Tiit Sokk

Tiit Sokk

Tiit Sokk coaching Estonia in 2006
Estonia
Position	Head coach
Personal information
Born	November 15, 1964 Tartu, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
Playing career	1979–1998
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	1998–present
Career history
As player:
1979–1984	Kalev Tallinn
1984–1986	Dynamo Moscow
1986–1992	Kalev Tallinn
1992–1996	Panathinaikos
1996–1997	Kalev Tallinn
1997–1998	Aris
As coach:
1998–2004	Nybit
2004–2007	Estonia
2005–2008	Dalkia/Nybit
2006–2007	Noortekoondis/Audentes
2009–2010	Noortekoondis
2009–present	Estonia
2010	Kalev/Cramo (assistant)
2010–2014	TTÜ
Career highlights and awards
As player: Estonian Basketball Hall Of Fame (2010) Estonian Sportsman of the Year (1991) USSR League champion (1991) 2× Estonian SSR champion (1984, 1985) Estonian League champion (1992) 3× Estonian SSR Cup winner (1983, 1984, 1986) 2× Greek Cup winner (1993, 1996) As coach: I Liiga (2007) International Student Basketball League (2013)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team FIBA World Cup 1986 Spain 1990 Argentina EuroBasket 1989 Yugoslavia

Tiit Sokk (born November 15, 1964) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player and the current coach of the Estonian national basketball team. Often cited as one of the very best European point guards of his generation, he is widely recognised as the greatest Estonian basketball player in history. In August 2011, Sokk was inducted into the Estonian Basketball Hall Of Fame.

Professional career

Sokk was awarded the Estonian best male athlete award in 1988. He won the Soviet Union League title in 1991 with Kalev Tallinn, and ended his career as a player in 1997, after playing a season with Aris in Greece.

Soviet national team

Sokk's most notable achievement was winning the Olympic gold medal as a member of the Soviet Union national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He also won two FIBA World Cup silver medals in 1986 and 1990, as well as the bronze medal at EuroBasket 1989, always with the Soviet national team.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Sokk founded a basketball school in Estonia, coached in the Estonian Basketball League, and has been the head coach of the Estonian National Basketball team since 2004.

Personal

Tiit Sokk has two sons, Tanel and Sten, who also play professional basketball at the international level for Estonian teams Tartu Ülikool/Rock and Rakvere Tarvas respectively.

Achievements with club

Kalev Tallinn

• 2x Soviet Estonian Champion: 1984, 1985
• Soviet Union League Champion: 1991
• Estonian League Champion: 1992
• Estonian Basketball Hall Of Fame: 2011

Panathinaikos

• Greek League
  • 2x Runner-up: 1993, 1995, 1996
• 2x Greek Cup: Winner 1993, 1996

References

• Tiit Sokk at basketpedya.com