2020–21 KML season

The 2020–21 Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) season, also known as PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, was the 95th season of the top-tier basketball league in Estonia.

PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga1
Season	2020–21
Duration	10 October 2020 – 17 April 2021 (regular season) 19 April 2021 – 17 May 2021 (play-offs)
Teams	7
Finals
Champions	BC Kalev/Cramo 12th Estonian title
Runners-up	Pärnu Sadam
Third place	AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
Fourth place	Rakvere Tarvas
Finals MVP	Chavaughn Lewis
← 2019–20 2021–22 → 1Sponsored league name, referring to PAF.

The play-offs began on 19 April 2021 and ended on 17 May with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating Pärnu Sadam in the finals for their 12th Estonian Championship.

Teams

Venues and locations

BC Kalev
Tallinna Kalev
TalTech

Pärnu

Rapla

Tartu Ülikool

Rakvere Tarvas

Location of teams in 2020–21 Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla	Rapla	Sadolin Sports Hall	958[1]
BC Kalev/Cramo	Tallinn	Kalev Sports Hall	1,700[2]
Pärnu Sadam	Pärnu	Pärnu Sports Hall	1,820[3]
Rakvere Tarvas	Rakvere	Rakvere Sports Hall	2,747[4]
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Tallinn	Sõle Sports Centre	153[5]
TalTech		TalTech Sports Hall	1,000[6]
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Tartu	University of Tartu Sports Hall	2,600[7]

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla	Toomas Annuk	Roberts Freimanis	Spalding	Fenix Bet & Casino
BC Kalev/Cramo	Roberts Štelmahers	Martin Dorbek	Nike	Unibet
Pärnu Sadam	Heiko Rannula	Lauris Blaus	Joma	Betsafe
Rakvere Tarvas	Juris Umbraško	Renato Lindmets	Spalding	Rakvere
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Valdo Lips	Mario Paiste	Nike	Tallinn
TalTech	Kris Killing	Oliver Metsalu	Nike	Tallinn University of Technology
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Toomas Kandimaa	Robin Kivi	Spalding	Maks & Moorits

Coaching changes

Team	2019–20 season	2020–21 season
Off-season
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Priit Vene	Toomas Kandimaa
In-season
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Martin Müürsepp	Valdo Lips

Regular season

See also: 2020–21 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League

Team standings are calculated as follows:

1. Four rounds of Estonian-Latvian Basketball League regular season games.
2. Two rounds of Korvpalli Meistriliiga regular season games.
3. BC Kalev/Cramo's Estonian-Latvian Basketball League third and fourth round games are counted twice.

Any games postponed and not rearranged until 17 April 2021 are cancelled and regular season standings are determined by winning percentage.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	BC Kalev/Cramo	34	32	2	2399	1901	+498	.941	Qualification to semifinals
2	Pärnu Sadam	34	25	9	2718	2468	+250	.735	Qualification to quarterfinals
3	AVIS UTILITAS Rapla	34	20	14	2573	2483	+90	.588
4	Rakvere Tarvas	32	12	20	2436	2511	−75	.375
5	TalTech	31	11	20	2209	2454	−245	.355
6	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	34	11	23	2420	2713	−293	.324
7	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	31	4	27	2340	2639	−299	.129

Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Results

Home \ Away	RAP	KAL	PÄR	TRV	TLK	TCH	TRT
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla	—	—	64–72	83–81	96–88	—	81–65
BC Kalev/Cramo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pärnu Sadam	—	—	—	93–62	77–66	101–73	84–62
Rakvere Tarvas	72–84	—	58–87	—	86–89	90–77	80–76
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	72–87	—	—	—	—	—	—
TalTech	71–87	—	83–95	—	—	—	78–95
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	67–77	—	77–89	104–101	86–61	—	—

Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Main article: 2021 KML Playoffs

The play-offs began on 19 April and ended on 17 May. The tournament concluded with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating Pärnu Sadam three games to one in the finals.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						1	BC Kalev/Cramo	3
						4	Rakvere Tarvas	0
	4	Rakvere Tarvas	2
	5	TalTech	0
											1	BC Kalev/Cramo	3
											2	Pärnu Sadam	1
	2	Pärnu Sadam	2
	7	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	0
						2	Pärnu Sadam	3			Third place
						3	AVIS UTILITAS Rapla	0
	3	AVIS UTILITAS Rapla	2								3	AVIS UTILITAS Rapla	3
	6	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	1								4	Rakvere Tarvas	2

Awards

Finals Most Valuable Player

• Chavaughn Lewis (BC Kalev/Cramo)^[8]

Best Young Player

• Hugo Toom (Pärnu Sadam)^[8]

Best Defender

• Märt Rosenthal (Pärnu Sadam)^[8]

Coach of the Year

• Roberts Štelmahers (BC Kalev/Cramo)^[8]

All-KML Team

Pos	Player	Team
PG	Marcus Keene	BC Kalev/Cramo
SG	Edon Maxhuni	Pärnu Sadam
SF	Janari Jõesaar	BC Kalev/Cramo
PF	Roberts Freimanis	AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
C	Devin Thomas	BC Kalev/Cramo

See also

• 2020–21 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
• 2020–21 VTB United League
• 2020–21 Basketball Champions League
• 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup