The Estonian Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the best performing Estonian basketball player of the respective season. From 1995 to 2001 the award was decided by a poll of Estonian sports journalists and given by the magazine Sporditäht. Until 1999, only players who played for a domestic club were eligible for the award. In 2001, players who represented the Estonian national team were added to the vote. Since 2004, the award has been presented by the Estonian Basketball Association. The current holder of the award is Siim-Sander Vene.
Winners
Denotes player who is still activePlayer (X)Denotes the number of times the player has won the award
Year Player Position Team Ref 1995 Margus Metstak Center Kalev 1996 Martin Müürsepp Forward Kalev 1997 Margus Metstak (2) Center Tallinn 1998 Margus Metstak (3) Center Tallinn 1999 Gert Kullamäe Guard Kalev 2000–01 Martin Müürsepp (2) Forward AEK 2003–04 Martin Müürsepp (3) Forward UNICS Kazan 2004–05 Martin Müürsepp (4) Forward CSKA Moscow 2005–06 Gert Kullamäe (2) Guard EiffelTowers Den Bosch 2006–07Valmo Kriisa Guard Kalev/Cramo 2007–08 Tanel Tein Guard Tartu Ülikool/Rock 2008–09 Kristjan Kangur Forward Kalev/Cramo 2009–10 Kristjan Kangur (2) Forward Canadian Solar Bologna 2010–11 Kristjan Kangur (3) Forward Cimberio Varese 2011–12 Kristjan Kangur (4) Forward Cimberio Varese 2012–13 Kristjan Kangur (5) Forward Montepaschi Siena 2013–14 Kristjan Kangur (6) Forward EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 2014–15 Kristjan Kangur (7) Forward Openjobmetis Varese 2015–16 Kristjan Kangur (8) Forward Openjobmetis Varese 2016–17 Siim-Sander Vene Forward Nizhny Novgorod 2017–18 Siim-Sander Vene (2) Forward Openjobmetis Varese 2018–19 Siim-Sander Vene (3) Forward Herbalife Gran Canaria
Multiple-time winners RankPlayerAwardsYears1Kristjan Kangur82009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 20162Martin Müürsepp41996, 2001, 2004, 20053Margus Metstak31995, 1997, 1998Siim-Sander Vene2017, 2018, 20195Gert Kullamäe21999, 2006
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