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BC Tallinna Kalev

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This article is about the basketball club Tallinna Kalev. For the other basketball club, see BC Kalev. For the defunct basketball club, see KK Kalev. For the football club, see JK Tallinna Kalev.

Tallinna Kalev
Tallinna Kalev logo
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
HistoryPirita Palliklubi
(2002–2008)
Tallinna Kalev
(2008–2024)
ArenaNord Cramo Sports Hall
Capacity980[1]
LocationTallinn, Estonia
Team colorsBlue, White
   

Tallinna Kalev is a basketball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. The team was founded in 2002 as Pirita Palliklubi and played in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) from 2002 to 2024.

History

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The team was founded in 2002 as Pirita Palliklubi (Pirita Ball Club), the same year they joined the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), the top tier of Estonian basketball. In their first season, they reached the Estonian Cup final, but lost 76–92 to TÜ/Rock.[2]

Prior to the 2008–09 season, BC Pirita joined the Tallinn Sports Association Kalev and changed their name to Tallinna Kalev. In July 2010, Tallinna Kalev merged operations with TTÜ Korvpalliklubi.[2][3] They played as TTÜ/Kalev and TTÜ/Kalev II through the 2010–11 season. However, the partnership ended after just one season, and Tallinna Kalev continued independently.[2]

In 2014, the team became affiliated with Tallinn University (TLÜ). They made their debut in a European competition by competing in the 2016–17 season of the FIBA Europe Cup, but failed to advance past the group stage. Coached by former NBA player Martin Müürsepp, Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ made the KML Finals for the first time in team history in 2019. However, they were swept in three games by defending champion BC Kalev/Cramo.[4]

For the 2022–23 season, Tallinna Kalev merged operations with Audentes Sports Club.[5] The team withdrew from the top-tier competitions following the 2023–24 season.

Sponsorship naming

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  • Tallinn Kalev/SNABB: 2023–2024

Home arenas

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Players

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See also: Category:BC Tallinn Kalev players

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Tallinna Kalev/SNABB roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 0 Estonia Paiste, Mario 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 35 – (1989-09-03)3 September 1989
SG 1 Estonia Metsaorg, Georg Oliver 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 19 – (2005-04-27)27 April 2005
PF 3 Estonia Mäeorg, Daniil 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 20 – (2003-12-31)31 December 2003
PG 4 United States Hardy, Bailey Joel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 24 – (2000-07-06)6 July 2000
SG 5 Estonia Evestus, Artur 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 19 – (2005-09-06)6 September 2005
PF 6 Estonia Allemann, Georg 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 23 – (2001-03-11)11 March 2001
SF 9 Estonia Keedus, Erik 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 34 – (1990-04-27)27 April 1990
PF 11 United States Lilly, Daquan Romel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 27 – (1997-08-09)9 August 1997
PF 14 United States Moore, James 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 27 – (1997-10-06)6 October 1997
PF 15 Estonia Raadik, Toomas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 34 – (1990-08-15)15 August 1990
PG 20 Estonia Loigu, Andre 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (2001-07-25)25 July 2001
SF 23 Estonia Jaakson, Mark-Andreas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 24 – (2000-02-15)15 February 2000
SG 24 United States Raley-Ross, Brandis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 37 – (1987-02-06)6 February 1987
PG 43 Estonia Schmalz, Eric 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 25 – (1999-09-12)12 September 1999
C 51 Ukraine Tykhonov, Dmytro 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 32 – (1992-01-19)19 January 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 26 January 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Dmytro Tykhonov James Moore
PF Toomas Raadik Mark-Andreas Jaakson Georg Allemann
SF Erik Keedus Lorenzo Ferrell
SG Mario Paiste Brandis Raley-Ross
PG Bailey Hardy Eric Schmalz Andre Loigu

Coaches

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Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. Estonian Cup Baltic competitions European competitions
2002–03 1 KML 5th Runner-up
2003–04 1 KML 4th Quarterfinalist
2004–05 1 KML 4th Semifinalist BBL Division 2 RS
2005–06 1 KML 4th Third place Baltic Basketball League 17th
2006–07 1 KML 5th Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 KML 4th Third place
2008–09 1 KML 5th Third place BBL Challenge Cup 12th
2009–10 1 KML 6th Quarterfinalist BBL Challenge Cup QF
2010–11 1 KML 7th Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1 KML 6th Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 KML 8th Fourth place Baltic Basketball League RS
2013–14 1 KML 4th Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League RS
2014–15 1 KML 8th Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball League RS
2015–16 1 KML 4th Third place Baltic Basketball League EF
2016–17 1 KML 7th First round Baltic Basketball League EF 4 FIBA Europe Cup RS
2017–18 1 KML 6th Baltic Basketball League QF
2018–19 1 KML 2nd Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 10th
2019–20 1 KML 6th[a] Estonian-Latvian Basketball League –[a]
2020–21 1 KML 7th Fourth place Estonian-Latvian Basketball League RS
2021–22 1 KML 7th Quarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 14th
2022–23 1 KML 8th Quarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 14th
2023–24 1 KML 8th Estonian-Latvian Basketball League 16th

Trophies and awards

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Trophies

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Runners-up (1): 2018–19
Runners-up (1): 2002

Individual awards

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ "Nord Cramo spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "TLÜ/Kalev ajalugu". TallinnaKalev.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ "FOTOD: uus korvpalliklubi Tallinna Kalev/TTÜ on loodud!". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Igas elemendis Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ-st parem olnud BC Kalev/Cramo tuli oodatult Eesti meistriks". Basket.ee (in Estonian). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Tallinna Kalev ühines Audentesega, järgmise hooaja eesmärgiks on sekkuda medaliheitlusse". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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