2022 KML Playoffs

The 2022 KML Play-offs was the tournament to determine the Korvpalli Meistriliiga champions for the 2021–22 season. Regular season was spent in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League, plus 1 round in the local league, before determining seeding for the play-offs. 7 of 8 teams that participated in the regular season qualified for the play-offs, which started with the quarterfinals. The play-offs began on 26 April 2022 and ended on 26 May.^[1] Pärnu Sadam won their first ever title.

KML Play-offs
Season	2022
Dates	26 April – 26 May
Teams	7
Finals
Champions	Pärnu Sadam
Runners-up	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits
Third place	Kalev/Cramo
Fourth place	TalTech
Finals MVP	Andris Misters
← 2021 2023 →

Format

Eight Estonian teams participated in the regular season, which was spent in two parts. First, all teams played in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and after played one more round only against Estonian teams. 7 out of 8 teams qualified for the play-offs. Winner of the regular season immediately qualified for the semi-finals, while teams that finished the regular season 2nd to 7th place started the play-offs with quarterfinals. Winners of all play-off rounds are determined in the series of best-of-five format.

Teams

Kalev
Kalev/TLÜ
TalTech

Pärnu

Rapla

Tartu Ülikool

Rakvere

Viimsi

Location of the 22 KML play-offs

Venues and locations

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Avis Utilitas Rapla	Rapla	Sadolin Sports Hall	1000
Kalev/Cramo	Tallinn	Kalev Sports Hall	1870
		Saku Suurhall	7200
Pärnu Sadam	Pärnu	Pärnu Sports Hall	1820
Rakvere Tarvas	Rakvere	Rakvere Sports Hall	2747
Tallinna Kalev	Tallinn	Kalev Sports Hall	1870
TalTech	Tallinn	TalTech Sports Hall	1000
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Tartu	University of Tartu Sports Hall	2600
Viimsi/Sportland	Viimsi	Karulaugu Spordikeskus	500

Personnel and kits

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer
Avis Utilitas Rapla	Lluis Riera	Sven Kaldre	Spalding
Kalev/Cramo	Roberts Štelmahers	Martin Dorbek	Nike
Pärnu Sadam	Heiko Rannula	Mihkel Kirves	Nike
Rakvere Tarvas	Martin Müürsepp	Sten Saaremäel	Spalding
Tallinna Kalev	Brett Nõmm	Mario Paiste	Nike
TalTech	Alar Varrak	Oliver Metsalu	Nike
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Nikolajs Mazurs	Adomas Drungilas	Spalding
KK Viimsi	Valdo Lips	Rain Veideman	Nike

Seeding

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Kalev/Cramo	33	28	5	2824	2174	+650	.848	Advance to semifinals
2	TalTech/Optibet	33	22	11	2701	2528	+173	.667	Advance to quarterfinals
3	Viimsi/Sportland	33	21	12	2609	2575	+34	.636
4	Pärnu Sadam	33	20	13	2762	2541	+221	.606
5	Avis Utilitas Rapla	33	14	19	2687	2770	−83	.424
6	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	33	14	19	2521	2630	−109	.424
7	Tallinna Kalev	33	7	26	2323	2921	−598	.212
8	Rakvere Tarvas	33	5	28	2403	2970	−567	.152

Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2022. Source: basket.ee

Play-off bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Kalev/Cramo
		none
						1	Kalev/Cramo	2
						4	Pärnu Sadam	3
	4	Pärnu Sadam	3
	5	Avis Utilitas Rapla	1
											4	Pärnu Sadam	3
											6	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	0
	2	TalTech/Optibet	3
	7	Tallinna Kalev	1
						2	TalTech/Optibet	0			Third place
						6	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	3
	3	Viimsi/Sportland	1								1	Kalev/Cramo	3
	6	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	3								2	TalTech/Optibet	0

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4
Pärnu Sadam	3–1	Avis Utilitaas Rapla	75–64	67–80	97–81	86–76
TalTech/Optibet	3–1	Tallinna Kalev	104–108 OT	110–63	76–71	83–75
Viimsi/Sportland	1–3	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	80–77	79–83	75–82	68–69

