Valmo Kriisa

Valmo Kriisa (born 18 May 1974 in Pärnu, Estonia) is an Estonian former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Kriisa started his senior club career with "KK Tartu" team (Tartu Ülikool/Rock) in 1990 and after 96–97 season he moved to "Nybit". He spent the 2000–01 season in Sweden with Södertälje BBK. Then Kriisa returned to Estonia, signed for two seasons with "BC Kalev" and won the Estonian Championship titles in 2002 and 2003. On seasons 2003–2006 he played for the Dutch Eredivisie team Hanzevast Capitals. During this period he won the Dutch Championship in 2004. After three seasons in The Netherlands, Kriisa came back to Estonia and joined BC Kalev/Cramo. He spent three seasons with Kalev winning one Estonian Championship. In 2007 he was named the Estonian Basketball Player of the Year. Kriisa spent the 2009-10 season with BC Rakvere Tarvas helping the team to the Estonian league finals for the first time. Though Tarvas lost to Tartu Ülikool/Rock, Kriisa was named the KML Most Valuable Player. In the 2010-11 season Kriisa played for TTÜ/Kalev. Since 1995, Kriisa is a member of the Estonia national basketball team and was also a member of the Estonian EuroBasket 2001 squad. He is the father of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball player Kerr Kriisa.

Valmo Kriisa

Personal information
Born	(1974-05-18) 18 May 1974 Pärnu, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1990–2017
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	7
Career history
1990–1997	Tartu
1997–2000	Nybit
2000–2001	Södertälje BBK
2001–2003	Tallinna Kalev
2003–2006	Hanzevast Capitals
2006–2009	Kalev/Cramo
2009–2010	Rakvere Tarvas
2010–2011	TTÜ/Kalev
2011–2012	Rakvere Tarvas
2012–2015	University of Tartu
2015–2017	Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits
Career highlights and awards
4× Estonian League champion (2002, 2003, 2009, 2015) Dutch League champion (2004) 7× Estonian Cup winner (1998, 2001, 2006–2008, 2013, 2014) Dutch Cup winner (2005) Estonian Player of the Year (2007) Estonian League MVP (2010) Estonian League Best Defender (2007) 2× Estonian League First Team (2007, 2010) 2× Estonian League All-Star (2004, 2007)