2013–14 KML season
{{Short description|Estonian national championships in basketball}}
{{Infobox basketball league season
| updated = 13 September 2014
| prevseason = 2012–13
| nextseason = 2014–15
| title = Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1
| extra information = 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Alexela.
| image =
| caption =
| t_bg = #014E9B
| t_color = #FFFFFF
| season = 2013–14
| champions = Kalev/Cramo
7th title
| runners_up = TÜ/Rock
| third_place = Rakvere Tarvas
| fourth_place = Tallinna Kalev
| promoted =
| relegated =
| teams = 9
| games = 130 (Regular season)
26 (Playoffs)
| duration = 27 September 2013 – 21 May 2014
| top_seed = TÜ/Rock
| MVP = {{flagicon|ROM|size=20px}} Vlad Moldoveanu
| finals_MVP = {{flagicon|ROM|size=20px}} Vlad Moldoveanu
| award4 = Best Defender | award4_winner = Gregor Arbet| award4_n = EST
| award5 = Best Young Player| award5_winner = Sander Saare| award5_n = EST
| award6 = Coach of the Year | award6_winner = Alar Varrak| award6_n = EST
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} Joe Prophet | ppg = 19.33
| rebounds_leader = {{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} Frank Elegar | rpg = 8.77
| assists_leader = {{flagicon|LTU|size=20px}} Giedrius Gustas | apg = 4.59
| highest_scoring =
| winning_streak =
| losing_streak =
| biggest_home_win =
| biggest_away_win =
| highest_attendance =
| lowest_attendance =
| average_attendance =
}}
The 2013–14 Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga was the 89th season of the Estonian basketball league and the first under the title sponsorship of Alexela. Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2012–13 KML season.
The season started on 27 September 2013 and concluded on 21 May 2014 with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 0 in the 2014 KML Finals to win their 7th Estonian League title.{{cite web |url=http://basket.ee/index.php?news_id=17000&mid=9|title=Eesti Meister 2014 on Kalev/Cramo|language=Estonian |publisher=Estonian Basketball Association}}
Teams
{{Location map+
|Estonia
|border = black
|caption = Locations of the 2013–14 Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga teams
|float = right
|label =
|width = 300
|places =
{{Location map~|Estonia|lat=59.43|long=24.74|position = left |label=
}}{{Location map~|Estonia|lat=59.35|long=26.35|position = right |label=Tarvas}}
{{Location map~|Estonia|lat=58.38|long=24.5 |position = left |label=Pärnu}}
{{Location map~|Estonia|lat=58.99|long=24.8 |position = right |label=Rapla}}
{{Location map~|Estonia|lat=58.38|long=26.71|position = right |label=TÜ/Rock}}
{{Location map~|Estonia|lat=57.78|long=26.03|position = right |label=Valga}}
{{Location map~|Estonia|lat=59.21|long=27.25|position = right |label=HITO}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable"
!Team !Location !Arena !Capacity !Head coach |
Kalev/Cramo
|align="center"|7,500 |{{flagicon|EST}} Alar Varrak |
TÜ/Rock
|University of Tartu Sports Hall |align="center"|4,000 |{{flagicon|EST}} Gert Kullamäe |
Rakvere Tarvas
|align="center"|3,000 |{{flagicon|EST}} Andres Sõber |
TYCO Rapla
|align="center"|5,000 |{{flagicon|EST}} Aivar Kuusmaa |
TTÜ
|align="center"|2,000 |{{flagicon|EST}} Tiit Sokk |
Valga/Maks & Moorits
|align="center"|2,000 |{{flagicon|LAT}} Sandis Buškevics |
Pärnu
|align="center"|2,000 |{{flagicon|SRB}} Darko Ivanović |
Tallinna Kalev
|align="center"|6,950 |{{flagicon|EST}} Kalle Klandorf |
HITO
|align="center"|500 |{{flagicon|EST}} Priit Sternhof |
=Coaching changes=
class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan="3"|Pre-season |
Team
!Outgoing coach !Incoming coach |
---|
Pärnu
|{{flagicon|EST}} Priit Vene |{{flagicon|SRB}} Darko Ivanović |
colspan="3"|In-season |
Team
!Outgoing coach !Incoming coach |
TYCO Rapla
|{{flagicon|EST}} Indrek Ruut |{{flagicon|EST}} Aivar Kuusmaa |
Regular season
During the regular season teams will play 4 rounds for 32 games (2 at home and 2 away) with following exceptions:{{cite web |url=http://www.basket.ee/et/dokumendid?document_id=27&action=download|title=Korvpalli Meistriliiga võistlusjuhend hooajaks 2014/2015|language=Estonian |publisher=Estonian Basketball Association}}
- Kalev/Cramo will play 1 round at home against teams other than TÜ/Rock (1 round at home and 2 rounds away in total).
