Gregor Arbet (born 19 June 1983) is a former Estonian professional basketball player and the current assistant coach for TalTech of the Estonian Korvpalli Meistriliiga. He is a 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall shooting guard and small forward. He represented the Estonian national basketball team internationally from 2002 to 2019.
 Arbet in 2006 | |
| TalTech | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Korvpalli Meistriliiga Latvian-Estonian Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 19 June 1983 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2005: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2000–2020 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Number | 13 (club), 9 (national team) |
| Coaching career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2000–2002 | Ehitustööriist/Kalev |
| 2002–2004 | Kalev |
| 2004–2005 | DJK Würzburg |
| 2005–2006 | Dalkia/Nybit |
| 2006–2013 | BC Kalev/Cramo |
| 2013 | Kavala |
| 2013–2014 | Rethymno Aegean |
| 2014–2018 | Kalev/Cramo |
| 2018–2020 | TalTech |
| As coach: | |
| 2020– | TalTech (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career edit
Arbet began his professional career in 2000 with Ehitustööriist of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). In 2002, Arbet signed with the Estonian champions Kalev. In 2003, he won his first Estonian Championship, after Kalev defeated TTÜ/A. Le Coq in the finals.
In 2004, he joined DJK Würzburg. In 2005, the club resigned from the Basketball Bundesliga and stopped competing. Arbet returned to Estonia and joined Dalkia/Nybit. Dalkia/Nybit finished the 2005–06 season in third place and Arbet was named to the All-KML Team.[1]
In 2006, Arbet signed for Kalev (former Ehitustööriist). With Kalev, Arbet won his second Estonian Championship in the 2008–09 season, when Kalev defeated University of Tartu 4 games to 2 in the finals. He won two more Estonian Championship in 2011 and 2012 and was named to the All-KML Team in both seasons.[2][3]
On 14 January 2013, Arbet left Kalev to join Kavala of the Greek Basket League. Kavala finished the 2012–13 season last, in 14th place, while Arbet averaged 10.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
On 26 September 2013, Arbet signed for Rethymno Aegean. He left the club in January 2014 and returned to Kalev. Arbet won his fifth Estonian Championship in the 2013–14 season, after Kalev swept University of Tartu in the finals, and was named KML Best Defender.[4][5] Kalev failed to defend the title in the 2014–15 season and finished as runners-ups. At the conclusion of the season, Arbet was named to the All-KML Team.[6] He won his sixth Estonian Championship in the 2015–16 season, after Kalev defeated University of Tartu in the finals, winning the series 4 games to 1 and was once again named to the All-KML Team.[7][8][9] In the 2015–16 VTB United League season, Arbet averaged 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game and was named VTB United League Top Estonian Player.
National team career edit
As a member of the senior Estonian national basketball team, Arbet competed at the EuroBasket 2015, averaging 11.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 28 minutes per game. He was the team's scoring leader with 26 points in a 78–71 victory against Ukraine, Estonia's first EuroBasket victory since 1993.[10][11] Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.
Personal life edit
Arbet's sister Kerdu Arbet-Lenear is retired basketball player who represented the Estonian women's national basketball team internationally.
Arbet has a son, Geron (born 14 June 2013), with his wife Ly Siht.
Awards and accomplishments edit
Professional career edit
- Tallinna Kalev
- Estonian League champion: 2003
- Kalev
- 7× Estonian League champion: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
- 5× Estonian Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016
Individual edit
References edit
- ^ "Selgusid korvpallihooaja 2005/06 parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 1 June 2006.
- ^ "Kristjan Kangur valiti neljandat aastat järjest Eesti parimaks meeskorvpalluriks" (in Estonian). Delfi. 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Eesti parimateks korvpalluriteks kuulutati Kristjan Kangur ja Merike Anderson" (in Estonian). Delfi. 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Eesti Meister 2014 on Kalev/Cramo" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association.
- ^ "Kalevist kaks, Rockist kolm! Kes valiti korvpallihooaja parimateks mängijateks?" (in Estonian). Delfi. 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Korvpalliliit kuulutas välja aasta parimad ja teatas meistriliiga sümboolse viisiku" (in Estonian). Delfi. 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Kalev/Cramo kindlustas meistritiitli koguni 27-punktise võiduga!" (in Estonian). Delfi. 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Kalev/Cramo purustas Tartu Rocki ja tuli Eesti meistriks" (in Estonian). Postimees.
- ^ "Korvpalliliit lõpetas Saku Suurhallis hooaja ja tunnustas paremaid" (in Estonian). Delfi. 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Estonia". Eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "Estonia revel in historic success". eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
External links edit
- Gregor Arbet at basket.ee (in Estonian)
- Gregor Arbet at fiba.com