Matthias Tass (born 23 March 1999) is an Estonian

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player for

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of the Liga ACB. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the

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and

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positions.

College career

His second season in college was cut short as a result of a torn ACL in right knee in December 2019. Coming into his junior season, Tass was named to the Preseason All-

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team. He averaged 10.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a junior. As a senior, Tass was named to the First Team All-WCC.

Professional career

He has played for TTÜ of the

Korvpalli Meistriliiga The Korvpalli Meistriliiga ( en, Basketball Champions League), known as the OlyBet Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier level and most important professional basketball league in Estonia. It is controlled by the Es ...

(KML) and the

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(BBL). Before joining TTÜ in December 2017 he played for Estonian champions Kalev/Cramo. On August 14, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

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. On August 20, 2022, Tass joined MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the

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on loan. On November 13, 2022, he signed with

of the Liga ACB.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Mary's , 34 , , 0 , , 14.8 , , .495 , , .250 , , .667 , , 3.1 , , .6 , , .5 , , .3 , , 3.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Mary's , 14 , , 13 , , 23.4 , , .534 , , – , , .750 , , 3.6 , , 2.2 , , .6 , , 1.3 , , 6.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Saint Mary's , 24 , , 24 , , 29.3 , , .509 , , .222 , , .617 , , 5.3 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , .8 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Mary's , 34 , , 34 , , 28.9 , , .559 , , .111 , , .796 , , 6.1 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , .7 , , 12.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 106 , , 71 , , 23.7 , , .532 , , .182 , , .724 , , 4.7 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .7 , , 8.6

Domestic leagues

Estonian national team

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2014 , style="text-align:left;",

2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B The 2014 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 11th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for men's national under-16 teams. It was played from 20 to 30 August 2014 in Strumica, Republic of Macedonia. ...

, style="text-align:left;", Estonia U-16 , 9 , , 0 , , 17.1 , , .455 , , .000 , , .250 , , 4.3 , , .6 , , .9 , , .8 , , 2.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015 , style="text-align:left;",

2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B The 2015 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 12th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for men's national under-16 teams. It was played from 6 to 16 August 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Estonia men's national ...

, style="text-align:left;", Estonia U-16 , 8 , , 8 , , 23.4 , , .438 , , .000 , , .671 , , 7.8 , , 1.1 , , 1.0 , , 2.2 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016 , style="text-align:left;", 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B , style="text-align:left;", Estonia U-18 , 8 , , - , , 34.0 , , .554 , , .000 , , .577 , , 11.0 , , 2.9 , , 1.0 , , 3.1 , , 13.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017 , style="text-align:left;",

2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B The 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B was the 13th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U18 European basketball championship. It was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 28 July to 6 August 2017. 24 teams participated in the competition ...

, style="text-align:left;", Estonia U-18 , 8 , , 8 , , 25.2 , , .552 , , .333 , , .591 , , 8.4 , , 2.5 , , 1.3 , , 2.6 , , 11.4

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

;Kalev/Cramo * Estonian League champion:

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Estonian Cup The Estonian Cup ( et, Eesti Karikas) is the national knockout competition in Estonian football. In 2012, the competition was unofficially rebranded as Evald Tipner's Cup. The winner will compete in UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifyi ...

winner: 2016

Individual

* Estonian League Best Young Player:

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

References

External links

Saint Mary's Gaels bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tass, Matthias 1999 births Living people Bàsquet Manresa players BC Kalev/Cramo players Centers (basketball) Estonian expatriate basketball people in Poland Estonian expatriate basketball people in the United States Estonian men's basketball players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (basketball) players Power forwards (basketball) Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball players Basketball players from Tallinn TTÜ KK players