- TÜ/Rock will play 1 round at home against teams other than Kalev/Cramo (1 round at home and 2 rounds away in total).
Double points will be awarded to teams winning those games.
=League table=
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Q
|ranking_style=%pts
|for_against_style=none
|team1=ROC|name_ROC=TÜ/Rock
|team2=KAL|name_KAL=Kalev/Cramo
|team3=TAR|name_TAR=Rakvere Tarvas
|team4=TTÜ|name_TTÜ=TTÜ
|team5=TAL|name_TAL=Tallinna Kalev
|team6=PÄR|name_PÄR=Pärnu
|team7=RAP|name_RAP=TYCO Rapla
|team8=VAL|name_VAL=Valga/Maks & Moorits
|team9=HIT|name_HIT=HITO
|win_ROC=30|loss_ROC=2
|win_KAL=29|loss_KAL=3
|win_TAR=23|loss_TAR=9
|win_TTÜ=16|loss_TTÜ=16
|win_TAL=14|loss_TAL=18
|win_PÄR=14|loss_PÄR=18
|win_RAP=10|loss_RAP=22
|win_VAL=6|loss_VAL=26
|win_HIT=2|loss_HIT=30
|col_QP=#ccffcc|text_QP=Qualification to Playoffs
|result1=QP|result2=QP|result3=QP|result4=QP|result5=QP|result6=QP|result7=QP|result8=QP
|update=8 April 2014|source=[http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/turniiritabel KML] (2013/2014)
}}
=First half of the season=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=KAL|team2=ROC|team3=TAR|team4=RAP|team5=TTÜ
|team6=VAL|team7=PÄR|team8=TAL|team9=HIT
|name_KAL=Kalev/Cramo
|match_KAL_ROC=68–75
|match_KAL_TAR=86–60
|match_KAL_RAP=81–50
|match_KAL_TTÜ=78–63
|match_KAL_VAL=79–62
|match_KAL_PÄR=91–51
|match_KAL_TAL=92–68
|match_KAL_HIT=87–67
|name_ROC=TÜ/Rock
|match_ROC_KAL=75–78
|match_ROC_TAR=77–58
|match_ROC_RAP=77–62
|match_ROC_TTÜ=101–66
|match_ROC_VAL=101–56
|match_ROC_PÄR=78–50
|match_ROC_TAL=60–40
|match_ROC_HIT=118–90
|name_TAR=Rakvere Tarvas
|match_TAR_KAL=83–73
|match_TAR_ROC=67–90
|match_TAR_RAP=81–61
|match_TAR_TTÜ=88–76
|match_TAR_VAL=79–64
|match_TAR_PÄR=97–54
|match_TAR_TAL=81–59
|match_TAR_HIT=122–65
|name_RAP=TYCO Rapla
|match_RAP_KAL=61–87
|match_RAP_ROC=60–71
|match_RAP_TAR=59–86
|match_RAP_TTÜ=68–74
|match_RAP_VAL=96–61
|match_RAP_PÄR=86–75
|match_RAP_TAL=73–75
|match_RAP_HIT=80–67
|name_TTÜ=TTÜ
|match_TTÜ_KAL=78–85
|match_TTÜ_ROC=40–66
|match_TTÜ_TAR=65–90
|match_TTÜ_RAP=76–50
|match_TTÜ_VAL=67–61
|match_TTÜ_PÄR=65–59
|match_TTÜ_TAL=75–67
|match_TTÜ_HIT=83–58
|name_VAL=Valga/Maks & Moorits
|match_VAL_KAL=55–75
|match_VAL_ROC=60–87
|match_VAL_TAR=68–84
|match_VAL_RAP=58–56
|match_VAL_TTÜ=63–70
|match_VAL_PÄR=54–69
|match_VAL_TAL=81–86
|match_VAL_HIT=85–64
|name_PÄR=Pärnu
|match_PÄR_KAL=51–68
|match_PÄR_ROC=68–105
|match_PÄR_TAR=63–74
|match_PÄR_RAP=78–72
|match_PÄR_TTÜ=66–78
|match_PÄR_VAL=64–59
|match_PÄR_TAL=63–58
|match_PÄR_HIT=97–56
