Estonia national basketball team

Estonia Eesti
FIBA Ranking	T-75th
Joined FIBA	1992
FIBA Zone	FIBA Europe
National Federation	Eesti Korvpalliliit
Coach	Tiit Sokk
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (1936)
Medals	none
World Championships
Appearances	None
Medals	None
Eurobasket
Appearances	4 (1937, 1939, 1993, 2001)
Medals	None
Uniforms
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The Estonian National Basketball Team is the basketball team that represents Estonia in international competitions.

Eurobasket 1937

The Estonians took fifth place, with an overall record of 3–2, at the second European basketball championship, the Eurobasket 1937 held by the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Europe continental federation. They finished third in their four-team preliminary group after winning one game and losing two. This relegated the team to the classification matches, where they defeated Czechoslovakia and then Latvia to earn the fifth place finish.

Eurobasket 1939

Estonia managed a 4–3 record in the eight-team round robin of the Eurobasket 1939. This put them in a tie with France, which the Estonians lost because they had been defeated by France in head-to-head play.

Olympic Games record

See also: Estonia at the 1936 Summer Olympics and Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Basketball first appeared as an official sport at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The first official match was played between Estonia and France, which Estonia won 34–29.

• 1936: 9.-14. place

Roster

Estonian National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age - DOB Ht. Club Club nat. 1.5 !G 4 Veideman, Rain &1000000000000002000000020 - October 1, 1991(1991-10-01) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Tartu Ülikool/Rock EST ! 1.0 !PG 5 Sokk, Tanel &1000000000000002700000027 - January 20, 1985(1985-01-20) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Kalev/Cramo EST ! 1.0 !PG 6 Leppik, Silver &1000000000000002800000028 - March 31, 1983(1983-03-31) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Tartu Ülikool/Rock EST ! 1.0 !PG 7 Saage, Kristo &1000000000000002700000027 - February 2, 1985(1985-02-02) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Tartu Ülikool/Rock EST ! 4.0 !PF 8 Talts, Janar &1000000000000002800000028 - April 7, 1983(1983-04-07) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Pallacanestro Varese ITA ! 2.5 !G/F 9 Arbet, Gregor &1000000000000002800000028 - June 19, 1983(1983-06-19) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Kalev/Cramo EST ! 3.5 !F 10 Saks, Kaido &1000000000000002500000025 - July 24, 1986(1986-07-24) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Kalev/Cramo EST ! 3.0 !SF 11 Vene, Siim-Sander &1000000000000002100000021 - November 12, 1990(1990-11-12) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC VEF Rīga LAT ! 4.0 !PF 12 Keerles, Rait &1000000000000003100000031 - November 22, 1980(1980-11-22) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Gloria Giants Düsseldorf GER ! 4.5 !F/C 13 Toome, Joosep &1000000000000002600000026 - June 21, 1985(1985-06-21) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Kalev/Cramo EST ! 4.0 !PF 14 Kangur, Kristjan (C) &1000000000000002900000029 - October 23, 1982(1982-10-23) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Pallacanestro Varese ITA ! 1.0 !PG 15 Tamm, Reimo &1000000000000002700000027 - December 29, 1984(1984-12-29) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Kalev/Cramo EST !	Head coach Tiit Sokk Assistant coaches Gert Kullamäe Alar Varrak Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes current pro club

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench
C	Joosep Toome	Janar Talts
PF	Kristjan Kangur	Rait Keerles	Kaido Saks
SF	Gregor Arbet	Siim-Sander Vene
SG	Valmo Kriisa	Rain Veideman
PG	Tanel Sokk	Silver Leppik	Reimo Tamm

Notable players

• Kristjan Kangur
• Tarmo Kikerpill
• Gert Kullamäe
• Aivar Kuusmaa
• Valmo Kriisa
• Margus Metstak
• Tiit Sokk
• Martin Müürsepp
• Rauno Pehka
• Janar Talts
• Heino Veskila

Head Coaches

Coach	Year
Herbert Niiler	1929–1940
Soviet Union	1940–1991
Jaak Salumets	1993–1997
Maarten Van Gent	1997–1999
Üllar Kerde	1999–2001
Heino Enden	2001–2004
Tiit Sokk	2004–2007
Üllar Kerde	2007–2009
Tiit Sokk	2009–present

Past rosters

1936 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 21 teams

Heino Veskila, Evald Mahl, Leonid Saar, Vladimir Kärk, Robert Keres, Aleksander Illi, Georg Vinogradov, Aleksander Margiste, Bernhard Nooni, Erich Altosaar, Artur Amon (Coach: Herbert Niiler)

1937 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 8 teams

Heino Veskila, Oskar Erikson, Evald Mahl, Vladimir Kärk, Robert Keres, Aleksander Illi, Alfred Zimmermann, Albert Suurna, Ralf Viksten (Coach: Herbert Niiler)

1939 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 8 teams

Heino Veskila, Evald Mahl, Oskar Erikson, Ralf Viksten, Georg Vinogradov, Erich Altosaar, Artur Amon, Hans Juurup, Valdeko Valdmäe, Herbert Tillemann (Coach: Herbert Niiler)

1993 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 16 teams

Aivar Kuusmaa, Sergei Babenko, Gert Kullamäe, Rauno Pehka, Margus Metstak, Ivo Saksakulm, Marek Noormets, Aleksandr Karavajev, Andrus Nagel, Indrek Rumma, Toomas Kandimaa, Erki Kivinukk (Coach: Jaak Salumets)

2001 EuroBasket: finished 13–16 among 16 teams

Martin Müürsepp, Tanel Tein, Rauno Pehka, Margus Metstak, Toomas Kandimaa, Marek Noormets, Valmo Kriisa, Tarmo Kikerpill, Toomas Liivak, Andre Pärn, Indrek Rumma, Indrek Varblane (Coach: Üllar Kerde)

External links

• Eesti Korvpalliliit (Estonian)