Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga Basketball 2014-2015, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards

Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga (2014-2015)

2013-14

2015-16

Alexela KML Standings

1. TU/Rock		26-6
2. Kalev/Cramo		26-6
3. Rapla		21-11
4. Tarvas		20-12
5. Parnu		15-17
6. Valga Kalev		15-17
7. TTU		12-20
8. TLU/Kalev		7-25
9. Audentese/N.		2-30

TU/Rock wins Estonian Cup (Photo: basket.ee)

Points Per Game

Brandis RALEY-ROSS
  Tarvas
  (188-G-87)
  Avg: 22.1

1. Raley-Ross, Tarvas	22.1
2. Aleksejevs, Valga	17.8
3. Strupovics, Valga	17.4
4. Bubalo, Rapla	16.0
5. Benson, Kalev/Cr.	16.0
6. Post, Audentese/N.	14.5
7. Silavs, Parnu	14.0
8. Jarvelainen, TTU	13.9
9. Sokk, Dynamo MO	13.5
10. Grabauskas, TL.	13.5

Rebounds Per Game

Jurijs ALEKSEJEVS
  Valga K.
  (202-C-85)
  Avg: 10.6

1. Aleksejevs, Valga	10.6
2. Zeidaks, Rapla	9.2
3. Rutkauskas, Parnu	9.1
4. Talts, TU/Rock	9.1
5. Grabauskas, TL.	8.7
6. Puidet, TTU	8.3
7. Benson, Kalev/Cr.	8.2
8. Haughton, Tarvas	8.0
9. Cipruss, Barons kv	7.9
10. Soodla, Audentes.	7.3

Assists Per Game

Sten-Timmu SOKK
  Dynamo MO
  (183-PG-89)
  Avg: 5.6

1. Sokk, Dynamo MO	5.6
2. Silavs, Parnu	4.4
3. Machado, Kalev/Cr.	4.3
4. Laane, Rapla	4.3
5. Puidet, TTU	4.3
6. Peciukeviciu., TU/.	4.1
7. Raley-Ross, Tarvas	3.8
8. Span, Tarvas	3.7
9. Dorbek, Kalev/Cr.	3.6
10. Raap, Parnu	3.5

Steals Per Game

Martin DORBEK
  Kalev/Cr.
  (194-G-91)
  Avg: 2.1

1. Dorbek, Kalev/Cr.	2.1
2. Span, Tarvas	1.8
3. Raley-Ross, Tarvas	1.7
4. Leppik, Parnu	1.7
5. Post, Audentese/N.	1.6
6. Laane, Rapla	1.6
7. Droney, TL.	1.5
8. Skele, Kalev/Cramo	1.4
9. Akenparg, TTU	1.4
10. Puidet, TTU	1.3

Blocks Per Game

Keith BENSON
  Kalev/Cr.
  (211-C-88)
  Avg: 1.8

1. Benson, Kalev/Cr.	1.8
2. Maduabum, TL.	1.4
3. Zeidaks, Rapla	1.3
4. Talts, TU/Rock	1.2
5. Ezerskis, Rapla	1.1
6. Miljkovic, Parnu	1.0
7. Barksdale, Rapla	0.9
8. Toome, TU/Rock	0.8
9. Kupsas, Kalev/Cr.	0.8
10. Fifolt, Elektra	0.8

Season 2014-2015

All Games
List of Players
List of Imports
Abroad
Stats

Estonian men teams in Euro cups 2014-2015

EuroChallenge:

TU/Rock

Baltic League:

VTB United League:

Kalev/Cramo

Tartu Ulikool/Rock wins the Estonian Alexela KML 2014-2015 title (Photo: basket.ee)

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Eurobasket.com All-Estonian League Awards 2015 - May 25, 2015

Eurobasket.com All-Estonian League 1st Team 2015

Peciukevicius

Kurbas

Singler

Talts

Aleksejevs

Finals MVP: Tanel Kurbas (197-G-88) of TU/Rock
Player of the Year: Janar Talts (205-PF-83) of TU/Rock
Guard of the Year: Tanel Kurbas (197-G-88) of TU/Rock
Forward of the Year: Janar Talts (205-PF-83) of TU/Rock
Center of the Year: Jurijs Aleksejevs (202-C-85) of Valga Kalev
Bosman Player of the Year: Jurijs Aleksejevs (202-C-85) of Valga Kalev
Import Player of the Year: Brandis Raley-Ross (188-G-87) of Tarvas
Domestic Player of the Year: Janar Talts (205-PF-83) of TU/Rock
Defensive Player of the Year: Jurijs Aleksejevs (202-C-85) of Valga Kalev
Coach of the Year: Gert Kullamae of TU/Rock

1st Team
G: Augustas Peciukevicius (192-G-91) of TU/Rock
G: Tanel Kurbas (197-G-88) of TU/Rock
F: E.J. Singler (198-F-90) of Kalev/Cramo
PF: Janar Talts (205-PF-83) of TU/Rock
C: Jurijs Aleksejevs (202-C-85) of Valga Kalev

