BC Kalev/Cramo

Kalev/Cramo

Leagues

Estonian League
FIBA Europe Cup
VTB United League

Founded

1998

History

Canon ENM
(1998–1999)
Ehitustööriist
(1999–2005)
BC Kalev/Cramo
(2005–present)

Arena

Saku Suurhall

Capacity

7,200

Location

Tallinn, Estonia

Team colors

Blue, White

Main sponsor

Cramo

President

Ivar Valdmaa

Head coach

Alar Varrak

Championships

7 Estonian Championships
5 Estonian Cups

Website

bckalev.ee

Uniforms

Home

Away

BC Kalev/Cramo is an Estonian professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia. They play in the Estonian League and internationally in the FIBA Europe Cup and the regional VTB United League.

Kalev/Cramo have won 7 Estonian Championships and 5 Estonian Cups.

History

The club was founded in 1998 as Canon ENM and joined the Estonia's first tier Estonian League for the 1998–99 season. The team had a poor start, finishing their first season in last place without winning a single game. In 1999, the club was renamed Ehitustööriist. The team's results improved slowly as Ehitustööriist finished the league in 7th place for four consecutive seasons. In 2003, the club merged with Audentes and became Ehitustööriist/Audentes, while the former Estonia national team coach Maarten van Gent was hired as head coach. The team finished the 2003–04 season in fourth place. However, after the season Ehitustööriist/Audentes dissolved and both clubs continued separately.^[1]

Saku Suurhall is the home arena of Kalev/Cramo since 2004

In 2004, Ehitustööriist moved to the 7,200-seat Saku Suurhall. The team won their first Estonian League title in the 2004–05 season, defeating Tartu Ülikool/Rock 4 games to 3 in the finals. Howard Frier was named the Most Valuable Player of the season. The team also competed in the regional Baltic Basketball League for the first time, finishing in 7th place. After the 2004–05 season, Ehitustööriist leased the trademark Kalev from AS Kalev and became Kalev/Cramo.^[1]^[2] In 2005, the former Estonia national basketball team player Aivar Kuusmaa was hired as head coach. Under Kuusmaa, Kalev/Cramo won their first Estonian Cup trophy and defended their league title in the 2005–06 season, defeating Tartu Ülikool/Rock 4 games to 3 in the finals, winning the deciding 7th game 69–68. Kalev/Cramo also competed in the 2005–06 FIBA EuroCup but failed to advance past the group stage.^[3]

After the 2005–06 season, Kuusmaa was replaced as head coach by Veselin Matić. The team won two more Estonian Cups under Matić, but failed to win the Estonian League. Kalev/Cramo saw limited success in Europe, reaching the second round in the 2006–07 FIBA EuroCup and competing in the European second tier 2007–08 ULEB Cup, but a record of 3–7 wasn't enough to advance past the group stage. In 2008, Matić was replaced by the New Zealand national basketball team coach Nenad Vučinić. Kalev/Cramo won their fourth consecutive Estonian Cup in 2008 and their third Estonian League title in the 2008–09 season. The team finished the 2008–09 Baltic Basketball League regular season in third place but were defeated in the quarter-finals by Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2 games to 1. In 2009, Kalev/Cramo joined the newly established VTB United League.^[1]

In 2010, Aivar Kuusmaa returned to Kalev/Cramo, winning the Estonian League in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. However, Kuusmaa was sacked in the next season after a poor start and replaced by the previous assistant coach Alar Varrak. Under Varrak, the team won two more league titles in 2012–13 and 2013–14 and the Estonian Cup in 2015.^[1]

