Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ is a professional

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club based in

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, Estonia. The team plays in the

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and

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(KML). Their home arena is the

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History

The team was founded in 2002 as Pirita. Coached by Kalle Klandorf, the team joined the top-tier

(KML) in the 2002–03 season. In 2002, Pirita reached the

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final, but were defeated by

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76–92. In 2008, Pirita joined the multi-sport club Kalev. The team adopted the name Tallinna Kalev prior to the 2008–09 season. The team signed power forward Travis Reed for the 2009–10 season, while former Estonia national team coach

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joined the coaching staff. In 2010, the team merged with TTÜ, the latter becoming TTÜ/Kalev, while Tallinna Kalev became TTÜ/Kalev II. Both teams competed in the 2010–11 KML season and the

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. The unified team dissolved after the 2010–11 season and both clubs continued separately. Prior to the 2014–15 season, the team signed an agreement with

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and adopted the name Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ.

Home arenas

*Pirita TOP Sports Centre (2002–2004) *Pirita Business School Sports Hall (2004–2009) * Kalev Sports Hall (2009–2010) * TTÜ Sports Hall (2010–2011) * Kalev Sports Hall (2011–2016) *

(2016–2017) * Kalev Sports Hall (2017–2018) * Sõle Sports Centre (2018–2022) * Nord Cramo Sports Hall (2021–2022) *

(2022–present)

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Coaches

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

Season by season

Trophies and awards

* Estonian Championship **Runners-up (1):

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**Runners-up (1): 2002

Individual awards

Newcomer of the Year * Martin Müürsepp – 2019 All-KML Team * Erki Kivinukk – 2004 * Damarcus Harrison – 2019

References

External links

Official website
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