Valmo Kriisa (born 18 May 1974) is an Estonian former professional basketball player.

Valmo Kriisa
Personal information
Born (1974-05-18) 18 May 1974 (age 50)
Pärnu, Estonia
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
Playing career1990–2017, 2022
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number7
Career history
1990–1997Tartu
1997–2000Nybit
2000–2001Södertälje BBK
2001–2003Tallinna Kalev
2003–2006Hanzevast Capitals
2006–2009Kalev/Cramo
2009–2010Rakvere Tarvas
2010–2011TTÜ/Kalev
2011–2012Rakvere Tarvas
2012–2015University of Tartu
2015–2017Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits
2022Tallinna Kalev
Career highlights and awards

Career

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Kriisa played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Kriisa started his senior club career with "KK Tartu" team (Tartu Ülikool/Rock) in 1990 and after 96–97 season he moved to "Nybit". He spent the 2000–01 season in Sweden with Södertälje BBK.

Kriisa then returned to Estonia, signed for two seasons with "BC Kalev" and won the Estonian Championship titles in 2002 and 2003. On seasons 2003–2006 he played for the Dutch Eredivisie team Hanzevast Capitals. During this period he won the Dutch Championship in 2004. After three seasons in The Netherlands, Kriisa came back to Estonia and joined BC Kalev/Cramo. He spent three seasons with Kalev winning one Estonian Championship. In 2007 he was named the Estonian Basketball Player of the Year.

Kriisa spent the 2009-10 season with BC Rakvere Tarvas helping the team to the Estonian league finals for the first time. Though Tarvas lost to Tartu Ülikool/Rock, Kriisa was named the KML Most Valuable Player. In the 2010-11 season Kriisa played for TTÜ/Kalev.

Beginning in 1995, Kriisa was a member of the Estonia men's national basketball team and was also a member of the Estonian EuroBasket 2001 squad.

Personal life

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He is the father of Kerr Kriisa, who has played U.S. college basketball at the University of Arizona and West Virginia University and will play his final season of college basketball in 2024–25 at the University of Kentucky.

Honours

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Club

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Nybit
Tallinna Kalev
Hanzevast Capitals
Kalev/Cramo
University of Tartu

Individual

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