Janari Jõesaar Explained

Janari Jõesaar
League:	PLK
Team:	Dziki Warszawa
Position:	Shooting guard / small forward
Birth Date:	8 December 1993
Birth Place:	Kajaani, Finland^[1]
Nationality:	Estonian
Height M:	1.98
Weight Kg:	94
High School:	Sunrise Christian Academy (Wichita, Kansas)
College:	Ole Miss (2013–2014)
Draft Year:	2016
Career Start:	2015
Years1:	2015
Team1:	Rapla
Years2:	2015–2016
Team2:	Rakvere Tarvas
Years3:	2016–2017
Team3:	University of Tartu
Years4:	2017–2019
Team4:	Kalev/Cramo
Years5:	2019
Team5:	Canarias
Years6:	2019–2020
Team6:	Kalev/Cramo
Years7:	2020
Team7:	Manresa
Years8:	2020–2021
Team8:	Kalev/Cramo
Years9:	2021–2022
Team9:	Medi Bayreuth
Years10:	2022–2024
Team10:	Anwil Włocławek
Years11:	2024–present
Team11:	Dziki Warszawa
Highlights:	Latvian–Estonian League champion (2021) Latvian–Estonian Basketball League All-Tournament Team (2021) 2× Estonian League champion (2018, 2021) Estonian Cup winner (2020) Estonian League First Team (2017) VTB United League All-Star (2019) Latvian–Estonian League All-Star (2019) Latvian–Estonian League All-Star Game MVP (2019) Second-team All-WAC (2015) WAC All-Newcomer Team (2015)

Janari Jõesaar (born 8 December 1993) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Dziki Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He is a 1.98m (06.5feet) tall small forward. He played college basketball for the Ole Miss Rebels and the Texas–Pan American Broncs.

College career

In his sophomore season, Jõesaar earned second-team All-WAC honors after leading Texas–Pan American in scoring with 16.9 points per game.

Professional career

In 2015, Jõesaar joined Rapla during the preseason, but left after making just three appearances in the Estonian Basketball Cup. On 27 October 2015, he joined Rakvere Tarvas.^[2]

On 24 February 2019 Jõesaar signed a 1.5-year contract with Liga ACB team Iberostar Tenerife.^[3]

In June 2020 he signed a 2-year contract with Baxi Manresa.^[4]

On June 16, 2021, he has signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.^[5]

On July 22, 2022, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League.^[6]

On June 24, 2024, he signed with Dziki Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).^[7]

National team career

Jõesaar has represented the Estonian national team since 2014.^[8] He represented Estonia in the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, finishing in eighth place.

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;"| Ole Miss| 12 || 0 || 4.3 || .474 || .250 || .800 || 1.5 || .1 || .3 || .0 || 2.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="text-align:left;"| Texas–Pan American| 31 || 31 || 34.0 || .460 || .378 || .817 || 6.6 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .6 || 16.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 43 || 31 || 25.7 || .461 || .372 || .816 || 5.2 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .4 || 12.8

Domestic leagues

Season	Team	League
2015–16			28	18.4	.478	.390	.826	5.4	.8	.8	.4	9.5
2016–17			33	24.8	.468	.318	.773	5.5	1.5	1.3	.6	10.8
2017–18			24	21.0	.535	.400	.811	4.1	2.1	1.0	.5	9.9
2018–19			17	22.4	.525	.308	.945	4.7	2.2	1.8	.6	11.2
			6	12.1	.500	.500	.000	2.3	.5	.5	.0	3.0
2019–20	Kalev/Cramo	LEBL	19	19.1	.554	.364	.852	5.3	1.8	1.3	.6	10.5
2020–21		ACB	4	14.6	.278	.200	.333	2.3	.3	.8	.3	3.5
	Kalev/Cramo	LEBL	13	25.5	.522	.435	.846	5.0	1.9	1.2	.3	10.6
2022–23			3	24.7	.526	.545	1.000	6.3	2.3	1.0	.0	9.0
2023–24			30	20.2	.457	.351	.846	5.6	1.1	.8	.1	7.0

Estonia national team

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010| style="text-align:left;"| 2010 U-18 European Championship Division B| style="text-align:left;"| Estonia U-18| 8 || 8 || 31.5 || .465 || .200 || .684 || 8.3 || .8 || 1.3 || .6 || 12.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011| style="text-align:left;"| 2011 U-18 European Championship Division B| style="text-align:left;"| Estonia U-18| 7 || 7 || 29.3 || .459 || .222 || .609 || 6.7 || 1.7 || 2.0 || .6 || 12.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015| style="text-align:left;"| 2015 Summer Universiade| style="text-align:left;"| Estonia Universiade| 7 || 4 || 22.0 || .417 || .385 || .615 || 5.0 || 1.3 || 1.4 || .1 || 11.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017| style="text-align:left;"| 2019 Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers| style="text-align:left;"| Estonia| 1 || 0 || 17.0 || .500 || .333 || 1.000 || 3.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 13.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| 2019 Basketball World Cup Qualification| style="text-align:left;"| Estonia| 5 || 3 || 21.2 || .478 || .143 || .500 || 5.4 || 1.6 || 1.4 || .8 || 5.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| EuroBasket 2022 qualification| style="text-align:left;"| Estonia| 6 || 6 || 28.4 || .417 || .333 || .733 || 4.3 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .3 || 7.7

External links

• Janari Jõesaar at basket.ee
• Janari Jõesaar at fiba.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/39990/janari-joesaar Janari Joesaar
2. Web site: Andres Sõber tõi "noore Jaak Salumetsa" Tarvasse. et. Delfi. 27 October 2015.
3. Web site: El Iberostar Tenerife se hace con los servicios de Janari Joesaar. es. Liga ACB. 24 February 2019.
4. Web site: Janari Jõesaar sõlmis lepingu Hispaania kõrgliigaklubiga. et. Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 11 June 2020.
5. Web site: Janari Joesaar moves from Kalev to Bayreuth. June 16, 2021. vtb-league.com. En. June 16, 2021.
6. Web site: Pierwszy Estonczyk w Historii Janari Joesaar w Anwilu. July 22, 2022. kkwloclawek.pl. pl. August 20, 2022.
7. Web site: Joesaar zagra w Dzikach. June 24, 2024. plk.pl. pl. June 28, 2024.
8. Web site: EESTI KOONDIS MÄNGUDEKS LÄTIGA. basket.ee. 14 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140715013134/http://www.basket.ee/uploads_new/others_2013_14/eesti_roster_vs_lat.pdf. 15 July 2014.