The 2013–14 Alexela
Korvpalli Meistriliiga
The Korvpalli Meistriliiga ( en, Basketball Champions League), known as the OlyBet Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier level and most important professional basketball league in Estonia. It is controlled by the Es ...
was the 89th season of the
Estonia
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basketball
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league and the first under the title sponsorship of
Alexela
Alexela Group is an Estonian holding company. Its three areas of activity are energy, the metal industry, and property development. The majority of the group's shares are owned by Estonian businessman Heiti Hääl.
History
The first company o ...
.
Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the
2012–13 KML season
The 2012–13 G4S Korvpalli Meistriliiga was the 88th season of the Estonian basketball league and the fourth under the title sponsorship of G4S. Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2011–12 KML season.
The season ...
.
The season started on 27 September 2013 and concluded on 21 May 2014 with
Kalev/Cramo defeating
TÜ/Rock 4 games to 0 in the
2014 KML Finals to win their 7th Estonian League title.
Teams
Coaching changes
Regular season
During the regular season teams will play 4 rounds for 32 games (2 at home and 2 away) with following exceptions:
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Kalev/Cramo will play 1 round at home against teams other than
TÜ/Rock (1 round at home and 2 rounds away in total).
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TÜ/Rock will play 1 round at home against teams other than
Kalev/Cramo (1 round at home and 2 rounds away in total).
Double points will be awarded to teams winning those games.
League table
First half of the season
Second half of the season
Playoffs
The playoffs began on 16 April and ended on 21 May. The tournament concluded with
Kalev/Cramo defeating
TÜ/Rock 4 games to 0 in the
2014 KML Finals.
Bracket
Individual statistics
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Awards
MVP
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Vlad Moldoveanu
Vlad-Sorin Moldoveanu (born February 11, 1988) is a Romanian professional basketball player who last played for CSO Voluntari. He also represents the Romanian national basketball team in international competition. Standing at , he plays at the ...
(
Kalev/Cramo)
Finals MVP
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Vlad Moldoveanu
Vlad-Sorin Moldoveanu (born February 11, 1988) is a Romanian professional basketball player who last played for CSO Voluntari. He also represents the Romanian national basketball team in international competition. Standing at , he plays at the ...
(
Kalev/Cramo)
Best Defender
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Gregor Arbet
Gregor Arbet (born 19 June 1983) is a former Estonian professional basketball player and the current assistant coach for TalTech of the Estonian Korvpalli Meistriliiga. He is a 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall shooting guard and small forward. He re ...
(
Kalev/Cramo)
Best Young Player
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Sander Saare
A sander is a power tool used to smooth surfaces by abrasion with sandpaper. Sanders have a means to attach the sandpaper and a mechanism to move it rapidly contained within a housing with means to hand-hold it or fix it to a workbench. Woo ...
(
Rakvere Tarvas)
Coach of the Year
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Alar Varrak
Alar Varrak (born 20 April 1982) is an Estonian basketball coach and a former point guard. He is the assistant coach of Kalev/Cramo of in the VTB United League.
Career
Varrak was born in Jõgeva, and spent his short playing career in the Esto ...
(
Kalev/Cramo)
All-KML team
Player of the Month
See also
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2013–14 Eurocup Basketball
The 2013–14 Eurocup Basketball season was the 12th edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the EuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one level below the ...
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2013–14 EuroChallenge
The 2013–14 EuroChallenge was the 11th edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs. The winner and the runner-up of this competition earned a place at the group stage of the 2014–15 E ...
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2013–14 VTB United League
The 2013–14 VTB United League was the 5th complete season of the VTB United League. The tournament featured 20 teams, from 10 countries during the season, 2 more teams than the previous year. It was the first season the VTB United League that fun ...
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2013–14 Baltic Basketball League
The 2013–14 Baltic Basketball League was the 10th anniversary season of the Baltic Basketball League.
This time the format featured 21 teams – 6 from Lithuania, 6 from Estonia, 5 from Latvia, 2 from Kazakhstan and 1 from Sweden and Finlan ...
References
External links
Official website
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Korvpalli Meistriliiga seasons
Estonian
KML