Siim-Sander Vene

Siim-Sander Vene
Baxi Manresa
Position Small forward / Power forward
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1990-11-12) 12 November 1990
Tartu, Estonia
Nationality Estonian
Listed height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight 97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2005–present
Career history
2005–2006 TTÜ
2006–2008 Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2008–2016 Žalgiris
2008–2009 → Kaunas Triobet
2010 → Kaunas
2010–2011 → EnBW Ludwigsburg
2011–2012 → Baltai
2012 → VEF Rīga
2012–2013 → Prienai
2016–2017 Nizhny Novgorod
2017 Reggiana
2018 Varese
2018–present Manresa
Career highlights and awards

Titles

Awards

Siim-Sander Vene (born 12 November 1990) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. He is a 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall small forward and power forward. Vene was named Estonian Basketball Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018.

Vene represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.

Professional career

Vene began playing basketball with Siili Palliklubi and TTÜ. In 2006, Vene moved to Lithuania and joined Žalgiris' junior team Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school. With Žalgiris, Vene won the Nike International Junior Tournament in 2007 and the Nacionalinė krepšinio lyga (NKL) in 2008. Vene was loaned to Kaunas Triobet of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) for the 2008–09 season.

In the 2009–10 Euroleague, Vene averaged 2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.

In October 2010, Vene was loaned to Kaunas, and in December 2010, to EnBW Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[1]

In 2011, Vene joined Baltai (former Kaunas) on loan from Žalgiris. In February 2012, he was loaned to VEF Rīga of the Latvijas Basketbola Līga (LBL).[2]

On 27 September 2012, Vene was loaned to Prienai. Prienai finished the 2012–13 season in fourth place.

In July 2013, Vene returned to Žalgiris. In the 2013–14 Euroleague, Vene averaged 3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game, as Žalgiris reached Top 16. Vene won his first Lithuanian Championship in the 2013–14 season, after defeating Neptūnas 4 games to 2 in the finals. In the 2014–15 season, Vene averaged 3.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game in the Euroleague and won his second Lithuanian Championship, after Žalgiris defeated league rivals Lietuvos rytas 4–0 in the finals.[3] In the 2015–16 Euroleague, Žalgiris once again reached Top 16, but failed to advance to the playoffs with a 2–12 record. Vene averaged 3.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He won his third consecutive Lithuanian Championship in the 2015–16 season, after Žalgiris defeated Neptūnas in the finals.[4]

On 8 August 2016, Vene signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League.[5] He was named Estonian Basketball Player of the Year in 2017.[6]

On 16 August 2017, Vene signed with Reggiana of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[7] On 29 September, he was sidelined for three months due to a leg injury and didn't play any games for Reggiana. On 4 January 2018, it was announced that Vene will sign for LBA club Varese for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[8] On 21 June 2018, he was named Estonian Basketball Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.[9]

On September 5, 2018, Vene signed a six-weeks deal with BAXI Manresa of the Liga ACB as a replacement for the injured Justin Doellman.[10]

Estonian national team

Vene 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. Vene averaged 12.1 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

As a member of the senior Estonian national team, Vene competed at the EuroBasket 2015, averaging 10 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[11] Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.

Personal life

Vene's father, Priit, and mother, Lea, were both basketballers. His father is now a basketball coach. Vene's younger brother, Kent-Kaarel, is also a professional basketball player.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Žalgiris 6010.9.417.000.5001.8.2.0.2 2.01.2
2013–14 Žalgiris 5013.7 .462.500 1.000 2.6 .6.2.2 3.03.8
2014–15 Žalgiris 1409.2.450.438.7141.2.5.5 .03.4 2.6
2015–16 Žalgiris 20 1 12.1.491 .300.8331.6.7 .4.23.33.1
Career 45111.2.467.318.7371.6.6.4.13.12.8

Domestic leagues

Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08Žalgiris-2LKL219.2.300.167.0004.52.0.0.03.5
2008–09Kaunas Triobet1919.0.400.3261.0003.3.4.8.35.2
2009–10Žalgiris1213.5.441.308.6253.0.8.7.33.3
2010–11Kaunas929.3.490.472.7144.21.31.6.413.4
EnBW LudwigsburgBBL1915.6.378.346.8001.1.6.4.24.5
2011–12BaltaiLKL1526.1.362.328.6003.41.51.3.28.0
VEF RīgaLBL521.8.394.385.5004.61.2.6.26.6
2012–13PrienaiLKL2628.2.502.243.7895.62.51.3.711.8
2013–14Žalgiris512.4.400.0001.0002.81.0.4.02.4
2014–154614.6.508.333.8262.9.9.6.35.4
2015–164314.0.514.286.7882.9.7.5.24.3
2016–17Nizhny NovgorodVTB2424.2.448.337.7562.72.0.5.210.4
2017–18Pallacanestro VareseLBA2024.9.465.393.9133.92.61.0.28.3

Estonia national team

Tournament National Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005 U-16 European Championship Division B Estonia U-16 628.0.448.444.5835.2.01.5.213.8
2006 U-16 European Championship Division B Estonia U-16 934.3.372.328.3789.63.32.81.416.0
2007 U-18 European Championship Estonia U-18 826.5.430.333.6675.01.01.9.812.1
2007 U-20 European Championship Division B Estonia U-20 813.3.300.050.5003.3.3.9.03.8
EuroBasket 2009 Qualification Relegation Round Estonia 514.4.400.300.5002.2.2.4.84.0
EuroBasket 2011 Division B Estonia 37.7.250.0001.000.0.7.3.01.3
EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Estonia 1025.9.551.370.5716.81.9.7.514.0
EuroBasket 2015 First Qualification Round Estonia 421.3.290.286.8333.31.51.01.56.3
EuroBasket 2015 Estonia 523.2.340.100.6676.41.6.6.27.8

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
Žalgiris
VEF Rīga
Prienai

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Siim-Sander Vene Saksamaa liigasse" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 20 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Siim-Sander Vene liitub Riia VEF-iga" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 2 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Siim-Sander Vene ja Kaunase Žalgiris tulid Leedu meistriks" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 6 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Vene ja Žalgiris tulid kolmandat aastat järjest Leedu meistriks!" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 6 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nizhny Novgorod lands Siim-Sander Vene". Sportando.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Eesti aasta parimateks korvpalluriteks valiti Mailis Pokk ja Siim-Sander Vene" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 31 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Firmato Siim-Sander Vene" (in Italian). Pallacanestro Reggiana. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ametlik: Siim-Sander Vene liitub Varesega" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 4 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Eesti Korvpalliliit tunnustas hooaja parimaid, aasta korvpalluriteks valiti Vene ja Anderson" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 21 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Baxi Manresa signs Siim-Sander Vene". Sportando. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Estonia". Eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08.
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