Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga Basketball 2017-2018, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards

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Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga (2017-2018)

2016-17

2019

The league merged in 2018 with Latvian Basketball League (LBL) and changed its name from Alexela KML to Olybet Latvian Estonian Basketball League

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Alexela KML Standings

1. Kalev/Cramo		25-1
2. Tartu Ulikool		19-7
3. Rapla		15-11
4. Valga		12-14
5. Parnu		11-15
6. TLU/Kalev		10-16
7. TTU		6-20
8. Noorteliiga		0-14

Season 2017-2018

List of Players
List of Imports
Abroad

Estonian men teams in Euro cups 2017-2018

FIBA Europe Cup:

Tartu Ulikool

Baltic League:

VTB League:

Kalev/Cramo

Bb Cham.League:

Kalev/Cramo

European Youth Basketball League:

Points Per Game

Dominique HAWKINS
  Rapla
  (183-PG-94)
  Avg: 17

1. Hawkins, Rapla	17.0
2. Cizauskas, Tartu U.	16.4
3. Cressler, Rapla	16.2
4. Giese, TTU	16.1
5. Briscoe, Kalev/Cr.	16.0
6. Lasenbergs, Valga	15.2
7. Kitsing, Tartu U.	15.1
8. Olmre, TTU	14.8
9. Locke, TL.	14.3
10. Kirves, Parnu	13.9

Rebounds Per Game

Levi GIESE
  TTU
  (206-F-90)
  Avg: 9.4

1. Giese, TTU	9.4
2. Fall, TL.	8.8
3. Raadik, Valga	7.5
4. Engstrom, Tartu U.	7.3
5. Kazakauskas, Tartu U.	7.2
6. Upson, Rapla	6.9
7. vanderMars, Kalev/Cr.	6.9
8. Tass, TTU	6.8
9. Bubalo, Rapla	6.5
10. Ziedins, Rapla	6.5

Assists Per Game

Tanel SOKK
  Tartu Ulikool
  (187-PG-85)
  Avg: 5

1. Sokk, Tartu Ulikool	5.0
2. Cizauskas, Tartu U.	5.0
3. Hawkins, Rapla	4.5
4. Briscoe, Kalev/Cr.	4.3
5. Kabin, TTU	4.1
6. Sokk, Kalev/Cramo	4.1
7. Post, Parnu	4.1
8. Raap, Parnu	3.8
9. Mirkovic, Kalev/Cr.	3.6
10. Leimanis, Valga	3.4

Steals Per Game

Isaiah BRISCOE
  Kalev/Cr.
  (191-PG-96)
  Avg: 1.9

1. Briscoe, Kalev/Cr.	1.9
2. Cizauskas, Tartu U.	1.7
3. Dorbek, Kalev/Cr.	1.5
4. Kaldre, Rapla	1.5
5. Kabin, TTU	1.5
6. Sutt, Parnu	1.5
7. Kirves, Parnu	1.4
8. Saage, TL.	1.3
9. Hawkins, Rapla	1.3
10. Giese, TTU	1.3

Blocks Per Game

Bamba FALL
  TL.
  (217-C-86)
  Avg: 2

1. Fall, TL.	2.0
2. Tass, TTU	1.9
3. Upson, Rapla	1.1
4. Talts, Tartu Ulikool	0.9
5. Giese, TTU	0.9
6. Bubalo, Rapla	0.8
7. Engstrom, Tartu U.	0.8
8. Miljkovic, Parnu	0.7
9. Raadik, Valga	0.7
10. Raadik, TTU	0.6

LBL All-Stars nip KML All-Stars in Tallinn (Photo: Facebook)

Player of the week

Steven Cook
  Tartu Ulikool
  (196-F-84)

Kalev/Cramo celebrate Alexela KML title (Photo: Facebook)

Name

Pos

Age

Nat

Former Team

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9188'2''

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9188'2''

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(hired)

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bijiDRQ: KIsUli GRQlF Estonian

