BC Kalev/Cramo
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- This article is about the basketball club. For the football club, see JK Tallinna Kalev.
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| Leagues | 2nd - KML | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| History | 1998 - present | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Saku Suurhall
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| Location | Tallinn, Estonia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Team colors | Blue and white | |||||||||||||||||||||
| President |  Ivar Valdmaa |
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| Head coach |  Nenad Vucinic |
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BC Kalev/Cramo is a basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia participating in SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga, Baltic Basketball League and ULEB Cup. The club was previously known under the name Ehitustööriist, but after winning the Estonian title, the name was changed to BC Kalev/Cramo. Kalev/Cramo has won the Estonian title two times (2005, 2006).
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[edit] History
Founded in 1998 under the name Ehitustööriist, the team already entered the Estonian League in its debut season, finishing last in 1999 and 2000 with a combined record of 2-53. Despite of the hard start the team had a firm goal of developing young talent to create one of the top Baltic teams. Ehitustööriist struggled in the Estonian League for three more years between 2001 and 2003, but went a step higher in the 2003-04 season under the Dutch coach Maarten Van Gent, finishing fifth overall with a respectable 13-20 record.
It all changed in a historical 2004-05 season, as the club's hard work paid off in the most incredible way. Under the coaching of Allan Dorbek Ehitustööriist won its first Estonian League title by downing Tartu Rock in a thrilling seven-game finals that went down to the final play. A 69-68 win was enough for Kalev to lift the trophy. Soon after that the team chnaged its name to BC Kalev/Cramo and coached by legendary shooter Aivar Kuusmaa they added a second KML title by beating Tartu Rock 4-3 in the finals. The team also made its European debute by competing in the FIBA EuroCup, but with little success.
2006-07 season started under the new head coach Veselin Matic. Under the Serb´s coaching Kalev made it to Round II in EuroCup, but lost to Tartu in the Estonian finals with the games 4-2. In 2007-08 Kalev was playing in ULEB Cup. Unfortunately star player Travis Reed could not play in the Estonian League finals and Tartu Rock defeated Kalev 4-0.
In June 2, 2008 team president Ivar Valdmaa annonced that the new head coach for 2008-09 season will be the New Zealand national basketball team head coach Nenad Vucinic. The contract was made for 2 years.
[edit] SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga
| Season | Final Place | Regular Season | Head Coach |
| 1998/1999 | 6th | 6th | Allan Dorbek |
| 1999/2000 | 7th | 7th | Allan Dorbek |
| 2000/2001 | 7th | 7th | Allan Dorbek |
| 2001/2002 | 6th | 7th | Allan Dorbek |
| 2002/2003 | 7th | 7th | Allan Dorbek |
| 2003/2004 | 5th | 4th |  Maarten Van Gent |
| 2004/2005 | 1st | 2nd | Allan Dorbek |
| 2005/2006 | 1st | 1st | Aivar Kuusmaa |
| 2006/2007 | 2nd | 2nd |  Veselin Matic |
| 2007/2008 | 2nd | 2nd | Veselin Matic |
| 2008/2009 | Nenad Vucinic |
[edit] European Competition
| Season | Competition | Achievement |
| 2005/2006 | FIBA EuroCup | Round I |
| 2006/2007 | FIBA EuroCup | Round II |
| 2007/2008 | ULEB Cup | Regular Season |
[edit] Titles
- Estonian League: 2005, 2006
- Estonian Cup: 2005, 2006, 2007
[edit] Current Roster
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BC Kalev/Cramo roster
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[edit] Notable players
- Martin Müürsepp (2008–present)
