TALLINN (Estonia) - Estonia revealed their final 12-man roster for FIBA EuroBasket 2025 with Kristian Kullamae and Henri Drell as the biggest names.
Head coach Heiko Rannula's plans took a major blow as star starting center Maik-Kalev Kotsar could not be included due to a shoulder injury.
ESTONIA'S ROSTER FOR FIBA EUROBASKET 2025 |
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Henri Drell, Kregor Hermet, Janari Joesaar, Mikk Jurkatamm, Artur Konontsuk, Kristian Kullamae, Sander Raieste, Joonas Riismaa, Mart Rosenthal, Matthias Tass, Kaspar Treier, Siim-Sander Vene |
Estonia had a mixed bag of results in the preparations, going 3-2 including a final loss at home in Tallinn against Great Britain. They did beat Israel, Georgia and Sweden after an opening defeat in Lithuania.
The absence of Kotsar, who led Estonia in scoring and rebounds in the Qualifiers, leaves Matthias Tass as the only real big man on Rannula's team.
Kullamae and Drell will be needed even more to pick up the scoring responsibility while captain Siim-Sander Vene, Artur Konontsuk and Kaspar Treier are also key players who will need to step up their game.
Estonia start Group A play campaign against Serbia on Wednesday, August 27, at 20:15 CET, followed by games against hosts Latvia, Czechia, Türkiye and Portugal.
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