2008–09 KML season
| SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2008–09 | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | |||||||||
| Dates | 15 October 2008 – 1 June 2009 | |||||||||
| Final positions | ||||||||||
| Top seed | TÜ/Rock | |||||||||
| Champions | Kalev/Cramo 3rd title | |||||||||
| Runners-up | TÜ/Rock | |||||||||
| Third place | TTÜ | |||||||||
| Fourth place | Valga | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Kristjan Kangur | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2007–08 2009–10 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to SEB. | ||||||||||
The 2008–09 SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga is the 18th season of the Estonian basketball league and the fifth under the title sponsorship of SEB. Including the competition's previous incarnations, this is the 84th season of the Estonian men's basketball league. TÜ/Rock came into the season as defending champions of the 2007–08 KML season.
The season started on 15 October 2008 and concluded on 1 June 2009 with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 2 in the 2009 KML Finals to win their 3rd Estonian League title.[1]
Teams[]
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Saku Suurhall | 7,200 |
| Tallinn | Torma Sports Hall | ||
| Pärnu/Catwees | Pärnu | Pärnu kesklinna koolide võimla | |
| Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 2,747 |
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | ||
| TTÜ | Tallinn | TTÜ Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| TÜ/Rock | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 1,650 |
| Valga | Valga | Valga Sports Hall | 561 |
Regular season[]
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TÜ/Rock | 28 | 26 | 2 | 54 | .929 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Kalev/Cramo | 28 | 23 | 5 | 51 | .821 | |
| 3 | TTÜ | 28 | 17 | 11 | 45 | .607 | |
| 4 | Valga | 28 | 14 | 14 | 42 | .500 | |
| 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39 | .393 | |
| 6 | Rakvere Tarvas | 28 | 10 | 18 | 38 | .357 | |
| 7 | Pärnu/Catwees | 28 | 8 | 20 | 36 | .286 | |
| 8 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 13 | .107 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2009. Source: KML (2008/2009)
Playoffs[]
The playoffs began on 23 April 2009 and ended on 1 June 2009. The tournament concluded with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 2 in the 2009 KML Finals.
Bracket[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | TÜ/Rock | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Valga | 3 | 4 | Valga | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 2 | 1 | TÜ/Rock | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Kalev/Cramo | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Kalev/Cramo | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | TTÜ | 3 | 3 | TTÜ | 0 | Third place | |||||||
| 6 | Rakvere Tarvas | 0 | 3 | TTÜ | 2 | ||||||||
| 4 | Valga | 0 | |||||||||||
Individual statistics[]
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.
Points[]
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristo Saage |
Rakvere Tarvas | 29 | 471 | 16.24 |
| 2 |  |
Tallinna Kalev | 21 | 336 | 16.00 |
| 3 | |
Pärnu/Catwees | 21 | 310 | 14.76 |
| 4 |  Viktor Sanikidze |
TÜ/Rock | 29 | 422 | 14.55 |
| 5 | |
Tallinna Kalev | 30 | 435 | 14.50 |
Rebounds[]
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Pärnu/Catwees | 26 | 287 | 11.04 |
| 2 |  Richard Anderson |
Valga | 35 | 300 | 8.57 |
| 3 | Viktor Sanikidze |
TÜ/Rock | 29 | 222 | 7.66 |
| 4 | Joosep Toome |
TTÜ | 33 | 241 | 7.30 |
| 5 |  Nate Fox |
Kalev/Cramo | 23 | 164 | 7.13 |
Assists[]
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giorgi Tsintsadze |
TÜ/Rock | 30 | 126 | 4.20 |
| 2 | John Linehan |
Kalev/Cramo | 26 | 94 | 3.62 |
| 3 | |
Valga | 36 | 120 | 3.33 |
| 4 | |
Rakvere Tarvas | 27 | 82 | 3.04 |
| 5 | |
Valga | 31 | 91 | 2.94 |
Awards[]
Finals MVP[]
Kristjan Kangur (Kalev/Cramo)
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "84. EESTI MEESTE MEISTRIVÕISTLUSED" (in Estonian). Spordiinfo.ee.
- Korvpalli Meistriliiga seasons
- 2008–09 in European basketball leagues
- 2008–09 in Estonian basketball