No. 13–New Basket Brindisi | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | Lega Basket Serie A | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Rapla, Estonia | 6 March 2002||||||||||||||
Nationality | Estonian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.99 [1] m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2018–2022 | Pistoia Basket 2000 | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | →Basket Montale | ||||||||||||||
2022–present | New Basket Brindisi | ||||||||||||||
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