2013–14 KML season
Estonian national championships in basketball
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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.
26 (Playoffs)
| Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2013–14 | |||||||||
| Duration | 27 September 2013 – 21 May 2014 | |||||||||
| Games played | 130 (Regular season) 26 (Playoffs) | |||||||||
| Teams | 9 | |||||||||
| TV partners | TV6, Delfi TV | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | TÜ/Rock | |||||||||
| Season MVP | ||||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Kalev/Cramo 7th title | |||||||||
| Runners-up | TÜ/Rock | |||||||||
| Third place | Rakvere Tarvas | |||||||||
| Fourth place | Tallinna Kalev | |||||||||
| Finals MVP | ||||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Best Defender | ||||||||||
| Best Young Player | ||||||||||
| Coach of the Year | ||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2012–13 2014–15 →
All statistics correct as of 13 September 2014.1 Sponsored league name, referring to Alexela. | ||||||||||
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.[1]
Teams
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Saku Arena | 7,500 | |
| TÜ/Rock | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 4,000 | |
| Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 3,000 | |
| TYCO Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 5,000 | |
| TTÜ | Tallinn | TTÜ Sports Hall | 2,000 | |
| Valga/Maks & Moorits | Valga | Valga Sports Hall | 2,000 | |
| Pärnu | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 2,000 | |
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 6,950 | |
| HITO | Jõhvi | Jõhvi Sports Hall | 500 | |
Coaching changes
| Pre-season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
| Pärnu | ||
| In-season | ||
| Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
| TYCO Rapla | ||
Regular season
During the regular season teams will play 4 rounds for 32 games (2 at home and 2 away) with following exceptions:[2]
- 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TÜ/Rock | 32 | 30 | 2 | 62 | .938 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Kalev/Cramo | 32 | 29 | 3 | 61 | .906 | |
| 3 | Rakvere Tarvas | 32 | 23 | 9 | 55 | .719 | |
| 4 | TTÜ | 32 | 16 | 16 | 48 | .500 | |
| 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 32 | 14 | 18 | 46 | .438 | |
| 6 | Pärnu | 32 | 14 | 18 | 46 | .438 | |
| 7 | TYCO Rapla | 32 | 10 | 22 | 42 | .313 | |
| 8 | Valga/Maks & Moorits | 32 | 6 | 26 | 38 | .188 | |
| 9 | HITO | 32 | 2 | 30 | 34 | .063 |
First half of the season
Second half of the season
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
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TÜ/Rock | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Valga/Maks & Moorits | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TÜ/Rock | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | TTÜ | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TÜ/Rock | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kalev/Cramo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kalev/Cramo | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | TYCO Rapla | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kalev/Cramo | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 3 | Rakvere Tarvas | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rakvere Tarvas | 3 | 3 | Rakvere Tarvas | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Pärnu | 0 | 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 1 | |||||||||
Individual statistics
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.
Points
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HITO | 15 | 290 | 19.33 | |
| 2 | Tallinna Kalev | 26 | 389 | 14.96 | |
| 3 | HITO | 29 | 426 | 14.69 | |
| 4 | Rakvere Tarvas | 39 | 540 | 13.85 | |
| 5 | Kalev/Cramo | 32 | 443 | 13.84 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalev/Cramo | 30 | 263 | 8.77 | |
| 2 | Tallinna Kalev | 26 | 211 | 8.12 | |
| 3 | Pärnu | 30 | 235 | 7.83 | |
| 4 | TTÜ | 30 | 222 | 7.40 | |
| 5 | Valga/Maks & Moorits | 20 | 147 | 7.35 |
Assists
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakvere Tarvas | 39 | 179 | 4.59 | |
| 2 | TTÜ | 30 | 133 | 4.43 | |
| 3 | TTÜ | 34 | 145 | 4.26 | |
| 4 | Valga/Maks & Moorits | 20 | 78 | 3.90 | |
| 5 | TÜ/Rock | 35 | 133 | 3.80 |
Awards
MVP
Finals MVP
Best Defender
Best Young Player
Sander Saare (Rakvere Tarvas)[5]
Coach of the Year
All-KML team
Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October[6] | Rakvere Tarvas | |
| November[7] | TÜ/Rock | |
| December[8] | TTÜ | |
| January[9] | TÜ/Rock | |
| February[10] | Rakvere Tarvas | |
| March[11] | TYCO Rapla | |
| April[12] | Tallinna Kalev |