Janari Jõesaar (born 8 December 1993) is an Estonian professional

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player for Bosna of the Bosnian League and the

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. He is a tall

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. He played

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for the

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and the

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College career

In his sophomore season, Jõesaar earned second-team All- WAC honors after leading Texas–Pan American in scoring with 16.9 points per game.

Professional career

In 2015, Jõesaar joined

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during the preseason, but left after making just three appearances in the

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. On 27 October 2015, he joined Rakvere Tarvas. On 24 February 2019 Jõesaar signed a 1.5-year contract with

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team

Iberostar Tenerife Club Cantera Base 1939 Canarias S.A.D., commonly known as CB Canarias and known as La Laguna Tenerife for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. Domestically, the team plays in the top- ...

. In June 2020 he signed a 2-year contract with

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. On June 16, 2021, he has signed with

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of the

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. On July 22, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

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. On June 24, 2024, he signed with Dziki Warszawa of the

(PLK).

National team career

Jõesaar has represented the Estonian national team since 2014. He represented Estonia in the

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, finishing in eighth place.

Career statistics

College

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, 12 , , 0 , , 4.3 , , .474 , , .250 , , .800 , , 1.5 , , .1 , , .3 , , .0 , , 2.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Texas–Pan American , 31 , , 31 , , 34.0 , , .460 , , .378 , , .817 , , 6.6 , , 2.4 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , 16.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 43 , , 31 , , 25.7 , , .461 , , .372 , , .816 , , 5.2 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 12.8

Domestic leagues

Estonia national team

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, style="text-align:left;", Estonia Universiade , 7 , , 4 , , 22.0 , , .417 , , .385 , , .615 , , 5.0 , , 1.3 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 11.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017 , style="text-align:left;", 2019 Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Estonia , 6 , , 6 , , 28.4 , , .417 , , .333 , , .733 , , 4.3 , , 2.2 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , 7.7

References

External links

Janari Jõesaar
at basket.ee

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Joesaar, Janari 1993 births Living people 21st-century Estonian sportsmen Bàsquet Manresa players BC Kalev/Cramo players BC Rakvere Tarvas players CB Canarias players Dziki Warszawa players Estonian expatriate basketball people in Germany Estonian expatriate basketball people in Poland Estonian expatriate basketball people in Spain Estonian expatriate basketball people in the United States Estonian men's basketball players KK Włocławek players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Liga ACB players Medi Bayreuth players Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball players Rapla KK players Small forwards Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball players University of Tartu basketball team players