Janar Talts
 Janar Talts in 2006 | |
| No. 8 – Tartu Ülikool/Rock | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League |
Korvpalli Meistriliiga Baltic Basketball League FIBA Europe Cup |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
7 April 1983 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | TTÜ-A. Le Coq |
| 2002–2004 | Tallinna Kalev |
| 2004–2007 | RheinEnergie Köln |
| 2007–2010 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
| 2011 | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
| 2011–2013 | Pallacanestro Varese |
| 2013–present | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Janar Talts (born 7 April 1983) is an Estonian professional basketball player.
Career
Born in Tallinn, Talts' professional career started in 2001, when he signed with KML team TTÜ-A.Le Coq. The following season he signed with the reigning Estonian champion Tallinna Kalev and won the national title in 2003. In 2004 Talts signed with Bundesliga team RheinEnergie Köln. He won two German Cups and one Bundesliga title. In the 2006–2007 season Talts played in Euroleague for the German squad. After three seasons in Germany he signed with the reigning Estonian champions Tartu Ülikool/Rock and won his second Estonian title as well as the money prize for the Best Defensive Player in the finals. Talts stayed with Rock for two more seasons and was one of the key players in winning the national league once more in 2009–10 season. In December 2010 he signed with Krasnye Krylya Samara of Russian Professional Basketball League. In March 2011 he signed with Cimberio Varese in Italy.[1] Talts is a member of the Estonia national basketball team.
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | RheinEnergie | 13 | 11 | 16.3 | .283 | .172 | .636 | 3.2 | .5 | .3 | .6 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| Career | 13 | 11 | 16.3 | .283 | .172 | .636 | 3.2 | .5 | .3 | .6 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
Awards and honours
Club
- Tallinna Kalev
- Estonian Basketball League: 2002–03
- RheinEnergie Köln
- German Basketball League: 2005–06
- German Basketball Cup: 2005, 2007
- Tartu Ülikool/Rock
- Estonian Basketball League: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2014–15
- Estonian Basketball Cup: 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
- Baltic League Cup: 2010
Individual
- KML Most Valuable Player: 2015
- KML Finals Most Valuable Player: 2010
- Estonian Cup Most Valuable Player: 2014
- KML Defensive Player of the Year: 2008, 2015
- All-KML First Team: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015
- All-KML Defensive Team: 2009, 2010
- KML All-Star: 2002
- BBL All-Star: 2008
References
- ↑ INGAGGIATO IL CENTRO ESTONE JANAR TALTS (Italian)
External links
- Profile at sportsdevgroup.com
- 2006/07 Euroleague stats
| ||||||