2014–15 KML season

Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1
Season2014–15
Duration4 October 2014 – 22 May 2015
Games played108 (Regular season)
31 (Playoffs)
Teams9
TV partner(s)TV6, Delfi TV
Regular season
Top seedTÜ/Rock
Finals
ChampionsTÜ/Rock
26th title
  Runners-upKalev/Cramo
Third placeTYCO Rapla
Fourth placeRakvere Tarvas
Finals MVPEstonia Tanel Kurbas
Awards
Best DefenderEstonia Janar Talts
Best Young PlayerEstonia Siim-Markus Post
Coach of the YearEstonia Gert Kullamäe
Statistical leaders
Points United States Brandis Raley-Ross 22.11
Rebounds Latvia Jurijs Aleksejevs 10.63
Assists United States Scott Machado 4.50
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2015.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Alexela.

The 2014–15 Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga was the 90th season of the Estonian basketball league and the second under the title sponsorship of Alexela. Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2013–14 KML season.

The season started on 4 October 2014 and concluded on 22 May 2015 with TÜ/Rock defeating Kalev/Cramo 4 games to 1 in the 2015 KML Finals to win their 26th Estonian League title.[1][2][3]

Teams

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Locations of the 2014–15 Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga teams
Team Location Arena Capacity Head coach
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Saku Arena 7,500 Estonia Alar Varrak
TÜ/Rock Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 4,000 Estonia Gert Kullamäe
Rakvere Tarvas Rakvere Rakvere Sports Hall 3,000 Estonia Andres Sõber
TLÜ/Kalev Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall 6,950 Estonia Kalle Klandorf
TTÜ Tallinn TTÜ Sports Hall 2,000 Estonia Heino Lill
Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 2,000 Estonia Mait Käbin
TYCO Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 5,000 Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa
Valga/Maks & Moorits Valga Valga Sports Hall 2,000 Latvia Varis Krūmiņš
Audentes/Noortekoondis Tallinn Audentes Sports Center Estonia Indrek Visnapuu

Coaching changes

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Pre-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
Valga/Maks & Moorits Latvia Sandis Buškevics Latvia Varis Krūmiņš
TTÜ Estonia Tiit Sokk[4] Estonia Heino Lill
Pärnu Serbia Darko Ivanović Estonia Mait Käbin

Regular season

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During the regular season teams will play 4 rounds for 32 games (2 at home and 2 away) with following exceptions:[5]

  • Kalev/Cramo will play 1 round at home and 1 away (1 at home and 1 away in total).
  • TÜ/Rock will play 1 round at home (1 at home and 2 away in total).
  • Audentes/Noortekoondis will play 1 round at home and 1 away (1 at home and 1 away in total).

Double points will be awarded to teams winning those games.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts PCT Qualification
1 TÜ/Rock 32 26 6 58 .813 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Kalev/Cramo 32 26 6 58 .813
3 TYCO Rapla 32 21 11 53 .656
4 Rakvere Tarvas 32 20 12 52 .625
5 Pärnu 32 15 17 47 .469
6 Valga/Maks & Moorits 32 15 17 47 .469
7 TTÜ 32 12 20 44 .375
8 TLÜ/Kalev 32 7 25 39 .219
9 Audentes 32 2 30 34 .063
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2015. Source: KML

First half of the season

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Home \ Away KAL ROC TAR TLÜ TTÜ PÄR RAP VAL AUD
Kalev/Cramo 68–57 89–80 105–63 80–70 94–56 86–65 77–83 123–46
TÜ/Rock 66–54 93–85 72–56 86–77 90–63 68–74 90–62 121–61
Rakvere Tarvas 79–89 75–71 89–67 80–76 87–94 73–65 95–93 101–73
TLÜ/Kalev 52–89 54–85 82–80 78–67 71–79 54–68 85–79 83–91
TTÜ 62–88 51–78 53–70 79–64 90–70 69–84 91–89 120–44
Pärnu 62–88 58–98 91–79 65–49 56–64 77–75 82–78 116–75
TYCO Rapla 69–96 64–87 61–68 86–65 89–71 92–68 77–61 98–51
Valga/Maks & Moorits 92–88 61–65 85–97 73–66 100–91 86–80 68–83 92–72
Audentes/Noortekoondis 46–102 42–99 79–92 77–94 62–96 62–100 59–88 72–112
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of the season

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Home \ Away KAL ROC TAR TLÜ TTÜ PÄR RAP VAL AUD
Kalev/Cramo
TÜ/Rock
Rakvere Tarvas 57–85 97–60 91–93 102–76 80–84 101–73
TLÜ/Kalev 72–93 60–90 71–65 81–94 63–81 73–64
TTÜ 55–75 78–82 78–50 82–76 71–68 84–89
Pärnu 88–69 73–91 84–70 73–64 68–76 92–73
TYCO Rapla 68–84 66–69 93–81 86–78 80–75 72–64
Valga/Maks & Moorits 72–89 71–83 88–61 77–76 80–71 70–73
Audentes/Noortekoondis
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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Main article: 2015 KML Playoffs

The playoffs began on 7 April and ended on 22 May. The tournament concluded with TÜ/Rock defeating Kalev/Cramo 4 games to 1 in the 2015 KML Finals.