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198 6'6.0''AVG. HEIGHT

27.9AVG. AGE

7IMPORTS

8NATIONALITIES

Eurobasket.com All-Estonian League Awards 2018 - Jun 4, 2018

Eurobasket.com All-Estonian League 1st Team 2018

Briscoe

Hawkins

Sokk

Subotic

Talts

Finals MVP: Kristjan Kangur (201-SF-82) of Kalev/Cramo
Player of the Year: Isaiah Briscoe (191-PG-96) of Kalev/Cramo
Guard of the Year: Isaiah Briscoe (191-PG-96) of Kalev/Cramo
Forward of the Year: Bojan Subotic (203-F-90) of Kalev/Cramo
Center of the Year: Janar Talts (206-F/C-83) of Tartu Ulikool
Import Player of the Year: Isaiah Briscoe (191-PG-96) of Kalev/Cramo
Domestic Player of the Year: Tanel Sokk (187-PG-85) of Tartu Ulikool
Defensive Player of the Year: Mihkel Kirves (190-F-96) of Parnu
U20 Player of the Year: Matthias Tass (208-F/C-99) of TTU
Coach of the Year: Donaldas Kairys of Kalev/Cramo

1st Team
PG: Isaiah Briscoe (191-PG-96) of Kalev/Cramo
PG: Dominique Hawkins (183-PG-94) of Rapla
PG: Tanel Sokk (187-PG-85) of Tartu Ulikool
F: Bojan Subotic (203-F-90) of Kalev/Cramo
F/C: Janar Talts (206-F/C-83) of Tartu Ulikool

2nd Team
G: Branko Mirkovic (190-G-82) of Kalev/Cramo
SG: Vytenis Cizauskas (187-SG-92) of Tartu Ulikool
G: Nolan Cressler (195-G-94) of Rapla
F: Kristjan Kitsing (205-F-90) of Tartu Ulikool
C: Bamba Fall (217-C-86) of TLU/Kalev

Honorable Mention
Sten-Timmu Sokk (184-PG-89) of Kalev/Cramo
Edgars Lasenbergs (189-G-95) of Valga
Saimon Sutt (200-F/G-95) of Parnu
Mihkel Kirves (190-F-96) of Parnu
Levi Giese (206-F-90) of TTU
Ron-Arnar Pehka (185-PG-98) of Noorteliiga
Matthias Tass (208-F/C-99) of TTU
Janari Joesaar (198-SF-93) of Kalev/Cramo

All-Domestic Players Team
PG: Tanel Sokk (187-PG-85) of Tartu Ulikool
PG: Sten-Timmu Sokk (184-PG-89) of Kalev/Cramo
SF: Kristjan Kangur (201-SF-82) of Kalev/Cramo
F: Kristjan Kitsing (205-F-90) of Tartu Ulikool
F/C: Janar Talts (206-F/C-83) of Tartu Ulikool

All-Imports Team
PG: Isaiah Briscoe (191-PG-96) of Kalev/Cramo
PG: Dominique Hawkins (183-PG-94) of Rapla
G: Nolan Cressler (195-G-94) of Rapla
F: Levi Giese (206-F-90) of TTU
C: Bamba Fall (217-C-86) of TLU/Kalev

Kalev/Cramo celebrate Alexela KML title - May 24, 2018

FINAL

Tartu Ulikool - Kalev/Cramo 83-99

Kalev/Cramo earned Alexela KML title. They edged Tartu Ulikool on the road to complete the sweep of the title series. The guests trailed by 1 point at the halftime before their 55-38 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Kalev/Cramo dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Tartu Ulikool's 26 and made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Tartu Ulikool 40-23 including 16 on the offensive glass. Kalev/Cramo looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 26 personal fouls committed by Tartu Ulikool helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian-Bulgarian guard Branko Mirkovic (190-82, agency: 011 Sports) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 6 assists. American point guard Isaiah Briscoe (191-96, college: Kentucky) contributed with 20 points for the winners. The former international forward Kristjan Kitsing (205-90) replied with 21 points and Lithuanian forward Julius Kazakauskas (196-90) added 13 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Tartu Ulikool. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Tartu Ulikool: K.Kitsing 21+3reb, V.Cizauskas 15+2reb+6ast, J.Kazakauskas 13+8reb+2ast, J.Talts 13+7reb+2ast, M.Rosenthal 8+1reb+4ast, T.Sokk 8+3ast
Kalev/Cramo: I.Briscoe 20+3reb+2ast, B.Subotic 19+5reb, B.Mirkovic 18+3reb+6ast, K.Kangur 11+8reb+5ast, J.Joesaar 9+8reb+1ast, T.van der Mars 8+7reb+1ast

