BC Tallinna Kalev
| TLÜ/Kalev | |||
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| Leagues |
Korvpalli Meistriliiga FIBA Europe Cup Baltic Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| History |
Pirita (2002–2008) Tallinna Kalev (2008–2010) TTÜ/Kalev II (2010–2011) Tallinna Kalev (2011–2014) TLÜ/Kalev (2014–present) | ||
| Arena | Audentes Sports Centre | ||
| Capacity | 1,030 | ||
| Location | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Team colors |
Black, Blue, Red, White | ||
| Head coach | Kalle Klandorf | ||
| Website |
www | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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TLÜ/Kalev is a professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia. The team plays in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) and internationally in the FIBA Europe Cup. Their home arena is the Audentes Sports Centre.
History
The team was founded in 2002 as Pirita. Coached by Kalle Klandorf, the team joined the top-tier Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) in the 2002–03 season. Pirita reached the 2002 Estonian Cup final, but were defeated by TÜ/Rock 76–92.
In 2008, Pirita joined the multi-sport club Kalev. The team adopted the name Tallinna Kalev prior to the 2008–09 season. The team signed power forward Travis Reed for the 2009–10 season, while former Estonia national basketball team coach Üllar Kerde joined the coaching staff.
In 2010, the team merged with TTÜ, the latter becoming TTÜ/Kalev, while Tallinna Kalev became TTÜ/Kalev II. Both teams competed in the 2010–11 KML season and the 2010–11 Baltic Basketball League. The unified team dissolved after the 2010–11 season and both clubs continued separately.[1]
Prior to the 2014–15 season, the team signed an agreement with Tallinn University and adopted the name TLÜ/Kalev.
Home arenas
- Pirita TOP Sports Centre (2002–2004)
- Pirita Business School Sports Hall (2004–2009)
- Kalev Sports Hall (2009–2010)
- TTÜ Sports Hall (2010–2011)
- Kalev Sports Hall (2011–2016)
- Audentes Sports Centre (2016–present)
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Robertas Grabauskas | Henry Edward Aimre | Jaanis Sirkel | |
| PF | Ilja Stankevitš | |||
| SF | Kaido Saks | Janis Vahter | Martin Jurtom | |
| SG | Mihkel Kurg | Tony Liivak | ||
| PG | Reimo Tamm | Jahmal Jones |
Coaches
- Kalle Klandorf 2002–2010
- Indrek Reinbok 2010–2012
- Kalle Klandorf 2012–present
Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | RS | PO | Estonian Cup | Baltic Basketball League | European competitions | ||||
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| 2002–03 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 6 | Fifth place | 12–12 | 1–2 | Runner-up | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 5 | Fourth place | 10–14 | 3–6 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 6 | Fourth place | 8–8 | 3–6 | Semifinalist | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 4 | Fourth place | 16–8 | 2–5 | Third place | Baltic Basketball League | 19th | 5–27 | – | – | – |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 18–18 | 0–2 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 3 | Fourth place | 23–13 | 2–5 | Third place | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 11–17 | 2–4 | Third place | BBL Challenge Cup | 12th | 11–23 | – | – | – |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 9–19 | 1–2 | Quarterfinalist | BBL Challenge Cup | QF | 11–23 | – | – | – |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 7 | – | 10–22 | – | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 12–16 | 0–3 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 9–23 | 0–3 | Fourth place | Baltic Basketball League | RS | 1–9 | – | – | – |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 5 | Fourth place | 14–18 | 4–6 | Quarterfinalist | Baltic Basketball League | RS | 3–9 | – | – | – |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 7–25 | 0–3 | Quarterfinalist | Baltic Basketball League | RS | 1–11 | – | – | – |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | 3 | Fourth place | 19–13 | 4–7 | Third place | Baltic Basketball League | T16 | 6–8 | – | – | – |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Korvpalli Meistriliiga | Baltic Basketball League | Europe Cup | |||||||||
Trophies and awards
Individual awards
- Erki Kivinukk – 2004
References
External links
- Official website (Estonian)