 Talts in 2006 | |
| University of Tartu | |
|---|---|
| Position | Sporting director |
| League | Latvian–Estonian Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (age 42) Tallinn, Estonia |
| Listed height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2005:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2001–2019 |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | TTÜ-A. Le Coq |
| 2002–2004 | Tallinna Kalev |
| 2004–2007 | RheinEnergie Köln |
| 2007–2010 | University of Tartu |
| 2011 | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
| 2011–2013 | Cimberio Varese |
| 2013–2018 | University of Tartu |
| 2018–2019 | Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ |
| Career highlights | |
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Janar Talts (born 7 April 1983) is a former Estonian professionalbasketball player who is thesporting director ofUniversity of Tartu basketball team. Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in), he played at thepower forward andcenter positions. He represented theEstonian national basketball team internationally.
Talts began his professional career in 2001 withTTÜ-A. Le Coq of theKorvpalli Meistriliiga.
In 2002, Talts signed for the Estonian championsTallinna Kalev. With Tallinna Kalev, he won his first Estonian Championship in the2002–03 season, after Tallinna Kalev defeatedTTÜ/A. Le Coq 4 games to 2 in the KML Finals.
In 2004, Talts joinedRheinEnergie Köln of theBasketball Bundesliga, where he signed for the next three seasons. RheinEnergie Köln won the German Championship in the2005–06 season, after defeatingAlba Berlin 3 games to 1 in the Finals. RheinEnergie Köln competed in the2006–07 Euroleague season, but failed to advance past the group stage with a 2–12 record. Talts averaged 2.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
In 2007, Talts returned to Estonia and signed forTÜ/Rock. TÜ/Rock reached Final Four in the2007–08 FIBA EuroCup season, but were defeated in the semifinals byBarons LMT 82–88 and in the third place game byAEL Limassol 70–79. Talts won his second Estonian Championship in the2007–08 season, after TÜ/Rock sweptKalev/Cramo in the KML Finals and was named to theAll-KML Team. After finishing the2008–09 season as runners-up, TÜ/Rock won the2009–10 Estonian League championship, defeating Kalev/Cramo in the Finals. Talts was namedFinals Most Valuable Player and was also named to the All-KML Team.[1][2]
On 30 December 2010, Talts left TÜ/Rock to joinKrasnye Krylya Samara of theRussian Professional Basketball League. Talts left Krasnye Krylya Samara after only three months and joinedCimberio Varese of theSerie A.
On 15 August 2013, returned to TÜ/Rock. TÜ/Rock finished the2013–14 season as runners-up. Talts averaged 10.81 points and 6.39 rebounds during the season and was named to the All-KML Team.[3] He won his fourth Estonian Championship in the2014–15 season, after TÜ/Rock defeated Kalev/Cramo in theKML Finals, winning the series 4 games to 1.[4] Talts won theBest Defender Award and was named to the All-KML Team.[5] TÜ/Rock failed to defend the title in the2015–16 season, losing to Kalev/Cramo in theKML Finals, but Talts was once again named Best Defender.[6][7][8]
As a member of the seniorEstonian national basketball team, Talts competed at theEuroBasket 2015, averaging 10.4 points, 0.4 assists, and 4 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game. Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.[9]
| 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 |
| 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 | |