Sten Sokk

Sten Sokk
No. 5 – Iraklis Thessaloniki
Position	Point guard
League	Greek A2 Basket League
Personal information
Born	14 February 1989 (age 35); Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian / Greek
Listed height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2011: undrafted
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2006	Audentes/Noortekoondis
2006–2008	Triobet/Dalkia
2008–2012	Tartu Ülikool
2012–2013	BC Olimpi Tbilisi
2013–2014	Universitatea Craiova
2014	Rakvere Tarvas
2015	Dynamo Moscow
2015–2018	Kalev/Cramo
2018–2019	Iraklis Thessaloniki
2019–2022	Kalev/Cramo
2022–2023	Charilaos Trikoupis
2023–present	Iraklis Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
	4× Estonian League champion (2010, 2016–2018); 6× Estonian Cup winner (2009–2011, 2015–2016, 2020); 3× Estonian League Best Young Player (2006–2008); 2× Estonian League First Team (2011, 2016);

Sten-Timmu Sokk (born 14 February 1989) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) tall point guard. He represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.

Professional career

Sokk began playing basketball in his father's, Tiit Sokk's, basketball school. He began his professional career in 2005 with Noortekoondis/Audentes of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. On his first season in the KML, Sokk averaged 7.04 points per game and won the KML Best Young Player Award.^[1]

In 2006, Sokk joined Dalkia/Nybit, coached by his father. He was named KML Best Young Player twice more in 2007 and 2008.^[2]^[3]

On 5 August 2008, Sokk joined TÜ/Rock, where he signed for the next four seasons. With TÜ/Rock, he won his first Estonian Championship in the 2009–10 season, after TÜ/Rock defeated Rakvere Tarvas 4 games to 2 in the finals and was named to the All-KML Team in the 2010–11 season.

In September 2012, he signed for Olimpi Tbilisi of the Georgian Superliga. Olimpi Tbilisi finished the 2012–13 season as runners-up.

On 3 August 2013, Sokk signed for Universitatea Craiova of the Liga Națională.

On 6 September 2014, Sokk signed for Rakvere Tarvas. On 22 December 2014, he left the club to join Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Basketball Super League, signing the contract on 9 January 2015.^[4]

On 17 September 2015, Sokk signed for Kalev/Cramo. He won his second Estonian Championship in the 2015–16 season, after Kalev/Cramo defeated his former team TÜ/Rock in the finals, and was named to the All-KML Team.^[5]^[6]^[7]

On 13 January 2022, Sokk signed for Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi B.C. and on 2023 he returned to Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C..

Estonian national team

Sokk was a member of the Estonian national under-18 basketball team that competed at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and finished the tournament in 12th place.

As a member of the senior Estonian national basketball team, Sokk competed at the EuroBasket 2015, averaging 6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 29 minutes per game. Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.^[8]

Personal life

Sokk's father, Tiit Sokk, is a basketball coach and a retired professional basketball player who won a gold medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics with the Soviet Union national basketball team. His older brother, Tanel, is also a professional basketball player and represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

TÜ/Rock

Estonian League champion: 2010
3× Estonian Cup champion: 2009, 2010, 2011
BBL Cup champion: 2010

Kalev/Cramo

3× Estonian League champion: 2016, 2017, 2018
2× Estonian Cup champion: 2015, 2016

Individual

3× KML Best Young Player: 2006, 2007, 2008
2× All-KML Team: 2011, 2016

References

^ "Selgusid korvpallihooaja 2005/06 parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
^ "Valiti korvpallihooaja 2006/2007 parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 6 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
^ "Valiti korvpallihooaja parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 4 June 2006.
^ "Динамо" усилилось разыгрывающим сборной Эстонии (in Russian). dynamobasket.com. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
^ "Kalev/Cramo kindlustas meistritiitli koguni 27-punktise võiduga!" (in Estonian). Delfi. 27 May 2016.
^ "Kalev/Cramo purustas Tartu Rocki ja tuli Eesti meistriks" (in Estonian). Postimees. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
^ "Korvpalliliit lõpetas Saku Suurhallis hooaja ja tunnustas paremaid" (in Estonian). Delfi. 2 June 2016.
^ "Estonia". Eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

Sten Sokk at basket.ee (in Estonian)
Sten Sokk at fiba.com

[1] "Selgusid korvpallihooaja 2005/06 parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[2] "Valiti korvpallihooaja 2006/2007 parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 6 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[3] "Valiti korvpallihooaja parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 4 June 2006.

[4] "Динамо" усилилось разыгрывающим сборной Эстонии (in Russian). dynamobasket.com. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[5] "Kalev/Cramo kindlustas meistritiitli koguni 27-punktise võiduga!" (in Estonian). Delfi. 27 May 2016.

[6] "Kalev/Cramo purustas Tartu Rocki ja tuli Eesti meistriks" (in Estonian). Postimees. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[7] "Korvpalliliit lõpetas Saku Suurhallis hooaja ja tunnustas paremaid" (in Estonian). Delfi. 2 June 2016.

[8] "Estonia". Eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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