Janari Jõesaar
No. 21 – Dziki Warszawa | |
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
League | PLK |
Personal information | |
Born | Kajaani, Finland[1] | 8 December 1993
Nationality | Estonian |
Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Listed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Sunrise Christian Academy (Wichita, Kansas) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015 | Rapla |
2015–2016 | Rakvere Tarvas |
2016–2017 | University of Tartu |
2017–2019 | Kalev/Cramo |
2019 | Canarias |
2019–2020 | Kalev/Cramo |
2020 | Manresa |
2020–2021 | Kalev/Cramo |
2021–2022 | Medi Bayreuth |
2022–2024 | Anwil Włocławek |
2024–present | Dziki Warszawa |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Janari Jõesaar (born 8 December 1993) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Dziki Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He is a 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall small forward. He played college basketball for the Ole Miss Rebels and the Texas–Pan American Broncs.
College career
[edit]In his sophomore season, Jõesaar earned second-team All-WAC honors after leading Texas–Pan American in scoring with 16.9 points per game.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Janari Jõesaar SF |
Bel Aire, KS | Sunrise Christian | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 1, 2012 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked ESPN: Not Ranked | ||||||
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Professional career
[edit]In 2015, Jõesaar joined Rapla during the preseason, but left after making just three appearances in the Estonian Basketball Cup. On 27 October 2015, he joined Rakvere Tarvas.[2]
On 24 February 2019 Jõesaar signed a 1.5-year contract with Liga ACB team Iberostar Tenerife.[3]
In June 2020 he signed a 2-year contract with Baxi Manresa.[4]
On June 16, 2021, he has signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.[5]
On July 22, 2022, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League.[6]
On June 24, 2024, he signed with Dziki Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[7]
National team career
[edit]Jõesaar has represented the Estonian national team since 2014.[8] He represented Estonia in the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, finishing in eighth place.
Career statistics
[edit]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 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | Ole Miss | 12 | 0 | 4.3 | .474 | .250 | .800 | 1.5 | .1 | .3 | .0 | 2.3 |
2014–15 | Texas–Pan American | 31 | 31 | 34.0 | .460 | .378 | .817 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .6 | 16.9 |
Career | 43 | 31 | 25.7 | .461 | .372 | .816 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .4 | 12.8 |
Domestic leagues
[edit]Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | Rakvere Tarvas | KML | 28 | 18.4 | .478 | .390 | .826 | 5.4 | .8 | .8 | .4 | 9.5 |
2016–17 | University of Tartu | 33 | 24.8 | .468 | .318 | .773 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .6 | 10.8 | |
2017–18 | Kalev/Cramo | 24 | 21.0 | .535 | .400 | .811 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .5 | 9.9 | |
2018–19 | LEBL | 17 | 22.4 | .525 | .308 | .945 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .6 | 11.2 | |
Iberostar Tenerife | ACB | 6 | 12.1 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 2.3 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 3.0 | |
2019–20 | Kalev/Cramo | LEBL | 19 | 19.1 | .554 | .364 | .852 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .6 | 10.5 |
2020–21 | Manresa | ACB | 4 | 14.6 | .278 | .200 | .333 | 2.3 | .3 | .8 | .3 | 3.5 |
Kalev/Cramo | LEBL | 13 | 25.5 | .522 | .435 | .846 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .3 | 10.6 | |
2022–23 | KK Włocławek | PLK | 3 | 24.7 | .526 | .545 | 1.000 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .0 | 9.0 |
2023–24 | 30 | 20.2 | .457 | .351 | .846 | 5.6 | 1.1 | .8 | .1 | 7.0 |
Estonia national team
[edit]Year | Tournament | National Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2010 | 2010 U-18 European Championship Division B | Estonia U-18 | 8 | 8 | 31.5 | .465 | .200 | .684 | 8.3 | .8 | 1.3 | .6 | 12.3 |
2011 | 2011 U-18 European Championship Division B | Estonia U-18 | 7 | 7 | 29.3 | .459 | .222 | .609 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | .6 | 12.3 |
2015 | 2015 Summer Universiade | Estonia Universiade | 7 | 4 | 22.0 | .417 | .385 | .615 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | .1 | 11.6 |
2017 | 2019 Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | .500 | .333 | 1.000 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 13.0 |
2018–19 | 2019 Basketball World Cup Qualification | Estonia | 5 | 3 | 21.2 | .478 | .143 | .500 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .8 | 5.2 |
2020–21 | EuroBasket 2022 qualification | Estonia | 6 | 6 | 28.4 | .417 | .333 | .733 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .3 | 7.7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Janari Joesaar
- ^ "Andres Sõber tõi "noore Jaak Salumetsa" Tarvasse" (in Estonian). Delfi. 27 October 2015.
- ^ "El Iberostar Tenerife se hace con los servicios de Janari Joesaar" (in Spanish). Liga ACB. 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Janari Jõesaar sõlmis lepingu Hispaania kõrgliigaklubiga" (in Estonian). Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Janari Joesaar moves from Kalev to Bayreuth". vtb-league.com. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Pierwszy Estonczyk w Historii Janari Joesaar w Anwilu". kkwloclawek.pl (in Polish). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Joesaar zagra w Dzikach". plk.pl (in Polish). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "EESTI KOONDIS MÄNGUDEKS LÄTIGA" (PDF). basket.ee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
External links
[edit]- Janari Jõesaar at basket.ee
- Janari Jõesaar at fiba.com
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Bàsquet Manresa players
- BC Kalev/Cramo players
- BC Rakvere Tarvas players
- CB Canarias players
- Dziki Warszawa players
- Estonian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Estonian expatriate basketball people in Poland
- Estonian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Estonian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Estonian men's basketball players
- KK Włocławek players
- Korvpalli Meistriliiga players
- Liga ACB players
- Medi Bayreuth players
- Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball players
- Rapla KK players
- Small forwards
- Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball players
- University of Tartu basketball team players
- 21st-century Estonian sportsmen