2020–21 KML season

PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga1
Season2020–21
Duration10 October 2020 – 17 April 2021 (regular season)
19 April 2021 – 17 May 2021 (play-offs)
Teams7
Finals
ChampionsBC Kalev/Cramo
12th Estonian title
  Runners-upPärnu Sadam
Third placeAVIS UTILITAS Rapla
Fourth placeRakvere Tarvas
Finals MVPChavaughn Lewis
1Sponsored league name, referring to PAF.

The 2020–21 Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) season, also known as PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, was the 95th season of the top-tier basketball league in Estonia.

The play-offs began on 19 April 2021 and ended on 17 May with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating Pärnu Sadam in the finals for their 12th Estonian Championship.

Teams

Venues and locations

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Location of teams in 2020–21 Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Team Home city Arena Capacity
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 958[1]
BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall 1,700[2]
Pärnu Sadam Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1,820[3]
Rakvere Tarvas Rakvere Rakvere Sports Hall 2,747[4]
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn Sõle Sports Centre 153[5]
TalTech TalTech Sports Hall 1,000[6]
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 2,600[7]

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Estonia Toomas Annuk Latvia Roberts Freimanis Spalding Fenix Bet & Casino
BC Kalev/Cramo Latvia Roberts Štelmahers Estonia Martin Dorbek Nike Unibet
Pärnu Sadam Estonia Heiko Rannula Latvia Lauris Blaus Joma Betsafe
Rakvere Tarvas Latvia Juris Umbraško Estonia Renato Lindmets Spalding Rakvere
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Estonia Valdo Lips Estonia Mario Paiste Nike Tallinn
TalTech Estonia Kris Killing Estonia Oliver Metsalu Nike Tallinn University of Technology
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Estonia Toomas Kandimaa Estonia Robin Kivi Spalding Maks & Moorits

Coaching changes

Team 2019–20 season 2020–21 season
Off-season
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Estonia Priit Vene Estonia Toomas Kandimaa
In-season
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Estonia Martin Müürsepp Estonia Valdo Lips

Regular season

See also: 2020–21 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League

Team standings are calculated as follows:

  1. Four rounds of Estonian-Latvian Basketball League regular season games.
  2. Two rounds of Korvpalli Meistriliiga regular season games.
  3. BC Kalev/Cramo's Estonian-Latvian Basketball League third and fourth round games are counted twice.

Any games postponed and not rearranged until 17 April 2021 are cancelled and regular season standings are determined by winning percentage.

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 BC Kalev/Cramo 34 32 2 2399 1901 +498 .941 Qualification to semifinals
2 Pärnu Sadam 34 25 9 2718 2468 +250 .735 Qualification to quarterfinals
3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 34 20 14 2573 2483 +90 .588
4 Rakvere Tarvas 32 12 20 2436 2511 −75 .375
5 TalTech 31 11 20 2209 2454 −245 .355
6 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 34 11 23 2420 2713 −293 .324
7 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 31 4 27 2340 2639 −299 .129
Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Results

Home \ Away RAP KAL PÄR TRV TLK TCH TRT
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla — — 64–72 83–81 96–88 — 81–65
BC Kalev/Cramo — — — — — — —
Pärnu Sadam — — — 93–62 77–66 101–73 84–62
Rakvere Tarvas 72–84 — 58–87 — 86–89 90–77 80–76
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 72–87 — — — — — —
TalTech 71–87 — 83–95 — — — 78–95
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 67–77 — 77–89 104–101 86–61 — —
Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Main article: 2021 KML Playoffs

The play-offs began on 19 April and ended on 17 May. The tournament concluded with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating Pärnu Sadam three games to one in the finals.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 BC Kalev/Cramo 3
4 Rakvere Tarvas 0
4 Rakvere Tarvas 2
5 TalTech 0
1 BC Kalev/Cramo 3
2 Pärnu Sadam 1
2 Pärnu Sadam 2
7 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 0
2 Pärnu Sadam 3 Third place
3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 0
3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 2 3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 3
6 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 1 4 Rakvere Tarvas 2

Awards

Finals Most Valuable Player

Best Young Player

Best Defender

Coach of the Year

All-KML Team

Pos Player Team
PG United States Marcus Keene BC Kalev/Cramo
SG Finland Edon Maxhuni Pärnu Sadam
SF Estonia Janari Jõesaar BC Kalev/Cramo
PF Latvia Roberts Freimanis AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
C United States Devin Thomas BC Kalev/Cramo

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sadolin Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Kalevi Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Pärnu Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Rakvere Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Sõle Spordikeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d "Pärnu Sadama hoog rauges kolmandal veerandajal, Kalev/Cramo võitis 12. Eesti meistritiitli" (in Estonian). Delfi. 17 May 2021.