Sten Sokk

Sten Sokk
No. 5 – Iraklis Thessaloniki
Position	Point guard
League	Greek A2 Basket League
Personal information
Born	14 February 1989 (age 35); Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian / Greek
Listed height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2011: undrafted
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2006	Audentes/Noortekoondis
2006–2008	Triobet/Dalkia
2008–2012	Tartu Ülikool
2012–2013	BC Olimpi Tbilisi
2013–2014	Universitatea Craiova
2014	Rakvere Tarvas
2015	Dynamo Moscow
2015–2018	Kalev/Cramo
2018–2019	Iraklis Thessaloniki
2019–2022	Kalev/Cramo
2022–2023	Charilaos Trikoupis
2023–present	Iraklis Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
	4× Estonian League champion (2010, 2016–2018); 6× Estonian Cup winner (2009–2011, 2015–2016, 2020); 3× Estonian League Best Young Player (2006–2008); 2× Estonian League First Team (2011, 2016);

Sten-Timmu Sokk (born 14 February 1989) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) tall point guard. He represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.

Professional career[edit]

Sokk began playing basketball in his father's, Tiit Sokk's, basketball school. He began his professional career in 2005 with Noortekoondis/Audentes of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. On his first season in the KML, Sokk averaged 7.04 points per game and won the KML Best Young Player Award.^[1]

In 2006, Sokk joined Dalkia/Nybit, coached by his father. He was named KML Best Young Player twice more in 2007 and 2008.^[2]^[3]

On 5 August 2008, Sokk joined TÜ/Rock, where he signed for the next four seasons. With TÜ/Rock, he won his first Estonian Championship in the 2009–10 season, after TÜ/Rock defeated Rakvere Tarvas 4 games to 2 in the finals and was named to the All-KML Team in the 2010–11 season.

In September 2012, he signed for Olimpi Tbilisi of the Georgian Superliga. Olimpi Tbilisi finished the 2012–13 season as runners-up.

On 3 August 2013, Sokk signed for Universitatea Craiova of the Liga Națională.

On 6 September 2014, Sokk signed for Rakvere Tarvas. On 22 December 2014, he left the club to join Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Basketball Super League, signing the contract on 9 January 2015.^[4]

On 17 September 2015, Sokk signed for Kalev/Cramo. He won his second Estonian Championship in the 2015–16 season, after Kalev/Cramo defeated his former team TÜ/Rock in the finals, and was named to the All-KML Team.^[5]^[6]^[7]

On 13 January 2022, Sokk signed for Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi B.C. and on 2023 he returned to Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C..

Estonian national team[edit]

Sokk was a member of the Estonian national under-18 basketball team that competed at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and finished the tournament in 12th place.

As a member of the senior Estonian national basketball team, Sokk competed at the EuroBasket 2015, averaging 6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 29 minutes per game. Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.^[8]

Personal life[edit]

Sokk's father, Tiit Sokk, is a basketball coach and a retired professional basketball player who won a gold medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics with the Soviet Union national basketball team. His older brother, Tanel, is also a professional basketball player and represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.

Awards and accomplishments[edit]

Professional career[edit]

TÜ/Rock

Estonian League champion: 2010
3× Estonian Cup champion: 2009, 2010, 2011
BBL Cup champion: 2010

Kalev/Cramo

3× Estonian League champion: 2016, 2017, 2018
2× Estonian Cup champion: 2015, 2016

Individual[edit]

3× KML Best Young Player: 2006, 2007, 2008
2× All-KML Team: 2011, 2016

References[edit]

^ "Selgusid korvpallihooaja 2005/06 parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 1 June 2006.
^ "Valiti korvpallihooaja 2006/2007 parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 6 June 2006.
^ "Valiti korvpallihooaja parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 4 June 2006.
^ "Динамо" усилилось разыгрывающим сборной Эстонии (in Russian). dynamobasket.com. 9 January 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 8 August 2016.

External links[edit]

Sten Sokk at basket.ee (in Estonian)
Sten Sokk at fiba.com

[1] "Selgusid korvpallihooaja 2005/06 parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 1 June 2006.

[2] "Valiti korvpallihooaja 2006/2007 parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 6 June 2006.

[3] "Valiti korvpallihooaja parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 4 June 2006.

[4] "Динамо" усилилось разыгрывающим сборной Эстонии (in Russian). dynamobasket.com. 9 January 2015.

[5] "Kalev/Cramo kindlustas meistritiitli koguni 27-punktise võiduga!" (in Estonian). Delfi. 27 May 2016.

[6] "Kalev/Cramo purustas Tartu Rocki ja tuli Eesti meistriks" (in Estonian). Postimees.

[7] "Korvpalliliit lõpetas Saku Suurhallis hooaja ja tunnustas paremaid" (in Estonian). Delfi. 2 June 2016.

[8] "Estonia". Eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.

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