Rain Veideman
| No. 6 – Kalev/Cramo | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League |
Korvpalli Meistriliiga VTB United League FIBA Europe Cup |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
1 October 1991 Haljala, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Listed height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Kuremaa |
| 2009–2010 | Rakvere Tarvas |
| 2010–2013 | TÜ/Rock |
| 2012 | → Bayreuth |
| 2013–present | Kalev/Cramo |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Rain Veideman (born 1 October 1991) is an Estonian professional basketball player who plays for Kalev/Cramo of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga and VTB United League. Standing at 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in), he plays at the shooting guard position. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
Professional career
Veideman began playing basketball with sPORTKUNDA/Rakvere. He began his professional career in 2008, at the age of 17, with Kuremaa of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. Kuremaa finished the 2008–09 season in last place, despite Veideman averaging 10.9 points per game.
In 2009, he transferred to Rakvere Tarvas. The team finished the 2009–10 season as runners-up, with Veideman averaging 15.1 points per game. He won the KML Best Young Player Award and was named to the All-KML Team.[1]
In 2010, Veideman signed for the Estonian champions TÜ/Rock. The team failed to defend their title in the 2010–11 season, finishing as runners-up. Veideman averaged 15.6 points per game and once again won the Best Young Player Award.[2] On 4 February 2012, Veideman was loaned to Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga for the remainder of the season.[3] In Germany, Veideman averaged 7.5 points per game as Bayreuth finished the 2011–12 season in 13th place. Veideman returned to TÜ/Rock for the 2012–13 season. TÜ/Rock finished the regular season in second place and reached the Finals in the playoffs, but lost the series to Kalev/Cramo 0–4.
On 30 July 2013, Veideman signed for Kalev/Cramo.[4] Kalev/Cramo won the 2013–14 Estonian League championship. Veideman averaged 9.2 points per game was named to the All-KML Team.[5] In the 2013–14 VTB United League season, Kalev/Cramo failed to advance past the group stage, but Veideman was named Top Estonian Player of the league.[6] Kalev/Cramo finished the 2014–15 Estonian League season as runners-up and placed 9th in the 2014–15 VTB United League season, with Veideman winning his second Top Estonian Player award.[7]
Veideman won his second Estonian Championship in the 2015–16 season, after Kalev/Cramo defeated TÜ/Rock in the KML Finals, winning the series 4 games to 1.[8]
Estonian national team
Veideman was a member of the Estonian national under-18 basketball team that competed at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and finished the tournament last, in 16th place.
As a member of the senior Estonian national basketball team, Veideman competed at the EuroBasket 2015, averaging 10 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4 assists per game, in 32.6 minutes. Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.[9]
Awards and accomplishments
Professional career
- TÜ/Rock
- 2× Estonian Cup champion: 2010, 2011
- BBL Cup champion: 2010
- Kalev/Cramo
- 2× Estonian League champion: 2014, 2016
- Estonian Cup champion: 2015
Individual
- 2× KML Best Young Player Award: 2010, 2011
- 2× All-KML Team: 2010, 2014
- 2× VTB United League Top Estonian Player: 2014, 2015
References
- ↑ "Eesti parimaks korvpalluriks valiti Kristjan Kangur" (in Estonian). Delfi. 3 June 2010.
- ↑ "Eesti Korvpalliliit tegi teatavaks lõppenud hooaja parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 1 June 2011.
- ↑ "Rain Veideman siirdub Saksamaa Bundesligasse" (in Estonian). basket.ut.ee. 4 February 2012.
- ↑ "AMETLIK: Kalev/Cramo sõlmis Veidemaniga lepingu ja palkas uue abitreeneri" (in Estonian). Delf. 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Kalevist kaks, Rockist kolm! Kes valiti korvpallihooaja parimateks mängijateks?" (in Estonian). Delfi. 4 June 2014.
- ↑ "Rain Veideman named League's top Estonian player". VTB United League. 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Rain Veideman named League's top Estonian player". VTB United League. 27 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kalev/Cramo kindlustas meistritiitli koguni 27-punktise võiduga!" (in Estonian). Delfi. 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Estonia". Eurobasket2015.org.
External links
- Rain Veideman at basket.ee (Estonian)
- Rain Veideman at fiba.com