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Tanel Sokk

Tanel Sokk
Tanel Sokk, Estonia-Latvia, 2006.jpg
Sokk in 2006
No. 4 – Tartu Ülikool/Rock
Position Point guard
League Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Baltic Basketball League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1985-01-20) 20 January 1985 (age 32)
Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality Estonian
Listed height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted
Playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2006 Nybit
2006–2014 Kalev/Cramo
2014–present Tartu Ülikool
Career highlights and awards

Tanel Sokk (born 20 January 1985) is an Estonian professional basketball player who plays for TÜ/Rock of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. Standing at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in), he plays at the point guard position. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.

Sokk began playing basketball in his father's, Tiit Sokk's, basketball school. He began his professional career in 2002 with Nybit of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga, coached by his father. On his first season in the KML, Sokk averaged 13.12 points per game and won the KML Best Young Player Award.

Dalkia/Nybit finished the 2005–06 season in third place. Sokk averaged 14.22 points per game and was named to the All-KML Team.

In 2006, Sokk signed for Kalev/Cramo. He won his first Estonian Championship in the 2008–09 season, when Kalev/Cramo defeated TÜ/Rock 4 games to 2 in the KML Finals. From 2011 to 2014, Sokk won four consecutive Estonian Championships with Kalev/Cramo. In 2012 and 2013, he won the KML Finals Most Valuable Player Award and was named to the All-KML Team.

Sokk joined TÜ/Rock for the 2014–15 season but had to postpone his debut for the team until 17 October 2014 due to an injury. He won his sixth Estonian Championship, after TÜ/Rock defeated his former team Kalev/Cramo in the KML Finals, winning the series 4 games to 1.


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