2011–12 KML season
# 2011–12 KML season

The Korvpalli Meistriliiga 2011-2012 (KML) was the eighty-eighth season of top-tier basketball in Estonia. The season began in October 2011 and ended on 17 May 2012. The defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo won its 5th league title.

## Team information

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| BC Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Saku Suurhall Kalev Sports Hall | 7,200 1,000 |
| BC Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 2,422 |
| KK Pärnu | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 2,000 |
| Piimameister Otto/Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| BC Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| TTÜ KK | Tallinn | TTÜ Sports Hall | 1,050 |
| University of Tartu | Tartu | Tartu University Sports Hall | 4,000 |
| Valga/CKE Inkasso | Valga | Valga Sports Hall | 1,000 |

## Regular season

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | University of Tartu | 28 | 25 | 3 | 2447 | 2008 | +439 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| 2 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 28 | 23 | 5 | 2220 | 1685 | +535 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| 3 | BC Rakvere Tarvas | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2324 | 2028 | +296 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Piimameister Otto/Rapla | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2114 | 2120 | -6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 5 | TTÜ KK | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2136 | 2223 | –87 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 6 | BC Tallinna Kalev | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2050 | 2219 | –169 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 7 | KK Pärnu | 28 | 4 | 24 | 2002 | 2542 | –540 |
| 8 | Valga/CKE Inkasso | 28 | 3 | 25 | 1870 | 2338 | –468 | Relegation play-offs |

## Play-offs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | University of Tartu | 3 | | | |
| 4 | PMO/Rapla | 3 | 4 | PMO/Rapla | 0 | | | |
| 5 | TTÜ KK | 1 | | | | 1 | University of Tartu | 0 |
| | | | | | | 2 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 4 |
| | | | 2 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 3 |
| 3 | BC Rakvere Tarvas | 3 | 3 | BC Rakvere Tarvas | 0 |
| 6 | BC Tallinna Kalev | 0 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | 3 | BC Rakvere Tarvas | 2 |
| | | | | | | 4 | PMO/Rapla | 0 |

## Play-off games

Quarter-finals

* April 6 19:00
* Report

| Tarvas | 94–76 | Kalev |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 25–15, 21–11, 26–25 |||
| Pts: Sirsniņš, Cipruss 20 Rebs: Cipruss 14 Asts: Sirsniņš 9 | | Pts: Kurg, Raley-Ross 17 Rebs: Fedorchuk 9 Asts: three players 2 |

* Rakvere Sports Hall, Rakvere Attendance: 1,231 Referees: A. Halliko, R. Peerandi, R. Rannamets
* April 8 17:00
* Report

| Rapla | 92–65 | TTÜ |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-20, 27–16, 23–19, 17–10 |||
| Pts: Laane 24 Rebs: Kajupank 7 Asts: Laane 8 | | Pts: Akenpärg 19 Rebs: Kaja 7 Asts: Arnold 4 |

* Sadolin Sports Hall, Rapla Attendance: 911 Referees: T. Suslov, R. Peerandi, I. Kelement
* April 9 19:00
* Report

| Kalev | 82–92 | Tarvas |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–29, 23–19, 23–15, 23–29 |||
| Pts: Shaw 27 Rebs: Shaw 9 Asts: Kurg 7 | | Pts: Hallik 18 Rebs: Cipruss 11 Asts: Dorbek 4 |

* Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 500 Referees: A. Tobi, O. Jakobson, J. Saluse
* April 10 18:30
* Report

| TTÜ | 73–72 | Rapla |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 16–17, 22–18, 9–24 |||
| Pts: Makke 21 Rebs: Keedus 11 Asts: Pilk, Arnold 4 | | Pts: Kaldre 18 Rebs: Pärn 8 Asts: Laane, Soo 4 |

* TTÜ Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,300 Referees: A. Halliko, O. Jakobson, J. Vendel
* April 12 19:00
* Report

| Rapla | 69–58 | TTÜ |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 13-9, 13-17, 22-12 |||
| Pts: Soo 19 Rebs: Laane 11 Asts: Rait-Riivo Laane 7 | | Pts: Pilk 16 Rebs: Pilk 8 Asts: Pilk, Raudla 2 |

* Sadolin Sports Hall, Rapla Attendance: 1,012 Referees: A. Tobi, T. Suslov, R. Rannamets
* April 13 19:00
* Report

| Tarvas | 89–76 | Kalev |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-22, 25-16, 22-21, 22-17 |||
| Pts: Cipruss 23 Rebs: Vahter, Dorbek 8 Asts: Hallik 5 | | Pts: Raley-Ross 23 Rebs: Raley-Ross 11 Asts: Raley-Ross 6 |

