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Maik-Kalev Kotsar (born 22 December 1996) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for South Carolina Gamecocks. Kotsar also has played for the Estonia men's national basketball team as well as the Estonia men's national 3x3 team. Listed at 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m) and 270 pounds (122 kg), he plays the center position.

Maik Kotsar

Kotsar with Hamburg in 2022
No. 21 – Cazoo Baskonia
Position	Center
League	Liga ACB EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1996-12-22) 22 December 1996 (age 25) Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian
Listed height	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	122.5 kg (270 lb)
Career information
High school	Audentes Sports Gymnasium (Tallinn, Estonia) Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kansas)
College	South Carolina (2016–2020)
NBA draft	2020 / Undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2011–2015	Audentes
2020–2022	Hamburg Towers
2022–present	Baskonia
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-SEC (2020)

College career

On 7 March 2016, Kotsar committed to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks.[1] In his freshman year, Kotsar saw action in all 37 games with 33 starts, averaging 5.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as South Carolina advanced to its first-ever Final Four, losing 73–77 to Gonzaga. Kotsar earned second-team All-SEC honors after averaging 11.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocks per game during his senior season.[2]

Maik Kotsar attended the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business. He majored in Finance and minored in Management. By the time of his graduation he had been named to the President's List, was on the Athletics Director's Honor Roll and had been named to the SEC Honor Roll all four years, and was named to the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Honors Court.[3] Possibly his most notable academic achievement came his senior year when he was named University of South Carolina's Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. This award is given each year to one graduating senior with exceptional and outstanding academic achievement.[4]

Professional career

On August 16, 2020, Kotsar signed with the Hamburg Towers of the Basketball Bundesliga.[5] In both seasons with the Hamburg side, he averaged 14.2 points per game in Bundesliga play.[6]

On July 25, 2022, he put pen to paper on a deal with Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB.[7] Kotsar recorded 21 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block in his EuroLeague debut in Baskonia's 81–71 victory over Valencia.[8]

National team career

Kotsar made his debut for the Estonian national team on 29 June 2018, in a 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifier against Great Britain, scoring 8 points in a 65–74 away defeat.[9]

3x3

Kotsar's 3x3 career started in the U18 division in 2013 with the Sprite Streetball 2013 Tallinn tournament where he advanced to the U18 Estonia Finals and eventually the 2013 FIBA 3x3 World Championships on September 26, 2013.[10] Kotsar continued to compete 3x3 through 2014 and 2015. His FIBA 3x3 career returned from hiatus in 2018 Ghetto Basket Pro Camp in Riga on May 10 of that year. His team would advance all the way to the FIBA 3x3 World Cup tournament. Kotsar's Estonia Men's 3x3 team would be defeated by the Poland national 3x3 team who would themselves go on to win 3rd place in the entire tournament after being eliminated in the semifinals. The Estonian 3x3 Men's Team's run came to an end at the preliminary stage pools at 3rd place of the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament and they took home 9th place.[11]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high	*	Led the league

Eurocup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2021–22	Hamburg Towers	16	6	26.5	.604	–	.667	6.6	1.4	1.2	0.2	13.4	17.2

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	South Carolina	37	33	23.9	.490	–	.396	4.8	.7	.7	.4	5.8
2017–18	South Carolina	33	33	26.5	.426	.222	.566	4.8	1.4	.9	.5	8.0
2018–19	South Carolina	30	24	23.4	.438	.500	.443	4.7	.9	1.0	.9	6.7
2019–20	South Carolina	31	31	30.5	.497	.000	.690	6.3	2.3	1.5	1.1	11.2
Career		131	121	26.0	.464	.265	.541	5.1	1.3	1.0	.7	7.8

References

External links

• Media related to Maik Kotsar at Wikimedia Commons

• South Carolina Gamecocks bio

На других языках

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[de] Maik Kotsar

Maik-Kalev Kotsar (* 22. Dezember 1996 in Tallinn)[1] ist ein estnischer Basketballspieler.

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- [en] Maik Kotsar

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[es] Maik Kotsar

Maik-Kalev Kotsar (Tallinn, Estonia, 22 de diciembre de 1996) es un baloncestista estonio que pertenece a la plantilla del Saski Baskonia de la liga ACB española. Con 2,11 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de pívot. Es internacional con la Selección de baloncesto de Estonia.

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