KML Play-offs
Dates9 April – 22 May 2019
Number of games20
Number of teams6
Finals
ChampionsKalev/Cramo (11th title)
  Runners-upTallinna Kalev/TLÜ
Third placePärnu Sadam
Fourth placeTalTech
Finals MVPBulgaria Branko Mirković
2018
2021

The 2019 KML Play-offs was the tournament to determine the Korvpalli Meistriliiga champions for the 2018–19 season. This season saw the introduction of the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League, replacing the KML regular season, with the top six Estonian teams advancing to the KML play-offs. The play-offs began on 9 April and concluded on 22 May with Kalev/Cramo defeating Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 3 games to 0 in the finals to win their 11th Estonian Championship.[1][2]

Teams

Venues and locations

Locations of the 2019 KML Play-offs teams
TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
Avis Utilitas Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 818[3]
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall 1,700[4]
Pärnu Sadam Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1,820[5]
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn Sõle Sports Centre 153[6]
TalTech Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall 1,000[7]
Tartu Ülikool Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 2,600[8]

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Avis Utilitas RaplaEstonia Toomas AnnukEstonia Indrek KajupankSpaldingFenikss Casino
Kalev/CramoLithuania Donaldas KairysEstonia Kristjan KangurNikeCramo
Pärnu SadamEstonia Heiko RannulaEstonia Rannar RaapNikePort of Pärnu
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜEstonia Martin MüürseppEstonia Mario PaisteNikeCity of Tallinn
TalTechEstonia Rait KäbinEstonia Jaan PuidetNikeTallinn University of Technology
Tartu ÜlikoolEstonia Priit VeneLithuania Julius KazakauskasNikeUniversity of Tartu

Play-off bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
1 Kalev/Cramo 3
4 Avis Utilitas Rapla 1 5 Pärnu Sadam 0
5 Pärnu Sadam 3 1 Kalev/Cramo 3
6 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 0
2 TalTech 0
3 Tartu Ülikool 1 6 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 3
6 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 3 Third place
2 TalTech 0
5 Pärnu Sadam 3

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals are best-of-five series.

Tartu Ülikool vs. Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ

9 April Tartu Ülikool 7873
(Series: 1–0)
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tartu
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 19–23, 17–20, 25–13
Pts: Velička 32
Rebs: Kazakauskas 10
Asts: Velička 6
PIR: Velička 42
Boxscore Pts: Nofflet 25
Rebs: Buchanan 18
Asts: Nofflet 5
PIR: Buchanan 35
Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall
Attendance: 450
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Rain Peerandi, Janek Saluse
13 April Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 8770
(Series: 1–1)
Tartu Ülikool Tallinn
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 26–15, 22–17, 25–22
Pts: McGhee 25
Rebs: Buchanan 11
Asts: Buchanan, McGhee 3
PIR: McGhee 33
Boxscore Pts: Hermet 17
Rebs: Hermet, Kazakauskas 6
Asts: Velička 7
PIR: Hermet 17
Arena: Sõle Sports Centre
Attendance: 160
Referees: Mihkel Männiste, Ranno Konks, Alex Talisainen
17 April Tartu Ülikool 7783
(Series: 1–2)
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tartu
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 18–19, 13–25, 23–19
Pts: Kazakauskas 30
Rebs: Kazakauskas 9
Asts: Velička 13
PIR: Kazakauskas 39
Boxscore Pts: Lips 20
Rebs: Buchanan 8
Asts: McGhee 6
PIR: Harrison 15
Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall
Attendance: 400
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Janek Saluse, Jegor Mitrofanski
19 April Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 97960(OT)
(Series: 3–1)
Tartu Ülikool Viimsi
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 23–21, 27–17, 18–22, Overtime: 13–12
Pts: Harrison 23
Rebs: Buchanan 13
Asts: McGhee 6
PIR: Buchanan 30
Boxscore Pts: Velička 29
Rebs: Kazakauskas 7
Asts: Velička 7
PIR: Velička 36
Arena: Karulaugu Sports Centre
Attendance: 200
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Ranno Konks, Alex Talisainen