* Rakvere Sports Hall, Rakvere Attendance: 1,234 Referees: Ta. Suslov, Ti. Suslov, M. Allik
* April 14 19:00
* Report

| TTÜ | 62–68 | Rapla |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-14, 13-23, 15-8, 16-23 |||
| Pts: Makke 16 Rebs: Keedus, Puidet 9 Asts: Pilk 6 | | Pts: Laane 15 Rebs: Pärn 7 Asts: Laane, Soo 2 |

* TTÜ Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,500 Referees: T. Suslov, A. Halliko, J. Saluse

Semi-finals

* April 20 20:00
* Report

| UT | 108–70 | Rapla |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 30-7, 22-19, 27-26, 29-18 |||
| Pts: Kurbas 24 Rebs: Saage 9 Asts: Sokk 8 | | Pts: Soo 22 Rebs: Pärn 5 Asts: Laane 5 |

* Tartu University Sports Hall, Tartu Attendance: 1,000 Referees: T. Suslov, R. Peerandi, R. Rannamets
* April 23 20:00
* Report

| Kalev/Cramo | 92–84 | Tarvas |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-18, 18-15, 17-30, 32-21 |||
| Pts: Šķēle 19 Rebs: Fall, Dorbek 6 Asts: Sokk 10 | | Pts: Sirsniņš 26 Rebs: Cipruss 10 Asts: Sirsniņš 5 |

* Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,100 Referees: A. Halliko, A. Tobi, J. Saluse
* April 25 20:00
* Report

| Rapla | 72–81 | UT |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-23, 20-20, 16-14, 16-24 |||
| Pts: Pärn 19 Rebs: Pärn 10 Asts: Laane 4 | | Pts: Sokk 26 Rebs: Allingu 9 Asts: Sokk 4 |

* Sadolin Sports Hall, Rapla Attendance: 1,121 Referees: A. Halliko, A. Tobi, O. Jakobson
* April 27 20:00
* Report

| Tarvas | 65–66 | Kalev/Cramo |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 7-10, 16-11, 23-19, 19-26 |||
| Pts: Sirsniņš 17 Rebs: Cipruss 14 Asts: three players 2 | | Pts: Sokk 18 Rebs: Ulyanko 9 Asts: Tanel Sokk 3 |

* Rakvere Sports Hall, Rakvere Attendance: 1,500 Referees: M. Uuehendrik, T. Suslov, O. Jakobson
* April 29 16:00
* Report

| UT | 95–56 | Rapla |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-13, 20-12, 23-20, 25-11 |||
| Pts: Kurbas 17 Rebs: Allingu, Raadik 8 Asts: Sokk, Kriisa 6 | | Pts: Kaldre 12 Rebs: Nurger 5 Asts: Laane 3 |

* Tartu University Sports Hall, Tartu Attendance: 600 Referees: M. Uuehendrik, T. Suslov, I. Kelement
* May 1 20:00
* Report

| Kalev/Cramo | 91–69 | Tarvas |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-26, 16-10, 22-19, 31-14 |||
| Pts: Ulyanko 20 Rebs: Fall 10 Asts: four players 4 | | Pts: Cipruss 16 Rebs: Umbraško 8 Asts: Sirsniņš 6 |

* Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,000 Referees: T. Suslov, R. Peerandi, R. Rannamets

3rd place play-off

* May 5 17:00
* Report

| Rapla | 66–105 | Tarvas |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-26, 19-23, 19-26, 12-30 |||
| Pts: Pärn 16 Rebs: Pärn 6 Asts: Jurtom 4 | | Pts: Cipruss 27 Rebs: Umbraško 12 Asts: Sirsniņš 5 |

* Sadolin Sports Hall, Rapla Attendance: 882 Referees: A. Tobi, T. Suslov, J. Saluse
* May 7 19:00
* Report

| Tarvas | 69–58 | Rapla |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-14, 13-16, 21-14, 18-14 |||
| Pts: Umbraško 22 Rebs: Umbraško, Hallik 10 Asts: Dorbek 6 | | Pts: Kajupank 15 Rebs: Ringmets 15 Asts: Laane 5 |

* Rakvere Sports Hall, Rakvere Attendance: 800 Referees: A. Halliko, T. Suslov, O. Jakobson

Finals

* May 10 20:00
* Report

| UT | 63–75 | Kalev/Cramo |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-23, 15-16, 18-19, 10-17 |||
| Pts: S. Sokk 12 Rebs: Amis 7 Asts: Kriisa 4 | | Pts: T. Sokk, Arbet 13 Rebs: Fall 11 Asts: T. Sokk 4 |