|name_TAL=Tallinna Kalev
|match_TAL_KAL=70–79
|match_TAL_ROC=65–85
|match_TAL_TAR=64–109
|match_TAL_RAP=73–69
|match_TAL_TTÜ=65–55
|match_TAL_VAL=50–54
|match_TAL_PÄR=64–55
|match_TAL_HIT=96–62
|name_HIT=HITO
|match_HIT_KAL=69–86
|match_HIT_ROC=68–107
|match_HIT_TAR=102–118
|match_HIT_RAP=61–83
|match_HIT_TTÜ=75–98
|match_HIT_VAL=55–70
|match_HIT_PÄR=78–82
|match_HIT_TAL=58–80
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Second half of the season=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=KAL|team2=ROC|team3=TAR|team4=RAP|team5=TTÜ
|team6=VAL|team7=PÄR|team8=TAL|team9=HIT
|name_KAL=Kalev/Cramo
|match_KAL_ROC=87–77
|match_KAL_TAR=null
|match_KAL_RAP=null
|match_KAL_TTÜ=null
|match_KAL_VAL=null
|match_KAL_PÄR=null
|match_KAL_TAL=null
|match_KAL_HIT=null
|name_ROC=TÜ/Rock
|match_ROC_KAL=86–81
|match_ROC_TAR=null
|match_ROC_RAP=null
|match_ROC_TTÜ=null
|match_ROC_VAL=null
|match_ROC_PÄR=null
|match_ROC_TAL=null
|match_ROC_HIT=null
|name_TAR=Rakvere Tarvas
|match_TAR_KAL=79–85
|match_TAR_ROC=76–96
|match_TAR_RAP=80–68
|match_TAR_TTÜ=81–71
|match_TAR_VAL=78–70
|match_TAR_PÄR=91–55
|match_TAR_TAL=101–66
|match_TAR_HIT=110–79
|name_RAP=TYCO Rapla
|match_RAP_KAL=59–82
|match_RAP_ROC=69–78
|match_RAP_TAR=67–66
|match_RAP_TTÜ=79–64
|match_RAP_VAL=79–72
|match_RAP_PÄR=66–74
|match_RAP_TAL=82–63
|match_RAP_HIT=107–83
|name_TTÜ=TTÜ
|match_TTÜ_KAL=61–80
|match_TTÜ_ROC=57–80
|match_TTÜ_TAR=56–63
|match_TTÜ_RAP=73–64
|match_TTÜ_VAL=66–56
|match_TTÜ_PÄR=58–59
|match_TTÜ_TAL=59–58
|match_TTÜ_HIT=91–60
|name_VAL=Valga/Maks & Moorits
|match_VAL_KAL=56–83
|match_VAL_ROC=64–82
|match_VAL_TAR=60–87
|match_VAL_RAP=63–68
|match_VAL_TTÜ=77–74
|match_VAL_PÄR=57–71
|match_VAL_TAL=54–71
|match_VAL_HIT=86–58
|name_PÄR=Pärnu
|match_PÄR_KAL=46–86
|match_PÄR_ROC=53–73
|match_PÄR_TAR=56–75
|match_PÄR_RAP=74–47
|match_PÄR_TTÜ=57–85
|match_PÄR_VAL=76–69
|match_PÄR_TAL=78–75
|match_PÄR_HIT=88–63
|name_TAL=Tallinna Kalev
|match_TAL_KAL=53–88
|match_TAL_ROC=72–84
|match_TAL_TAR=97–64
|match_TAL_RAP=75–68
|match_TAL_TTÜ=57–63
|match_TAL_VAL=86–64
|match_TAL_PÄR=70–69
|match_TAL_HIT=84–54
|name_HIT=HITO
|match_HIT_KAL=65–111
|match_HIT_ROC=80–105
|match_HIT_TAR=67–100
|match_HIT_RAP=79–71
|match_HIT_TTÜ=69–73
|match_HIT_VAL=77–64
|match_HIT_PÄR=73–88
|match_HIT_TAL=87–97
|update=complete|source=
}}
Playoffs
{{main|2014 KML Playoffs}}
The playoffs began on 16 April and ended on 21 May. The tournament concluded with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 0 in the 2014 KML Finals.
