Siim-Sander Vene

Siim-Sander Vene
No. 9 – Nizhny Novgorod
Position Small forward / Power forward
League VTB United League
Eurocup
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
2006–2008 Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2008–2009 →Kaunas Triobet
2009–2016 Žalgiris
2010 →Kaunas
2010–2011 →EnBW Ludwigsburg
2011–2012 →Baltai
2012 →VEF Rīga
2012–2013 →Prienai
2016–present Nizhny Novgorod
Career highlights and awards

Siim-Sander Vene (born 12 November 1990) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays at the small forward and power forward positions. He also 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 in 2008. Vene was loaned to Kaunas Triobet of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga for the 2008–09 season.

Žalgiris finished the 2009–10 season as runners-up and won the Baltic Basketball League. In the 2009–10 Euroleague season, Žalgiris reached the Top 16. 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.[1] EnBW Ludwigsburg finished the 2009–10 season in 11th place.

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.[2] VEF Rīga won the Latvian Championship in the 2011–12 season, after defeating Ventspils 4 games to 1 in the finals. Vene didn't play in the finals.

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 season, 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 Euroleague season, Vene averaged 3.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game, as Žalgiris reached Top 16. Vene won his second Lithuanian Championship in the 2014–15 season, after a 4–0 series sweep in the finals against Lietuvos rytas.[3] In the 2015–16 Euroleague season, 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, winning the series 4 games to 1.[4]

On August 8, 2016, Vene signed with Russian club Nizhny Novgorod for the 2016–17 season.[5]

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 basketball team, Vene competed at the EuroBasket 2015, averaging 10 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[6] 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 6 0 10.9 .417 .000 .500 1.8 .2 .0 .2 2.0 1.2
2013–14 Žalgiris 5 0 13.7 .462 .500 1.000 2.6 .6 .2 .2 3.0 3.8
2014–15 Žalgiris 14 0 9.2 .450 .438 .714 1.2 .5 .5 .0 3.4 2.6
2015–16 Žalgiris 20 1 12.1 .491 .300 .833 1.6 .7 .4 .2 3.3 3.1
Career 45 1 11.2 .467 .318 .737 1.6 .6 .4 .1 3.1 2.8

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 6 28.0 .448 .444 .583 5.2 .0 1.5 .2 13.8
2006 U-16 European Championship Division B Estonia U-16 9 34.3 .372 .328 .378 9.6 3.3 2.8 1.4 16.0
2007 U-18 European Championship Estonia U-18 8 26.5 .430 .333 .667 5.0 1.0 1.9 .8 12.1
2007 U-20 European Championship Division B Estonia U-20 8 13.3 .300 .050 .500 3.3 .3 .9 .0 3.8
EuroBasket 2009 Qualification Relegation Round Estonia 5 14.4 .400 .300 .500 2.2 .2 .4 .8 4.0
EuroBasket 2011 Division B Estonia 3 7.7 .250 .000 1.000 .0 .7 .3 .0 1.3
EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Estonia 10 25.9 .551 .370 .571 6.8 1.9 .7 .5 14.0
EuroBasket 2015 First Qualification Round Estonia 4 21.3 .290 .286 .833 3.3 1.5 1.0 1.5 6.3
EuroBasket 2015 Estonia 5 23.2 .340 .100 .667 6.4 1.6 .6 .2 7.8

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
Žalgiris
VEF Rīga
Prienai

References

  1. ↑ "Siim-Sander Vene Saksamaa liigasse" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 20 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Siim-Sander Vene liitub Riia VEF-iga" (in Estonian). ERR. 2 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Siim-Sander Vene ja Kaunase Žalgiris tulid Leedu meistriks" (in Estonian). Delfi. 6 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Vene ja Žalgiris tulid kolmandat aastat järjest Leedu meistriks!" (in Estonian). Delfi. 6 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nizhny Novgorod lands Siim-Sander Vene". Sportando.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Estonia". Eurobasket2015.org.
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