Aivar Kuusmaa

Aivar Kuusmaa (born 12 June 1967) is an Estonian basketball coach and former professional basketball player who currently serves as head coach for Tartu Ülikool of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He played mostly at the shooting guard position.

He won the USSR Premier Basketball League in 1991 as a member of the Tallinn Kalev basketball team. Kuusmaa mostly played in Estonia, but he also spent three seasons in Greece, with Panathinaikos and one season in Belgium, with Liege Basket. Also, during the service in the Soviet Army, Kuusmaa was stationed in Latvian SSR and played in the local army sports club Rīgas ASK. After retiring in 2005 he has been coaching BC Kalev/Cramo (2005–2007 & 2010–2012), TTÜ KK (2007–2010) and AVIS Utilitas Rapla (2014–2018). Kuusmaa has also greek citizenship under the surname Magoulas. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2020.

Achievements As a player 1985–86 Estonian SSR Championship (Standard) 1986–87 Latvian SSR Championship (Rīgas ASK) 1987–88 Estonian SSR Championship (Standard) 1988–89 Estonian SSR Championship (Tallinna Kalev) 1989–90 World Basketball League Championship (Youngstown Pride) 1990–91 Soviet Union Championship (Tallinna Kalev) 1991–92 Estonian League Championship (Tallinna Kalev) 1992–93 Estonian League Championship (Tallinna Kalev) 1995–96 Greek Basketball Cup (Panathinaikos) 1998–99 Estonian Basketball Cup (Tallinn) 1998–99 Estonian League Championship (Tallinn) 1999–00 Estonian League Championship (Tallinna Kalev) 2003–04 Estonian Basketball Cup (TTÜ/A.Le Coq)

As a coach 2005–06 Estonian Basketball Cup (Kalev/Cramo) 2005–06 Estonian League Championship (Kalev/Cramo) 2006–07 Estonian Basketball Cup (Kalev/Cramo) 2010–11 Estonian League Championship (Kalev/Cramo) 2011–12 Estonian League Championship (Kalev/Cramo)

Season by season results as head coach Abbreviations:QF; quarter-finals.T16; top sixteen.R1; first round.DNP; did not participate.

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