Estonia national basketball team

Estonia Estonia Eesti
FIBA ranking T-88th
Joined FIBA 1992
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation Estonian Basketball Association
Coach Tiit Sokk
Olympic Games
Appearances 1 (1936)
Medals none
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
Eurobasket
Appearances 5 (1937, 1939, 1993, 2001, 2015)
Uniforms
Light
Dark

The Estonian National Basketball Team is the basketball team that represents Estonia in international competitions.

Roster

Complete roster

Players called up for exhibition games against Senegal on 22 and 24 August 2014, Argentina on 23 August 2014 and Egypt on 25 August 2014.[1]

Estonian National Basketball Team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age - DOB Ht. Club
PG Sokk, Sten-Timmu 25 – 14 February 1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Rakvere Tarvas Estonia
SF Arbet, Gregor 31 – 19 June 1983 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Kalev/Cramo Estonia
PG Saage, Kristo 29 – 2 February 1985 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Valga/Maks & Moorits Estonia
PG Laane, Rait-Riivo 21 – 24 May 1993 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) TYCO Rapla Estonia
SF Kurbas, Tanel 26 – 8 May 1988 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) TÜ/Rock Estonia
SG Dorbek, Gert 29 – 10 June 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) TÜ/Rock Estonia
SG Veideman, Rain 22 – 1 October 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Kalev/Cramo Estonia
PF Hallik, Reinar 30 – 5 January 1984 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Kalev/Cramo Estonia
C Toome, Joosep 29 – 21 June 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) TÜ/Rock Estonia
PF Raadik, Rain 25 – 17 May 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) TTÜ Estonia
C Raadik, Toomas 24 – 15 August 1990 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) TTÜ Estonia
SF Eichfuss, Timo 25 – 19 November 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) TÜ/Rock Estonia
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current pro club
  • Age describes age as of 22 August 2014

Depth chart

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

Competitive record

At Eurobasket

FIBA EuroBasket
Year Position Pld W L
Switzerland 1935Did not participate
Latvia 19375th Place532
Lithuania 19395th Place743
1946 to 1991Did not participate – occupied by Soviet Union
Germany 19936th Place 9 4 5
Greece 1995Did not Qualify
Spain 1997
France 1999
Turkey 200115th Place303
Sweden 2003Did not Qualify
Serbia and Montenegro 2005
Spain 2007
Poland 2009
Lithuania 2011
Slovenia 2013
Ukraine 2015Qualified000
Total241113

At Olympic Games

Olympic Games Record
Year Position Pld W L
Germany 1936 9th Place 3 1 2
Estonia-Latvia game
Estonia basketball fans
Estonia-Latvia game
Estonia national basketball team

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

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.

Notable players

Kristjan Kangur
Tiit Sokk
Martin Müürsepp

Head Coaches

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)

2015 EuroBasket: qualified

References

  1. ↑ "Janar Taltsi ja Tanel Soku jaoks on koondisesuvi lõppenud" (in Estonian). Postimees. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

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