Dino Meneghin is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m tall center, Meneghin was born in Alano di Piave, Veneto. On 20 November 1966, when he was 16 years old, he played in his first game in the Italian League, with Ignis Varese. He played the last game of his career at the age of 45.
Sergei Alexandrovich Monia is a Russian former professional basketball player. He was selected by the NBA club the Portland Trail Blazers, in the first round of the 2004 NBA draft. At a height of 2.02 m tall, he played at both the small forward and power forward positions.
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be one of the best European basketball players of all time, and was given the honour of lighting the Olympic Cauldron with the Olympic flame during the 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, in Moscow.
The Estonia men's national basketball team represents Estonia in international basketball matches. They are controlled by the Estonian Basketball Association. The team competed in their first international tournament at the 1936 Olympic Games. Estonia has also qualified for the EuroBasket six times overall, with their best results coming in 1937 and 1939. However, after 1939, Estonia halted national team activities due to the occupation of the Baltic states during World War II. Estonia would later rejoin FIBA in 1991, after regaining independence from the Soviet Union.
Gert Kullamäe is an Estonian basketball coach and a former professional basketball player who currently coaches Estonian team BC Pärnu Sadam. Kullamäe mostly played at the shooting guard position and was a great 3-point shooter. As a player he is a seven-time Estonian Champion and also a Soviet Union, Lithuanian, Belgian and Dutch champion.
Valmo Kriisa is an Estonian former professional basketball player.
Tanel Sokk is an Estonian professional basketball player who plays for TalTech Basketball Team of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Standing at 1.88 m, he plays at the point guard position. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
Raitis Grafs is a Latvian former professional basketball player. He played at the center position. Grafs represented the senior men's Latvian national team. He was a FIBA EuroStar in 2007.
Aivar Kuusmaa is an Estonian basketball coach and former professional basketball player who played mostly at the shooting guard position.
Sten-Timmu Sokk is an Estonian professional basketball player for Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a 1.84 m tall point guard. He represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
Heino Enden is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the shooting guard position.
Rain Veideman is an Estonian professional basketball player for BC Tallinna Kalev of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally. Standing at a height of 1.92 m, he primarily plays the shooting guard position.
Andres Sõber is an Estonian basketball coach and former professional player.
Andre Pärn is an Estonian former basketball player.
Jaak Salumets is a retired Estonian professional basketball player and coach who played mostly at the forward position. Salumets is also a former Estonian Reform Party politician who was a member of the Riigikogu from 2007 to 2011.
Rauno Pehka is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the point guard position.
Joosep Toome is an Estonian basketball coach and former professional player who is currently an assistant coach for University of Tartu of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga.
Toomas Kandimaa is an Estonian basketball coach and former professional player who is currently the head coach for University of Tartu of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. Kandimaa represented the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
Kristian Kullamäe is an Estonian professional basketball player for Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 1.94 m, he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Saimon Sutt is an Estonian professional basketball player who plays for Keila Coolbet of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. Standing at 2.00 m, he plays at the small forward position.
