BC Tallinna Kalev

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Tallinna Kalev/SNABB
Kalev crest.png
Leagues Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded2002;22 years ago (2002)
HistoryPirita Palliklubi
(2002–2008)
Tallinna Kalev
(2008–present)
Arena Audentes Sports Center
Capacity1,030
Location Tallinn, Estonia
Team colorsBlue, White
  
Head coach Rauno Pehka

Tallinna Kalev/SNABB is a basketball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Audentes Sports Center.

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History

The team was founded in 2002 as Pirita Palliklubi (Pirita Ball Club), the same year they joined the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), the top tier of Estonian basketball. In their first season, they reached the Estonian Cup final, but lost 76–92 to TÜ/Rock. [1]

Prior to the 2008–09 season, BC Pirita joined the Tallinn Sports Association Kalev and changed their name to Tallinna Kalev. In July 2010, Tallinna Kalev merged operations with TTÜ Korvpalliklubi. [1] [2] They played as TTÜ/Kalev and TTÜ/Kalev II through the 2010–11 season. However, the partnership ended after just one season, and Tallinna Kalev continued independently. [1]

In 2014, the team became affiliated with Tallinn University (TLÜ). They made their debut in a European competition by competing in the 2016–17 season of the FIBA Europe Cup, but failed to advance past the group stage. Coached by former NBA player Martin Müürsepp, Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ made the KML Finals for the first time in team history in 2019. However, they were swept in three games by defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo. [3]

In June 2022, Tallinna Kalev merged operations with Audentes Sports Club and became Tallinna Kalev/Audentes. [4]

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Tallinna Kalev/SNABB roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 Flag of Estonia.svg Paiste, Mario 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)84 kg (185 lb)34 – (1989-09-03)3 September 1989
SG 1 Flag of Estonia.svg Metsaorg, Georg Oliver 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)75 kg (165 lb)18 – (2005-04-27)27 April 2005
PF 3 Flag of Estonia.svg Mäeorg, Daniil 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)86 kg (190 lb)20 – (2003-12-31)31 December 2003
PG 4 Flag of the United States.svg Hardy, Bailey Joel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)75 kg (165 lb)23 – (2000-07-06)6 July 2000
SG 5 Flag of Estonia.svg Evestus, Artur 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)74 kg (163 lb)18 – (2005-09-06)6 September 2005
PF 6 Flag of Estonia.svg Allemann, Georg 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)102 kg (225 lb)22 – (2001-03-11)11 March 2001
SF 9 Flag of Estonia.svg Keedus, Erik 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb)33 – (1990-04-27)27 April 1990
PF 11 Flag of the United States.svg Lilly, Daquan Romel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)96 kg (212 lb)26 – (1997-08-09)9 August 1997
PF 14 Flag of the United States.svg Moore, James 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)96 kg (212 lb)26 – (1997-10-06)6 October 1997
PF 15 Flag of Estonia.svg Raadik, Toomas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)108 kg (238 lb)33 – (1990-08-15)15 August 1990
PG 20 Flag of Estonia.svg Loigu, Andre 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)22 – (2001-07-25)25 July 2001
SF 23 Flag of Estonia.svg Jaakson, Mark-Andreas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)85 kg (187 lb)23 – (2000-02-15)15 February 2000
SG 24 Flag of the United States.svg Raley-Ross, Brandis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)91 kg (201 lb)36 – (1987-02-06)6 February 1987
PG 43 Flag of Estonia.svg Schmalz, Eric 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb)24 – (1999-09-12)12 September 1999
C 51 Flag of Ukraine.svg Tykhonov, Dmytro 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)122 kg (269 lb)32 – (1992-01-19)19 January 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 26 January 2024

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Dmytro Tykhonov James Moore
PF Toomas Raadik Mark-Andreas Jaakson Georg Allemann
SF Erik Keedus Lorenzo Ferrell
SG Mario Paiste Brandis Raley-Ross
PG Bailey Hardy Eric Schmalz Andre Loigu

Coaches

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos. Estonian Cup Baltic competitionsEuropean competitions
2002–03 1 KML 5thRunner-up
2003–04 1 KML 4thQuarterfinalist
2004–05 1 KML 4thSemifinalist BBL Division 2 RS
2005–06 1 KML 4thThird place Baltic Basketball League 17th
2006–07 1 KML 5thQuarterfinalist
2007–08 1 KML 4thThird place
2008–09 1 KML 5thThird place BBL Challenge Cup 12th
2009–10 1 KML 6thQuarterfinalist BBL Challenge Cup QF
2010–11 1 KML 7thQuarterfinalist
2011–12 1 KML 6thQuarterfinalist
2012–13 1 KML 8thFourth place Baltic Basketball League RS
2013–14 1 KML 4thQuarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League RS
2014–15 1 KML 8thQuarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League RS
2015–16 1 KML 4thThird place Baltic Basketball League EF
2016–17 1 KML 7thFirst round Baltic Basketball League EF4 FIBA Europe Cup RS
2017–18 1 KML 6th Baltic Basketball League QF
2018–19 1 KML 2nd Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 10th
2019–20 1 KML 6th [lower-alpha 1] Estonian-Latvian Basketball League – [lower-alpha 1]
2020–21 1 KML 7thFourth place Estonian-Latvian Basketball League RS
2021–22 1 KML 7thQuarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 14th
2022–23 1 KML 8thQuarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 14th
  1. 1 2 The season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Runners-up (1): 2018–19
Runners-up (1): 2002

Individual awards

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "TLÜ/Kalev ajalugu". TallinnaKalev.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "FOTOD: uus korvpalliklubi Tallinna Kalev/TTÜ on loodud!". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Igas elemendis Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ-st parem olnud BC Kalev/Cramo tuli oodatult Eesti meistriks". Basket.ee (in Estonian). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tallinna Kalev ühines Audentesega, järgmise hooaja eesmärgiks on sekkuda medaliheitlusse". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Audentese Spordikeskuse spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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