2019 KML Playoffs

KML Play-offs
KML Play-offs
Dates	9 April – 22 May 2019
Number of games	20
Number of teams	6
Finals
Champions	Kalev/Cramo (11th title)
Runners-up	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ
Third place	Pärnu Sadam
Fourth place	TalTech
Finals MVP	Branko Mirković
	← 2018 2021 →

The 2019 KML Play-offs was the tournament to determine the Korvpalli Meistriliiga champions for the 2018–19 season. This season saw the introduction of the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League, replacing the KML regular season, with the top six Estonian teams advancing to the KML play-offs. The play-offs began on 9 April and concluded on 22 May with Kalev/Cramo defeating Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 3 games to 0 in the finals to win their 11th Estonian Championship.^[1]^[2]

Teams[edit]

Venues and locations[edit]

Kalev/Cramo
Kalev/TLÜ
TalTech

Locations of the 2019 KML Play-offs teams

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Avis Utilitas Rapla	Rapla	Sadolin Sports Hall	818^[3]
Kalev/Cramo	Tallinn	Kalev Sports Hall	1,700^[4]
Pärnu Sadam	Pärnu	Pärnu Sports Hall	1,820^[5]
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Tallinn	Sõle Sports Centre	153^[6]
TalTech	Tallinn	TalTech Sports Hall	1,000^[7]
Tartu Ülikool	Tartu	University of Tartu Sports Hall	2,600^[8]

Personnel and sponsorship[edit]

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Avis Utilitas Rapla	Toomas Annuk	Indrek Kajupank	Spalding	Fenikss Casino
Kalev/Cramo	Donaldas Kairys	Kristjan Kangur	Nike	Cramo
Pärnu Sadam	Heiko Rannula	Rannar Raap	Nike	Port of Pärnu
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Martin Müürsepp	Mario Paiste	Nike	City of Tallinn
TalTech	Rait Käbin	Jaan Puidet	Nike	Tallinn University of Technology
Tartu Ülikool	Priit Vene	Julius Kazakauskas	Nike	University of Tartu

Play-off bracket[edit]

Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Finals

			1	Kalev/Cramo	3
4	Avis Utilitas Rapla	1	5	Pärnu Sadam	0
5	Pärnu Sadam	3				1	Kalev/Cramo	3
						6	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	0
			2	TalTech	0
3	Tartu Ülikool	1	6	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	3
6	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	3				Third place

						2	TalTech	0
						5	Pärnu Sadam	3

Quarter-finals[edit]

The quarter-finals are best-of-five series.

Tartu Ülikool vs. Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ[edit]

9 April	Tartu Ülikool	78–73 (Series: 1–0)	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Tartu
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 19–23, 17–20, 25–13
	Pts: Velička 32 Rebs: Kazakauskas 10 Asts: Velička 6 PIR: Velička 42	Boxscore	Pts: Nofflet 25 Rebs: Buchanan 18 Asts: Nofflet 5 PIR: Buchanan 35	Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall Attendance: 450 Referees: Tanel Suslov, Rain Peerandi, Janek Saluse

13 April	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	87–70 (Series: 1–1)	Tartu Ülikool	Tallinn
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 26–15, 22–17, 25–22
	Pts: McGhee 25 Rebs: Buchanan 11 Asts: Buchanan, McGhee 3 PIR: McGhee 33	Boxscore	Pts: Hermet 17 Rebs: Hermet, Kazakauskas 6 Asts: Velička 7 PIR: Hermet 17	Arena: Sõle Sports Centre Attendance: 160 Referees: Mihkel Männiste, Ranno Konks, Alex Talisainen

17 April	Tartu Ülikool	77–83 (Series: 1–2)	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Tartu
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 18–19, 13–25, 23–19
	Pts: Kazakauskas 30 Rebs: Kazakauskas 9 Asts: Velička 13 PIR: Kazakauskas 39	Boxscore	Pts: Lips 20 Rebs: Buchanan 8 Asts: McGhee 6 PIR: Harrison 15	Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall Attendance: 400 Referees: Rain Peerandi, Janek Saluse, Jegor Mitrofanski

19 April	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	97–960(OT) (Series: 3–1)	Tartu Ülikool	Viimsi
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 23–21, 27–17, 18–22, Overtime: 13–12
	Pts: Harrison 23 Rebs: Buchanan 13 Asts: McGhee 6 PIR: Buchanan 30	Boxscore	Pts: Velička 29 Rebs: Kazakauskas 7 Asts: Velička 7 PIR: Velička 36	Arena: Karulaugu Sports Centre Attendance: 200 Referees: Tanel Suslov, Ranno Konks, Alex Talisainen

Avis Utilitas Rapla vs. Pärnu Sadam[edit]

