TalTech Basketball, also known as TalTech/ALEXELA for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. They are a part of the Tallinn University of Technology Sports Club. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the TalTech Sports Hall.
Tallinn University of Technology teams have won eight Estonian League championships and eight Estonian Cup titles.
History Basketball was first played at Tallinn Tehnikum, the predecessor of the Tallinn University of Technology, on 4 February 1928, when the Tallinn Tehnikum team defeated the visiting University of Tartu 21–19. TPI Spordiklubi (Tallinn Polytechnic Institute Sports Club) was formed in 1948. TPI made their debut in the Estonian Championship in 1951 under coach Jaroslav Dudkin, who would stay with the team for the next 32 seasons. They established themselves as a major force in Estonian basketball in the 1960s, when Tõnno Lepmets and Priit Tomson led the team to six consecutive league titles from 1961 to 1966. August Sokk took over as head coach in 1982 and guided the team, led by his son Tiit Sokk and Margus Metstak, to two more championships in 1984 and 1985. In 1989, TPI changed its name back to TTÜ. The team began to struggle in the early 1990s as more professional basketball clubs joined the top division, and after the 1993–94 season, they withdrew from the league.
In 1999, TTÜ became affiliated with Tallinna Ülikoolid-A. Le Coq (formerly BC Tallinn). In 2001, the team moved to the newly renovated TTÜ Sports Hall and changed their name to TTÜ-A. Le Coq. After the 2001–02 season concluded, TTÜ and A. Le Coq shifted their sponsorship to BC Hotronic, who changed their name to TTÜ/A. Le Coq. Coached by Heino Enden and led by veterans Aivar Kuusmaa and Rauno Pehka, the team won the Estonian Cup in 2003.
On 6 September 2005, TTÜ announced that they will withdraw from the forthcoming KML season. They returned to the league for the 2006–07 season. In 2010, TTÜ Korvpalliklubi merged operations with Tallinna Kalev and became TTÜ/Kalev. However, the partnership ended after just one season, and TTÜ Korvpalliklubi continued independently. They have won the International Students Basketball League (ISBL) three times, in 2013, 2016 and 2017. In 2018, the university adopted TalTech as its official abbreviation.
Sponsorship naming TTÜ/A. Le Coq: 2001–2005 TalTech/OPTIBET: 2021–2024 TalTech/ALEXELA: 2024–present
Home arenas TalTech Sports Hall (1975–present)
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Squad changes for/during the 2026–27 season
In
Out
Coaches
Jaroslav Dudkin 1950–1982 August Sokk 1982–1986 Andres Liinat 1987 Märt Kermon 1987–1989 Alar Sõnajalg 1989–1992, 1993–1994 Mihkel Reinsalu 1992–1993 Heino Lill 2004–2005, 2011–2012, 2014–2015 Priit Vene 2005–2007 Aivar Kuusmaa 2007–2010 Üllar Kerde 2010–2011 Tiit Sokk 2012–2014 Rait Käbin 2015–2019 Gert Kullamäe 2019 Kris Killing 2019–2021 Alar Varrak 2021–present
Season by season SeasonTierDivisionEstonian CupBaltic competitionsRegional competitions2006–07 1 KML 9thFirst round2007–08 1 KML 10thFirst round2008–09 1 KML3rdRunner-upBBL Challenge Cup2009–10 1 KML 4thThird placeBBL Challenge Cup4th2010–11 1 KML3rdFourth placeBaltic Basketball League13th2011–12 1 KML 5thFourth placeBBL Challenge Cup 2012–13 1 KML 5thQuarterfinalistBaltic Basketball League 2013–14 1 KML 5thQuarterfinalist2014–15 1 KML 7thFourth placeBaltic Basketball League 2015–16 1 KML 7thFourth placeBaltic Basketball League 2016–17 1 KML5thQuarterfinalistBaltic Basketball League2017–181KML7thBaltic Basketball League2018–19 1 KML4thEstonian-Latvian Basketball League5th2019–20 1 KML7thEstonian-Latvian Basketball League–2020–21 1 KML5thQuarterfinalistEstonian-Latvian Basketball League2021–22 1 KML4thThird placeEstonian-Latvian Basketball League7th2022–23 1 KML6thFourth placeEstonian-Latvian Basketball League9thEuropean North Basketball League 2023–24 1 KML5thQuarterfinalistEstonian-Latvian Basketball League9th2024–25 1 KML4thThird placeEstonian-Latvian Basketball League9th2025–26 1 KML3rdThird placeEstonian-Latvian Basketball League6thEuropean North Basketball League 2026–27 1 KMLTBDTBDEstonian-Latvian Basketball League European North Basketball League
Trophies and awards Trophies Estonian League Winners (8): 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1983–84, 1984–1985
Estonian Cup Winners (8): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 2003
International Students Basketball League Winners (3): 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17
Individual awards
KML Best Young Player Matthias Tass – 2018 Ralf Küttis – 2022
KML All-Star Five Bambale Osby – 2011 Kristjan Kitsing – 2016 Toomas Raadik – 2019 Rasmus Andre – 2025 Oliver Metsalu – 2026
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