Aivar Kuusmaa

Aivar Kuusmaa

TYCO Rapla
Position	Head coach
Personal information
Born	(1967-06-12) June 12, 1967 Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1983–2005
Position	Shooting guard
Coaching career	2005–present
Career history
As player:
1983–1984	TSIK
1985–1986	Standard
1986–1987	ASK Riga
1988–1989	Tallinna Kalev
1989–1990	Youngstown Pride
1990–1993	Tallinna Kalev
1993–1996	Panathinaikos
1996–1998	Baltika
1998–1999	BC Tallinn
1999–2000	Tallinna Kalev
2000–2001	Liege Basket
2001–2004	TTÜ/A.Le Coq
2004–2005	Tallinna Kalev
As coach:
2005–2007	BC Kalev/Cramo
2007–2010	TTÜ KK
2010–2012	BC Kalev/Cramo
2014–present	TYCO Rapla
Career highlights and awards
2× KML Most Valuable Player (1999, 2003) 3× KML Coach of the Year (2006, 2011–2012) 10× Estonian champion (1986, 1988–1989, 1992–1993, 1999–2000, 2006, 2011–2012) Latvian champion (1987) WBL champion (1990) USSR champion (1991) 4× Estonian Cup Winner (1999, 2003, 2005–2006) Greek Cup Winner (1996)

Aivar Kuusmaa (born June 12, 1967) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the shooting guard position.

He won the USSR Premier Basketball League in 1991 as a member of the Tallinn Kalev basketball team. Kuusmaa mostly played in Estonia, but he also spent three seasons in Greece, with Panathinaikos and one season in Belgium, with Liege Basket. Also, during the service in the Soviet Army, Kuusmaa was stationed in Latvian SSR and played in the local army sports club ASK Riga. After retiring in 2005 he has been coaching BC Kalev/Cramo (2005–2007 & 2010–2012), TTÜ KK (2007–2010) and TYCO Rapla (2014–present).

Achievements

As a player

• 1985–86 Estonian SSR Championship (Standard)
• 1986–87 Latvian SSR Championship (ASK Riga)
• 1987–88 Estonian SSR Championship (Standard)
• 1988–89 Estonian SSR Championship (Tallinna Kalev)
• 1989–90 World Basketball League Championship (Youngstown Pride)
• 1990–91 Soviet Union Championship (Tallinna Kalev)
• 1991–92 Estonian League Championship (Tallinna Kalev)
• 1992–93 Estonian League Championship (Tallinna Kalev)
• 1995–96 Greek Basketball Cup (Panathinaikos)
• 1998–99 Estonian Basketball Cup (BC Tallinn)
• 1998–99 Estonian League Championship (BC Tallinn)
• 1999–00 Estonian League Championship (Tallinna Kalev)
• 2003–04 Estonian Basketball Cup (TTÜ/A.Le Coq)

As a coach

• 2005–06 Estonian Basketball Cup (BC Kalev/Cramo)
• 2005–06 Estonian League Championship (BC Kalev/Cramo)
• 2006–07 Estonian Basketball Cup (BC Kalev/Cramo)
• 2010–11 Estonian League Championship (BC Kalev/Cramo)
• 2011–12 Estonian League Championship (BC Kalev/Cramo)

External links

• Profile at basketpedya.com