Tiit Sokk Explained

Position:PG\SG
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:218
Nationality:Estonian
Birth Date:15 November 1964
Birth Place:Tartu, Estonia
Career Start:1979
Career End:1998
Career Position:Point guard
Coach Start:1998
Years1:1979–1984
Years2:1984–1986
Team2:Dynamo Moscow
Years3:1986–1992
Team3:Kalev
Years4:1992–1996
Team4:Panathinaikos
Years5:1996–1997
Team5:Kalev
Years6:1997–1998
Team6:Aris
Cyears1:1998–2008
Cteam1:Triobet/Dalkia
Cyears2:2006–2010
Cteam2:Audentes/Noortekoondis
Cyears3:2010
Cteam3:Kalev/Cramo (assistant)
Cyears4:2010–2014
Cteam4:TTÜ
Cyears5:2014–present
Cteam5:Betoonimeister/Tskk/Nord
Highlights:As player:

As coach:

  • 2× I Liiga (2007, 2017)
  • International Student Basketball League (2013)

Tiit Sokk (born 15 November 1964) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player and current coach. Often cited as one of the very best European point guards of his generation, he is widely recognized as the greatest Estonian basketball player in history. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.[1]

Professional career

Sokk was awarded the Estonian best male athlete award in 1988. He won the Soviet Union League title in 1991 with Kalev Tallinn, and ended his career as a player in 1997, after playing a season with Aris in Greece.

National team career

Sokk's most notable achievement was winning the Olympic gold medal as a member of the Soviet Union national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] He also won two FIBA World Cup silver medals in 1986 and 1990, as well as the bronze medal at EuroBasket 1989.[3]

Coaching career

After his playing career, Sokk founded a basketball school in Estonia (Tiit Soku Korvpallikool), and coached in the Estonian Basketball League. He also was head coach of the Estonia national team during two different stints from 2004–2007 and 2009–2019.

Personal life

Tiit Sokk has two sons, Tanel and Sten, who also play professional basketball at the international level for Estonian teams BC Tartu and Kalev/Cramo respectively. During his career in Greece he played under the name Tout Giannopoulos.

Achievements

Kalev Tallinn
Panathinaikos

Notes and References

  1. https://korvpall100.ee/et/kuulsuste-hall/Tiit+Sokk Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Tiit Sokk
  2. Tiit Sokk Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103351/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/tiit-sokk-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 15 July 2018.
  3. "Tiit Sokk