Tiit Sokk
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Tiit Sokk (born 15 November 1964) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player and current coach. Often cited as one of the very best European point guards of his generation, he is widely recognized as the greatest Estonian basketball player in history. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.[1]
Professional career
Sokk was awarded the Estonian best male athlete award in 1988. He won the Soviet Union League title in 1991 with Kalev Tallinn, and ended his career as a player in 1997, after playing a season with Aris in Greece.
National team career
Sokk's most notable achievement was winning the Olympic gold medal as a member of the Soviet Union national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] He also won two FIBA World Cup silver medals in 1986 and 1990, as well as the bronze medal at EuroBasket 1989.[3]
Coaching career
After his playing career, Sokk founded a basketball school in Estonia (Tiit Soku Korvpallikool), and coached in the Estonian Basketball League. He also was head coach of the Estonia national team during two different stints from 2004–2007 and 2009–2019.
Personal life
Tiit Sokk has two sons, Tanel and Sten, who also play professional basketball at the international level for Estonian teams BC Tartu and Kalev/Cramo respectively. During his career in Greece he played under the name Tout Giannopoulos.
Achievements
- 2× Soviet Estonian champion: 1984, 1985
- Soviet Union League champion: 1991
- Estonian League champion: 1992
- Estonian Basketball Hall of Fame: 2010
- 3× Greek League runner-up: 1993, 1995, 1996
- 2× Greek Cup winner: 1993, 1996
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- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
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- Olympic basketball players for the Soviet Union
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Panathinaikos B.C. players
- Point guards
- Soviet men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Tartu
- Tallinn University of Technology alumni
- 1986 FIBA World Championship players
- Goodwill Games medalists in basketball
- 1990 FIBA World Championship players
- KK Kalev players
- Estonia national basketball team coaches