2014–15 KML season
Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1 | ||||||||||
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Season | 2014–15 | |||||||||
Duration | 4 October 2014 – 22 May 2015 | |||||||||
Games played | 108 (Regular season) 31 (Playoffs) | |||||||||
Teams | 9 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | TV6, Delfi TV | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | TÜ/Rock | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | TÜ/Rock 26th title | |||||||||
Runners-up | Kalev/Cramo | |||||||||
Third place | TYCO Rapla | |||||||||
Fourth place | Rakvere Tarvas | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Tanel Kurbas | |||||||||
Awards | ||||||||||
Best Defender | Janar Talts | |||||||||
Best Young Player | Siim-Markus Post | |||||||||
Coach of the Year | Gert Kullamäe | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2013–14 2015–16 →
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
Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Head coach |
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Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Saku Arena | 7,500 | Alar Varrak |
TÜ/Rock | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 4,000 | Gert Kullamäe |
Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 3,000 | Andres Sõber |
TLÜ/Kalev | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 6,950 | Kalle Klandorf |
TTÜ | Tallinn | TTÜ Sports Hall | 2,000 | Heino Lill |
Pärnu | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 2,000 | Mait Käbin |
TYCO Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 5,000 | Aivar Kuusmaa |
Valga/Maks & Moorits | Valga | Valga Sports Hall | 2,000 | Varis Krūmiņš |
Audentes/Noortekoondis | Tallinn | Audentes Sports Center | Indrek Visnapuu |
Coaching changes
Pre-season | ||
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Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Valga/Maks & Moorits | Sandis Buškevics | Varis Krūmiņš |
TTÜ | Tiit Sokk[4] | Heino Lill |
Pärnu | Darko Ivanović | Mait Käbin |
Regular season
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
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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 |
First half of the season
Second half of the season
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
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
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.
Points
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1 | Brandis Raley-Ross | Rakvere Tarvas | 37 | 818 | 22.11 |
2 | Jurijs Aleksejevs | Valga/Maks & Moorits | 30 | 535 | 17.83 |
3 | Reinis Strupovičs | Valga/Maks & Moorits | 30 | 523 | 17.43 |
4 | Domagoj Bubalo | TYCO Rapla | 25 | 401 | 16.04 |
5 | Keith Benson | Kalev/Cramo | 14 | 224 | 16.00 |
Rebounds
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1 | Jurijs Aleksejevs | Valga/Maks & Moorits | 30 | 319 | 10.63 |
2 | Janar Talts | TÜ/Rock | 32 | 290 | 9.06 |
3 | Robertas Grabauskas | TLÜ/Kalev | 31 | 269 | 8.68 |
4 | Jaan Puidet | TTÜ | 27 | 223 | 8.26 |
5 | David Haughton | Rakvere Tarvas | 35 | 279 | 7.97 |
Assists
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1 | Scott Machado | Kalev/Cramo | 20 | 90 | 4.50 |
2 | Sandis Silavs | Pärnu | 31 | 136 | 4.39 |
3 | Rait-Riivo Laane | TYCO Rapla | 36 | 155 | 4.31 |
4 | Jaan Puidet | TTÜ | 27 | 116 | 4.30 |
5 | Augustas Pečiukevičius | TÜ/Rock | 26 | 108 | 4.15 |
Awards
Finals MVP
Best Defender
Best Young Player
Coach of the Year
All-KML team
Pos | Player | Team |
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PG | Scott Machado | Kalev/Cramo |
SG | Brandis Raley-Ross | Rakvere Tarvas |
SF | Gregor Arbet | Kalev/Cramo |
PF | Janar Talts | TÜ/Rock |
C | Domagoj Bubalo | TYCO Rapla |
Player of the Month
Month | Player | Team |
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October | Kristers Zeidaks | TYCO Rapla |
November[7] | Brandis Raley-Ross | Rakvere Tarvas |
December[8] | Jurijs Aleksejevs | Valga/Maks & Moorits |
January[9] | Janar Talts | TÜ/Rock |
February[10] | Domagoj Bubalo | TYCO Rapla |
March[11] | Brandis Raley-Ross | Rakvere Tarvas |
See also
References
- ^ "Täna algab Alexela KML" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association.
- ^ "Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliigas järgmisel hooajal 9 klubi" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association.
- ^ "Eesti meister 2015 on TÜ/ROCK!" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 22 May 2015.
- ^ "TTÜ loobus koondise peatreeneri Tiit Soku teenetest" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht.
- ^ "Korvpalli Meistriliiga võistlusjuhend hooajaks 2014/2015" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association.
- ^ a b c "Korvpallihooaeg sai ametlikult läbi!" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Alexela KML novembri parim on Brandis Raley Ross" (in Estonian). Basket.ee.
- ^ "Alexela KML detsembri parim on Jurijs Aleksejevs" (in Estonian). Basket.ee.
- ^ "Alexela KML jaanuari parim on Janar Talts" (in Estonian). Basket.ee.
- ^ "Alexela KML veebruari parim on Domagoj Bubalo" (in Estonian). Basket.ee.
- ^ "Alexela KML märtsi parim on Brandis Raley Ross" (in Estonian). Basket.ee.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)