2009–10 KML season

The 2009–10 G4S Korvpalli Meistriliiga was the 85th season of the Estonian basketball league and the first under the title sponsorship of G4S. Tallinna Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2008–09 KML season.

G4S Korvpalli Meistriliiga1
Season2009–10
Teams8
Dates13 October 2009 – 14 May 2010
Final positions
Top seedTÜ/Rock
ChampionsTÜ/Rock
25th title
Runners-upRakvere Tarvas
Third placeTallinna Kalev/Cramo
Fourth placeTTÜ
Awards
Finals MVP Janar Talts
Best Young Player Rain Veideman
Coach of the Year Andres Sõber
Statistical leaders
Points Charron Fisher 22.41
Rebounds Brett McGee 10.96
Assists Valmo Kriisa 4.51
1 Sponsored league name, referring to G4S.

The season started on 13 October 2009 and concluded on 14 May 2010 with TÜ/Rock defeating Rakvere Tarvas 4 games to 2 in the 2015 KML Finals to win their 25th Estonian League title.[1]

Teams

Team Location Arena Capacity Head coach
Kuremaa/Tartu Põltsamaa Põltsamaa Felixhall Priit Paama
Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 2,000 Rait Käbin
Rakvere Tarvas Rakvere Rakvere Sports Hall 3,000 Andres Sõber
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall 6,950 Kalle Klandorf
Tallinna Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Saku Arena 7,500 Alar Varrak
Nenad Vučinić
TTÜ Tallinn TTÜ Sports Hall 2,000 Aivar Kuusmaa
TÜ/Rock Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 4,000 Indrek Visnapuu
Valga/CKE Inkasso Valga Valga Sports Hall 2,000 Augenijus Vaškys

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWLPtsPCTQualification
1TÜ/Rock2823551.821 Qualification to Playoffs
2Rakvere Tarvas2822650.786
3TTÜ2820848.714
4Tallinna Kalev/Cramo2819947.679
5Valga/CKE Inkasso28111739.393
6Tallinna Kalev2891937.321
7Pärnu2872135.250
8Kuremaa/Tartu2812729.036

Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2010. Source: KML (2009/2010)

Playoffs

The playoffs began on 28 March 2010 and ended on 14 May 2010. The tournament concluded with TÜ/Rock defeating Rakvere Tarvas 4 games to 2 in the 2010 KML Finals.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                           
      1 TÜ/Rock 3  
  4 Tallinna Kalev/Cramo 2     4 Tallinna Kalev/Cramo 2    
  5 Valga/CKE Inkasso 1         1 TÜ/Rock 4
      2 Rakvere Tarvas 2
      2 Rakvere Tarvas 3    
  3 TTÜ 2     3 TTÜ 2   Third place
  6 Tallinna Kalev 1   3 TTÜ 0
  4 Tallinna Kalev/Cramo 2

Individual statistics

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

Points

Rank Player Team Games Points PPG
1 Charron FisherTallinna Kalev/Cramo2965022.41
2 Brett McGeeKuremaa/Tartu2649819.15
3 Travis ReedTallinna Kalev2643016.54
4 Nicholas CovingtonTallinna Kalev2947616.41
5 Valmo KriisaRakvere Tarvas3758915.92

Rebounds

Rank Player Team Games Rebounds RPG
1 Brett McGeeKuremaa/Tartu2628510.96
2 Travis ReedTallinna Kalev262409.23
3 Joosep ToomeTÜ/Rock363178.81
4 Charron FisherTallinna Kalev/Cramo292448.41
5 Giedrius RinkevičiusValga/CKE Inkasso151208.00

Assists

Rank Player Team Games Assists APG
1 Valmo KriisaRakvere Tarvas371674.51
2 Tanel SokkTallinna Kalev/Cramo26963.69
3 Heiko RannulaValga/CKE Inkasso29933.21
4 Derek WinstonKuremaa/Tartu25662.64
5 Kristo SaageRakvere Tarvas36942.61

Awards

Finals MVP

Best Young Player

Coach of the Year

All-KML Team

Pos Player Team
PG Valmo KriisaRakvere Tarvas
SG Rain VeidemanRakvere Tarvas
SF Charron FisherTallinna Kalev/Cramo
PF Janar TaltsTÜ/Rock
C Scott MorrisonTÜ/Rock

References

  1. "85. EESTI MEESTE MEISTRIVÕISTLUSED" (in Estonian). Spordiinfo.ee. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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