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2008–09 KML season

{{Short description|Estonian national championships in basketball}}

{{Infobox basketball league season

| updated =

| prevseason = 2007–08

| nextseason = 2009–10

| title = SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga1

| extra information = 1 Sponsored league name, referring to SEB.

| image =

| caption =

| t_bg =

| t_color =

| season = 2008–09

| champions = Kalev/Cramo
3rd title

| runners_up = TÜ/Rock

| third_place = TTÜ

| fourth_place = Valga

| promoted =

| relegated =

| teams = 8

| games =

| duration = 15 October 2008 – 1 June 2009

| TV =

| top_seed = TÜ/Rock

| MVP =

| finals_MVP = {{flagicon|EST}} Kristjan Kangur

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|EST}} Kristo Saage | ppg = 16.24

| rebounds_leader = {{flagicon|EST}} Raido Ringmets | rpg = 11.04

| assists_leader = {{flagicon|GEO}} Giorgi Tsintsadze | apg = 4.20

}}

The 2008–09 SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga is the 18th season of the Estonian basketball league and the fifth under the title sponsorship of SEB. Including the competition's previous incarnations, this is the 84th season of the Estonian men's basketball league. TÜ/Rock came into the season as defending champions of the 2007–08 KML season.

The season started on 15 October 2008 and concluded on 1 June 2009 with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 2 in the 2009 KML Finals to win their 3rd Estonian League title.{{cite web |url=http://www.spordiinfo.ee/esbl/tulemused/voistlused/4611/84_eesti_meeste_meistrivoistlused|title=84. EESTI MEESTE MEISTRIVÕISTLUSED|language=Estonian |publisher=Spordiinfo.ee}}

Teams

class="wikitable sortable"

!Team

!Location

!Arena

!Capacity

Kalev/Cramo

|Tallinn

|Saku Suurhall

|align="center"|7,200

Kuremaa

|Tallinn

|Torma Sports Hall

|align="center"|

Pärnu/Catwees

|Pärnu

|Pärnu kesklinna koolide võimla

|align="center"|

Rakvere Tarvas

|Rakvere

|Rakvere Sports Hall

|align="center"|2,747

Tallinna Kalev

|Tallinn

|Pirita Gymnasium of Economics

|align="center"|

TTÜ

|Tallinn

|TTÜ Sports Hall

|align="center"|1,000

TÜ/Rock

|Tartu

|University of Tartu Sports Hall

|align="center"|1,650

Valga

|Valga

|Valga Sports Hall

|align="center"|561

Regular season

=League table=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! width=20|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} !! width=200|Team !! width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !! width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !! width=30| {{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !! width=30|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !! width=30|{{Tooltip|PCT|Winning percentage}} !!width=200| Qualification

bgcolor=#ccffcc

|1

align="left"|TÜ/Rock2826254{{Winning percentage|26|2}}

| rowspan=6 align="center"|Qualification to Playoffs

bgcolor=#ccffcc

|2

align="left"|Kalev/Cramo2823551{{Winning percentage|23|5}}
bgcolor=#ccffcc

|3

align="left"|TTÜ28171145{{Winning percentage|17|11}}
bgcolor=#ccffcc

|4

align="left"|Valga28141442{{Winning percentage|14|14}}
bgcolor=#ccffcc

|5

align="left"|Tallinna Kalev28111739{{Winning percentage|11|17}}
bgcolor=#ccffcc

|6

align="left"|Rakvere Tarvas28101838{{Winning percentage|10|18}}
7align="left"|Pärnu/Catwees2882036{{Winning percentage|8|20}}

| rowspan=2|

8align="left"|Kuremaa2832513{{Winning percentage|3|25}}

Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2009. Source: [http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/turniiritabel KML] (2008/2009)

Playoffs

The playoffs began on 23 April 2009 and ended on 1 June 2009. The tournament concluded with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 2 in the 2009 KML Finals.

=Bracket=

{{6TeamBracket

| RD1=Quarter-finals

| RD2=Semi-finals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=4

| RD1-team1=Valga

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=5

| RD1-team2=Tallinna Kalev

| RD1-score2=2

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team3=TTÜ

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=6

| RD1-team4=Rakvere Tarvas

| RD1-score4=0

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=TÜ/Rock

| RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Valga

| RD2-score2=0

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=Kalev/Cramo

| RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4=3

| RD2-team4=TTÜ

| RD2-score4=0

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=TÜ/Rock

| RD3-score1=2

| RD3-seed2=2

| RD3-team2=Kalev/Cramo

| RD3-score2=4

| RD3-seed3=3

| RD3-team3=TTÜ

| RD3-score3=2

| RD3-seed4=4

| RD3-team4=Valga

| RD3-score4=0

}}

Individual statistics

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

=Points=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
Rank

!width=180|Player

!width=150|Team

!Games

!width=75|Points

!width=40|PPG

1align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Kristo Saagealign="left"| Rakvere Tarvas2947116.24
2align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Belousovalign="left"| Tallinna Kalev2133616.00
3align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Heigo Ermalign="left"| Pärnu/Catwees2131014.76
4align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Viktor Sanikidzealign="left"| TÜ/Rock2942214.55
5align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Veljo Varesalign="left"| Tallinna Kalev3043514.50

=Rebounds=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
Rank

!width=180|Player

!width=150|Team

!Games

!width=75|Rebounds

!width=40|RPG

1align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Raido Ringmetsalign="left"| Pärnu/Catwees2628711.04
2align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Richard Andersonalign="left"| Valga353008.57
3align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Viktor Sanikidzealign="left"| TÜ/Rock292227.66
4align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Joosep Toomealign="left"| TTÜ332417.30
5align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Nate Foxalign="left"|Kalev/Cramo231647.13

=Assists=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
Rank

!width=180|Player

!width=150|Team

!Games

!width=75|Assists

!width=40|APG

1align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Giorgi Tsintsadzealign="left"| TÜ/Rock301264.20
2align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} John Linehanalign="left"|Kalev/Cramo26943.62
3align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Heiko Rannulaalign="left"| Valga361203.33
4align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Sven Pugonenalign="left"| Rakvere Tarvas27823.04
5align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Raido Roosalign="left"|Valga31912.94

Awards

=Finals MVP=

External links

  • [http://basket.ee/index.php?mid=1 Korvpalli Meistriliiga]

References

{{Reflist|2}}

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