Avis Utilitas Rapla vs. Pärnu Sadam

10 April Avis Utilitas Rapla 6083
(Series: 0–1)
Pärnu Sadam Rapla
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–8, 12–21, 15–23, 13–31
Pts: Kaldre, Williams 16
Rebs: Mickelson 13
Asts: Kaldre 4
PIR: Kaldre 18
Boxscore Pts: Kirves 15
Rebs: Alston 10
Asts: Raap 7
PIR: Raap 17
Arena: Sadolin Sports Hall
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mihkel Männiste, Alex Talisainen
14 April Pärnu Sadam 8257
(Series: 2–0)
Avis Utilitas Rapla Pärnu
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 24–18, 21–9, 22–16
Pts: Rivers 21
Rebs: Alston, Kirves 10
Asts: Post 5
PIR: Kirves 23
Boxscore Pts: Mickelson 13
Rebs: Jonāts, Kajupank 6
Asts: Ilves 4
PIR: Kaldre 14
Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Ranno Konks, Jegor Mitrofanski
16 April Avis Utilitas Rapla 8280
(Series: 1–2)
Pärnu Sadam Rapla
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 15–24, 15–19, 31–17
Pts: Kaldre 21
Rebs: Jonāts 11
Asts: Ilves 8
PIR: Jonāts 27
Boxscore Pts: Alston, Kirves 18
Rebs: Wade-Chatman 6
Asts: Post, Wade-Chatman 9
PIR: Kirves 22
Arena: Sadolin Sports Hall
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Janek Saluse, Alex Talisainen
20 April Pärnu Sadam 8876
(Series: 3–1)
Avis Utilitas Rapla Pärnu
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 19–19, 21–17, 20–19
Pts: Kirves 26
Rebs: Kirves 8
Asts: Post 9
PIR: Kirves 36
Boxscore Pts: Williams 19
Rebs: Hawkins 6
Asts: Kaldre 5
PIR: Williams 18
Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall
Attendance: 700
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Jegor Mitrofanski, Ranno Konks

Semi-finals

The semi-finals are best-of-five series.

Kalev/Cramo vs. Pärnu Sadam

26 April Kalev/Cramo 9185
(Series: 1–0)
Pärnu Sadam Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 21–20, 30–13, 21–31
Pts: Moultrie 30
Rebs: Kangur 8
Asts: Wroten 8
PIR: Moultrie 36
Boxscore Pts: Wade-Chatman 31
Rebs: Alston 10
Asts: Post 5
PIR: Wade-Chatman 29
Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 350
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mihkel Männiste, Alex Talisainen
29 April Pärnu Sadam 62102
(Series: 0–2)
Kalev/Cramo Pärnu
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–25, 15–27, 12–28
Pts: Rivers 21
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Kirves, Raap 4
PIR: Kirves 24
Boxscore Pts: Lewis 18
Rebs: Salash 8
Asts: Wroten 8
PIR: Wroten 22
Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall
Attendance: 530
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Tanel Suslov, Janek Saluse
30 April Kalev/Cramo 8972
(Series: 3–0)
Pärnu Sadam Tallinn
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 21–17, 30–16, 15–22
Pts: Lynch 17
Rebs: Moultrie 9
Asts: Wroten 9
PIR: Lynch 24
Boxscore Pts: Wade-Chatman 14
Rebs: Kirves 8
Asts: three players 3
PIR: Wade-Chatman 15
Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 232
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mart Uuehendrik, Ranno Konks

TalTech vs. Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ

25 April TalTech 7578
(Series: 0–1)
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 16–17, 20–23, 18–23
Pts: Metsalu, Puidet 16
Rebs: Puidet 7
Asts: Käbin, Puidet 7
PIR: Puidet 21
Boxscore Pts: Harrison 24
Rebs: Talts 7
Asts: Lips 4
PIR: Harrison 26
Arena: TalTech Sports Hall
Attendance: 640
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Mart Uuehendrik, Janek Saluse
27 April Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 9486
(Series: 2–0)
TalTech Tallinn
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 24–23, 17–24, 31–21
Pts: McGhee 27
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: three players 3
PIR: McGhee 30
Boxscore Pts: Metsalu 19
Rebs: Giese 7
Asts: Käbin, Puidet 4
PIR: Raadik 16
Arena: Nord Cramo Sports Hall
Attendance: 225
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mihkel Männiste, Ranno Konks
30 April TalTech 9297
(Series: 0–3)
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 21–22, 32–17, 12–29
Pts: Arbet, Puidet 18
Rebs: Giese, Puidet 9
Asts: Käbin 9
PIR: Puidet 19
Boxscore Pts: McGhee 25
Rebs: Buchanan 9
Asts: McGhee, Talts 3
PIR: Buchanan 33
Arena: TalTech Sports Hall
Attendance: 612
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Mihkel Männiste, Jegor Mitrofanski

Third place games

The third place games are best-of-five series.

