Valmo Kriisa Explained

Valmo Kriisa
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:198
Number:7
Nationality:Estonian
Birth Date:18 May 1974
Birth Place:Pärnu, Estonia
Career Start:1990
Career End:2017, 2022
Years1:1990–1997
Team1:Tartu
Years2:1997–2000
Team2:Nybit
Years3:2000–2001
Team3:Södertälje BBK
Years4:2001–2003
Team4:Tallinna Kalev
Years5:2003–2006
Team5:Hanzevast Capitals
Years6:2006–2009
Team6:Kalev/Cramo
Years7:2009–2010
Team7:Rakvere Tarvas
Years8:2010–2011
Team8:TTÜ/Kalev
Years9:2011–2012
Team9:Rakvere Tarvas
Years10:2012–2015
Team10:University of Tartu
Years11:2015–2017
Team11:Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits
Years12:2022
Team12:Tallinna Kalev
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Valmo Kriisa (born 18 May 1974) is an Estonian former professional basketball player.

Career

Kriisa played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Kriisa started his senior club career with "KK Tartu" team (Tartu Ülikool/Rock) in 1990 and after 96–97 season he moved to "Nybit". He spent the 2000–01 season in Sweden with Södertälje BBK.

Kriisa then returned to Estonia, signed for two seasons with "BC Kalev" and won the Estonian Championship titles in 2002 and 2003. On seasons 2003–2006 he played for the Dutch Eredivisie team Hanzevast Capitals. During this period he won the Dutch Championship in 2004. After three seasons in The Netherlands, Kriisa came back to Estonia and joined BC Kalev/Cramo. He spent three seasons with Kalev winning one Estonian Championship. In 2007 he was named the Estonian Basketball Player of the Year.

Kriisa spent the 2009-10 season with BC Rakvere Tarvas helping the team to the Estonian league finals for the first time. Though Tarvas lost to Tartu Ülikool/Rock, Kriisa was named the KML Most Valuable Player. In the 2010-11 season Kriisa played for TTÜ/Kalev.

Beginning in 1995, Kriisa was a member of the Estonia men's national basketball team and was also a member of the Estonian EuroBasket 2001 squad.

Personal life

He is the father of Kerr Kriisa, who has played U.S. college basketball at the University of Arizona and West Virginia University and will play his final season of college basketball in 2024–25 at the University of Kentucky.

Honours

Club

Nybit

1998

Tallinna Kalev

2001–02, 2002–03

2001

Hanzevast Capitals

2003–04

2005

Kalev/Cramo

2008–09

2006, 2007, 2008

University of Tartu

2014–15

2013, 2014

Individual

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