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Estonian Basketball Association
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.
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Estonia |
| Founded | 14 December 1923 30 November 1989 |
| Affiliation | FIBA |
| Regional affiliation | FIBA Europe |
| Headquarters | Tallinn |
| President | Priit Sarapuu |
| Men's coach | Jukka Toijala |
| Women's coach | Kaspars Majenieks |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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
See also edit
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