Erik Keedus (born 27 April 1990) is an Estonian professional

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player for TalTech of the Estonian

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. He is a tall

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and

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. Keedus represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.

Professional career

Keedus began playing basketball with Siili Palliklubi and TTÜ. He began his professional career in 2007 with TTÜ of the Estonian

. In 2013, Keedus helped TTÜ win the inaugural season of the International Students Basketball League. On 9 September 2014, Keedus signed for the Estonian champions Kalev/Cramo. Kalev/Cramo finished the 2014–15 season as runners-up. Keedus won his first Estonian Championship in the 2015–16 season, after Kalev/Cramo defeated TÜ/Rock in the finals.

Estonian national team

Keedus was a member of the Estonian national under-18 basketball team that competed at the

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. The team finished the tournament last, in 16th place. Keedus averaged 5.3 points, 4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. As a member of the senior Estonian national basketball team, Keedus competed at the

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, averaging 4.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 19 minutes per game. Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

;TTÜ * International Students Basketball League champion: 2013 ;Kalev/Cramo * 4× Estonian League champion:

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

* 2×

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champion: 2015, 2016

References

External links

Erik Keedus
at basket.ee

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Keedus, Erik 1990 births Living people BC Kalev/Cramo players Estonian men's basketball players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Shooting guards Small forwards Basketball players from Tallinn TTÜ KK players 21st-century Estonian sportsmen