Kristo Saage

Kristo Saage
No. 3 – Valga Maks ja Moorits
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born 2 February 1985
Rakvere, Estonia
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
Pro career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2004 Rakvere KK
2004–2005 Ehitustööriist
2005–2006 BC Kalev/Cramo
2006–2007 Rakvere Tarvas
2007–2008 BC Kalev/Cramo
2008–2010 Rakvere Tarvas
2011 BC Kaunas
2011–2013 Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2013–2014 Rakvere Tarvas
2014–present Valga Maks ja Moorits
Career highlights and awards
  • Estonian Champion (2005, 2006)
  • Estonian Cup (2006, 2008, 2012)

Kristo Saage (born February 2, 1985) is an Estonian professional basketball player. Currently he is a member of Rakvere Tarvas, playing in Korvpalli Meistriliiga in Estonia and in the Baltic Basketball League. He was born in Rakvere.

Club career

Kristo Saage started his basketball career in hometown BC Rakvere Tarvas (then KK Rakvere) at the age of 17. In 2004 Saage signed a deal with Estonian top team BC Kalev/Cramo. He mainly played as a substitution player, who got about 20 minutes per game. With his 3 years spell with BC Kalev/Cramo he became the Estonian champion twice and the Estonian Basketball Cup winner once.

Saage moved to play basketball for BC Rakvere Tarvas once again, sharing his tenure at the first half of the season with now-defunct BC Fausto Tartu, averaging 13.0 points and 3.8 rebounds in 2006–07 season. The following season he spent in BC Kalev/Cramo as a benchboy, so after a year in Tallinn he rejoined BC Rakvere Tarvas.

After achieving Tarvas's highest place in the KML, Saage had an offer from abroad and on 3 January 2011 it was announced that his career continued in Lithuania with BC Kaunas, where he played until the end of the 2011–12 LKL season. After a successful national team summer he signed contract with the University of Tartu.

International career

Kristo Saage has represented Estonia since junior levels. He first came to prominence in 2004 when he played vital role beating strong Serbia & Montenegro U20, scoring 17 points and playing all 40 minutes. But it was in 2011 when he got his first call to the Estonian senior team, where the current head coach and Olympic champion Tiit Sokk stated, "Kristo adds much mental energy to this team, but considering his playing abilities, he is definitely a valuable guard for us. He is the one who encourages others to play stronger in defense and giving confidence in the locker room. I think including him to the national team has been the best decision this year."

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