2004–05 KML season
Estonian national championships in basketball
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The 2004–05 Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) season was the 80th season of the premier basketball competition for men's teams in Estonia.
| SEB Ühispanga Korvpalli Meistriliiga1 | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2004–05 |
| Duration | 20 October 2004 – 29 May 2005 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Ehitustööriist |
| Season MVP |  Howard Frier |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Ehitustööriist (1st title) |
| Runners-up | TÜ/Rock |
← 2003–04 2005–06 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to SEB Ühispank. | |
The season began on 20 October 2004 and ended on 29 May 2005, with Ehitustööriist defeating TÜ/Rock four games to three in the KML Finals to win their first Estonian championship.[1][2]
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TÜ/Rock | 16 | 12 | 4 | 28 | .750 | Advance to Baltic Basketball League |
| 2 | Ehitustööriist | 16 | 12 | 4 | 28 | .750 | |
| 3 | Tallinna Kalev | 16 | 12 | 4 | 28 | .750 | Advance to second round |
| 4 | Rakvere PK | 16 | 11 | 5 | 27 | .688 | |
| 5 | Dalkia/Nybit | 16 | 9 | 7 | 25 | .563 | |
| 6 | Pirita BM | 16 | 8 | 8 | 24 | .500 | |
| 7 | BIG/new balance Rapla | 16 | 4 | 12 | 20 | .250 | |
| 8 | TTÜ/A. Le Coq | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19 | .188 | |
| 9 | Audentese Ülikool | 16 | 1 | 15 | 17 | .063 |
Source: Sport24.ee
Second round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalkia/Nybit | 24 | 20 | 4 | 44 | .833 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Rakvere PK | 24 | 19 | 5 | 43 | .792 | |
| 3 | Tallinna Kalev | 24 | 16 | 8 | 40 | .667 | |
| 4 | Pirita BM | 24 | 11 | 13 | 35 | .458 | |
| 5 | BIG/new balance Rapla | 24 | 7 | 17 | 31 | .292 | |
| 6 | TTÜ/A. Le Coq | 24 | 6 | 18 | 30 | .250 | |
| 7 | Audentese Ülikool | 24 | 5 | 19 | 29 | .208 |
Source: Sport24.ee
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ehitustööriist | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | TTÜ/A. Le Coq | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ehitustööriist | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rakvere PK | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ehitustööriist | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | TÜ/Rock | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | TÜ/Rock | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | BIG/new balance Rapla | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | TÜ/Rock | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 6 | Pirita BM | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dalkia/Nybit | 1 | 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Pirita BM | 2 | 6 | Pirita BM | 1 | |||||||||
Awards
KML Most Valuable Player
KML Coach of the Year
Allan Dorbek (Ehitustööriist)[3]
KML Best Young Player
KML All-Star Five
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG |  Víctor González | Ehitustööriist |
| SG |  Howard Frier | Ehitustööriist |
| SF |  Marek Doronin | TÜ/Rock |
| PF | Tarmo Kikerpill | TÜ/Rock |
| C | Ardo Ärmpalu | Rakvere PK |