=Bracket=
{{:2014 KML Playoffs}}
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 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Joe Prophet | align="left"|HITO | 15 | 290 | 19.33 |
2 | align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} Asenso Ampim | align="left"|Tallinna Kalev | 26 | 389 | 14.96 |
3 | align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Siim Laur | align="left"|HITO | 29 | 426 | 14.69 |
4 | align="left"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Giedrius Gustas | align="left"|Rakvere Tarvas | 39 | 540 | 13.85 |
5 | align="left"|{{flagicon|ROM}} Vlad Moldoveanu | align="left"|Kalev/Cramo | 32 | 443 | 13.84 |
=Rebounds=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" | |||||
Rank
!width=180|Player !width=150|Team !Games !width=75|Rebounds !width=40|RPG | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Frank Elegar | align="left"|Kalev/Cramo | 30 | 263 | 8.77 |
2 | align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} Asenso Ampim | align="left"|Tallinna Kalev | 26 | 211 | 8.12 |
3 | align="left"|{{flagicon|SRB}} Nemanja Miljković | align="left"|Pärnu | 30 | 235 | 7.83 |
4 | align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Jaan Puidet | align="left"|TTÜ | 30 | 222 | 7.40 |
5 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Ferg Myrick | align="left"|Valga/Maks & Moorits | 20 | 147 | 7.35 |
=Assists=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" | |||||
Rank
!width=180|Player !width=150|Team !Games !width=75|Assists !width=40|APG | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | align="left"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Giedrius Gustas | align="left"|Rakvere Tarvas | 39 | 179 | 4.59 |
2 | align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Jaan Puidet | align="left"|TTÜ | 30 | 133 | 4.43 |
3 | align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Erik Keedus | align="left"|TTÜ | 34 | 145 | 4.26 |
4 | align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Ortega | align="left"|Valga/Maks & Moorits | 20 | 78 | 3.90 |
5 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Vincent Simpson | align="left"|TÜ/Rock | 35 | 133 | 3.80 |
Awards
=MVP=
=Finals MVP=
=Best Defender=
- {{flagicon|EST}} Gregor Arbet (Kalev/Cramo)
=Best Young Player=
- {{flagicon|EST}} Sander Saare (Rakvere Tarvas)
=Coach of the Year=
=All-KML team=
class="wikitable"
! align="center"|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} !width=180|Player !width=150|Team | ||
align="center"|PG | align="left"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Augustas Pečiukevičius | align="left"|TÜ/Rock |
align="center"|SG | align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Rain Veideman | align="left"|Kalev/Cramo |
align="center"|SF | align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Tanel Kurbas | align="left"|TÜ/Rock |
align="center"|PF | align="left"|{{flagicon|EST}} Janar Talts | align="left"|TÜ/Rock |
align="center"|C | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Frank Elegar | align="left"|Kalev/Cramo |
=Player of the Month=
See also
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150904022756/http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/ Official website] {{in lang|et}}
{{Korvpalli Meistriliiga}}
{{ULEB Season 2013–14}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 KML season}}