KK Kalev | |
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Nickname | Kalev |
Leagues | USSR Premier Basketball League, Korvpalli Meistriliiga |
Founded | 1920 |
Dissolved | 2005 |
History | Kalev (1920–1994) Kalev/Auma (1994-95) Kalev (1995–2005) |
Arena | Kalev Sports Hall |
Location | Tallinn |
President | Riho Soonik |
Head coach | Jaak Salumets |
Championships | 1 Soviet Championship 18 Estonian Championships 9 Estonian Cups |
Kalev (also known as Tallinn Kalev, Korvpalliklubi Kalev) was a professional basketball club from Tallinn, Estonia what was back then part of Soviet Union. The team played in the Estonian Basketball League (Korvpalli Meistriliiga) and in the Soviet Union Basketball League. Their home arena was Kalev Sports Hall.
Kalev was a professional basketball team representing Estonia in Soviet Union Basketball League until 1992; thereafter Kalev was designed like a national team with the best 12 players from all over Estonia.