10 April	Avis Utilitas Rapla	60–83 (Series: 0–1)	Pärnu Sadam	Rapla
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–8, 12–21, 15–23, 13–31
	Pts: Kaldre, Williams 16 Rebs: Mickelson 13 Asts: Kaldre 4 PIR: Kaldre 18	Boxscore	Pts: Kirves 15 Rebs: Alston 10 Asts: Raap 7 PIR: Raap 17	Arena: Sadolin Sports Hall Referees: Aare Halliko, Mihkel Männiste, Alex Talisainen

14 April	Pärnu Sadam	82–57 (Series: 2–0)	Avis Utilitas Rapla	Pärnu
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 24–18, 21–9, 22–16
	Pts: Rivers 21 Rebs: Alston, Kirves 10 Asts: Post 5 PIR: Kirves 23	Boxscore	Pts: Mickelson 13 Rebs: Jonāts, Kajupank 6 Asts: Ilves 4 PIR: Kaldre 14	Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall Referees: Tanel Suslov, Ranno Konks, Jegor Mitrofanski

16 April	Avis Utilitas Rapla	82–80 (Series: 1–2)	Pärnu Sadam	Rapla
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 15–24, 15–19, 31–17
	Pts: Kaldre 21 Rebs: Jonāts 11 Asts: Ilves 8 PIR: Jonāts 27	Boxscore	Pts: Alston, Kirves 18 Rebs: Wade-Chatman 6 Asts: Post, Wade-Chatman 9 PIR: Kirves 22	Arena: Sadolin Sports Hall Referees: Rain Peerandi, Janek Saluse, Alex Talisainen

20 April	Pärnu Sadam	88–76 (Series: 3–1)	Avis Utilitas Rapla	Pärnu
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 19–19, 21–17, 20–19
	Pts: Kirves 26 Rebs: Kirves 8 Asts: Post 9 PIR: Kirves 36	Boxscore	Pts: Williams 19 Rebs: Hawkins 6 Asts: Kaldre 5 PIR: Williams 18	Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall Attendance: 700 Referees: Tanel Suslov, Jegor Mitrofanski, Ranno Konks

Semi-finals[edit]

The semi-finals are best-of-five series.

Kalev/Cramo vs. Pärnu Sadam[edit]

26 April	Kalev/Cramo	91–85 (Series: 1–0)	Pärnu Sadam	Tallinn
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 21–20, 30–13, 21–31
	Pts: Moultrie 30 Rebs: Kangur 8 Asts: Wroten 8 PIR: Moultrie 36	Boxscore	Pts: Wade-Chatman 31 Rebs: Alston 10 Asts: Post 5 PIR: Wade-Chatman 29	Arena: Kalev Sports Hall Attendance: 350 Referees: Aare Halliko, Mihkel Männiste, Alex Talisainen

29 April	Pärnu Sadam	62–102 (Series: 0–2)	Kalev/Cramo	Pärnu
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–25, 15–27, 12–28
	Pts: Rivers 21 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Kirves, Raap 4 PIR: Kirves 24	Boxscore	Pts: Lewis 18 Rebs: Salash 8 Asts: Wroten 8 PIR: Wroten 22	Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall Attendance: 530 Referees: Rain Peerandi, Tanel Suslov, Janek Saluse

30 April	Kalev/Cramo	89–72 (Series: 3–0)	Pärnu Sadam	Tallinn
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 21–17, 30–16, 15–22
	Pts: Lynch 17 Rebs: Moultrie 9 Asts: Wroten 9 PIR: Lynch 24	Boxscore	Pts: Wade-Chatman 14 Rebs: Kirves 8 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Wade-Chatman 15	Arena: Kalev Sports Hall Attendance: 232 Referees: Aare Halliko, Mart Uuehendrik, Ranno Konks

TalTech vs. Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ[edit]

25 April	TalTech	75–78 (Series: 0–1)	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Tallinn
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 16–17, 20–23, 18–23
	Pts: Metsalu, Puidet 16 Rebs: Puidet 7 Asts: Käbin, Puidet 7 PIR: Puidet 21	Boxscore	Pts: Harrison 24 Rebs: Talts 7 Asts: Lips 4 PIR: Harrison 26	Arena: TalTech Sports Hall Attendance: 640 Referees: Rain Peerandi, Mart Uuehendrik, Janek Saluse

27 April	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	94–86 (Series: 2–0)	TalTech	Tallinn
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 24–23, 17–24, 31–21
	Pts: McGhee 27 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: three players 3 PIR: McGhee 30	Boxscore	Pts: Metsalu 19 Rebs: Giese 7 Asts: Käbin, Puidet 4 PIR: Raadik 16	Arena: Nord Cramo Sports Hall Attendance: 225 Referees: Aare Halliko, Mihkel Männiste, Ranno Konks

30 April	TalTech	92–97 (Series: 0–3)	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Tallinn
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 21–22, 32–17, 12–29
	Pts: Arbet, Puidet 18 Rebs: Giese, Puidet 9 Asts: Käbin 9 PIR: Puidet 19	Boxscore	Pts: McGhee 25 Rebs: Buchanan 9 Asts: McGhee, Talts 3 PIR: Buchanan 33	Arena: TalTech Sports Hall Attendance: 612 Referees: Rain Peerandi, Mihkel Männiste, Jegor Mitrofanski

Third place games[edit]

The third place games are best-of-five series.

