Siim-Sander Vene

Siim-Sander Vene
No. 3 – Žalgiris Kaunas
Position Forward
League Lithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-11-12) November 12, 1990
Tartu, Estonia
Nationality Estonian
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2005–present
Career history
2005–2006 TTÜ KK
2006–2008 Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2008–2009 TRIOBET Kaunas
2009–2010 Žalgiris Kaunas
2010 BC Kaunas
2010–2011 EnBW Ludwigsburg
2011–2012 Baltai Kaunas
2012 VEF Rīga
2012–2013 BC Prienai
2013–present Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards

Siim-Sander Vene (born November 12, 1990) is an Estonian professional basketball player, who currently plays for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He can play both forward positions.

Career

Vene started his senior club career in 2005 at the age of 14 in TTÜ KK. In 2006 he went to play in the Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school in Lithuania. From there he moved to Kaunas TRIOBET and eventually to Lithuanian powerhouse Žalgiris Kaunas. In the 2010–11 season he played in Germany for EnBW Ludwigsburg.[1] After that he returned to Lithuania to play once again for BC Baltai (previously known as Kaunas TRIOBET). In February 2012 Vene signed with Latvian powerhouse BC VEF Rīga.[2] In 2012 Vene signed a contract with Lithuanian bronze medal team BC Prienai. He returned to Žalgiris Kaunas in July 2013.[3]

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, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Žalgiris 6 0 10.9 .417 .000 .500 1.8 .2 .0 .2 2.0 1.2
2013–14 Žalgiris 5 0 13.7 .462 .500 1.000 2.6 .6 .2 .2 3.0 3.8
2014–15 Žalgiris 14 0 9.2 .450 .438 .714 1.2 .5 .5 .0 3.4 2.6
2015–16 Žalgiris 20 1 12.1 .491 .300 .833 1.6 .7 .4 .2 3.3 3.1
Career 45 1 11.2 .467 .318 .737 1.6 .6 .4 .1 3.1 2.8

Estonia national team

Tournament National Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005 U-16 European Championship Division B Estonia U-16 6 28.0 .448 .444 .583 5.2 .0 1.5 .2 13.8
2006 U-16 European Championship Division B Estonia U-16 9 34.3 .372 .328 .378 9.6 3.3 2.8 1.4 16.0
2007 U-18 European Championship Estonia U-18 8 26.5 .430 .333 .667 5.0 1.0 1.9 .8 12.1
2007 U-20 European Championship Division B Estonia U-20 8 13.3 .300 .050 .500 3.3 .3 .9 .0 3.8
EuroBasket 2009 Qualification Relegation Round Estonia 5 14.4 .400 .300 .500 2.2 .2 .4 .8 4.0
EuroBasket 2011 Division B Estonia 3 7.7 .250 .000 1.000 .0 .7 .3 .0 1.3
EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Estonia 10 25.9 .551 .370 .571 6.8 1.9 .7 .5 14.0
EuroBasket 2015 First Qualification Round Estonia 4 21.3 .290 .286 .833 3.3 1.5 1.0 1.5 6.3
EuroBasket 2015 Estonia 5 23.2 .340 .100 .667 6.4 1.6 .6 .2 7.8

Awards and honours

Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
Žalgiris Kaunas
VEF Rīga
Prienai

References

  1. ↑ "Siim-Sander Vene joins Ludwigsburg". Eurobasket.com (2010-12-20). Retrieved on 2010-12-21
  2. ↑ "Siim-Sander Vene liitub Riia VEF-iga". Sport | ERR (2012-02-02). Retrieved on 2012-02-02 (Estonian)
  3. ↑ "ZALGIRIS brings back former players Milaknis, Vene". Euroleague Basketball (2013-07-26). Retrieved on 2013-07-29

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