- Teams
- Coaching changes
- Regular season League table First half of the season Second half of the season
- Playoffs Bracket
- Individual statistics Points Rebounds Assists
- Awards Finals MVP Best Defender Best Young Player Coach of the Year All-KML team Player of the Month
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox basketball league season | updated = 22 May 2015 | prevseason = 2013–14 | nextseason = 2015–16 | title = Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1 | extra information = 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Alexela. | image = | caption = | t_bg = #014E9B | t_color = #FFFFFF | season = 2014–15 | champions = TÜ/Rock 26th title | runners_up = Kalev/Cramo | third_place = TYCO Rapla | fourth_place = Rakvere Tarvas | promoted = | relegated = | teams = 9 | games = 108 (Regular season) 31 (Playoffs) | duration = 4 October 2014 – 22 May 2015 | TV = TV6, Delfi TV | top_seed = TÜ/Rock | finals_MVP = {{flagicon|EST|size=20px}} Tanel Kurbas | award4 = Best Defender | award4_winner = Janar Talts | award4_n = EST | award5 = Best Young Player| award5_winner = Siim-Markus Post | award5_n = EST | award6 = Coach of the Year | award6_winner = Gert Kullamäe | award6_n = EST | top_scorer = {{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} Brandis Raley-Ross | ppg = 22.11 | rebounds_leader = {{flagicon|LAT|size=20px}} Jurijs Aleksejevs | rpg = 10.63 | assists_leader = {{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} Scott Machado | apg = 4.50 }}The 2014–15 Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga was the 90th season of the Estonian basketball league and the second under the title sponsorship of Alexela. Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2013–14 KML season. The season started on 4 October 2014 and concluded on 22 May 2015 with TÜ/Rock defeating Kalev/Cramo 4 games to 1 in the 2015 KML Finals to win their 26th Estonian League title.[1][2][3] Teams{{Location map+ |Estonia |border = black |caption = Locations of the 2014–15 Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga teams |float = right |label = |width = 300 |places ={{Location map~|Estonia|lat=59.43|long=24.74|position = left |label=Kalev/Cramo TTÜ TLÜ/Kalev Audentes }}{{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}} }}Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Head coach | Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Saku Arena | 7,500 | EST}} Alar Varrak | TÜ/Rock | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 4,000 | EST}} Gert Kullamäe | Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 3,000 | EST}} Andres Sõber | TLÜ/Kalev | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 6,950 | EST}} Kalle Klandorf | TTÜ | Tallinn | TTÜ Sports Hall | 2,000 | EST}} Heino Lill | Pärnu | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 2,000 | EST}} Mait Käbin | TYCO Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 5,000 | EST}} Aivar Kuusmaa | Valga/Maks & Moorits | Valga | Valga Sports Hall | 2,000 | LAT}} Varis Krūmiņš | Audentes/Noortekoondis | Tallinn | Audentes Sports Center | EST}} Indrek Visnapuu | |
Coaching changesPre-season | Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
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Valga/Maks & Moorits | LAT}} Sandis Buškevics | LAT}} Varis Krūmiņš | TTÜ | EST}} Tiit Sokk[4] | EST}} Heino Lill | Pärnu | SRB}} Darko Ivanović | EST}} Mait Käbin | |
Regular seasonDuring the regular season teams will play 4 rounds for 32 games (2 at home and 2 away) with following exceptions:[5] - Kalev/Cramo will play 1 round at home and 1 away (1 at home and 1 away in total).
- TÜ/Rock will play 1 round at home (1 at home and 2 away in total).
- Audentes/Noortekoondis will play 1 round at home and 1 away (1 at home and 1 away in total).
