Estonian Basketball Association

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Estonian Basketball Association
Estonian Basketball Association logo.png
Sport Basketball
Jurisdiction Estonia
Founded14 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.basket.ee
Flag of Estonia.svg

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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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.

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References

  1. "Estonia FIBA Europe". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.