Aivar Kuusmaa (born 12 June 1967) is an Estonian basketball coach and former professional

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player who played mostly at the

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position. He won the

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in 1991 as a member of the Tallinn Kalev basketball team. Kuusmaa mostly played in Estonia, but he also spent three seasons in Greece, with Panathinaikos and one season in Belgium, with Liege Basket. Also, during the service in the

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, Kuusmaa was stationed in

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and played in the local army sports club Rīgas ASK. After retiring in 2005 he has been coaching

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(2005–2007 & 2010–2012), TTÜ KK (2007–2010) and AVIS Utilitas Rapla (2014–2018). Kuusmaa has also greek citizenship under the surname Magoulas. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2020.

Achievements

As a player * 1985–86

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Championship (Standard) * 1986–87

Championship ( Rīgas ASK) * 1987–88 Estonian SSR Championship (Standard) * 1988–89 Estonian SSR Championship ( Tallinna Kalev) * 1989–90

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Championship ( Youngstown Pride) * 1990–91 Soviet Union Championship (Tallinna Kalev) * 1991–92 Estonian League Championship (Tallinna Kalev) * 1992–93 Estonian League Championship (Tallinna Kalev) * 1995–96

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( Panathinaikos) * 1998–99

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(Tallinn) * 1998–99 Estonian League Championship (Tallinn) * 1999–00 Estonian League Championship (Tallinna Kalev) * 2003–04 Estonian Basketball Cup (TTÜ/A.Le Coq) As a coach * 2005–06 Estonian Basketball Cup ( Kalev/Cramo) * 2005–06 Estonian League Championship (Kalev/Cramo) * 2006–07 Estonian Basketball Cup (Kalev/Cramo) * 2010–11 Estonian League Championship (Kalev/Cramo) * 2011–12 Estonian League Championship (Kalev/Cramo)

Season by season results as head coach

Abbreviations:
QF; quarter-finals.
T16; top sixteen.
R1; first round.
DNP; did not participate.

Books

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuusmaa, Aivar 1967 births Living people ASK Riga players Basketball players from Tallinn BC Kalev/Cramo coaches Estonian basketball coaches Estonian expatriate basketball people in Belgium Estonian expatriate basketball people in Greece Estonian expatriate basketball people in the United States Estonian men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Greek people of Estonian descent KK Kalev players Liège Basket players Naturalized citizens of Greece Panathinaikos B.C. players Shooting guards Soviet expatriate basketball people in the United States Soviet expatriate basketball people Soviet men's basketball players