Nationality Estonian 2007–2008 Triobet/Dalkia Position Small forward 2006–2007 Dalkia/Nybit Height 1.98 m | 2005–2006 Audentes Role Basketball Player Listed height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Name Tanel Kurbas Pro career 2005 | |
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League Korvpalli MeistriliigaBaltic Basketball LeagueFIBA Europe Cup Born May 8, 1988 (age 36) Tallinn, Estonia ( 1988-05-08 ) | ||
Tanel kurbas posterizes bamba fall
Tanel Kurbas (born 8 May 1988) is an Estonian professional basketball player who plays for Södertälje Kings of the Swedish Basketligan. Standing at 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
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- Tanel kurbas
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- Estonian national team
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Tanel kurbas
Professional career
Kurbas began playing basketball with Tiit Sokk's basketball school. He made his Korvpalli Meistriliiga debut in the 2005–06 season with Noortekoondis/Audentes. In 2006, he joined Dalkia/Nybit.
In 2008, Kurbas signed for Kalev/Cramo. He won his first Estonian Championship in the 2008–09 season. Kurbas averaged 8.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.
On 22 July 2010, Kurbas signed for Estonian champions TÜ/Rock. In the 2013–14 season, Kurbas averaged 9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game and was named to the All-KML Team. He won his second Estonian Championship in the 2014–15 season, after TÜ/Rock defeated Kalev/Cramo in the KML Finals, winning the series 4 games to 1. Kurbas was named KML Finals Most Valuable Player.
On 26 July 2016, Kurbas signed a one-year contract with Swedish champions Södertälje Kings.
Estonian national team
As a member of the senior Estonian national basketball team, Kurbas competed at the EuroBasket 2015. During the tournament, he averaged 5.3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist in 19.3 minutes per game. Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.