| KML season 2011-12 | |
|---|---|
| League | G4S Korvpalli Meistriliiga |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 4, 2011 – May 26, 2012 |
| Total attendance | 1,394 (playoffs average) |
| TV partner(s) | ETV2 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | University of Tartu |
| Season MVP | Kaspars Cipruss (BC Rakvere Tarvas) [1] |
| Top scorer | Reinis Strupovics (Valga/CKE Inkasso) 20.92 [2] |
| Finals champions | BC Kalev/Cramo |
| Runners-up | University of Tartu |
| Finals MVP | Tanel Sokk (BC Kalev/Cramo) |
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. [3]
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 3 | BC Rakvere Tarvas | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2324 | 2028 | +296 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Piimameister Otto/Rapla | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2114 | 2120 | -6 | |
| 5 | TTÜ KK | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2136 | 2223 | –87 | |
| 6 | BC Tallinna Kalev | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2050 | 2219 | –169 | |
| 7 | KK Pärnu | 28 | 4 | 24 | 2002 | 2542 | –540 | |
| 8 | Valga/CKE Inkasso | 28 | 3 | 25 | 1870 | 2338 | –468 | Relegation play-offs |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 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 | |||||||||||
| 3 | BC Rakvere Tarvas | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | PMO/Rapla | 0 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals [4]
April 6 19:00 |
| 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 | |
April 8 17:00 |
| 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 | |
April 9 19:00 |
| 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 | |
April 10 18:30 |
| 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 | |
April 12 19:00 |
| 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 | |
April 13 19:00 |
| 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 | |
April 14 19:00 |
| 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 | |
Semi-finals [5]
April 20 20:00 |
| 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 | |
April 23 20:00 |
| 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 | |
April 25 20:00 |
| 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 | |
April 27 20:00 |
| 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 | |
April 29 16:00 |
| 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 | |
May 1 20:00 |
| 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 | |
3rd place play-off [6]
May 5 17:00 |
| 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 | |
May 7 19:00 |
| 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 | |
Finals
May 10 20:00 |
| 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 | |
May 12 16:00 |
| 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 | |
May 15 20:00 |
| 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 | |
May 17 20:00 |
| 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 | |
| Korvpalli Meistriliiga 2012 Champions |
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BC Kalev/Cramo 5th title |
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