Rain Veideman

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Rain Veideman
No. 6 – Kalev/Cramo
Position Shooting guard
League Korvpalli Meistriliiga
VTB United League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1991-10-01) October 1, 1991 (age 24)
Haljala, Estonia
Nationality Estonian
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
Pro career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Kuremaa
2009–2010 Rakvere Tarvas
2010–2012 Tartu Ülikool
2012 Bayreuth
2012–2013 Tartu Ülikool
2013–present Kalev
Career highlights and awards

Rain Veideman (born October 1, 1991) is an Estonian professional basketball guard, who plays for Kalev/Cramo. He is also a member of the Estonian national basketball team.

Pro career[edit]

Veideman started his pro career at the age of 17 playing for Kuremaa SK in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). He was one of the top performers in the team with 10.9 points average in 16 league games. From Kuremaa he moved to Rakvere Tarvas for the 2009/10 season. Again Veideman was one of the key players in the team, helping Tarvas win silver medals in the Estonian league. He avareged 15.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists during the campaign. This was enough for Veideman to earn a contract with the team who had defeated Tarvas in the KML finals, Tartu Ülikool/Rock. Veideman kept on performing good averaging 11.6 points, in KML and 11.5 points in the Baltic Basketball League in his first season in Tartu.[1] The 2011/12 season was again good for Veideman as he kept improving and earned his first international contract in February 2012 and started playing for BBC Bayreuth in the Basketball Bundesliga.[2] After the season he returned to Estonia to play for his former club Tartu Ülikool/Rock. For the 2013–14 season he signed with Kalev/Cramo.[3]

Achievements[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rain Veideman". BBL Homepage. Retrieved on 2012-02-04
  2. ^ "Rain Veideman siirdub Saksamaa kõrgliigasse!". Eesti Korvpalliliit (2012-02-04). Retrieved on 2012-02-04 (Estonian)
  3. ^ "AMETLIK: Kalev/Cramo sõlmis Veidemaniga lepingu ja palkas uue abitreener". Delfi Sport (2013-07-30). Retrieved on 2013-09-17 (Estonian)

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