The 2008–09 SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga is the 18th season of the Estonian basketball league and the fifth under the title sponsorship of SEB. Including the competition's previous incarnations, this is the 84th season of the Estonian men's basketball league. TÜ/Rock came into the season as defending champions of the 2007–08 KML season.
| SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2008–09 | |||||||||
| Duration | 15 October 2008 – 1 June 2009 | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | TÜ/Rock | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Kalev/Cramo 3rd title | |||||||||
| Runners-up | TÜ/Rock | |||||||||
| Third place | TTÜ | |||||||||
| Fourth place | Valga | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Kristjan Kangur | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2007–08 2009–10 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to SEB. | ||||||||||
The season started on 15 October 2008 and concluded on 1 June 2009 with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 2 in the 2009 KML Finals to win their 3rd Estonian League title.[1]
Teams
edit| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Saku Suurhall | 7,200 |
| Kuremaa | Tallinn | Torma Sports Hall | |
| Pärnu/Catwees | Pärnu | Pärnu kesklinna koolide võimla | |
| Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 2,747 |
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Pirita Gymnasium of Economics | |
| TTÜ | Tallinn | TTÜ Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| TÜ/Rock | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 1,650 |
| Valga | Valga | Valga Sports Hall | 561 |
Regular season
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TÜ/Rock | 28 | 26 | 2 | 54 | .929 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Kalev/Cramo | 28 | 23 | 5 | 51 | .821 | |
| 3 | TTÜ | 28 | 17 | 11 | 45 | .607 | |
| 4 | Valga | 28 | 14 | 14 | 42 | .500 | |
| 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39 | .393 | |
| 6 | Rakvere Tarvas | 28 | 10 | 18 | 38 | .357 | |
| 7 | Pärnu/Catwees | 28 | 8 | 20 | 36 | .286 | |
| 8 | Kuremaa | 28 | 3 | 25 | 13 | .107 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2009. Source: KML (2008/2009)
Playoffs
editThe playoffs began on 23 April 2009 and ended on 1 June 2009. The tournament concluded with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 2 in the 2009 KML Finals.
Bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TÜ/Rock | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Valga | 3 | 4 | Valga | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 2 | 1 | TÜ/Rock | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Kalev/Cramo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kalev/Cramo | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | TTÜ | 3 | 3 | TTÜ | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Rakvere Tarvas | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 3 | TTÜ | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Valga | 0 | ||||||||||||
Individual statistics
editPlayers qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.
Points
edit| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristo Saage |
Rakvere Tarvas | 29 | 471 | 16.24 |
| 2 |  Evgeny Belousov |
Tallinna Kalev | 21 | 336 | 16.00 |
| 3 | Heigo Erm |
Pärnu/Catwees | 21 | 310 | 14.76 |
| 4 |  Viktor Sanikidze |
TÜ/Rock | 29 | 422 | 14.55 |
| 5 | Veljo Vares |
Tallinna Kalev | 30 | 435 | 14.50 |
Rebounds
edit| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raido Ringmets |
Pärnu/Catwees | 26 | 287 | 11.04 |
| 2 |  Richard Anderson |
Valga | 35 | 300 | 8.57 |
| 3 | Viktor Sanikidze |
TÜ/Rock | 29 | 222 | 7.66 |
| 4 | Joosep Toome |
TTÜ | 33 | 241 | 7.30 |
| 5 |  Nate Fox |
Kalev/Cramo | 23 | 164 | 7.13 |
Assists
edit| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giorgi Tsintsadze |
TÜ/Rock | 30 | 126 | 4.20 |
| 2 | John Linehan |
Kalev/Cramo | 26 | 94 | 3.62 |
| 3 | Heiko Rannula |
Valga | 36 | 120 | 3.33 |
| 4 | Sven Pugonen |
Rakvere Tarvas | 27 | 82 | 3.04 |
| 5 | Raido Roos |
Valga | 31 | 91 | 2.94 |
Awards
editFinals MVP
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "84. EESTI MEESTE MEISTRIVÕISTLUSED" (in Estonian). Spordiinfo.ee.