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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.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janari Jõesaar SF | Bel Aire, KS | Sunrise Christian | 6 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 | ||||||
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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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Estonia national team
| Year | Tournament | National Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | EuroBasket 2022 qualification | Estonia | 2 | 2 | 28.3 | .333 | .000 | .500 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .5 | 3.5 |