Double points will be awarded to teams winning those games. League table{{Tooltip|Pos|Position | Team | {{Tooltip|GP|Games played | {{Tooltip|W|Games won | {{Tooltip|L|Games lost | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points | {{Tooltip|PCT|Winning percentage | Qualification | 1 | TÜ/Rock | 32 | 26 | 6 | 58 | 26|6}} | Qualification to Playoffs | 2 | Kalev/Cramo | 32 | 26 | 6 | 58 | 26|6}} | 3 | TYCO Rapla | 32 | 21 | 11 | 53 | 21|11}} | 4 | Rakvere Tarvas | 32 | 20 | 12 | 52 | 20|12}} | 5 | Pärnu | 32 | 15 | 17 | 47 | 15|17}} | 6 | Valga/Maks & Moorits | 32 | 15 | 17 | 47 | 15|17}} | 7 | TTÜ | 32 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 12|20}} | 8 | TLÜ/Kalev | 32 | 7 | 25 | 39 | 7|25}} | 9 | Audentes | 32 | 2 | 30 | 34 | 2|30}} | |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2015. Source: KML (2014/2015) First half of the seasonHome \\ Away | KAL | ROC | TAR | TLÜ | TTÜ | PÄR | RAP | VAL | AUD | Kalev/Cramo {{fb r |r=null }} {{fb r |gf=68 |ga=57}} {{fb r |gf=89 |ga=80 }} {{fb r |gf=105|ga=63}} {{fb r |gf=80 |ga=70 }} {{fb r |gf=94 |ga=56 }} {{fb r |gf=86|ga=65}} {{fb r |gf=77 |ga=83 }} {{fb r |gf=123 |ga=46 }} | TÜ/Rock {{fb r |gf=66 |ga=54 }} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |gf=93 |ga=85 }} {{fb r |gf=72 |ga=56 }} {{fb r |gf=86 |ga=77 }} {{fb r |gf=90 |ga=63 }} {{fb r |gf=68 |ga=74 }} {{fb r |gf=90|ga=62}} {{fb r |gf=121 |ga=61 }} | Rakvere Tarvas {{fb r |gf=79 |ga=89 }} {{fb r |gf=75 |ga=71 }} {{fb r |r=null }} {{fb r |gf=89 |ga=67 }} {{fb r |gf=80 |ga=76 }} {{fb r |gf=87 |ga=94 }} {{fb r |gf=73 |ga=65 }} {{fb r |gf=95 |ga=93 }} {{fb r |gf=101 |ga=73 }} | TLÜ/Kalev {{fb r |gf=52 |ga=89 }} {{fb r |gf=54 |ga=85 }} {{fb r |gf=82|ga=80}} {{fb r |r=null }} {{fb r |gf=78 |ga=67 }} {{fb r |gf=71 |ga=79 }} {{fb r |gf=54 |ga=68 }} {{fb r |gf=85 |ga=79 }} {{fb r |gf=83 |ga=91 }} | TTÜ {{fb r |gf=62 |ga=88 }} {{fb r |gf=51 |ga=78 }} {{fb r |gf=53 |ga=70 }} {{fb r |gf=79 |ga=64 }} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |gf=90 |ga=70 }} {{fb r |gf=69 |ga=84 }} {{fb r |gf=91 |ga=89 }} {{fb r |gf=120|ga=44}} | Pärnu {{fb r |gf=62 |ga=88 }} {{fb r |gf=58 |ga=98 }} {{fb r |gf=91 |ga=79 }} {{fb r |gf=65 |ga=49 }} {{fb r |gf=56 |ga=64 }} {{fb r |r=null }} {{fb r |gf=77 |ga=75 }} {{fb r |gf=82 |ga=78 }} {{fb r |gf=116|ga=75}} | TYCO Rapla {{fb r |gf=69 |ga=96 }} {{fb r |gf=64 |ga=87 }} {{fb r |gf=61 |ga=68 }} {{fb r |gf=86 |ga=65 }} {{fb r |gf=89 |ga=71 }} {{fb r |gf=92 |ga=68 }} {{fb r |r=null }} {{fb r |gf=77 |ga=61 }} {{fb r |gf=98 |ga=51 }} | Valga/Maks & Moorits {{fb r |gf=92|ga=88}} {{fb r |gf=61|ga=65}} {{fb r |gf=85|ga=97}} {{fb r |gf=73|ga=66}} {{fb r |gf=100|ga=91}} {{fb r |gf=86|ga=80}} {{fb r |gf=68|ga=83}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |gf=92|ga=72}} | Audentes/Noortekoondis {{fb r |gf=46 |ga=102 }} {{fb r |gf=42 |ga=99 }} {{fb r |gf=79 |ga=92 }} {{fb r |gf=77 |ga=94 }} {{fb r |gf=62 |ga=96 }} {{fb r |gf=62 |ga=100 }} {{fb r |gf=59 |ga=88 }} {{fb r |gf=72 |ga=112 }} {{fb r |r=null}} | |
