Janar Talts
Talts in 2006
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| No. 8 – Tartu | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League |
Korvpalli Meistriliiga Baltic Basketball League FIBA Europe Cup |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
7 April 1983 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Listed height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | TTÜ-A. Le Coq |
| 2002–2004 | Tallinna Kalev |
| 2004–2007 | RheinEnergie Köln |
| 2007–2010 | TÜ/Rock |
| 2011 | Krasnye Krylya Samara |
| 2011–2013 | Cimberio Varese |
| 2013–present | TÜ/Rock |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Janar Talts (born 7 April 1983) is an Estonian professional basketball player who plays for TÜ/Rock of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the power forward and center positions. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
Talts began his professional career in 2001 with TTÜ-A. Le Coq of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga.
In 2002, Talts signed for the Estonian champions Tallinna Kalev. With Tallinna Kalev, he won his first Estonian Championship in the 2002–03 season, after Tallinna Kalev defeated TTÜ/A. Le Coq 4 games to 2 in the KML Finals.
In 2004, Talts joined RheinEnergie Köln of the Basketball Bundesliga, where he signed for the next three seasons. RheinEnergie Köln won the German Championship in the 2005–06 season, after defeating Alba Berlin 3 games to 1 in the Finals. RheinEnergie Köln competed in the 2006–07 Euroleague season, but failed to advance past the group stage with a 2–12 record. Talts averaged 2.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
In 2007, Talts returned to Estonia and signed for TÜ/Rock. TÜ/Rock reached Final Four in the 2007–08 FIBA EuroCup season, but were defeated in the semifinals by Barons LMT 82–88 and in the third place game by AEL Limassol 70–79. Talts won his second Estonian Championship in the 2007–08 season, after TÜ/Rock swept Kalev/Cramo in the KML Finals and was named to the All-KML Team. After finishing the 2008–09 season as runners-up, TÜ/Rock won the 2009–10 Estonian League championship, defeating Kalev/Cramo in the Finals. Talts was named Finals Most Valuable Player and was also named to the All-KML Team.
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