Tanel Tein

Tanel Tein

Tanel Tein in 2006.
Personal information
Born (1978-01-10) January 10, 1978
Tartu, Estonia
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College St. Francis (NY) (1998–1999)
Playing career 1993–2010
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Number 7
Career history
1993–1998, 1999–2003 Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2003–2004 Śląsk Wrocław
2004–2005 ALBA Berlin
2005–2006 Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2006 Triumph Lyubertsy
2006–2010 Tartu Ülikool/Rock
Career highlights and awards
  • 4× Estonian Champion (2001, 2007–2008, 2010)
  • 4× Estonian Cup Winner (2000–2002, 2010)
  • Polish Cup Winner (2004)
  • Estonian Basketball Player of the Year (2008)
  • 3× KML Most Valuable Player (2001–2002, 2006)
  • 3× KML Finals MVP (2000–2001, 2007)
  • 4× All-KML First Team (2001, 2006–2008)
  • All-KML Second Team (1998)
  • All-KML Defensive Team (2006)
  • KML Guard of the Year (2006)
  • KML Young Player of the Year (1998)

Tanel Tein (born January 10, 1978 in Tartu, Estonia) is an Estonian retired professional basketball player.

Tein's professional career started at the Estonian team KK Tartu (today known as Tartu Ülikool/Rock) in the 1993–94 season, when he joined at age of 15. He has been a member of the Estonia national basketball team since 1998 and was a member of the Estonian team in EuroBasket 2001. Tein is a four-time Estonian champion with Tartu team and Polish Cup runner-up with Śląsk Wrocław in 2004. In 2004–2005 season he signed with the Bundesliga club ALBA Berlin. Tein came back to Tartu in 2006 and played for Tartu Ülikool/Rock team. With the team he won Estonian Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2010.

In May 2010, Tein announced that he will not continue playing basketball as a professional.[1]

On 11 June 2010 Tanel Tein gained media attention after being brought down by the rescuers from the top of the Arched Bridge (Kaarsild) in Tartu, where he had fallen asleep while being drunk.[2]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/eesti/tanel-tein-korvpalliga-on-lopp.d?id=31067181
  2. ↑ "Kaarsillalt alla toodud purjus magaja oli korvpallitäht Tanel Tein". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 11 June 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
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