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 TÜ/Rock 3
8 TLÜ/Kalev 0
1 TÜ/Rock 3
4 Rakvere Tarvas 2
4 Rakvere Tarvas 3
5 Pärnu 2
1 TÜ/Rock 4
2 Kalev/Cramo 1
2 Kalev/Cramo 3
7 TTÜ 0
2 Kalev/Cramo 3 Third place
3 TYCO Rapla 0
3 TYCO Rapla 3 3 TYCO Rapla 2
6 Valga/Maks & Moorits 1 4 Rakvere Tarvas 1

Individual statistics

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

Points

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Rank Player Team Games Points PPG
1 United States Brandis Raley-Ross Rakvere Tarvas 37 818 22.11
2 Latvia Jurijs Aleksejevs Valga/Maks & Moorits 30 535 17.83
3 Latvia Reinis Strupovičs Valga/Maks & Moorits 30 523 17.43
4 Croatia Domagoj Bubalo TYCO Rapla 25 401 16.04
5 United States Keith Benson Kalev/Cramo 14 224 16.00

Rebounds

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Rank Player Team Games Rebounds RPG
1 Latvia Jurijs Aleksejevs Valga/Maks & Moorits 30 319 10.63
2 Estonia Janar Talts TÜ/Rock 32 290 9.06
3 Lithuania Robertas Grabauskas TLÜ/Kalev 31 269 8.68
4 Estonia Jaan Puidet TTÜ 27 223 8.26
5 United States David Haughton Rakvere Tarvas 35 279 7.97

Assists

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Rank Player Team Games Assists APG
1 United States Scott Machado Kalev/Cramo 20 90 4.50
2 Latvia Sandis Silavs Pärnu 31 136 4.39
3 Estonia Rait-Riivo Laane TYCO Rapla 36 155 4.31
4 Estonia Jaan Puidet TTÜ 27 116 4.30
5 Lithuania Augustas Pečiukevičius TÜ/Rock 26 108 4.15

Awards

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Finals MVP

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Best Defender

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Best Young Player

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Coach of the Year

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All-KML team

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Pos Player Team
PG United States Scott Machado Kalev/Cramo
SG United States Brandis Raley-Ross Rakvere Tarvas
SF Estonia Gregor Arbet Kalev/Cramo
PF Estonia Janar Talts TÜ/Rock
C Croatia Domagoj Bubalo TYCO Rapla

Player of the Month

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Month Player Team
October Latvia Kristers Zeidaks TYCO Rapla
November[7] United States Brandis Raley-Ross Rakvere Tarvas
December[8] Latvia Jurijs Aleksejevs Valga/Maks & Moorits
January[9] Estonia Janar Talts TÜ/Rock
February[10] Croatia Domagoj Bubalo TYCO Rapla
March[11] United States Brandis Raley-Ross Rakvere Tarvas

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Täna algab Alexela KML" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association.
  2. ^ "Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliigas järgmisel hooajal 9 klubi" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association.
  3. ^ "Eesti meister 2015 on TÜ/ROCK!" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 22 May 2015.
  4. ^ "TTÜ loobus koondise peatreeneri Tiit Soku teenetest" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht.
  5. ^ "Korvpalli Meistriliiga võistlusjuhend hooajaks 2014/2015" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association.
  6. ^ a b c "Korvpallihooaeg sai ametlikult läbi!" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 28 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Alexela KML novembri parim on Brandis Raley Ross" (in Estonian). Basket.ee.
  8. ^ "Alexela KML detsembri parim on Jurijs Aleksejevs" (in Estonian). Basket.ee.
  9. ^ "Alexela KML jaanuari parim on Janar Talts" (in Estonian). Basket.ee.
  10. ^ "Alexela KML veebruari parim on Domagoj Bubalo" (in Estonian). Basket.ee.
  11. ^ "Alexela KML märtsi parim on Brandis Raley Ross" (in Estonian). Basket.ee.
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