Mihkel Kirves

Estonian basketball player
Mihkel Kirves
M Basket Mažeikiai
PositionSmall forward
LeagueLKL
Personal information
Born (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 27)
Tallinn, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight96 kg (212 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2019Pärnu Sadam
2012–2014→ Pärnu II
2019–2020Patrioti Levice
2019–2020Brno
2020–2023Pärnu Sadam
2023–2024Kalev/Cramo
2024–presentM Basket Mažeikiai
Career highlights and awards

Mihkel Kirves (born 6 December 1996) is an Estonian professional basketball player for M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays at the small forward position.

Professional career

Kirves debuted in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) in the 2012–13 season with BC Pärnu. He was named KML Best Defender in 2017 and 2018.[1][2]

On 9 July 2024, Kirves signed with M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[3]

National team career

Kirves made his debut for the Estonian national team on 13 September 2018, in a 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup European qualifier against Germany, scoring 2 points in a 43–86 home defeat.[4]

Awards and accomplishments

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Eesti aasta parimateks korvpalluriteks valiti Mailis Pokk ja Siim-Sander Vene" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 1 June 2017.
  2. ^ Reinsalu, Martin (24 May 2018). "Hooaja sümboolses viisikus kaks Cramo ja kaks Tartu meest" (in Estonian). Korvpall24.
  3. ^ "Komandoje – puolėjas iš Estijos". mbasket.lt (in Lithuanian). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Estonia v Germany". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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