2020–21 KML season explained

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PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga^1
Extra Information:	^1Sponsored league name, referring to PAF.
Season:	2020–21
Champions:	BC Kalev/Cramo 12th Estonian title
Runners Up:	Pärnu Sadam
Third Place:	AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
Fourth Place:	Rakvere Tarvas
Teams:	7
Finals Mvp:	Chavaughn Lewis
Finals Mvp Link:	KML Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Duration:	10 October 2020 – 17 April 2021 (regular season) 19 April 2021 – 17 May 2021 (play-offs)

The 2020–21 Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) season, also known as PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, was the 95th season of the top-tier basketball league in Estonia.

The play-offs began on 19 April 2021 and ended on 17 May with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating Pärnu Sadam in the finals for their 12th Estonian Championship.

Teams

Venues and locations

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla	Rapla	Sadolin Sports Hall	^[1]
BC Kalev/Cramo	Tallinn	Kalev Sports Hall	^[2]
Pärnu Sadam	Pärnu	Pärnu Sports Hall	^[3]
Rakvere Tarvas	Rakvere	Rakvere Sports Hall	^[4]
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Tallinn	Sõle Sports Centre	^[5]
TalTech		TalTech Sports Hall	^[6]
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Tartu	University of Tartu Sports Hall	^[7]

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla	Toomas Annuk	Roberts Freimanis	Spalding	Fenix Bet & Casino
BC Kalev/Cramo	Roberts Štelmahers	Martin Dorbek	Nike	Unibet
Pärnu Sadam	Heiko Rannula	Lauris Blaus	Joma	Betsafe
Rakvere Tarvas	Juris Umbraško	Renato Lindmets	Spalding	Rakvere
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Valdo Lips	Mario Paiste	Nike	Tallinn
TalTech	Kris Killing	Oliver Metsalu	Nike	Tallinn University of Technology
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Toomas Kandimaa	Robin Kivi	Spalding	Maks & Moorits

Coaching changes

Regular season

Team standings are calculated as follows:

1. Four rounds of Estonian-Latvian Basketball League regular season games.
2. Two rounds of Korvpalli Meistriliiga regular season games.
3. BC Kalev/Cramo's Estonian-Latvian Basketball League third and fourth round games are counted twice.

Any games postponed and not rearranged until 17 April 2021 are cancelled and regular season standings are determined by winning percentage.

League table

Results

Playoffs

See main article: 2021 KML Playoffs. The play-offs began on 19 April and ended on 17 May. The tournament concluded with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating Pärnu Sadam three games to one in the finals.

Bracket

Awards

Finals Most Valuable Player

• Chavaughn Lewis (BC Kalev/Cramo)^[8]

Best Young Player

• Hugo Toom (Pärnu Sadam)^[8]

Best Defender

• Märt Rosenthal (Pärnu Sadam)^[8]

Coach of the Year

• Roberts Štelmahers (BC Kalev/Cramo)^[8]

All-KML Team

	Player	Team
PG	Marcus Keene	BC Kalev/Cramo
SG	Edon Maxhuni	Pärnu Sadam
SF	Janari Jõesaar	BC Kalev/Cramo
PF	Roberts Freimanis	AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
C	Devin Thomas	BC Kalev/Cramo

See also

• 2020–21 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
• 2020–21 VTB United League
• 2020–21 Basketball Champions League
• 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sadolin Spordihoone. et. spordiregister.ee. 1 March 2022.
2. Web site: Kalevi Spordihall. et. spordiregister.ee. 1 March 2022.
3. Web site: Pärnu Spordihall. et. spordiregister.ee. 1 March 2022.
4. Web site: Rakvere Spordihall. et. spordiregister.ee. 1 March 2022.
5. Web site: Sõle Spordikeskus. et. spordiregister.ee. 1 March 2022.
6. Web site: Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone. et. spordiregister.ee. 1 March 2022.
7. Web site: Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone. et. spordiregister.ee. 1 March 2022.
8. Web site: Pärnu Sadama hoog rauges kolmandal veerandajal, Kalev/Cramo võitis 12. Eesti meistritiitli. Estonian. Delfi. 17 May 2021.