Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1
Season2015–16
Duration7 October 2015 – 27 May 2016
Number of games123 (Regular season)
29 (Playoffs)
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)TV6, Delfi TV
Regular season
Top seedKalev/Cramo
Finals
ChampionsKalev/Cramo
8th title
  Runners-upTÜ/Rock
Third placeAVIS Rapla
Fourth placeTLÜ/Kalev
Finals MVPLatvia Rolands Freimanis
Awards
Best DefenderEstonia Janar Talts
Best Young PlayerEstonia Norman Käbin
Coach of the YearEstonia Alar Varrak
Statistical leaders
Points Canada Johnny Berhanemeskel 20.53
Rebounds Netherlands Thomas van der Mars 10.71
Assists Estonia Rait-Riivo Laane 6.25
1Sponsored league name, referring to Alexela.

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.[1]

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.[2][3]

Teams

Locations of the 2015–16 Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga teams
Team Location Arena Capacity
Audentes/Noortekoondis Tallinn Audentes Sports Centre 1,030
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Saku Arena 7,200
Port of Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1,820
AVIS Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 818
Rakvere Tarvas Rakvere Rakvere Sports Hall 2,747
TLÜ/Kalev Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall 1,440
TTÜ Tallinn TTÜ Sports Hall 1,000
TÜ/Rock 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
Audentes/NoortekoondisEstonia Indrek VisnapuuPeakRamirent
Kalev/CramoEstonia Alar VarrakEstonia Gregor ArbetNikeCramo
Port of PärnuEstonia Mait KäbinEstonia Silver LeppikNikePort of Pärnu
AVIS RaplaEstonia Aivar KuusmaaEstonia Indrek KajupankSpaldingAvis
Rakvere TarvasEstonia Andres SõberEstonia Mario PaisteNikeRakvere
TLÜ/KalevEstonia Kalle KlandorfEstonia Reimo TammPeakCity of Tallinn
TTÜEstonia Rait KäbinEstonia Kiur AkenpärgErreàTallinn University of Technology
TÜ/RockEstonia Gert KullamäeEstonia Marek DoroninNikeSaku
Valga-Valka/Maks & MooritsLatvia Juris UmbraškoEstonia Kristo SaageSMVMaks & Moorits

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
TTÜEstonia Heino LillSigned as assistant coach10 August 2015Pre-seasonEstonia Rait Käbin10 August 2015[4]
Valga-Valka/Maks & MooritsLatvia Varis KrūmiņšSacked12 February 20168thLatvia Juris Umbraško12 February 2016[5]

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.[1]

League table

PosTeamPldWLPtsPCTQualification
1Kalev/Cramo32320641.000 Qualification to Playoffs
2TÜ/Rock3225757.781
3TLÜ/Kalev32191351.594
4AVIS Rapla32181450.563
5Rakvere Tarvas32161648.500
6Port of Pärnu32131945.406
7TTÜ32112143.344
8Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits32102242.313
9Audentes/Noortekoondis3203232.000

Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Results

Home \ Away 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
56–114 59–90 50–83 68–108 66–83 70–83 68–83 75–103
Kalev/Cramo 83–75
78–68
Port of Pärnu 76–57 73–78 65–86 81–79 88–93 73–57 71–79 86–62
75–65 64–85 68–69 73–68 87–86 68–79 61–70 89–78
AVIS Rapla 78–74 73–80 83–76 92–86 76–97 60–78 74–63 99–93
94–76 82–85 77–61 74–79 78–71 81–94 83–62 83–65
Rakvere Tarvas 124–57 64–90 89–64 90–70 74–72 70–61 72–78 81–86
109–84 77–90 103–69 105–78 81–103 88–67 75–89 95–87
TLÜ/Kalev 105–85 59–99 91–83 61–80 86–71 83–78 76–82 104–96
107–61 73–86 87–67 90–88 104–103 86–83 84–105 108–97
TTÜ 100–89 84–100 77–86 47–63 59–89 80–69 80–77 73–92
74–63 73–87 70–75 73–86 76–85 94–103 57–92 103–96
TÜ/Rock 94–64 73–81 93–63 74–52 109–104 97–88 77–66 96–63
71–83
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 105–73 67–95 101–104 68–84 82–104 100–108 76–86 72–86
98–66 62–82 79–71 90–77 90–84 85–106 79–69 76–92
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.

