The 2016–17

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season (also known as the Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 92nd season of top-tier

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came into the season as defending champions of the 2015–16 season. The season began on 2 October 2016 and concluded on 22 May 2017 with

defeating AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 4 games to 0 in the finals to win their 9th Estonian Championship.

Teams

Venues and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

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: * Tartu Ülikool will play 1 round at home against teams other than

(1 round at home and 2 rounds away in total). *BC Kalev/Cramo will play 2 rounds away against teams other than Tartu Ülikool (2 rounds away in total). * G4S Noorteliiga will play 2 rounds (1 round at home and 1 round away in total). Double points will be awarded to teams winning those games.

League table

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Results

Playoffs

The playoffs began on 10 April and ended on 22 May. The tournament concluded with

defeating AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 4 games to 0 in the finals.

Bracket

Individual statistics

Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.

Points

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Rebounds

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Assists

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, , 25, , 108, , 4.32 , - , 3, , align=left, Norman Käbin, , align=left, Pärnu Sadam, , 20, , 82, , 4.10 , - , 4, , align=left, Sten Olmre, , align=left, TTÜ KK, , 28, , 113, , 4.04 , - , 5, , align=left, Mario Paiste, , align=left, Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall, , 24, , 88, , 3.67

All-Star Game

The 2017 All-Star Game was played on 16 February 2017 in

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at the

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, - , F , align=left, Mark Tollefsen , align=left,

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Awards

Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ...

* Thomas van der Mars ( AVIS UTILITAS Rapla)

Finals Most Valuable Player

* Branko Mirković (

)

Best Defender

* Mihkel Kirves ( Pärnu Sadam)

Best Young Player

* Siim-Markus Post ( Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall)

Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award. Some of the ...

( AVIS UTILITAS Rapla)

All-KML Team

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, , AVIS UTILITAS Rapla , - , align="center", C, , Thomas van der Mars, , AVIS UTILITAS Rapla

Player of the Month

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References

External links

Official website
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