Aivar Kuusmaa

Aivar Kuusmaa

Personal information
Born	(1967-06-12) 12 June 1967 Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian / Greek
Listed height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1983–2005
Position	Shooting guard
Coaching career	2005–present
Career history
As player:
1983–1984	TSIK
1985–1986	Standard
1986–1987	Rīgas ASK
1988–1989	Kalev
1989–1990	Youngstown Pride
1990–1993	Kalev
1993–1996	Panathinaikos
1996–1998	Baltika
1998–1999	Tallinn
1999–2000	Kalev
2000–2001	Liege Basket
2001–2004	TTÜ-A. Le Coq
2004–2005	Kalev/Cramo
As coach:
2005–2006	Kalev/Cramo
2006–2007	Kalev/Cramo (assistant)
2007–2008	Estonia U-20
2007–2010	TTÜ KK
2010–2012	Kalev/Cramo
2014–2018	AVIS Utilitas Rapla
2018–2019	Estonia U-20
2020–present	Audentes/Noortekoondis
Career highlights and awards
As player: 2× KML Most Valuable Player (1999, 2003) 4× Korvpalli Meistriliiga (1992, 1993, 1999, 2000) 2× Estonian Basketball Cup (1999, 2003) 3× Estonian SSR League (1986, 1988, 1989) Latvian SSR League (1987) World Basketball League (1990) USSR League champion (1991) Greek Basketball Cup (1996) As head coach: 4× KML Coach of the Year (2006, 2011, 2012, 2017) 3× Korvpalli Meistriliiga (2006, 2011–2012) 2× Estonian Basketball Cup (2005–2006)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Soviet Union European U-18 Championship 1986 Austria U-18 Team

Aivar Kuusmaa (born 12 June 1967) is an Estonian basketball coach and former professional basketball player who played mostly at the shooting guard position.

He won the USSR Premier Basketball League 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 Soviet Army, Kuusmaa was stationed in Latvian SSR and played in the local army sports club Rīgas ASK. After retiring in 2005 he has been coaching BC Kalev/Cramo (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 Estonian SSR Championship (Standard)
• 1986–87 Latvian SSR Championship (Rīgas ASK)
• 1987–88 Estonian SSR Championship (Standard)
• 1988–89 Estonian SSR Championship (Tallinna Kalev)
• 1989–90 World Basketball League 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 Greek Basketball Cup (Panathinaikos)
• 1998–99 Estonian Basketball Cup (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.

League	Club	Season	Domestic Competitions		Baltic Basketball League		VTB United League	European Competitions
			Championship	Cup	Competition	Position		Competition	Position
Korvpalli Meistriliiga	Kalev/Cramo	2005–06	1st	1st	Baltic League	9th	DNP	3 EuroCup	GS
	TTÜ	2007–08	10th	R1	DNP		DNP	DNP
		2008–09	3rd	2nd	Challenge Cup	QF	DNP	DNP
		2009–10	4th	3rd	Challenge Cup	4th	DNP	DNP
	Kalev/Cramo	2010–11	1st	3rd	Baltic League	9th	GS	DNP
		2011–12	1st	2nd	Baltic League	QF	GS	DNP
	AVIS Utilitas Rapla	2014–15	3rd	QF	Baltic League	T16	DNP	DNP
		2015–16	3rd	T16	Baltic League	T16	DNP	DNP
		2016–17	2nd	QF	Baltic League	T16	DNP	DNP
		2017–18	3rd	No competition	Baltic League	QF	DNP	DNP
LEBL		2018–19	(resigned)		No competition		DNP	DNP

Books

• Lään, Vello; Ibrus, Märt (2006). Eesti korvpall portreed. Eesti Korvpalliliit. pp. 299–308. ISBN 9949-406-68-4.

External links

• Aivar Kuusmaa at FIBA
• Aivar Kuusmaa at Eurobasket.com
• Aivar Kuusmaa at Proballers
• Aivar Kuusmaa at ESBL (in Estonian)