3-4 Place

Parnu - Rapla 75-79

Rapla upset Parnu on the road to celebrate KML Bronze. Strangely Parnu outrebounded Rapla 43-29 including a 18-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Parnu was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Dominique Hawkins (183-94, college: Kentucky) who helped to win the game recording 29 points and 4 assists and Croatian center Domagoj Bubalo (212-91, agency: 011 Sports) who added 14 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side forward Mihkel Kirves (190-96) responded with 23 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Siim-Markus Post (183-97) scored 20 points and 5 assists.
Top scorers:
Parnu: M.Kirves 23+6reb, S.Post 20+3reb+5ast, S.Sutt 11+5reb+4ast, N.Miljkovic 7+12reb+1ast, T.Eichfuss 7+5reb, R.Raap 5+4reb+6ast
Rapla: D.Hawkins 29+2reb+4ast, D.Bubalo 14+7reb+2ast, S.Kaldre 9+4reb+1ast, G.Dorbek 9+3reb+1ast, D.Upson 7+2reb, I.Kajupank 6+8reb+5ast

LBL All-Stars nip KML All-Stars in Tallinn - Feb 16, 2018

KML All-Stars - LBL All-Stars 126:127 (OT)

LBL All-Stars earned a narrow victory in the exciting KML/LBL All-Star Game held in Tallinn tonight. Roberts Freimanis (204-F/C-91, college: BS Liepaja) came up with 19 points and 6 rebounds to lead the LBL selection.
LBL All-Stars jumped to a 41:33 lead after the opening quarter. They boosted the margin at 16-point mark at the interval 73:57. But KML All-Stars picked up the tempo in the second half. They went on a 33:19 rally in the fourth term to force overtime. LBL All-Stars however snatched the win with a 6:5 run in the extra period. Toms Leimanis (190-PG-94) had 17 points, while Alexander Perez Kaufmann (191-PG-93, agency: Pro Sports) provided 15 points in the win. Isaiah Briscoe (191-PG-96, college: Kentucky) answered with game-high 39 points for KML All-Stars. Kristo Saage (186-PG-85) chipped in 19 points in the defeat.

Latvian-Estonian All-Star Game Rosters 2018 - Feb 19, 2018

LBL All-Stars Starting Five

Jeromanovs

Skele

Miglinieks

Freimanis

Aleksejevs

Edgars Jeromanovs (186-PG-86)
Aigars Skele (192-F-92)
Kristaps Miglinieks (196-G-90)
Roberts Freimanis (204-F/C-91)
Jurijs Aleksejevs (202-C-85)
Alexander Perez Kaufmann (191-PG-93)
Marcis Vitols (183-PG-92)
Toms Leimanis (190-PG-94)
Janis Kaufmanis (186-PG-89)
Haralds Karlis (198-G-91)
Linards Jaunzems (198-F-95)
Mareks Mejeris (207-F-91)
Viktors Iljins (212-C-91)

HC: Roberts Stelmahers
AC: Janis Gailitis
AC: Martins Gulbis

KML All-Stars Starting Five

Briscoe

Talts

Kangur

Simmons

Sutt

Isaiah Briscoe (191-PG-96)
Janar Talts (206-PF-83)
Kristjan Kangur (201-SF-82)
Cedric Simmons (206-F/C-86)
Saimon Sutt (200-F/G-95)
Kristo Saage (186-PG-85)
Egert Haller (192-G-95)
Sten Olmre (192-SG-95)
Indrek Kajupank (200-F-88)
Devonte Upson (206-F-93)
Mihkel Kirves (190-F-96)
Bamba Fall (217-C-86)
Dominique Hawkins (183-PG-94)

HC: Donaldas Kairys
AC: Priit Vene
AC: Kristaps Zeids