Sten-Timmu Sokk (born 14 February 1989) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi 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.
| No. 5 – Kalev/Cramo | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Latvian–Estonian League VTB United League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1989-02-14) 14 February 1989 (age 33) 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–present | Charilaos Trikoupis Messolonghi B.C. |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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.
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]
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.
Sokk has a daughter, Aleksandra Evita, born on 7 February 2015.[9]