Players

Current roster

Kalev/Cramo roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
1.0 !PG	5	EST !	Sokk, Sten	7000184000000000000♠1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001800000000000000♠80 kg (176 lb)	7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-02-14)14 February 1989
2.0 !SG	6	EST !	Veideman, Rain	7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb)	7001240000000000000♠24 – (1991-10-01)1 October 1991
2.0 !SG	7	EST !	Olmre, Sten	7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	7001830000000000000♠83 kg (183 lb)	7001210000000000000♠21 – (1995-01-31)31 January 1995
2.0 !SG	8	EST !	Soo, Janar	7000199000000000000♠1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb)	7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-01-17)17 January 1991
1.0 !PG	11	EST !	Dorbek, Martin	7000194000000000000♠1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb)	7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-01-21)21 January 1991
1.0 !PG	12	USA !	Curry, Sharaud	7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	7001800000000000000♠80 kg (176 lb)	7001280000000000000♠28 – (1987-05-16)16 May 1987
3.0 !SF	13	EST !	Arbet, Gregor (C)	7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb)	7001320000000000000♠32 – (1983-06-19)19 June 1983
4.0 !PF	17	CRO !	Delaš, Mario	7000206999999999999♠2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	7001960000000000000♠96 kg (212 lb)	7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-01-16)16 January 1990
4.0 !PF	24	LAT !	Freimanis, Rolands	7000208000000000000♠2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	7002106000000000000♠106 kg (234 lb)	7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-01-21)21 January 1988
2.0 !SG	25	EST !	Jurno, Silver	7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	7001800000000000000♠80 kg (176 lb)	7001190000000000000♠19 – (1996-04-13)13 April 1996
3.0 !SF	31	EST !	Keedus, Erik	7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	7001920000000000000♠92 kg (203 lb)	7001250000000000000♠25 – (1990-04-27)27 April 1990
5.0 !C	33	SVG !	King, Shawn	7000208000000000000♠2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	7001990000000000000♠99 kg (218 lb)	7001330000000000000♠33 – (1982-06-06)6 June 1982

Head coach

Alar Varrak

Assistant coach(es)

Martin Müürsepp

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster
Updated: 2 February 2016

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Shawn King	Mario Delaš
PF	Rolands Freimanis	Erik Keedus
SF	Gregor Arbet	Janar Soo
SG	Rain Veideman	Martin Dorbek	Sten Olmre
PG	Sharaud Curry	Sten Sokk	Silver Jurno

Head coaches

Allan Dorbek 1998–2003
Maarten van Gent 2003–2004
Allan Dorbek 2004–2005

Aivar Kuusmaa 2005–2006
Veselin Matić 2006–2008
Nenad Vučinić 2008–2009

Alar Varrak 2010
Aivar Kuusmaa 2010–2012
Alar Varrak 2012–present

Honours

Domestic competitions

Estonian Championship

Winners (7): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14

Estonian Cup

Winners (5): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015

Individual awards

Estonian Player of the Year

Valmo Kriisa – 2007
Kristjan Kangur – 2009

KML MVP

Howard Frier – 2005
Travis Reed – 2007

KML Finals MVP

Tanel Sokk – 2012, 2013
James Williams – 2006
Kristjan Kangur – 2009
Armands Šķēle – 2011
Vlad Moldoveanu – 2014

KML Best Defender

Bamba Fall – 2012
Gregor Arbet – 2014

KML Coach of the Year

Aivar Kuusmaa – 2006, 2011, 2012
Alar Varrak – 2013, 2014
Allan Dorbek – 2005
Veselin Matić – 2007
Nenad Vučinić – 2009

BBL MVP

Travis Reed – 2007

All-KML First Team

Gregor Arbet – 2011, 2012, 2015
Kristjan Kangur – 2007, 2008
Tanel Sokk – 2012, 2013
Frank Elegar – 2013, 2014
Howard Frier – 2005
Víctor González – 2005
Rait Keerles – 2006
Valmo Kriisa – 2007
Travis Reed – 2007
Charron Fisher – 2010
Armands Šķēle – 2011
Bamba Fall – 2013
Rain Veideman – 2014
Scott Machado – 2015