Semi-finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Kalev/Cramo	2–3	Pärnu Sadam	76–52	99–84	70–91	70–98	73–82
TalTech/Optibet	0–3	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	67–75	62–77	85–90

Kalev/Cramo vs. Pärnu Sadam

Kalev/Cramo v Pärnu Sadam

7 May	Kalev/Cramo	76–52 (Series: 1–0)	Pärnu Sadam	Tallinn
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 18–6, 23–20, 19–15
	Pts: Siliņš, Kitsing, Hermet 13 Rebs: Siliņš 8 Asts: Dorbek 8 PIR: Siliņš 18	Boxscore	Pts: Post 11 Rebs: Van Tamm 9 Asts: Gilbert, Misters, Post 2 PIR: Valeika, Van Tamm 13	Arena: Kalevi Spordihall Attendance: 503 Referees: T. Suslov, M. Männiste, H. Laas

Pärnu Sadam v Kalev/Cramo

10 May	Pärnu Sadam	84–99 (Series: 0–2)	Kalev/Cramo	Pärnu
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 26–27, 20–17, 21–25
	Pts: Kirves 22 Rebs: Kirves 9 Asts: Post 9 PIR: Kirves 31	Boxscore	Pts: Murphy 20 Rebs: Siliņš, Jackson 7 Asts: Dorbek 9 PIR: Siliņš, Murphy 22	Arena: Pärnu Spordihall Attendance: 530 Referees: A. Halliko, R. Konks, A. Talisainen

Kalev/Cramo v Pärnu Sadam

14 May	Kalev/Cramo	70–91 (Series: 2–1)	Pärnu Sadam	Tallinn
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 20–17, 12–30, 22–20
	Pts: Murphy 13 Rebs: Murphy 7 Asts: Dorbek, Jackson 3 PIR: Nurger 22	Boxscore	Pts: Gilbert, Van Tamm 18 Rebs: Van Tamm 14 Asts: Gilbert 11 PIR: Van Tamm 28	Arena: Kalevi Spordihall Attendance: 531 Referees: T. Suslov, M. Männiste, R. Värv

Pärnu Sadam v Kalev/Cramo

16 May	Pärnu Sadam	98–70 (Series: 2–2)	Kalev/Cramo	Pärnu
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 26–20, 26–12, 26–17
	Pts: Konontsuk 21 Rebs: Van Tamm 8 Asts: Post 9 PIR: Konontsuk 23	Boxscore	Pts: Hermet 18 Rebs: Siliņš 7 Asts: Dorbek 7 PIR: Hermet 22	Arena: Pärnu Spordihall Attendance: 710 Referees: A. Halliko, A. Halliko, A. Talisainen

Kalev/Cramo v Pärnu Sadam

17 May	Kalev/Cramo	73–82 (Series: 2–3)	Pärnu Sadam	Tallinn
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 16–18, 10–23, 22–23
	Pts: Hermet 17 Rebs: Hermet, Murphy 7 Asts: Dorbek, Jackson 5 PIR: Hermet 19	Boxscore	Pts: Konontsuk 22 Rebs: Gilbert, Van Tamm 7 Asts: Post 7 PIR: Post 27	Arena: Kalevi Spordihall Attendance: 1023 Referees: A. Halliko, T. Suslov, H. Laas

TalTech/Optibet vs. Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

TalTech/Optibet v Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

8 May	TalTech/Optibet	67–75 (Series: 0–1)	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Tallinn
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 8–13, 10–16, 26–18
	Pts: Metsalu 23 Rebs: Küttis 5 Asts: Childress 6 PIR: Metsalu 26	Boxscore	Pts: Huggins 13 Rebs: Drungilas 7 Asts: Kovliar 7 PIR: Kovliar 25	Arena: TalTech Sports Hall Attendance: 419 Referees: M. Männiste, R. Konks, A. Talisainen

Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits v TalTech/Optibet

11 May	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	77–62 (Series: 2–0)	TalTech/Optibet	Tartu
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 26–9, 20–17, 13–13
	Pts: Huggins 32 Rebs: Wembi 9 Asts: Rosenthal, Kovliar, Huggins, Drungilas, Wembi 3 PIR: Huggins 31	Boxscore	Pts: Childress 16 Rebs: Metsalu 5 Asts: Childress 3 PIR: Childress 12	Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall Attendance: 1137 Referees: A. Halliko, T. Suslov, H. Laas