* Tartu University Sports Hall, Tartu Attendance: 2,000 Referees: T. Suslov, A. Tobi, M. Uuehendrik
* May 12 16:00
* Report

| UT | 66–84 | Kalev/Cramo |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-26, 16-14, 13-24, 16-20 |||
| Pts: Allingu 17 Rebs: Allingu 7 Asts: three players 3 | | Pts: Ulyanko 19 Rebs: Ulyanko 9 Asts: three players 3 |

* Tartu University Sports Hall, Tartu Attendance: 1,800 Referees: A. Halliko, T. Suslov, O. Jakobson
* May 15 20:00
* Report

| Kalev/Cramo | 87–76 (OT) | UT |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 11-20, 22-16, 22-11, 15-23, Overtime: 17-6 |||
| Pts: Šķēle 17 Rebs: Fall 16 Asts: three players 3 | | Pts: Allingu 16 Rebs: Allingu 9 Asts: S. Sokk 5 |

* Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Attendance: 3,500 Referees: A. Tobi, T. Suslov, R. Peerandi
* May 17 20:00
* Report

| Kalev/Cramo | 72–65 | UT |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-16, 9-15, 20-14, 22-20 |||
| Pts: Fall 18 Rebs: Fall 19 Asts: three players 3 | | Pts: Amis 19 Rebs: S. Sokk, Allingu 5 Asts: S. Sokk 6 |

* Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Attendance: 3,500 Referees: A. Halliko, M. Uuehendrik, R. Rannamets
* Korvpalli Meistriliiga 2012 Champions
* BC Kalev/Cramo 5th title

## Stats Leaders

Points

Rank

Name

Team

Points

Games

PPG

1. Reinis StrupovicsValga/CKE Inkasso2721320.92

2. Toomas RaadikKK Pärnu4902718.15

3. Brandis Raley-RossBC Tallinna Kalev4312517.24

4. Janar SooPiimameister Otto/Rapla4592717.00

5. Kaspars CiprussBC Rakvere Tarvas4352616.73

Rebounds

Rank

Name

Team

Rebounds

Games

RPG

1. Kaspars CiprussBC Rakvere Tarvas2642610.15

2. Aleksei FedorchukBC Tallinna Kalev189238.22

3. Andrew ArnoldTTÜ KK205258.20

4. Lauris BlausValga/CKE Inkasso90118.18

5. Toomas RaadikKK Pärnu210277.78

Assists

Rank

Name

Team

Assists

Games

APG

1. Rait-Riivo LaanePiimameister Otto/Rapla111274.11

2. Sten-Timmu SokkUniversity of Tartu66173.88

3. Illimar PilkTTÜ KK88253.52

4. Valmo KriisaUniversity of Tartu96283.43

5. Martin DorbekBC Rakvere Tarvas88263.38

Awards

Regular season MVP

Kaspars Cipruss – BC Rakvere Tarvas

Finals MVP

Tanel Sokk – BC Kalev/Cramo

All-KML team

Position

Player

Team

PG Tanel SokkBC Kalev/Cramo

SG Janar SooPiimameister Otto/Rapla

SF Gregor ArbetBC Kalev/Cramo

PF Bill AmisUniversity of Tartu

C Kaspars CiprussBC Rakvere Tarvas

Best Coach

Aivar Kuusmaa – BC Kalev/Cramo

Best Young Player

Rait-Riivo Laane – Piimameister Otto/Rapla

Best Defensive Player

Bamba Fall – BC Kalev/Cramo

Player of the month

Month

Player

Team

Source

October Janar SooPiimameister Otto/Rapla

November Rait-Riivo LaanePiimameister Otto/Rapla

December Kaspars CiprussBC Rakvere Tarvas

January Toomas RaadikKK Pärnu

February Valmo KriisaUniversity of Tartu

March Reinar HallikBC Rakvere Tarvas

Last updated: 11 June 2012. Source: KML

See also

VTB United League 2011–12

Baltic Basketball League 2011–12

References

↑ Gregor, M. EuroBasket valis Eesti Meistriliiga parimaks mängijaks Kaspars Ciprussi. Postimees. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012. (in Estonian)↑ Points per game at basket.ee↑ Linkreim, I. Kalev/Cramo võitis ka neljanda mängu ja kaitses meistritiitlit ERR. 17 May 2012. Retrieved on 29 May 2012. (in Estonian)↑ 2011/12 G4S KML play-off at Basket.ee↑ 2011/12 G4S KML play-off at Basket.ee↑ 2011/12 G4S KML play-off at Basket.ee

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