Kaspar Treier

{{Short description|Estonian basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

|name = Kaspar Treier

|image = Kaspar Treier.jpg

|width =

|caption = Treier in 2023

|position = Small forward

|height_m = 2.04

|weight_kg = 105

|league = LBA

|team = Napoli Basket

|number = 3

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|9|19|df=y}}

|birth_place = Tartu, Estonia

|draft_year =

|career_start =

|career_end =

| years1 = 2016–2017

| team1 = {{Interlanguage link|PMS Basketball|it}}

| years2 = 2017–2019

| team2 = Poderosa Montegranaro

| years3 = 2019–2020

| team3 = Basket Ravenna

| years4 = 2020–2024

| team4 = Dinamo Sassari

| years5 = 2024–present

| team5 = Napoli Basket

|highlights =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{bk|EST}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Europe U-16 Championship Division B}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Bulgaria|U16 Team}}

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Kaspar Treier (born 19 September 1999) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally. Standing at {{convert|2.04|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, he plays at the small forward position.

Professional career

Treier began playing basketball with Erkmaa academy before moving to {{Interlanguage link|PMS Basketball|it}} in August 2014.

On 4 August 2017, Treier signed with Poderosa Montegranaro of the Serie A2.{{cite web|title=Kaspar Treier inks with Poderosa Pallacanestro Montegranaro|url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/it/italy/serie-a2-est/243426/kaspar-treier-inks-with-poderosa-pallacanestro-montegranaro.html|publisher=sportando.com|accessdate=30 November 2018}}

In 2017 he won Italian Championship Under 21 and he was named MVP.

On 10 June 2019, Treier signed with Felice Scandone of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{cite web|title=Itaalia kõrgliigaklubi kinnitas ametlikult Eesti koondislase palkamist!|url=https://korvpall24.ee/itaalia-korgliigaklubi-kinnitas-ametlikult-eesti-koondislase-palkamist|publisher=Korvpall24.ee|date=10 June 2019|language=Estonian}}

In July 2019, Treier signed with Basket Ravenna of the Serie A2 Basket (LNP)

On 3 July 2020, Treier signed a three-year deal with Dinamo Sassari of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{cite web|title=Itaalia tippklubi palkas kolmeks aastaks Kaspar Treieri|url=https://sport.err.ee/1109144/itaalia-tippklubi-palkas-kolmeks-aastaks-kaspar-treieri|publisher=ERR Sport|date=3 July 2020|language=Estonian}}

On June 13, 2024, he signed with Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://napolibasket.it/generazione-vincente-napoli-basket-arriva-kaspar-treier/|title=Generazione Vincente Napoli Basket, Arriva Kaspar Treier|last=|first=|date=June 13, 2024|website=napolibasket.it|publisher=|language=it|access-date=June 23, 2024}}

National team career

With national Team Under 16 he won the European Division B in 2015.

Treier made his debut for the Estonian national team on 30 November 2018, in a 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifier against Georgia.{{Cite web|last=Korvpalliliit|first=Eesti|title=Ilus kingitus Eestile! Rahvuskoondis lõpetas MM-valiktsükli võõrsil võiduga Gruusia üle!|url=http://www.basket.ee/et/uudised?news_id=5659|access-date=2020-12-26|website=www.basket.ee}}

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