Siim-Sander Vene
No. 9 – Nizhny Novgorod | |
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Position | Small forward / Power forward |
League |
VTB United League Eurocup |
Personal information | |
Born |
Tartu, Estonia | 12 November 1990
Nationality | Estonian |
Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Listed weight | 97 kg (214 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2005–present |
Career history | |
2006–2008 | Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school |
2008–2009 | →Kaunas Triobet |
2009–2016 | Žalgiris |
2010 | →Kaunas |
2010–2011 | →EnBW Ludwigsburg |
2011–2012 | →Baltai |
2012 | →VEF Rīga |
2012–2013 | →Prienai |
2016–present | Nizhny Novgorod |
Career highlights and awards | |
Siim-Sander Vene (born 12 November 1990) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays at the small forward and power forward positions. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
Professional career
Vene began playing basketball with Siili Palliklubi and TTÜ. In 2006, Vene moved to Lithuania and joined Žalgiris' junior team Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school. With Žalgiris, Vene won the Nike International Junior Tournament in 2007 and the Nacionalinė krepšinio lyga in 2008. Vene was loaned to Kaunas Triobet of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga for the 2008–09 season.
Žalgiris finished the 2009–10 season as runners-up and won the Baltic Basketball League. In the 2009–10 Euroleague season, Žalgiris reached the Top 16. Vene averaged 2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.
In October 2010, Vene was loaned to Kaunas, and in December 2010, to EnBW Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[1] EnBW Ludwigsburg finished the 2009–10 season in 11th place.
In 2011, Vene joined Baltai (former Kaunas) on loan from Žalgiris. In February 2012, he was loaned to VEF Rīga of the Latvijas Basketbola Līga.[2] VEF Rīga won the Latvian Championship in the 2011–12 season, after defeating Ventspils 4 games to 1 in the finals. Vene didn't play in the finals.
On 27 September 2012, Vene was loaned to Prienai. Prienai finished the 2012–13 season in fourth place.
In July 2013, Vene returned to Žalgiris. In the 2013–14 Euroleague season, Vene averaged 3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game, as Žalgiris reached Top 16. Vene won his first Lithuanian Championship in the 2013–14 season, after defeating Neptūnas 4 games to 2 in the finals. In the 2014–15 Euroleague season, Vene averaged 3.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game, as Žalgiris reached Top 16. Vene won his second Lithuanian Championship in the 2014–15 season, after a 4–0 series sweep in the finals against Lietuvos rytas.[3] In the 2015–16 Euroleague season, Žalgiris once again reached Top 16, but failed to advance to the playoffs with a 2–12 record. Vene averaged 3.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He won his third consecutive Lithuanian Championship in the 2015–16 season, after Žalgiris defeated Neptūnas in the finals, winning the series 4 games to 1.[4]
On August 8, 2016, Vene signed with Russian club Nizhny Novgorod for the 2016–17 season.[5]
Estonian national team
Vene was a member of the Estonian national under-18 basketball team that competed at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and finished the tournament in 12th place. Vene averaged 12.1 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist per game.
As a member of the senior Estonian national basketball team, Vene competed at the EuroBasket 2015, averaging 10 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[6] Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.
Personal life
Vene's father, Priit, and mother, Lea, were both basketballers. His father is now a basketball coach. Vene's younger brother, Kent-Kaarel, is also a professional basketball player.
Career statistics
Legend | |||||||
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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.
Euroleague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2009–10 | Žalgiris | 6 | 0 | 10.9 | .417 | .000 | .500 | 1.8 | .2 | .0 | .2 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
2013–14 | Žalgiris | 5 | 0 | 13.7 | .462 | .500 | 1.000 | 2.6 | .6 | .2 | .2 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
2014–15 | Žalgiris | 14 | 0 | 9.2 | .450 | .438 | .714 | 1.2 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
2015–16 | Žalgiris | 20 | 1 | 12.1 | .491 | .300 | .833 | 1.6 | .7 | .4 | .2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Career | 45 | 1 | 11.2 | .467 | .318 | .737 | 1.6 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
Estonia national team
Tournament | National Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2005 U-16 European Championship Division B | Estonia U-16 | 6 | 28.0 | .448 | .444 | .583 | 5.2 | .0 | 1.5 | .2 | 13.8 |
2006 U-16 European Championship Division B | Estonia U-16 | 9 | 34.3 | .372 | .328 | .378 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 16.0 |
2007 U-18 European Championship | Estonia U-18 | 8 | 26.5 | .430 | .333 | .667 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | .8 | 12.1 |
2007 U-20 European Championship Division B | Estonia U-20 | 8 | 13.3 | .300 | .050 | .500 | 3.3 | .3 | .9 | .0 | 3.8 |
EuroBasket 2009 Qualification Relegation Round | Estonia | 5 | 14.4 | .400 | .300 | .500 | 2.2 | .2 | .4 | .8 | 4.0 |
EuroBasket 2011 Division B | Estonia | 3 | 7.7 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 1.3 |
EuroBasket 2013 Qualification | Estonia | 10 | 25.9 | .551 | .370 | .571 | 6.8 | 1.9 | .7 | .5 | 14.0 |
EuroBasket 2015 First Qualification Round | Estonia | 4 | 21.3 | .290 | .286 | .833 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 6.3 |
EuroBasket 2015 | Estonia | 5 | 23.2 | .340 | .100 | .667 | 6.4 | 1.6 | .6 | .2 | 7.8 |
Awards and accomplishments
Professional career
- Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
- Nike International Junior Tournament champion: 2007
- Lithuanian 2nd division champion: 2008
- Žalgiris
- 3× Lithuanian League champion: 2014, 2015, 2016
- Baltic Basketball League champion: 2010
- Lithuanian Cup champion: 2015
- VEF Rīga
- Latvian League champion: 2012
- Prienai
- Lithuanian Cup champion: 2013
References
- ↑ "Siim-Sander Vene Saksamaa liigasse" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 20 December 2010.
- ↑ "Siim-Sander Vene liitub Riia VEF-iga" (in Estonian). ERR. 2 February 2012.
- ↑ "Siim-Sander Vene ja Kaunase Žalgiris tulid Leedu meistriks" (in Estonian). Delfi. 6 June 2015.
- ↑ "Vene ja Žalgiris tulid kolmandat aastat järjest Leedu meistriks!" (in Estonian). Delfi. 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Nizhny Novgorod lands Siim-Sander Vene". Sportando.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Estonia". Eurobasket2015.org.
External links
- Siim-Sander Vene at basket.ee (Estonian)
- Siim-Sander Vene at euroleague.net
- Siim-Sander Vene at fiba.com