2011–12 KML season

The Korvpalli Meistriliiga 2011–12 (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]

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)

Team information

Stadia and locations

Kalev/Cramo
TTÜ KK
Kalev

Tarvas

KK Pärnu

Rapla

Tartu

Valga

KML season 2011–12 – Club 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
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

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

Play-off games

Quarter-finals^[4]

April 6 19:00

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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^[5]

April 20 20:00

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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^[6]

May 5 17:00

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Strupovics	Valga/CKE Inkasso	272	13	20.92
2.	Toomas Raadik	KK Pärnu	490	27	18.15
3.	Brandis Raley-Ross	BC Tallinna Kalev	431	25	17.24
4.	Janar Soo	Piimameister Otto/Rapla	459	27	17.00
5.	Kaspars Cipruss	BC Rakvere Tarvas	435	26	16.73

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	Rebounds	Games	RPG
1.	Kaspars Cipruss	BC Rakvere Tarvas	264	26	10.15
2.	Aleksei Fedorchuk	BC Tallinna Kalev	189	23	8.22
3.	Andrew Arnold	TTÜ KK	205	25	8.20
4.	Lauris Blaus	Valga/CKE Inkasso	90	11	8.18
5.	Toomas Raadik	KK Pärnu	210	27	7.78

Assists

Rank	Name	Team	Assists	Games	APG
1.	Rait-Riivo Laane	Piimameister Otto/Rapla	111	27	4.11
2.	Sten-Timmu Sokk	University of Tartu	66	17	3.88
3.	Illimar Pilk	TTÜ KK	88	25	3.52
4.	Valmo Kriisa	University of Tartu	96	28	3.43
5.	Martin Dorbek	BC Rakvere Tarvas	88	26	3.38

Awards

Regular season MVP

• Kaspars Cipruss – BC Rakvere Tarvas

Finals MVP

• Tanel Sokk – BC Kalev/Cramo

All-KML team

Position	Player	Team
PG	Tanel Sokk	BC Kalev/Cramo
SG	Janar Soo	Piimameister Otto/Rapla
SF	Gregor Arbet	BC Kalev/Cramo
PF	Bill Amis	University of Tartu
C	Kaspars Cipruss	BC 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 Soo	Piimameister Otto/Rapla
November	Rait-Riivo Laane	Piimameister Otto/Rapla
December	Kaspars Cipruss	BC Rakvere Tarvas
January	Toomas Raadik	KK Pärnu
February	Valmo Kriisa	University of Tartu
March	Reinar Hallik	BC Rakvere Tarvas

Last updated: 11 June 2012.
Source: KML

See also

• VTB United League 2011–12
• Baltic Basketball League 2011–12