Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1 | ||||||||||
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Season | 2016–17 | |||||||||
Duration | 2 October 2016 – 22 May 2017 | |||||||||
Number of games | 110 (Regular season) 26 (Playoffs) | |||||||||
Number of teams | 9 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | TV6, Delfi TV | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | BC Kalev/Cramo | |||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | BC Kalev/Cramo (9th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | |||||||||
Third place | Tartu Ülikool | |||||||||
Fourth place | Pärnu Sadam | |||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() | |||||||||
Awards | ||||||||||
Best Defender | ![]() | |||||||||
Best Young Player | ![]() | |||||||||
Coach of the Year | ![]() | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2015–16 2017–18 →
1Sponsored league name, referring to Alexela. |
The 2016–17 Korvpalli Meistriliiga season (also known as the Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 92nd season of top-tier basketball in Estonia. BC Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2015–16 season.[1]
The season began on 2 October 2016 and concluded on 22 May 2017 with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 4 games to 0 in the finals to win their 9th Estonian Championship.[2]
Teams
Venues and locations
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 818 |
BC Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Saku Suurhall | 7,200 |
BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits | Valga | Valga Sports Hall | 561 |
G4S Noorteliiga | Tallinn | Audentes Sports Center | 1,030 |
Pärnu Sadam | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 1,820 |
Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 2,747 |
Tartu Ülikool | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 1,650 |
TLÜ/Kalev | Tallinn | Audentes Sports Center | 1,030 |
TTÜ KK | TTÜ Sports Hall | 1,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | ![]() |
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Spalding | Avis |
BC Kalev/Cramo | ![]() |
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Nike | Cramo |
BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits | ![]() |
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SMV | Maks & Moorits |
G4S Noorteliiga | ![]() |
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Peak | G4S |
Pärnu Sadam | ![]() |
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Nike | Port of Pärnu |
Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall | ![]() |
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Nike | Rakvere |
Tartu Ülikool | ![]() |
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Nike | University of Tartu |
TLÜ/Kalev | ![]() |
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Peak | City of Tallinn |
TTÜ KK | ![]() |
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Erreà | Tallinn University of Technology |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Pärnu Sadam | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 1 June 2016 | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 September 2016 |
TLÜ/Kalev | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 1 January 2017 | 8th | ![]() |
1 January 2017[3] |
BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits | ![]() |
Sacked | 10 February 2017[4] | 8th | ![]() |
10 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:
- Tartu Ülikool will play 1 round at home against teams other than BC Kalev/Cramo (1 round at home and 2 rounds away in total).
- BC Kalev/Cramo will play 2 rounds away against teams other than Tartu Ülikool (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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 32 | 29 | 3 | 61 | .906 | Qualification to Playoffs |
2 | Tartu Ülikool | 32 | 29 | 3 | 61 | .906 | |
3 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 32 | 20 | 12 | 52 | .625 | |
4 | Pärnu Sadam | 32 | 17 | 15 | 49 | .531 | |
5 | TTÜ KK | 32 | 16 | 16 | 48 | .500 | |
6 | BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits | 32 | 12 | 20 | 44 | .375 | |
7 | TLÜ/Kalev | 32 | 12 | 20 | 44 | .375 | |
8 | Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall | 32 | 9 | 23 | 41 | .281 | |
9 | G4S Noorteliiga | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 | .000 |
Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Results
Playoffs
The playoffs began on 10 April and ended on 22 May. The tournament concluded with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 4 games to 0 in the finals.
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Pärnu Sadam | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | TTÜ KK | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Tartu Ülikool | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | TLÜ/Kalev | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Tartu Ülikool | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||
3 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 3 | 2 | Tartu Ülikool | 3 | |||||||||
6 | BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits | 0 | 4 | Pärnu Sadam | 0 |
Individual statistics
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.
Points
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1 | ![]() |
TLÜ/Kalev | 16 | 293 | 18.31 |
2 | ![]() |
TTÜ KK | 28 | 478 | 17.07 |
3 | ![]() |
Pärnu Sadam | 25 | 412 | 16.48 |
4 | ![]() |
TTÜ KK | 28 | 439 | 15.68 |
5 | ![]() |
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 38 | 587 | 15.45 |
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1 | ![]() |
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 38 | 468 | 12.32 |
2 | ![]() |
Pärnu Sadam | 25 | 201 | 8.04 |
3 | ![]() |
TTÜ KK | 28 | 219 | 7.82 |
4 | ![]() |
G4S Noorteliiga | 13 | 98 | 7.54 |
5 | ![]() |
Tartu Ülikool | 31 | 228 | 7.35 |
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1 | ![]() |
Tartu Ülikool | 31 | 165 | 5.32 |
2 | ![]() |
BC Kalev/Cramo | 25 | 108 | 4.32 |
3 | ![]() |
Pärnu Sadam | 20 | 82 | 4.10 |
4 | ![]() |
TTÜ KK | 28 | 113 | 4.04 |
5 | ![]() |
Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall | 24 | 88 | 3.67 |
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.
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16 February 2017 | Team White | 152–159 | Team Blue | Tallinn |
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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
Player of the Month
Month | Player | Team |
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October[7] | ![]() |
TTÜ KK |
November[8] | ![]() |
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla |
December[9] | ![]() |
Pärnu Sadam |
January[10] | ![]() |
TLÜ/Kalev |
February[11] | ![]() |
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla |
March[12] | ![]() |
Tartu Ülikool |
See also
- 2016–17 Basketball Champions League
- 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup
- 2016–17 VTB United League
- 2016–17 Baltic Basketball League
- 2016–17 Latvian Basketball League
References
- ^ "Korvpalliliit ja meistriliiga nõukogu panid uueks hooajaks plaanid paika" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Kalev/Cramo krooniti üheksandat korda Eesti meistriks, Raplale esimene hõbemedal" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 22 May 2017.
- ^ "TLÜ/Kalev andis Klandorfi lahkumismängus Kalev/Cramole korraliku lahingu" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Juris Umbraško sai Valgast hundipassi" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Võistlussüsteem" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Eesti aasta parimateks korvpalluriteks valiti Mailis Pokk ja Siim-Sander Vene" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Alexela KML-i oktoobrikuu parim mängija on Sten Olmre" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Alexela KML-i novembri parimaks valiti Thomas van der Mars" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Koduse korvpalliliiga detsembrikuu parimaks valiti Reinar Hallik" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Alexela meistriliiga jaanuarikuu parim mängija tiitel läks TLÜ/Kalevisse" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Meistriliiga veebruari parimaks tunnistati Domagoj Bubalo" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Korvpalli meistriliiga märtsikuu parimaks valiti Janari Jõesaar" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 7 April 2017.
External links
- Official website (in English and Estonian)