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Janari Jõesaar

Estonian basketball player

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IntroEstonian basketball player
PlacesEstonia
isAthlete Basketball player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth8 December 1993, Tartu, Yurevsky Uyezd, Livonia Governorate, Sweden
Age31 years
Star signSagittarius
Stats
Weight:94 kg
Sports Teams
Rapla KK
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Biography

Janari Jõesaar (born 8 December 1993) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. 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

In his sophomore season, Jõesaar earned second-team All-WAC honors after leading Texas–Pan American in scoring with 16.9 points per game.

NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Janari Jõesaar
SF		Bel Aire, KSSunrise Christian6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg)Nov 1, 2012 
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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Professional career

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.

On 24 February 2019 Jõesaar signed a 1.5-year contract with Liga ACB team Iberostar Tenerife.

In June 2020 he signed a 2-year contract with Baxi Manresa.

National team career

Jõesaar has represented the Estonian national team since 2014. He represented Estonia in the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, finishing in eighth place.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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.

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14Ole Miss1204.3.474.250.8001.5.1.3.02.3
2014–15Texas–Pan American313134.0.460.378.8176.62.41.3.616.9
Career433125.7.461.372.8165.21.81.0.412.8

Domestic leagues

SeasonTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16Rakvere TarvasKML2818.4.478.390.8265.4.8.8.49.5
2016–17University of Tartu3324.8.468.318.7735.51.51.3.610.8
2017–18Kalev/Cramo2421.0.535.400.8114.12.11.0.59.9
2018–19LEBL1722.4.525.308.9454.72.21.8.611.2
Iberostar TenerifeACB612.1.500.500.0002.3.5.5.03.0
2019–20Kalev/CramoLEBL1919.1.554.364.8525.31.81.3.610.5

Estonia national team

YearTournamentNational TeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
20102010 U-18 European Championship Division BEstonia U-188831.5.465.200.6848.3.81.3.612.3
20112011 U-18 European Championship Division BEstonia U-187729.3.459.222.6096.71.72.0.612.3
20152015 Summer UniversiadeEstonia Universiade7422.0.417.385.6155.01.31.4.111.6
20172019 Basketball World Cup Pre-QualifiersEstonia1017.0.500.3331.0003.0.0.0.013.0
2018–192019 Basketball World Cup QualificationEstonia5321.2.478.143.5005.41.61.4.85.2
2020EuroBasket 2022 qualificationEstonia2228.3.333.000.5005.52.51.0.53.5
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