Janar Talts

Janar Talts

Talts in 2006
No. 8 Tartu
Position Power forward / Center
League Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Baltic Basketball League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1983-04-07) 7 April 1983
Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality Estonian
Listed height 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight 102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2005 / Undrafted
Playing career 2001–present
Career history
2001–2002 TTÜ-A. Le Coq
2002–2004 Tallinna Kalev
2004–2007 RheinEnergie Köln
2007–2010 TÜ/Rock
2011 Krasnye Krylya Samara
2011–2013 Cimberio Varese
2013–present TÜ/Rock
Career highlights and awards

Janar Talts (born 7 April 1983) is an Estonian professional basketball player who plays for TÜ/Rock of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the power forward and center positions. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.

Professional career

Talts began his professional career in 2001 with TTÜ-A. Le Coq of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga.

In 2002, Talts signed for the Estonian champions Tallinna Kalev. With Tallinna Kalev, he won his first Estonian Championship in the 2002–03 season, after Tallinna Kalev defeated TTÜ/A. Le Coq 4 games to 2 in the KML Finals.

In 2004, Talts joined RheinEnergie Köln of the Basketball Bundesliga, where he signed for the next three seasons. RheinEnergie Köln won the German Championship in the 2005–06 season, after defeating Alba Berlin 3 games to 1 in the Finals. RheinEnergie Köln competed in the 2006–07 Euroleague season, but failed to advance past the group stage with a 2–12 record. Talts averaged 2.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.

In 2007, Talts returned to Estonia and signed for TÜ/Rock. TÜ/Rock reached Final Four in the 2007–08 FIBA EuroCup season, but were defeated in the semifinals by Barons LMT 82–88 and in the third place game by AEL Limassol 70–79. Talts won his second Estonian Championship in the 2007–08 season, after TÜ/Rock swept Kalev/Cramo in the KML Finals and was named to the All-KML Team. After finishing the 2008–09 season as runners-up, TÜ/Rock won the 2009–10 Estonian League championship, defeating Kalev/Cramo in the Finals. Talts was named Finals Most Valuable Player and was also named to the All-KML Team.[1][2]

On 30 December 2010, Talts left TÜ/Rock to join Krasnye Krylya Samara of the Russian Professional Basketball League. Talts left Krasnye Krylya Samara after only three months and joined Cimberio Varese of the Serie A.

On 15 August 2013, returned to TÜ/Rock. TÜ/Rock finished the 2013–14 season as runners-up. Talts averaged 10.81 points and 6.39 rebounds during the season and was named to the All-KML Team.[3] He won his fourth Estonian Championship in the 2014–15 season, after TÜ/Rock defeated Kalev/Cramo in the KML Finals, winning the series 4 games to 1.[4] Talts won the Best Defender Award and was named to the All-KML Team.[5] TÜ/Rock failed to defend the title in the 2015–16 season, losing to Kalev/Cramo in the KML Finals, but Talts was once again named Best Defender.[6][7][8]

Estonian national team

As a member of the senior Estonian national basketball team, Talts competed at the EuroBasket 2015, averaging 10.4 points, 0.4 assists and 4 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game. Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.[9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2006–07 RheinEnergie 13 11 16.3 .283 .172 .636 3.2 .5 .3 .6 2.9 1.2
Career 13 11 16.3 .283 .172 .636 3.2 .5 .3 .6 2.9 1.2

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

Tallinna Kalev
RheinEnergie Köln
TÜ/Rock

Individual

References

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