Tanel Tein
{{Short description|Estonian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| image = Tanel Tein, Estonia-Latvia, 2006.jpg
| size =
| caption = Tein playing for Estonia in 2006
| position = Shooting guard
| number =
| league =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|01|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tartu, Estonia
| height_m = 1.93
| weight_kg = 94
| college =
- St. Francis (NY) (1998–1999)
| draft_year =
| career_start = 1993
| career_end = 2010
| years1 = 1993–1998|team1=Tartu
| years2 = 1999–2003|team2=University of Tartu
| years3 = 2003–2004|team3=Śląsk Wrocław
| years4 = 2004–2005|team4=Alba Berlin
| years5 = 2005|team5=Dynamo Moscow Region
| years6 = 2005–2010|team6=University of Tartu
| highlights =
- 5× Estonian League champion (2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2010)
- 3× Estonian Cup winner (2000–2002)
- Polish Cup winner (2004)
- Estonian Player of the Year (2008)
- 3× Estonian League MVP (2001, 2002, 2006)
- Estonian League Play-offs MVP (2000)
- Estonian League Finals MVP (2007)
- 4× All-Estonian League Team (2001, 2006–2008)
| bbr =
}}
Tanel Tein (born 10 January 1978) is an Estonian former professional basketball player. He was named Estonian Player of the Year in 2008. Tein played one season of college basketball for the St. Francis Terriers.
Professional career
Tein started his career playing for hometown team Tartu in 1993 and led them to two Estonian championships (2000, 2001) and three Estonian Cups (2000–2002). In July 2003, he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League and the Euroleague, and won the Polish Cup in 2004. Tein subsequently played for Alba Berlin and Dynamo Moscow Region, before returning to University of Tartu in November 2005. He went on to win three more Estonian championships in 2007, 2008, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://esbl.ee/biograafia/Tanel_Tein|title=Tanel Tein|publisher=ESBL|language=et}}
National team career
Tein began playing for the Estonian national basketball team in 1998. He played with Estonia at the EuroBasket 2001, averaging 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. The team finished the tournament with a 0–3 record for 14th place.{{cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/20868/sid/2235/tid/2133/_/2001_European_Championship_for_Men_Final_Round/index.html|title=Tein, Tanel|work=FIBA.com}}
Controversy
On 11 June 2010, Tein attracted media attention after being brought down by rescuers from a pedestrian bridge in Tartu, where he had fallen asleep drunk.{{cite news|title=Kaarsillalt alla toodud purjus magaja oli korvpallitäht Tanel Tein|url=http://www.ohtuleht.ee/382654|accessdate=10 January 2013|newspaper=Õhtuleht|date=11 June 2010|language=Estonian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819041504/http://www.ohtuleht.ee/382654|archivedate=19 August 2010}}
Career statistics
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
=Euroleague=
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04
| style="text-align:left;"| Śląsk Wrocław
| 14 || 14 || 29.9 || .413 || .315 || .875 || 2.9 || .8 || 1.2 || .1 || 8.1 || 7.9
{{S-end}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1998–99
| style="text-align:left;"| St. Francis (NY)
| 26|| ... || ... || .418 || .452 || .813 || 2.3 || 1.6 || .8 || .2 || 5.3
{{S-end}}
Awards and accomplishments
- 5× Estonian League champion: 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2010
- 3× Estonian Cup winner: 2000, 2001, 2002
- Polish Cup winner: 2004
- Estonian Player of the Year: 2008
- 3× Estonian League MVP: 2001, 2002, 2006
- Estonian League Play-offs MVP: 2000
- Estonian League Finals MVP: 2007
- 4× All-Estonian League Team: 2001, 2006, 2008, 2008
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- [http://www.basket.ee/et/mangijate-otsing?pid=00004 Tanel Tein] at basket.ee {{in lang|et}}
- [https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BWP Tanel Tein] at euroleague.net
- [https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/pid/20868/_//players.html Tanel Tein] at fiba.com
{{Estonian Basketball Player of the Year}}
{{KML Season MVP}}
{{KML Finals MVP}}
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Category:Basketball players from Tartu
Category:Estonian men's basketball players
Category:Korvpalli Meistriliiga players
Category:University of Tartu basketball team players
Category:St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball players
Category:Śląsk Wrocław basketball players
Category:BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
Category:Estonian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Category:Estonian expatriate basketball people in Poland