77 73–92 TÜ/Rock 94–64 73–81 93–63 74–52 109–104 97–88 77–66 96–63 Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 105–73 67–95 101–104 68–84 82–104 100–108 76–86 72–86 56–114 59–90 50–83 68–108 66–83 70–83 68–83 75–103 null null null null null null 78–68 null 75–65 64–85 68–69 73–68 87–86 68–79 61–70 89–78 94–76 82–85 77–61 74–79 78–71 81–94 83–62 83–65 109–84 77–90 103–69 105–78 81–103 88–67 75–89 95–87 107–61 73–86 87–67 90–88 104–103 86–83 84–105 108–97 74–63 73–87 70–75 73–86 76–85 94–103 57–92 103–96 null 71–83 null null null null null null 98–66 62–82 79–71 90–77 90–84 85–106 79–69 76–92 complete Playoffs 2016 KML Playoffs Bracket The playoffs began on 14 April and ended on 27 May. The tournament concluded with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 1 in the 2016 KML Finals. Individual statistics Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played. Points RankPlayerTeamGamesPointsPPG1CAN Johnny Berhanemeskel TLÜ/Kalev 40 821 20.532USA Brandis Raley-Ross Kalev/Cramo/Rakvere Tarvas 21 41519.763LTU Dominykas Milka TLÜ/Kalev3051817.274LAT Reinis Strupovičs Rakvere Tarvas3049916.635EST Kristjan Kitsing TTÜ3253116.59 Rebounds RankPlayerTeamGamesReboundsRPG1NED Thomas van der Mars AVIS Rapla 24 25710.712VCT Shawn King Kalev/Cramo 16 16310.193LAT Jurijs Aleksejevs Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 29 2498.594USA David Haughton Rakvere Tarvas322527.885LTU Paulius Petrilevičius Port of Pärnu272107.78 Assists RankPlayerTeamGamesAssistsAPG1EST Rait-Riivo LaaneTTÜ322006.252USA Tom Droney TLÜ/Kalev 361784.943USA Devin Brooks AVIS Rapla 40 1734.334EST Kristo Saage Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 32 1354.225EST Sten Sokk Kalev/Cramo251044.16 Awards Finals MVP LAT Rolands Freimanis (Kalev/Cramo) Best Defender EST Janar Talts (TÜ/Rock)http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/eesti/fotod-korvpalliliit-lopetas-saku-suurhallis-hooaja-ja-tunnustas-paremaid?id=74715503 Korvpalliliit lõpetas Saku Suurhallis hooaja ja tunnustas paremaid Estonian Delfi 2 June 2016 Best Young Player EST Norman Käbin (Port of Pärnu) Coach of the Year EST Alar Varrak (Kalev/Cramo) All-KML Team Pos PositionPlayerTeamPGEST Sten SokkKalev/CramoSGEST Gregor ArbetKalev/CramoSFEST Indrek KajupankAVIS RaplaPFEST Kristjan KitsingTTÜCVCT Shawn KingKalev/Cramo Player of the Month MonthPlayerTeamOctoberKorvpalli meistriliiga oktoobri parimaks valiti Evaldas Žabas http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/kml/korvpalli-meistriliiga-oktoobri-parimaks-valiti-evaldas-zabas?id=72880263 Estonian 5 November 2015 DelfiLTU Evaldas ŽabasTÜ/RockNovemberTaas tiitel võõrmängijale: Alexela KML novembri parim on William Artino http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/kml/taas-tiitel-voormangijale-alexela-kml-novembri-parim-on-william-artino?id=73121185 Estonian 4 December 2015 DelfiUSA William ArtinoAVIS RaplaDecemberKoduse korvpalliliiga detsembrikuu parimaks valiti Kristjan Kitsing http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/kml/koduse-korvpalliliiga-detsembrikuu-parimaks-valiti-kristjan-kitsing?id=73373289 Estonian 7 January 2016 DelfiEST Kristjan KitsingTTÜJanuaryKorvpalli meistriliiga jaanuari parimaks valiti Dominykas Milka http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/kml/korvpalli-meistriliiga-jaanuari-parimaks-valiti-dominykas-milka?id=73601845 Estonian 4 February 2016 DelfiLTU Dominykas MilkaTLÜ/KalevFebruaryHull viskepäev TLÜ/Kalevi vastu tõi Dorbekule kuu parima tiitli http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/kml/hull-viskepaev-tlukalevi-vastu-toi-dorbekule-kuu-parima-tiitli?id=73861741 Estonian 4 March 2016 DelfiEST Gert DorbekTÜ/RockMarchKorvpalli meistriliiga märtsikuu parimaks valiti Rait-Riivo Laane http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/kml/korvpalli-meistriliiga-martsikuu-parimaks-valiti-rait-riivo-laane?id=74185677 Estonian 8 April 2016 DelfiEST Rait-Riivo LaaneTTÜAprilKorvpalli meistriliiga aprillikuu parimaks mängijaks valiti Thomas Droney http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/kml/korvpalli-meistriliiga-aprillikuu-parimaks-mangijaks-valiti-thomas-droney?id=74455929 Estonian 6 May 2016 DelfiUSA Tom DroneyTLÜ/Kalev See also 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup 2015–16 VTB United League 2015–16 Baltic Basketball League 2015–16 Latvian Basketball League References 2 External links Official website Category:Korvpalli Meistriliiga seasons Estonian KML