Kristian Kullamäe (born 25 May 1999) is an Estonian professional

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player for

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of the

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. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he plays at the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

A native of Tallinn, Kullamäe started his career in 2014 in the ranks of Audentes, which at the time played in the Estonian first division

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(KML). On 13 September 2016, Kullamäe signed with Rockets Gotha of the German second division

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. After helping his team advance to the league finals, Kullamae made his debut in the top-tier

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(BBL) in the following 2017–2018 season. On 31 July 2018, Kullamäe returned to the ProA by signing with

Baunach Young Pikes Baunach Young Pikes is a German professional basketball club, that is based in Baunach. It is the basketball section of the multi-sports club 1. FC Baunach. The team currently plays in the ProA, the German national second division. The club has a ...

for the 2018–2019 season. On 11 July 2019, he signed with Real Canoe of the Spanish

LEB Oro The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...

. On 6 August 2020, Kullamäe signed a three-year contract with San Pablo Burgos of the

. Under the terms of his contract, Kullamäe spent his first year playing on loan for Palma of the

, where he was one of the leading players with 16.0 points per game. In the following season, he made his

debut with Burgos, playing limited minutes. Kullamae chose to opt out of the final year of his contract after Burgos were relegated to LEB Oro for the 2022–23 season. On 1 August 2022, Kullamäe signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the

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(LKL) and the EuroCup. On 30 November 2022, Kullamäe recorded 24 points (9/12 FG), six rebounds, seven assists and a 28-point PIR in a 104–98 home win over

Cedevita Olimpija Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija (), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA League and the Premier A Slovenian Bask ...

National team career

Kullamäe made his debut for the Estonian national team on 25 February 2018, in a

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qualifier against

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, scoring 8 points in a 78–62 home victory.

Personal life

Kristian is the son of former Estonia international and current basketball coach,

Gert Kullamäe Gert Kullamäe (born 3 June 1971) is an Estonian basketball coach and a former professional basketball player who currently coaches the Estonian team BC Pärnu Sadam. Kullamäe mostly played at the shooting guard position and was a great 3-poin ...

Career statistics

EuroCup

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Domestic leagues

Estonia national team

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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.

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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 nationa ...

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Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

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EuroBasket 2022 qualification The EuroBasket 2022 qualification was a basketball competition that was played from November 2017 to February 2021, to determine the 20 FIBA Europe nations who would join the automatically qualified co-hosts Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy, and G ...

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References

External links

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