TalTech vs. Pärnu Sadam

5 May TalTech 6875
(Series: 0–1)
Pärnu Sadam Tallinn
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 11–17, 20–21, 17–21
Pts: Giese 16
Rebs: Raadik 9
Asts: Käbin 3
PIR: Giese 17
Boxscore Pts: Rivers 21
Rebs: Kirves 11
Asts: Sutt, Wade-Chatman 4
PIR: Rivers 29
Arena: TalTech Sports Hall
Attendance: 485
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mart Uuehendrik, Ranno Konks
8 May Pärnu Sadam 79730(OT)
(Series: 2–0)
TalTech Pärnu
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 18–22, 13–15, 22–18, Overtime: 13–7
Pts: Wade-Chatman 17
Rebs: Alston 11
Asts: Wade-Chatman 7
PIR: Wade-Chatman 26
Boxscore Pts: Schmalz 26
Rebs: Giese 9
Asts: Schmalz 3
PIR: Schmalz 26
Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall
Attendance: 700
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mihkel Männiste, Alex Talisainen
10 May TalTech 6389
(Series: 0–3)
Pärnu Sadam Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 20–17, 19–22, 5–27
Pts: Viilup 17
Rebs: Giese 8
Asts: Käbin 4
PIR: Giese 19
Boxscore Pts: Kirves 24
Rebs: Kirves 11
Asts: Sutt, Wade-Chatman 8
PIR: Kirves 33
Arena: TalTech Sports Hall
Attendance: 490
Referees: Mihkel Männiste, Mart Uuehendrik, Janek Saluse

Finals

The finals are best-of-five series.

Kalev/Cramo vs. Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ

16 May Kalev/Cramo 8778
(Series: 1–0)
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 16–18, 25–17, 26–20
Pts: Lewis 21
Rebs: Moultrie 7
Asts: Mirković 6
PIR: Moultrie 23
Boxscore Pts: Harrison 21
Rebs: Buchanan 13
Asts: Harrison 4
PIR: Buchanan 23
Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 600
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mihkel Männiste, Jegor Mitrofanski
20 May Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 73101
(Series: 0–2)
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 19–29, 22–22, 18–23
Pts: three players 13
Rebs: Buchanan 8
Asts: Buchanan 3
PIR: Buchanan 20
Boxscore Pts: Mirković 16
Rebs: Lynch 5
Asts: Lewis 8
PIR: Mirković 25
Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 450
Referees: Rain Peerandi, Alex Talisainen
22 May Kalev/Cramo 10583
(Series: 3–0)
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 32–28, 32–10, 20–25, 21–20
Pts: Kitsing, Mirković 20
Rebs: Lynch 11
Asts: Lewis 8
PIR: Lewis, Mirković 24
Boxscore Pts: Harrison 19
Rebs: Buchanan 11
Asts: Loik, Talts 3
PIR: Saks 19
Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 770
Referees: Mart Uuehendrik, Ranno Konks, Janek Saluse

Awards

Finals Most Valuable Player

Best Young Player

Best Defender

Newcomer of the Year

Coach of the Year

All-KML Team

Pos Player Team
PGUnited States Chavaughn LewisKalev/Cramo
SGUnited States Damarcus HarrisonTallinna Kalev/TLÜ
SFUnited States Demetre RiversPärnu Sadam
PFEstonia Toomas RaadikTalTech
CUnited States Arnett MoultrieKalev/Cramo

References

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  2. "Igas elemendis Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ-st parem olnud BC Kalev/Cramo tuli oodatult Eesti meistriks" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 22 May 2019.
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  4. "Kalevi Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.
  5. "Pärnu Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.
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