Position Forward NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted Weight 104 kg Nationality Estonian Name Siim-Sander Vene Career start 2005 | Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Role Basketball player Pro career 2005 Listed weight 213 lb (97 kg) Height 2.03 m | |
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Siim-Sander Vene (born 12 November 1990) is an Estonian professional basketball player who plays for Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia of the Serie A. He is a 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall small forward and power forward. In 2017, Vene was named Estonian Basketball Player of the Year.
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- Siim sander vene pealtpanek kommentaaridega
- 7DAYS Magic Moment Siim Sander Vene Slam Dunk Herbalife Gran Canaria
- Professional career
- Estonian national team
- Personal life
- Career statistics
- Individual
- References
Vene represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
7DAYS Magic Moment, Siim Sander Vene, Slam Dunk, Herbalife Gran Canaria
Professional career
Vene began playing basketball with Siili Palliklubi and TTÜ. In 2006, Vene moved to Lithuania and joined Žalgiris' junior team Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school. With Žalgiris, Vene won the Nike International Junior Tournament in 2007 and the Nacionalinė krepšinio lyga (NKL) in 2008. Vene was loaned to Kaunas Triobet of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) for the 2008–09 season.
In the 2009–10 Euroleague, Vene averaged 2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.
In October 2010, Vene was loaned to Kaunas, and in December 2010, to EnBW Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
In 2011, Vene joined Baltai (former Kaunas) on loan from Žalgiris. In February 2012, he was loaned to VEF Rīga of the Latvijas Basketbola Līga (LBL).
On 27 September 2012, Vene was loaned to Prienai. Prienai finished the 2012–13 season in fourth place.
In July 2013, Vene returned to Žalgiris. In the 2013–14 Euroleague, Vene averaged 3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game, as Žalgiris reached Top 16. Vene won his first Lithuanian Championship in the 2013–14 season, after defeating Neptūnas 4 games to 2 in the finals. In the 2014–15 season, Vene averaged 3.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game in the Euroleague and won his second Lithuanian Championship, after Žalgiris defeated league rivals Lietuvos rytas 4–0 in the finals. In the 2015–16 Euroleague, Žalgiris once again reached Top 16, but failed to advance to the playoffs with a 2–12 record. Vene averaged 3.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He won his third consecutive Lithuanian Championship in the 2015–16 season, after Žalgiris defeated Neptūnas in the finals.
On 8 August 2016, Vene signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. He was named Estonian Basketball Player of the Year in 2017.
On 16 August 2017, Vene signed with Reggiana of the Serie A.
Estonian national team
Vene was a member of the Estonian national under-18 basketball team that competed at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and finished the tournament in 12th place. Vene averaged 12.1 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist per game.
As a member of the senior Estonian national team, Vene competed at the EuroBasket 2015, averaging 10 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.
Personal life
Vene's father, Priit, and mother, Lea, were both basketballers. His father is now a basketball coach, the current head coach of Tartu Ülikool. Vene's younger brother, Kent-Kaarel, is also a professional basketball player, playing for Tartu Ülikool.
Career statistics
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.