TalTech/Optibet v Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

13 May	TalTech/Optibet	85–90 (Series: 0–3)	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Tallinn
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 18–25, 19–24, 26–23
	Pts: Metsalu 28 Rebs: Childress, Keedus 6 Asts: Childress, Sokk 8 PIR: Childress 35	Boxscore	Pts: Huggins 24 Rebs: Eelmäe 6 Asts: Huggins, Drungilas 4 PIR: Huggins, Drungilas 25	Arena: TalTech Sports Hall Attendance: 537 Referees: R. Peerandi, M. Uuehendrik, R. Värv

Bronze medal serie

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Kalev/Cramo	3–0	TalTech/Optibet	85–75	77–63	79–68

Kalev/Cramo v TalTech/Optibet

19 May	Kalev/Cramo	85–75 (Series: 1–0)	TalTech/Optibet	Tallinn
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 19–25, 27–25, 19–15
	Pts: Kitsing 198 Rebs: Hermet 8 Asts: Vītols 8 PIR: Kitsing 24	Boxscore	Pts: Childress 28 Rebs: Metsalu 8 Asts: Childress 5 PIR: Childress 32	Arena: Kalevi Spordihall Attendance: 221 Referees: T. Suslov, R. Konks, R. Värv

TalTech/Optibet v Kalev/Cramo

22 May	TalTech/Optibet	63–77 (Series: 0–2)	Kalev/Cramo	Tallinn
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 9–24, 19–11, 14–18
	Pts: Childress 28 Rebs: Metsalu 7 Asts: Metsalu 4 PIR: Childress 29	Boxscore	Pts: Kurbas 16 Rebs: Hermet 10 Asts: Jackson 6 PIR: Kurbas 19	Arena: TalTech Sports Hall Attendance: 184 Referees: M. Männiste, R. Konks, H. Laas

Kalev/Cramo v TalTech/Optibet

24 May	Kalev/Cramo	79–68 (Series: 3–0)	TalTech/Optibet	Tallinn
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 24–14, 15–18, 21–19
	Pts: Vītols 16 Rebs: Dorbek 6 Asts: Jackson 6 PIR: Nurger, Vītols 19	Boxscore	Pts: Metsalu 18 Rebs: Keedus 11 Asts: Metsalu 5 PIR: Keedus 18	Arena: Kalevi Spordihall Attendance: 351 Referees: A. Halliko, R. Peerandi, R. Värv

Final

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Pärnu Sadam	3–0	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	93–88	69–68	73–60

Pärnu Sadam v Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

20 May	Pärnu Sadam	93–88 (Series: 1–0)	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Pärnu
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 23–21, 17–26, 22–22
	Pts: Misters 20 Rebs: Valeika 10 Asts: Misters 7 PIR: Misters 25	Boxscore	Pts: Wembi 23 Rebs: Wembi 8 Asts: Rosenthal, Drungilas, Wembi 3 PIR: Wembi 33	Arena: Pärnu Spordihall Attendance: 1410 Referees: A. Halliko, M. Männiste, H. Laas

Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits v Pärnu Sadam

23 May	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	68–69 (Series: 0–2)	Pärnu Sadam	Tartu
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 28–10, 12–18, 15–22, 13–19
	Pts: Huggins 28 Rebs: Wembi 11 Asts: Rosenthal, Drungilas 3 PIR: Huggins, Wembi 32	Boxscore	Pts: Kirves 17 Rebs: Kirves 13 Asts: Post 8 PIR: Kirves 28	Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall Attendance: 2038 Referees: R. Peerandi, M. Uuehendrik, R. Värv

Pärnu Sadam v Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

26 May	Pärnu Sadam	73–60 (Series: 3–0)	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Pärnu
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 15–19, 18–15, 17–6
	Pts: Valge 18 Rebs: Valeika 9 Asts: Post 10 PIR: Konontsuk 22	Boxscore	Pts: Wembi 13 Rebs: Wembi 8 Asts: Kovliar 4 PIR: Wembi 25	Arena: Pärnu Spordihall Attendance: 2010 Referees: A. Halliko, T. Suslov, R. Konks

See also

• 2021–22 KML season