Joonas Riismaa
| No. 13 – New Basket Brindisi | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Lega Basket Serie A | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 2002 Rapla, Estonia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Estonian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.99[1] m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Pistoia Basket 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | →Basket Montale | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | New Basket Brindisi | ||||||||||||||
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Joonas Riismaa (born 6 March 2002) is an Estonian professional basketball player for New Basket Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He also represents the Estonian national team.
Professional career[edit]
Riismaa played youth basketball with Mens Sana Basketball Academy.[2] In 2018, he signed a junior contract with Pistoia Basket.[3] After playing for Pistoia's under-18 and reserve teams from 2018 to 2020, Riismaa made his debut for the senior team in 2020.
On 11 July 2022, Riismaa signed a contract with Happy Casa Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the FIBA Europe Cup.[4]
National team career[edit]
Riismaa helped the Estonian U20 national team win the bronze medal at the Division B tournament of the 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Joonas Riismaa". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "Eesti korvpallitalent siirdub Itaaliasse". Postimees Sport (in Estonian). 3 August 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Itaalia kõrgliigaklubisse siirdunud Joonas Riismaa: mingit allahindlust mulle ei tehta". Korvpall24 (in Estonian). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "20-aastane ääremängija Joonas Riismaa liitus Itaalia kõrgliigaklubiga Brindisi" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Serbia finish unbeaten to take the title; Estonia clinch Division A status". FIBA.basketball. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
External links[edit]
- Joonas Riismaa at fiba.com
- Joonas Riismaa at basket.ee (in Estonian)