Estonia men's national basketball team

Estonia

File:Eesti Korvpalliliit.png
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
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Eurobasket
Appearances	4 (1937, 1939, 1993, 2001)
Home Away

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. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Rain Veideman 20 – (1991-10-01)October 1, 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) University of Tartu PG 5 Tanel Sokk 27 – (1985-01-20)January 20, 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Kalev/Cramo G/F 6 Gert Dorbek 27 – (1985-06-10)June 10, 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Kalev/Cramo G 7 Kristo Saage 27 – (1985-02-02)February 2, 1985 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) University of Tartu F/C 8 Janar Talts 29 – (1983-04-07)April 7, 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Pallacanestro Varese G/F 9 Gregor Arbet 29 – (1983-06-19)June 19, 1983 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Kalev/Cramo PG 10 Sten-Timmu Sokk 23 – (1989-02-14)February 14, 1989 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) University of Tartu F 11 Siim-Sander Vene 21 – (1990-11-12)November 12, 1990 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC VEF Rīga F/C 12 Rain Raadik 23 – (1989-05-17)May 17, 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) University of Tartu PF 14 Kristjan Kangur (C) 29 – (1982-10-23)October 23, 1982 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Montepaschi Siena F/C 15 Reinar Hallik 28 – (1984-05-01)May 1, 1984 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Rakvere Tarvas PG 21 Martin Dorbek 21 – (1991-01-21)January 21, 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Kalev/Cramo F 22 Timo Eichfuss 23 – (1988-11-19)November 19, 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) University of Tartu	Head coach Tiit Sokk Assistant coaches Andres Sõber Alar Varrak Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes current pro club

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench
C	Janar Talts	Rain raadik
PF	Kristjan Kangur	Reinar Hallik	Timo Eichfuss
SF	Gregor Arbet	Siim-Sander Vene
SG	Rain Veideman	Gert Dorbek	Kristo Saage
PG	Tanel Sokk	Sten-Timmu Sokk	Martin Dorbek

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

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