# BC Tallinna Kalev

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

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

## Sponsorship naming

* Tallinn Kalev/SNABB: 2023–2024

## Home arenas

* Pirita TOP Sports Center (2002–2004)
* Pirita Business School Sports Hall (2004–2009)
* TTÜ Sports Hall (2010–2011)
* Kalev Sports Hall (2009–2010, 2011–2016, 2017–2018)
* Sõle Sports Center (2018–2022)
* Audentes Sports Center (2016–2017, 2022–2023)
* Nord Cramo Sports Hall (2021–2022, 2023–2024)

## Players
### Current roster

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### Depth chart

| 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

* Kalle Klandorf 2002–2010, 2012–2017, 2017–2018, 2023–2024
* Indrek Reinbok 2010–2012
* Raido Roos 2017
* Gert Kullamäe 2018–2019
* Martin Müürsepp 2019–2021
* Valdo Lips 2021
* Brett Nõmm 2021–2022
* Rauno Pehka 2022–2023

## Season by season

| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Estonian Cup | Baltic competitions | Baltic competitions | European 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 | | Estonian-Latvian Basketball League | – | | |
| 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
### Trophies

* Estonian League
    Runners-up (1): 2018–19
* Estonian Cup
    Runners-up (1): 2002