TalTech vs. Pärnu Sadam[edit]

5 May	TalTech	68–75 (Series: 0–1)	Pärnu Sadam	Tallinn
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 11–17, 20–21, 17–21
	Pts: Giese 16 Rebs: Raadik 9 Asts: Käbin 3 PIR: Giese 17	Boxscore	Pts: Rivers 21 Rebs: Kirves 11 Asts: Sutt, Wade-Chatman 4 PIR: Rivers 29	Arena: TalTech Sports Hall Attendance: 485 Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mart Uuehendrik, Ranno Konks

8 May	Pärnu Sadam	79–730(OT) (Series: 2–0)	TalTech	Pärnu
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 18–22, 13–15, 22–18, Overtime: 13–7
	Pts: Wade-Chatman 17 Rebs: Alston 11 Asts: Wade-Chatman 7 PIR: Wade-Chatman 26	Boxscore	Pts: Schmalz 26 Rebs: Giese 9 Asts: Schmalz 3 PIR: Schmalz 26	Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall Attendance: 700 Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mihkel Männiste, Alex Talisainen

10 May	TalTech	63–89 (Series: 0–3)	Pärnu Sadam	Tallinn
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 20–17, 19–22, 5–27
	Pts: Viilup 17 Rebs: Giese 8 Asts: Käbin 4 PIR: Giese 19	Boxscore	Pts: Kirves 24 Rebs: Kirves 11 Asts: Sutt, Wade-Chatman 8 PIR: Kirves 33	Arena: TalTech Sports Hall Attendance: 490 Referees: Mihkel Männiste, Mart Uuehendrik, Janek Saluse

Finals[edit]

The finals are best-of-five series.

Kalev/Cramo vs. Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ[edit]

16 May	Kalev/Cramo	87–78 (Series: 1–0)	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Tallinn
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 16–18, 25–17, 26–20
	Pts: Lewis 21 Rebs: Moultrie 7 Asts: Mirković 6 PIR: Moultrie 23	Boxscore	Pts: Harrison 21 Rebs: Buchanan 13 Asts: Harrison 4 PIR: Buchanan 23	Arena: Kalev Sports Hall Attendance: 600 Referees: Aare Halliko, Mihkel Männiste, Jegor Mitrofanski

20 May	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	73–101 (Series: 0–2)	Kalev/Cramo	Tallinn
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 19–29, 22–22, 18–23
	Pts: three players 13 Rebs: Buchanan 8 Asts: Buchanan 3 PIR: Buchanan 20	Boxscore	Pts: Mirković 16 Rebs: Lynch 5 Asts: Lewis 8 PIR: Mirković 25	Arena: Kalev Sports Hall Attendance: 450 Referees: Rain Peerandi, Alex Talisainen

22 May	Kalev/Cramo	105–83 (Series: 3–0)	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Tallinn
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 32–28, 32–10, 20–25, 21–20
	Pts: Kitsing, Mirković 20 Rebs: Lynch 11 Asts: Lewis 8 PIR: Lewis, Mirković 24	Boxscore	Pts: Harrison 19 Rebs: Buchanan 11 Asts: Loik, Talts 3 PIR: Saks 19	Arena: Kalev Sports Hall Attendance: 770 Referees: Mart Uuehendrik, Ranno Konks, Janek Saluse

Awards[edit]

All-KML Team[edit]

Pos	Player	Team
PG	Chavaughn Lewis	Kalev/Cramo
SG	Damarcus Harrison	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ
SF	Demetre Rivers	Pärnu Sadam
PF	Toomas Raadik	TalTech
C	Arnett Moultrie	Kalev/Cramo

References[edit]

^ "Homme tehakse algust OlyBet Korvpalli Meistriliiga veerandfinaalidega" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 8 April 2019.
^ "Igas elemendis Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ-st parem olnud BC Kalev/Cramo tuli oodatult Eesti meistriks" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 22 May 2019.
^ "Sadolin Spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
^ "Kalevi Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.
^ "Pärnu Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.
^ "Sõle Spordikeskus". Spordiregister.ee.
^ "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
^ "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "OlyBet KML auhinnad: tähtede viisikus üks eestlane, parima noormängija tiitel läks Leetu" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 24 May 2019.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Homme tehakse algust OlyBet Korvpalli Meistriliiga veerandfinaalidega" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 8 April 2019.

[2] "Igas elemendis Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ-st parem olnud BC Kalev/Cramo tuli oodatult Eesti meistriks" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 22 May 2019.

[3] "Sadolin Spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.

[4] "Kalevi Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.

[5] "Pärnu Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.

[6] "Sõle Spordikeskus". Spordiregister.ee.

[7] "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.

[8] "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.

[Awards-9] "OlyBet KML auhinnad: tähtede viisikus üks eestlane, parima noormängija tiitel läks Leetu" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 24 May 2019.

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