Second half of the seasonHome \\ Away | KAL | ROC | TAR | TLÜ | TTÜ | PÄR | RAP | VAL | AUD | Kalev/Cramo {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} | TÜ/Rock {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} | Rakvere Tarvas {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |gf=57|ga=85}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |gf=97|ga=60}} {{fb r |gf=91|ga=93}} {{fb r |gf=102|ga=76}} {{fb r |gf=80|ga=84}} {{fb r |gf=101|ga=73}} {{fb r |r=null}} | TLÜ/Kalev {{fb r |r=null }} {{fb r |gf=72|ga=93}} {{fb r |gf=60|ga=90}} {{fb r |r=null }} {{fb r |gf=71 |ga=65 }} {{fb r |gf=81|ga=94}} {{fb r |gf=63 |ga=81 }} {{fb r |gf=73|ga=64}} {{fb r |r=null }} | TTÜ {{fb r |r=null }} {{fb r |gf=55|ga=75}} {{fb r |gf=78|ga=82}} {{fb r |gf=78|ga=50}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |gf=82|ga=76}} {{fb r |gf=71|ga=68}} {{fb r |gf=84|ga=89}} {{fb r |r=null}} | Pärnu {{fb r |r=null }} {{fb r |gf=88|ga=69}} {{fb r |gf=73 |ga=91 }} {{fb r |gf=84 |ga=70 }} {{fb r |gf=73|ga=64}} {{fb r |r=null }} {{fb r |gf=68 |ga=76 }} {{fb r |gf=92 |ga=73}} {{fb r |r=null }} | TYCO Rapla {{fb r |r=null }} {{fb r |gf=68|ga=84}} {{fb r |gf=66|ga=69}} {{fb r |gf=93|ga=81}} {{fb r |gf=86|ga=78}} {{fb r |gf=80|ga=75}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |gf=72|ga=64}} {{fb r |r=null }} | Valga/Maks & Moorits {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |gf=72|ga=89}} {{fb r |gf=71|ga=83}} {{fb r |gf=88|ga=61}} {{fb r |gf=77|ga=76}} {{fb r |gf=80|ga=71}} {{fb r |gf=70|ga=73}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} | Audentes/Noortekoondis {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} {{fb r |r=null}} | |
Playoffs{{Main|2015 KML Playoffs}}The playoffs began on 7 April and ended on 22 May. The tournament concluded with TÜ/Rock defeating Kalev/Cramo 4 games to 1 in the 2015 KML Finals. Bracket{{:2015 KML Playoffs}}Individual statisticsPlayers qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played. PointsRank | Player | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Brandis Raley-Ross | Rakvere Tarvas | 37 | 818 | 22.11 | 2 | {{flagicon|LAT}} Jurijs Aleksejevs | Valga/Maks & Moorits | 30 | 535 | 17.83 | 3 | {{flagicon|LAT}} Reinis Strupovičs | Valga/Maks & Moorits | 30 | 523 | 17.43 | 4 | {{flagicon|CRO}} Domagoj Bubalo | TYCO Rapla | 25 | 401 | 16.04 | 5 | {{flagicon|USA}} Keith Benson | Kalev/Cramo | 14 | 224 | 16.00 |
ReboundsRank | Player | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1 | {{flagicon|LAT}} Jurijs Aleksejevs | Valga/Maks & Moorits | 30 | 319 | 10.63 | 2 | {{flagicon|EST}} Janar Talts | TÜ/Rock | 32 | 290 | 9.06 | 3 | {{flagicon|LTU}} Robertas Grabauskas | TLÜ/Kalev | 31 | 269 | 8.68 | 4 | {{flagicon|EST}} Jaan Puidet | TTÜ | 27 | 223 | 8.26 | 5 | {{flagicon|USA}} David Haughton | Rakvere Tarvas | 35 | 279 | 7.97 |
AssistsRank | Player | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Machado | Kalev/Cramo | 20 | 90 | 4.50 | 2 | {{flagicon|LAT}} Sandis Silavs | Pärnu | 31 | 136 | 4.39 | 3 | {{flagicon|EST}} Rait-Riivo Laane | TYCO Rapla | 36 | 155 | 4.31 | 4 | {{flagicon|EST}} Jaan Puidet | TTÜ | 27 | 116 | 4.30 | 5 | {{flagicon|LTU}} Augustas Pečiukevičius | TÜ/Rock | 26 | 108 | 4.15 |
