BC Tallinna Kalev

Tallinna Kalev/Audentes is a basketball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Audentes Sports Center.

This article is about the basketball club Tallinna Kalev/Audentes. 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/Audentes
Tallinna Kalev/Audentes logo
LeaguesKorvpalli Meistriliiga
Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Founded2002 (2002)
HistoryPirita Palliklubi
(2002–2008)
Tallinna Kalev
(2008–present)
ArenaAudentes Sports Center
Capacity1,030
LocationTallinn, Estonia
Team colorsBlue, White
   
Head coachRauno Pehka

History

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.[1]

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.[1][2] 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.[1]

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.[3]

In June 2022, Tallinna Kalev merged operations with Audentes Sports Club and became Tallinna Kalev/Audentes.[4]

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

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

Tallinna Kalev/SNABB roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 Estonia Paiste, Mario 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 34 – (1989-09-03)3 September 1989
SG 1 Estonia Metsaorg, Georg Oliver 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 18 – (2005-04-27)27 April 2005
SF 2 United States Ferrell, Lorenzo 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (2000-07-06)6 July 2000
PF 3 United States Moore, James 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 26 – (1997-10-06)6 October 1997
SG 5 Estonia Evestus, Artur 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 18 – (2005-09-06)6 September 2005
PF 6 Estonia Allemann, Georg 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 22 – (2001-03-11)11 March 2001
SF 9 Estonia Keedus, Erik 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 33 – (1990-04-27)27 April 1990
PG 10 United States Robinson, Kelvin Injured 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 – (1998-01-26)26 January 1998
PF 15 Estonia Raadik, Toomas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 33 – (1990-08-15)15 August 1990
PG 20 Estonia Loigu, Andre 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 22 – (2001-07-25)25 July 2001
SF 23 Estonia Jaakson, Mark-Andreas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (2000-02-15)15 February 2000
SG 24 United States Raley-Ross, Brandis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 36 – (1987-02-06)6 February 1987
PG 43 Estonia Schmalz, Eric 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (1999-09-12)12 September 1999
C 51 Ukraine Tykhonov, Dmytro 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 31 – (1992-01-19)19 January 1992
PF Estonia Mäeorg, Daniil 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2003-12-31)31 December 2003
C United States Jones, Aaron 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 30 – (1993-07-26)26 July 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Estonia Karl Reismann
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 20 October 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Aaron Jones Dmytro Tykhonov
PF Toomas Raadik James Moore Georg Allemann
SF Erik Keedus Mark-Andreas Jaakson
SG Mario Paiste Lorenzo Ferrell
PG Brandis Raley-Ross Eric Schmalz Andre Loigu Kelvin RobinsonInjured

Coaches

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. Estonian Cup Baltic competitions European competitions
2002–03 1KML 5th Runner-up
2003–04 1KML 4th Quarterfinalist
2004–05 1KML 4th Semifinalist BBL Division 2RS
2005–06 1KML 4th Third place Baltic Basketball League17th
2006–07 1KML 5th Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1KML 4th Third place
2008–09 1KML 5th Third place BBL Challenge Cup12th
2009–10 1KML 6th Quarterfinalist BBL Challenge CupQF
2010–11 1KML 7th Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1KML 6th Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1KML 8th Fourth place Baltic Basketball LeagueRS
2013–14 1KML 4th Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball LeagueRS
2014–15 1KML 8th Quarterfinalist Baltic Basketball LeagueRS
2015–16 1KML 4th Third place Baltic Basketball LeagueEF
2016–17 1KML 7th First round Baltic Basketball LeagueEF 4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2017–18 1KML 6th Baltic Basketball LeagueQF
2018–19 1KML 2nd Estonian-Latvian Basketball League10th
2019–20 1KML 6th[lower-alpha 1] Estonian-Latvian Basketball League–[lower-alpha 1]
2020–21 1KML 7th Fourth place Estonian-Latvian Basketball LeagueRS
2021–22 1KML 7th Quarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League14th
2022–23 1KML 8th Quarterfinalist Estonian-Latvian Basketball League14th
  1. The season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trophies and awards

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

Individual awards

References
  1. "TLÜ/Kalev ajalugu". TallinnaKalev.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. "FOTOD: uus korvpalliklubi Tallinna Kalev/TTÜ on loodud!". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. "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.
  4. "Tallinna Kalev ühines Audentesega, järgmise hooaja eesmärgiks on sekkuda medaliheitlusse". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. "Audentese Spordikeskuse spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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