Tanel Kurbas
| Södertälje Kings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League |
Basketligan Basketball Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
8 May 1988 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2008 | Audentes |
| 2006–2008 | Triobet/Dalkia |
| 2008–2010 | Kalev/Cramo |
| 2010 | → Kalev II |
| 2010–2016 | TÜ/Rock |
| 2016– | Södertälje Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tanel Kurbas (born 8 May 1988) is an Estonian professional basketball player who plays for Södertälje Kings of the Swedish Basketligan. Standing at 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
Kurbas began playing basketball with Tiit Sokk's basketball school. He made his Korvpalli Meistriliiga debut in the 2005–06 season with Noortekoondis/Audentes. In 2006, he joined Dalkia/Nybit.
In 2008, Kurbas signed for Kalev/Cramo. He won his first Estonian Championship in the 2008–09 season. Kurbas averaged 8.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.
On 22 July 2010, Kurbas signed for Estonian champions TÜ/Rock. In the 2013–14 season, Kurbas averaged 9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game and was named to the All-KML Team. He won his second Estonian Championship in the 2014–15 season, after TÜ/Rock defeated Kalev/Cramo in the KML Finals, winning the series 4 games to 1. Kurbas was named KML Finals Most Valuable Player.
On 26 July 2016, Kurbas signed a one-year contract with Swedish champions Södertälje Kings.
As a member of the senior Estonian national basketball team, Kurbas competed at the EuroBasket 2015. During the tournament, he averaged 5.3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist in 19.3 minutes per game. Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.
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