The Estonian Basketball Association (Estonian: Eesti Korvpalliliit) is the governing body of basketball in Estonia. It was founded in 1923, and joined FIBA in 1934. After 1940 though, they suspended operations due to being occupied by the Soviet Union.
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Jurisdiction | Estonia |
| Founded | 14 December 1923 30 November 1989 |
| Affiliation | FIBA |
| Regional affiliation | FIBA Europe |
| Headquarters | Tallinn |
| President | Priit Sarapuu |
| Men's coach | Heiko Rannula |
| Women's coach | Kaspars Majenieks |
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The Estonian Basketball Association operates the Estonian men's national team and Estonian women's national team. They organize national competitions throughout Estonia, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams.[1]
The top professional league in Estonia is the Korvpalli Meistriliiga.
Presidents
edit- 1989–1993 Aadu Kana
- 1993–2000 Priit Vilba
- 2000–2012 Peep Aaviksoo
- 2012–2016 Jüri Ratas
- 2016–2020 Jaak Salumets
- 17.12.2020– Priit Sarapuu
National basketball teams
edit- Estonia national basketball team
- Estonia men's national under-20 basketball team
- Estonia men's national under-18 basketball team
- Estonia men's national under-16 basketball team
- Estonia women's national basketball team
- Estonia women's national under-20 basketball team
- Estonia women's national under-18 basketball team
- Estonia women's national under-16 basketball team
- Estonia men's national 3x3 team
- Estonia women's national 3x3 team
References
edit- ^ "Estonia FIBA Europe". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
External links
edit- Official website (in Estonian)
- Estonia at Facebook.com
- Estonia at FIBA site
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