Janar Talts

Janar Talts

File:Janar Talts, Estonia-Latvia, 2006.jpg Janar Talts in 2006
No. 8 – Tartu Ülikool/Rock
Position	Power forward
League	Korvpalli Meistriliiga Baltic Basketball League FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born	(1983-04-07) 7 April 1983 Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2001–present
Career history
2001–2002	TTÜ-A. Le Coq
2002–2004	Tallinna Kalev
2004–2007	RheinEnergie Köln
2007–2010	Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2011	Krasnye Krylya Samara
2011–2013	Pallacanestro Varese
2013–present	Tartu Ülikool/Rock
Career highlights and awards
KML MVP (2015) KML Finals MVP (2010) Estonian Cup MVP (2014) 2× KML Defensive Player of the Year (2008, 2015) 5× All-KML First Team (2008–2010, 2014–2015) 2× All-KML Defensive Team (2009–2010) KML All-Star (2002) BBL All-Star (2008)

Janar Talts (born 7 April 1983) is an Estonian professional basketball player.

Career

Born in Tallinn, Talts' professional career started in 2001, when he signed with KML team TTÜ-A.Le Coq. The following season he signed with the reigning Estonian champion Tallinna Kalev and won the national title in 2003. In 2004 Talts signed with Bundesliga team RheinEnergie Köln. He won two German Cups and one Bundesliga title. In the 2006–2007 season Talts played in Euroleague for the German squad. After three seasons in Germany he signed with the reigning Estonian champions Tartu Ülikool/Rock and won his second Estonian title as well as the money prize for the Best Defensive Player in the finals. Talts stayed with Rock for two more seasons and was one of the key players in winning the national league once more in 2009–10 season. In December 2010 he signed with Krasnye Krylya Samara of Russian Professional Basketball League. In March 2011 he signed with Cimberio Varese in Italy. Talts is a member of the Estonia national basketball team.

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 honours

Club

Tallinna Kalev

• Estonian Basketball League: 2002–03

RheinEnergie Köln

• German Basketball League: 2005–06
• German Basketball Cup: 2005, 2007

Tartu Ülikool/Rock

• Estonian Basketball League: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2014–15
• Estonian Basketball Cup: 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
• Baltic League Cup: 2010

Individual

• KML Most Valuable Player: 2015
• KML Finals Most Valuable Player: 2010
• Estonian Cup Most Valuable Player: 2014
• KML Defensive Player of the Year: 2008, 2015
• All-KML First Team: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015
• All-KML Defensive Team: 2009, 2010
• KML All-Star: 2002
• BBL All-Star: 2008

External links

• Profile at sportsdevgroup.com
• 2006/07 Euroleague stats