Valmo Kriisa

Valmo Kriisa

File:Valmo Kriisa1, Estonia-Latvia, 2006.jpg
No. 7 – Valga Maks ja Moorits
Position	Point guard
League	KML Baltic Basketball League EuroChallenge
Personal information
Born	(1974-05-18) May 18, 1974 Pärnu, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1990–present
Career history
1990–1997	Tartu Ülikool/Rock
1997–2000	Nybit
2000–2001	Södertälje BBK
2001–2003	Tallinna Kalev
2003–2006	Hanzevast Capitals
2006–2009	BC Kalev/Cramo
2009–2010	BC Rakvere Tarvas
2010–2011	TTÜ/Kalev
2011–2012	BC Rakvere Tarvas
2012–2015	Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2015–present	BC Valga/Valka Maks&Moorits
Career highlights and awards
Estonian Basketball Player of the Year (2007) KML Most Valuable Player (2010) KML Defensive Player of the Year (2007) 2× KML Guard of the Year (2007, 2010) 2× All-KML First Team (2007, 2010) KML Defensive Team (2007) 2× DBL All-Star (2004–2005)

Valmo Kriisa (born May 18, 1974 in Pärnu, Estonia) is an Estonian professional basketballer. He is currently playing for BC Valga/Valka Maks&Moorits at the point guard/shooting guard position. 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. Then Kriisa 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. Since 1995, Kriisa is a member of the Estonia national basketball team and was also a member of the Estonian EuroBasket 2001 squad.

Honours

• 2001–02 Estonian Cup (Tallinna Kalev)
• 2001–02 Estonian League (Tallinna Kalev)
• 2002–03 Estonian League (Tallinna Kalev)
• 2003–04 Dutch League (Hanzevast Capitals)
• 2004–05 Dutch Cup (Hanzevast Capitals)
• 2006–07 Estonian Cup (BC Kalev/Cramo)
• 2007–08 Estonian Cup (BC Kalev/Cramo)
• 2008–09 Estonian Cup (BC Kalev/Cramo)
• 2008–09 Estonian League (BC Kalev/Cramo)
• 2013–14 Estonian Cup (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
• 2014–15 Estonian Cup (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
• 2014–15 Estonian League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)

Individual

• 2x Dutch All-Star (2004, 2005)

External links

• Profile at basket.ee
• Profile at bbl.net