Mihkel Kirves (born 6 December 1996) is an Estonian professional

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player for

BC Pärnu BC Pärnu, also known as BC Pärnu Sadam ( Port of Pärnu) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Pärnu, Estonia. The team plays in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Their home arena is the Pärnu Sports Hal ...

of the

Latvian-Estonian Basketball League The Latvian-Estonian Basketball League is the highest professional men's club basketball league in Latvia and Estonia; it has been organised since 2018, run by the Latvian Basketball Association and the Estonian Basketball Association. History ...

. Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Kirves debuted in 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) in the 2012–13 season with

. He was named KML Best Defender in 2017 and 2018.

National team career

Kirves made his debut for the Estonian national team on 13 September 2018, in a 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup European qualifier against

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, scoring 2 points in a 43–86 home defeat.

Awards and accomplishments

Individual

*2× Estonian League Best Defender: 2017, 2018

References

External links

Mihkel Kirves
at basket.ee

at fiba.com 1996 births Living people Basketball players from Tallinn Estonian men's basketball players Small forwards Korvpalli Meistriliiga players KK Pärnu players {{estonia-basketball-bio-stub