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Postseason	RS	PO	Estonian Cup	Regional competitions			European competitions
1998–99	1	Estonian League	6	–	0–25	–	N/A	–	–	–	–	–	–
1999–00	1	Estonian League	7	–	2–28	–	N/A	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000–01	1	Estonian League	7	–	10–25	–	N/A	–	–	–	–	–	–
2001–02	1	Estonian League	7	–	3–27	–	N/A	–	–	–	–	–	–
2002–03	1	Estonian League	7	–	14–25	–	Quarterfinalist	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003–04	1	Estonian League	4	–	15–27	–	Semifinalist	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004–05	1	Estonian League	2	Champion	12–4	9–3	Quarterfinalist	Baltic League	7th	8–10	–	–	–
2005–06	1	Estonian League	1	Champion	21–3	7–3	Champion	Baltic League	9th	15–17	3 FIBA EuroCup	RS	1–5
2006–07	1	Estonian League	2	Runner-up	31–5	7–4	Champion	Baltic League	QF	17–13	3 FIBA EuroCup	T16	2–8
2007–08	1	Estonian League	2	Runner-up	33–3	3–4	Champion	Baltic League	QF	8–14	2 ULEB Cup	RS	3–7
2008–09	1	Estonian League	2	Champion	23–5	7–2	Champion	Baltic League	QF	13–8	3 FIBA EuroChallenge	RS	2–4
2009–10	1	Estonian League	4	Third place	19–9	6–4	Runner-up	Baltic League	7th	7–11	–	–	–
2009–10	1	Estonian League	4	Third place	19–9	6–4	Runner-up	VTB United League	RS	0–6	–	–	–
2010–11	1	Estonian League	1	Champion	29–3	7–0	Third place	Baltic League	7th	12–10	–	–	–
2010–11	1	Estonian League	1	Champion	29–3	7–0	Third place	VTB United League	RS	1–9	–	–	–
2011–12	1	Estonian League	2	Champion	23–5	7–0	Runner-up	Baltic League	QF	13–10	–	–	–
2011–12	1	Estonian League	2	Champion	23–5	7–0	Runner-up	VTB United League	RS	2–14	–	–	–
2012–13	1	Estonian League	1	Champion	28–4	9–0	Third place	Baltic League	3rd	14–6	–	–	–
2012–13	1	Estonian League	1	Champion	28–4	9–0	Third place	VTB United League	RS	3–15	–	–	–
2013–14	1	Estonian League	2	Champion	29–2	10–0	Runner-up	VTB United League	RS	2–16	2 Eurocup	RS	3–7
2014–15	1	Estonian League	2	Runner-up	26–6	7–4	Third place	Baltic League	T16	8–4	–	–	–
2014–15	1	Estonian League	2	Runner-up	26–6	7–4	Third place	VTB United League	9th	13–17	–	–	–
2015–16	1	Estonian League	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Champion	VTB United League	N/A	N/A	3 FIBA Europe Cup	RS	0–6

References

1 2 3 4 "Klubist" (in Estonian). BC Kalev.
↑ "Kalev on surnud? Elagu Kalev!" (in Estonian). Delfi. 30 June 2005.
↑ "BC KALEV THRASH PAOK FOR FIRST VICTORY". FIBA Europe. 29 November 2005.

External links

Official website (Estonian) (English)

Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga

2015–16 teams	Audentes/Noortekoondis Kalev/Cramo Pärnu Sadam AVIS Rapla Rakvere Tarvas TLÜ/Kalev TTÜ TÜ/Rock Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits

Seasons	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Awards	MVP Best Defender Best Young Player Coach of the Year All-KML Team

VTB United League

Seasons	2008 Promo-Cup 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

2015–16 clubs	Astana Avtodor Saratov Bisons Loimaa ČEZ Nymburk CSKA Moscow Enisey Krasnoyarsk Kalev/Cramo Khimki Krasny Oktyabr Lokomotiv-Kuban Nizhny Novgorod Tsmoki-Minsk UNICS Kazan VEF Rīga VITA Tbilisi Zenit Saint Petersburg

Former clubs	Anwil Włocławek ASK Riga Asseco Prokom Azovmash Mariupol Budivelnyk Kyiv Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Donetsk Dynamo Moscow Espoon Honka Krasnye Krylya Kyiv Lietuvos rytas Vilnius Neptūnas Klaipėda Šiauliai Spartak Saint Petersburg Torpan Pojat Turów Zgorzelec Žalgiris Kaunas

Awards	Most Valuable Player Playoffs MVP Coach of the Year Young Player of the Year Sixth Man of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Top Player

Statistics	Records Scoring Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks

Category

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