AwardsFinals MVP- {{flagicon|EST}} Tanel Kurbas (TÜ/Rock)
Best Defender- {{flagicon|EST}} Janar Talts (TÜ/Rock)[6]
Best Young Player- {{flagicon|EST}} Siim-Markus Post (Audentes/Noortekoondis)[6]
Coach of the Year- {{flagicon|EST}} Gert Kullamäe (TÜ/Rock)[6]
All-KML team{{Tooltip|Pos|Position | Player | Team | PG | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Machado | Kalev/Cramo | SG | {{flagicon|USA}} Brandis Raley-Ross | Rakvere Tarvas | SF | {{flagicon|EST}} Gregor Arbet | Kalev/Cramo | PF | {{flagicon|EST}} Janar Talts | TÜ/Rock | C | {{flagicon|CRO}} Domagoj Bubalo | TYCO Rapla |
Player of the MonthMonth | Player | Team |
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October | LAT}} Kristers Zeidaks | TYCO Rapla | November[7] | USA}} Brandis Raley-Ross | Rakvere Tarvas | December[8] | LAT}} Jurijs Aleksejevs | Valga/Maks & Moorits | January[9] | EST}} Janar Talts | TÜ/Rock | February[10] | CRO}} Domagoj Bubalo | TYCO Rapla | March[11] | USA}} Brandis Raley-Ross | Rakvere Tarvas |
See also- 2014–15 EuroChallenge
- 2014–15 VTB United League
- 2014–15 Baltic Basketball League
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://basket.ee/index.php?mid=9&news_id=17375|title=Täna algab Alexela KML|language=Estonian |publisher=Estonian Basketball Association}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://basket.ee/?mid=9&news_id=17119|title=Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliigas järgmisel hooajal 9 klubi|language=Estonian |publisher=Estonian Basketball Association}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/uudised/?news_id=884|title=Eesti meister 2015 on TÜ/ROCK!|language=Estonian|publisher=Estonian Basketball Association|date=22 May 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ohtuleht.ee/582729/ttu-loobus-koondise-peatreeneri-tiit-soku-teenetest|title=TTÜ loobus koondise peatreeneri Tiit Soku teenetest|language=Estonian |publisher=Õhtuleht}} 5. ^{{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}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Korvpallihooaeg sai ametlikult läbi!|language=Estonian|date=28 May 2015|publisher=Estonian Basketball Association|url=http://www.basket.ee/et/uudised?news_id=909}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/uudised/?news_id=207|title=Alexela KML novembri parim on Brandis Raley Ross|language=Estonian |publisher=Basket.ee}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.basket.ee/et/uudised?news_id=95|title=Alexela KML detsembri parim on Jurijs Aleksejevs|language=Estonian |publisher=Basket.ee}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/uudised/?news_id=281|title=Alexela KML jaanuari parim on Janar Talts|language=Estonian |publisher=Basket.ee}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.basket.ee/et/uudised?news_id=445|title=Alexela KML veebruari parim on Domagoj Bubalo|language=Estonian |publisher=Basket.ee}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/uudised/?news_id=642|title=Alexela KML märtsi parim on Brandis Raley Ross|language=Estonian |publisher=Basket.ee}}
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