No. 6 – Pallalcesto Amatori Udine | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Serie A2 Basket |
Personal information | |
Born |
Haljala, Estonia |
1 October 1991
Nationality | Estonian |
Listed height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2008–present |
Career history | |
2008–2009 | Kuremaa |
2009–2010 | Rakvere Tarvas |
2010–2013 | TÜ/Rock |
2012 | →Bayreuth |
2013–2017 | Kalev/Cramo |
2017–present | APU Udine |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Rain Veideman (born 1 October 1991) is an Estonian professional basketball player who plays for APU Udine of the Serie A2 Basket. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally. Standing at a height of 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in), he primarily plays the shooting guard position.
Veideman began playing basketball with sPORTKUNDA/Rakvere. He began his professional career in 2008, at the age of 17, with Kuremaa of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. Kuremaa finished the 2008–09 season in last place, despite Veideman averaging 10.9 points per game.
In 2009, he transferred to Rakvere Tarvas. The team finished the 2009–10 season as runners-up, with Veideman averaging 15.1 points per game. He won the KML Best Young Player Award and was named to the All-KML Team.
In 2010, Veideman signed for the Estonian champions TÜ/Rock. In the 2010–11 season, Veideman averaged 15.6 points per game and once again won the Best Young Player Award. On 4 February 2012, Veideman was loaned to Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga for the remainder of the season. In Germany, Veideman averaged 7.5 points per game as Bayreuth finished the 2011–12 season in 13th place. Veideman returned to TÜ/Rock for the 2012–13 season.
On 30 July 2013, Veideman signed for Kalev/Cramo. Kalev/Cramo won the 2013–14 Estonian League championship. Veideman averaged 9.2 points per game and was named to the All-KML Team. In the 2013–14 VTB United League season, Veideman averaged 8.7 points per game and was named Top Estonian Player of the league. He averaged 11.7 points per game in the 2014–15 VTB United League season and was named Top Estonian Player for the second time. Veideman won his second Estonian Championship in the 2015–16 season, after Kalev/Cramo defeated TÜ/Rock in the finals, winning the series 4 games to 1.