| Herbert Niiler | |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Tallinn |
| Death Place: | Zelienople, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality: | Estonian |
| Cteam1: | Tartu NMKÜ |
| Cteam2: | Tartu Kalev |
| Cyears3: | 1929–1940 |
| Cteam3: | Estonia |
Herbert Aleksander Juhan Niiler (27 April 1905 – 13 April 1982) was an Estonian American basketball player and coach.
Niiler was born in Tallinn.[1] He received a degree in physical education from Springfield College in 1928[2] and then introduced basketball to Estonia.[1] He coached the Estonia men's national basketball team in the 1936 Summer Olympics,[1] where the team placed 9th. He also led Estonia to EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939, finishing both in 5th place.[3]
In 1945, he fled from the Soviet occupation with his family via Sweden and Germany to the United States, where they resided in Pittsburgh from 1949 onward.[2] [4]
Niiler died at North Hills Passavant Hospital in 1982.[1]
Oceanographer Pearn P. Niiler is his son.[1]