Estonia men's national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 84 
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| Joined FIBA | 1934 1991 |
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | Estonian Basketball Association | ||
| Coach | Tiit Sokk | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| Medals | 0 | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Medals | 0 | ||
| FIBA EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals | 0 | ||
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The Estonia men's national basketball team represents Estonia in international men's basketball and is controlled by the Estonian Basketball Association.
The team first competed internationally in the 1936 Summer Olympics, finishing in 9th place. Estonia has made 5 appearances at the EuroBasket with best results coming from 1937 and 1939, when the team finished in 5th place.
Estonia competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in Berlin, Germany, the first Olympic tournament to hold basketball as an official medal event. Coached by Herbert Niiler, the team played and won against France in the first Olympic basketball tournament game ever but lost to the United States in the second round and to the Philippines in the third round, leaving Estonia in 9th place.
Estonia participated in the EuroBasket 1937. The team won their first match against Egypt but failed to advance past the group stage after suffering defeats to Lithuania and Italy. Estonia placed 5th in the final rankings after defeating Czechoslovakia and Latvia. The EuroBasket 1939 used a different format from the previous championship, with 8 teams facing off in a round-robin tournament. Estonia finished the tournament with a 4–3 record and another 5th place. Heino Veskila was the scoring leader with 16.7 points per game.
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