Sten-Timmu Sokk (born 14 February 1989) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) tall point guard. He represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
| No. 5 – Iraklis Thessaloniki | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Greek A2 Basket League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 14 February 1989 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian / Greek |
| Listed height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2006 | Audentes/Noortekoondis |
| 2006–2008 | Triobet/Dalkia |
| 2008–2012 | Tartu Ülikool |
| 2012–2013 | BC Olimpi Tbilisi |
| 2013–2014 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 2014 | Rakvere Tarvas |
| 2015 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2015–2018 | Kalev/Cramo |
| 2018–2019 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 2019–2022 | Kalev/Cramo |
| 2022–2023 | Charilaos Trikoupis |
| 2023–present | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career edit
Sokk began playing basketball in his father's, Tiit Sokk's, basketball school. He began his professional career in 2005 with Noortekoondis/Audentes of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. On his first season in the KML, Sokk averaged 7.04 points per game and won the KML Best Young Player Award.[1]
In 2006, Sokk joined Dalkia/Nybit, coached by his father. He was named KML Best Young Player twice more in 2007 and 2008.[2][3]
On 5 August 2008, Sokk joined TÜ/Rock, where he signed for the next four seasons. With TÜ/Rock, he won his first Estonian Championship in the 2009–10 season, after TÜ/Rock defeated Rakvere Tarvas 4 games to 2 in the finals and was named to the All-KML Team in the 2010–11 season.
In September 2012, he signed for Olimpi Tbilisi of the Georgian Superliga. Olimpi Tbilisi finished the 2012–13 season as runners-up.
On 3 August 2013, Sokk signed for Universitatea Craiova of the Liga Națională.
On 6 September 2014, Sokk signed for Rakvere Tarvas. On 22 December 2014, he left the club to join Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Basketball Super League, signing the contract on 9 January 2015.[4]
On 17 September 2015, Sokk signed for Kalev/Cramo. He won his second Estonian Championship in the 2015–16 season, after Kalev/Cramo defeated his former team TÜ/Rock in the finals, and was named to the All-KML Team.[5][6][7]
On 13 January 2022, Sokk signed for Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi B.C. and on 2023 he returned to Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C..
Estonian national team edit
Sokk was a member of the Estonian national under-18 basketball team that competed at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and finished the tournament in 12th place.
As a member of the senior Estonian national basketball team, Sokk competed at the EuroBasket 2015, averaging 6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 29 minutes per game. Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.[8]
Personal life edit
Sokk's father, Tiit Sokk, is a basketball coach and a retired professional basketball player who won a gold medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics with the Soviet Union national basketball team. His older brother, Tanel, is also a professional basketball player and represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
Awards and accomplishments edit
Professional career edit
- TÜ/Rock
- Estonian League champion: 2010
- 3× Estonian Cup champion: 2009, 2010, 2011
- BBL Cup champion: 2010
- Kalev/Cramo
- 3× Estonian League champion: 2016, 2017, 2018
- 2× Estonian Cup champion: 2015, 2016
Individual edit
- 3× KML Best Young Player: 2006, 2007, 2008
- 2× All-KML Team: 2011, 2016
References edit
- ^ "Selgusid korvpallihooaja 2005/06 parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 1 June 2006.
- ^ "Valiti korvpallihooaja 2006/2007 parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 6 June 2006.
- ^ "Valiti korvpallihooaja parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 4 June 2006.
- ^ "Динамо" усилилось разыгрывающим сборной Эстонии (in Russian). dynamobasket.com. 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Kalev/Cramo kindlustas meistritiitli koguni 27-punktise võiduga!" (in Estonian). Delfi. 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Kalev/Cramo purustas Tartu Rocki ja tuli Eesti meistriks" (in Estonian). Postimees.
- ^ "Korvpalliliit lõpetas Saku Suurhallis hooaja ja tunnustas paremaid" (in Estonian). Delfi. 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Estonia". Eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.