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

Individual statistics

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

Points

Rank Player Team Games Points PPG
1Canada Johnny BerhanemeskelTLÜ/Kalev4082120.53
2United States Brandis Raley-RossKalev/Cramo/Rakvere Tarvas2141519.76
3Lithuania Dominykas MilkaTLÜ/Kalev3051817.27
4Latvia Reinis StrupovičsRakvere Tarvas3049916.63
5Estonia Kristjan KitsingTTÜ3253116.59

Rebounds

Rank Player Team Games Rebounds RPG
1Netherlands Thomas van der MarsAVIS Rapla2425710.71
2Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Shawn KingKalev/Cramo1616310.19
3Latvia Jurijs AleksejevsValga-Valka/Maks & Moorits292498.59
4United States David HaughtonRakvere Tarvas322527.88
5Lithuania Paulius PetrilevičiusPort of Pärnu272107.78

Assists

Rank Player Team Games Assists APG
1Estonia Rait-Riivo LaaneTTÜ322006.25
2United States Tom DroneyTLÜ/Kalev361784.94
3United States Devin BrooksAVIS Rapla401734.33
4Estonia Kristo SaageValga-Valka/Maks & Moorits321354.22
5Estonia Sten SokkKalev/Cramo251044.16

Awards

Finals MVP

Best Defender

Best Young Player

Coach of the Year

All-KML Team

Pos Player Team
PGEstonia Sten SokkKalev/Cramo
SGEstonia Gregor ArbetKalev/Cramo
SFEstonia Indrek KajupankAVIS Rapla
PFEstonia Kristjan KitsingTTÜ
CSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Shawn KingKalev/Cramo

Player of the Month

Month Player Team
October[7]Lithuania Evaldas ŽabasTÜ/Rock
November[8]United States William ArtinoAVIS Rapla
December[9]Estonia Kristjan KitsingTTÜ
January[10]Lithuania Dominykas MilkaTLÜ/Kalev
February[11]Estonia Gert DorbekTÜ/Rock
March[12]Estonia Rait-Riivo LaaneTTÜ
April[13]United States Tom DroneyTLÜ/Kalev

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Selgus korvpalli meistriliiga uue hooaja formaat" (in Estonian). Delfi. 3 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kalev/Cramo kindlustas meistritiitli koguni 27-punktise võiduga!" (in Estonian). Delfi. 27 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Kalev/Cramo purustas Tartu Rocki ja tuli Eesti meistriks" (in Estonian). Postimees. 27 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "TTÜ korvpallimeeskond sai uue peatreeneri" (in Estonian). Delfi. 20 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Valga-Valka vahetas peatreenerit: Kruminš lahkus, asemele Tarva legend" (in Estonian). Delfi. 12 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Korvpalliliit lõpetas Saku Suurhallis hooaja ja tunnustas paremaid" (in Estonian). Delfi. 2 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Korvpalli meistriliiga oktoobri parimaks valiti Evaldas Žabas" (in Estonian). Delfi. 5 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Taas tiitel võõrmängijale: Alexela KML novembri parim on William Artino" (in Estonian). Delfi. 4 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Koduse korvpalliliiga detsembrikuu parimaks valiti Kristjan Kitsing" (in Estonian). Delfi. 7 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Korvpalli meistriliiga jaanuari parimaks valiti Dominykas Milka" (in Estonian). Delfi. 4 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Hull viskepäev TLÜ/Kalevi vastu tõi Dorbekule kuu parima tiitli" (in Estonian). Delfi. 4 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Korvpalli meistriliiga märtsikuu parimaks valiti Rait-Riivo Laane" (in Estonian). Delfi. 8 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Korvpalli meistriliiga aprillikuu parimaks mängijaks valiti Thomas Droney" (in Estonian). Delfi. 6 May 2016.
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