Tiit Sokk
PositionPG\SG
Height6 ft
Height in3
Weight lb218
Birth date15 November 1964 (age 61)
Birth placeTartu, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
Career start1979
Career end1998
Years 11979–1984
Team 1Kalev
Years 21984–1986
Team 2Dynamo Moscow
Years 31986–1992
Team 3Kalev
Years 41992–1996
Team 4Panathinaikos
Years 51996–1997
Team 5Kalev
Years 61997–1998
Team 6Aris
Cyears 11998–2008
Cteam 1Triobet/Dalkia
Cyears 22006–2010
Cteam 2Audentes/Noortekoondis
Cyears 32010
Cteam 3BC Kalev (assistant)
Cyears 42010–2014
Cteam 4TTÜ
Cyears 52014–present
Cteam 5Betoonimeister/Tskk/Nord
Highlights

As player:

As coach:

  • 2× I Liiga (2007, 2017)
  • International Student Basketball League (2013)

Tiit Sokk (born 15 November 1964) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player and current coach. Often cited as one of the very best European point guards of his generation, he is widely recognized as the greatest Estonian basketball player in history. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.[1]

Professional career

Sokk was awarded the Estonian best male athlete award in 1988. He won the Soviet Union League title in 1991 with Kalev Tallinn, and ended his career as a player in 1997, after playing a season with Aris in Greece.

National team career

Sokk's most notable achievement was winning the Olympic gold medal as a member of the Soviet Union national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] He also won two FIBA World Cup silver medals in 1986 and 1990, as well as the bronze medal at EuroBasket 1989.[3]

Coaching career

After his playing career, Sokk founded a basketball school in Estonia (Tiit Soku Korvpallikool), and coached in the Estonian Basketball League. He also was head coach of the Estonia national team during two different stints from 2004–2007 and 2009–2019.

Personal life

Sokk has two sons, Tanel and Sten, who are also professional basketball players.

Achievements

Kalev Tallinn
Panathinaikos

References

  1. ^ Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Tiit Sokk
  2. ^ "Tiit Sokk Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Tiit Sokk