Sander Raieste (born 31 March 1999) is an Estonian professional

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player for

Saski Baskonia Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLea ...

of the Spanish

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and the

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. Standing at , he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Raieste began playing basketball with Viimsi and

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. On 12 August 2016, Raieste signed a five-year contract with Baskonia. He was loaned to Kalev/Cramo in the 2019–20 season, averaging 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Raieste signed a four-year extension with Baskonia on 4 August 2020.

National team career

Raieste made his debut for the Estonian national team on 29 June 2018, in a

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams, held from 31 August to 15 September 2019. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, b ...

qualifier against

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, scoring 5 points in a 65–74 away defeat.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Domestic leagues

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References

External links

Sander Raieste
at basket.ee

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Raieste, Sander 1999 births Living people BC Kalev/Cramo players Estonian expatriate basketball people in Spain Estonian men's basketball players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Liga ACB players Saski Baskonia players Small forwards Basketball players from Tallinn 21st-century Estonian sportsmen KK Viimsi players