2nd Team
PG: Tanel Sokk (182-PG-85) of TU/Rock
G: Brandis Raley-Ross (188-G-87) of Tarvas
PF: Ronaldas Rutkauskas (203-PF-92) of Parnu
F: C.J. Barksdale (203-F-92) of Rapla
C: Domagoj Bubalo (212-C-91) of Rapla

3rd Team
PG: Ernestas Ezerskis (192-PG-87) of Rapla
F: Rait Keerles (201-F-80) of Rapla
F: David Haughton (198-F-91) of Tarvas
C: Robertas Grabauskas (208-C-90) of TLU/Kalev
C: Keith Benson (211-C-88) of Kalev/Cramo

Honorable Mention
Reinis Strupovics (192-G-87) of Valga Kalev
Joonas Jarvelainen (202-F/C-90) of TTU
Jaan Puidet (191-G/F-92) of TTU
Timo Eichfuss (200-F-88) of TU/Rock
Joosep Toome (208-C-85) of TU/Rock
Rait-Riivo Laane (179-PG-93) of Rapla
Toomas Raadik (201-F-90) of TTU

All-Domestic Players Team
PG: Tanel Sokk (182-PG-85) of TU/Rock
G: Tanel Kurbas (197-G-88) of TU/Rock
PF: Janar Talts (205-PF-83) of TU/Rock
F: Rait Keerles (201-F-80) of Rapla
F/C: Reinar Hallik (207-F/C-84) of Tarvas

All-Imports Team
PG: Scott Machado (188-PG-90) of Kalev/Cramo
G: Brandis Raley-Ross (188-G-87) of Tarvas
F: E.J. Singler (198-F-90) of Kalev/Cramo
F: C.J. Barksdale (203-F-92) of Rapla
F: David Haughton (198-F-91) of Tarvas

All-Bosmans Team
PG: Ernestas Ezerskis (192-PG-87) of Rapla
G: Augustas Peciukevicius (192-G-91) of TU/Rock
G: Sandis Silavs (195-G-88) of Parnu
PF: Ronaldas Rutkauskas (203-PF-92) of Parnu
C: Jurijs Aleksejevs (202-C-85) of Valga Kalev

TU/Rock celebrate Alexela KML title - May 22, 2015

TU/Rock - Kalev/Cramo 86-67

TU/Rock claimed the Alexela KML title. They rolled past Kalev/Cramo in the fifth game of the championship series to win it 4-1. That is the first title for the Tartu team since 2010. The hosts trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 16-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 86-67. TU/Rock dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Kalev/Cramo's 30. TU/Rock had a 34-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was the former international point guard Tanel Sokk (182-85) who scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. The former international forward Timo Eichfuss (200-88) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. TU/Rock's coach Gert Kullamae used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American center Keith Benson (211-88, college: Oakland) produced 22 points and 7 rebounds and Latvian guard Armands Skele (192-83) added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Four Kalev/Cramo players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
TU/Rock: T.Sokk 21+5reb+8ast, T.Eichfuss 16+7reb+1ast, G.Dorbek 13+6reb+3ast, V.Kriisa 9+6reb+2ast, T.Kurbas 9+6reb+2ast, J.Toome 7+2reb+2ast
Kalev/Cramo: K.Benson 22+7reb, A.Skele 15+7reb+4ast, G.Arbet 12+5reb, S.Machado 10+3reb+4ast, E.Keedus 6+2reb+1ast, K.Kitsing 2+6reb+2ast

TU/Rock wins Estonian Cup - Dec 21, 2014

Tartu University/Rock won the Estonian Cup for the second year in a row, beating the hosts Rakvere Tarvas 84:66 (34:31) in the final. Rock thrashed the opponents 33:13 in the 3rd quarter - Tarvas made 7 turnovers during the quarter (only 3 in the 1st half), whereas Rock made 10/10 from the free throw line (only 2/6 in the 1st half). The last ten minutes were nothing but a formality

Janar Talts (205-PF-83) led the winners with 15 points and 17 rbs. Tanel Sokk also had 15 points, Augustas Peciukevicius added 14 and Timo Eichfuss 13 points. Tireless Valmo Kriisa had 10 points on the road to his 6th Estonian cup (the first was in 1998). TU/Rock has won the Estonian cup 5 times in the span of last 6 years.

Sten-Timmu Sokk, who played his last game for Tarvas (he was signed by Dynamo Moscow) led his team with 18 points, Brandis Raley-Ross had 15 and Martin Jurtom 12 points.

BC Kalev/Cramo, the team that has won 4 Estonian championships in a row, had no luck in the cup competition again as they lost to Tarvas 73:74 in the semifinal thanks to the last-second three-pointer by Brandis Raley-Ross. For Kalev/Cramo, it was the second game during a day as in Saturday morning they had defeated VEF Riga in VTB-League.

In the bronze-medal game, BC Kalev/Cramo defeated TTU KK 88:74. EJ Singler had 22 for the winners, Joonas Jarvelainen has 20 in losing effort.