Janari Jõesaar

Janari Jõesaar (born 8 December 1993) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Start Lublin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He is a tall small forward. He played college basketball for the Ole Miss Rebels and the Texas–Pan American Broncs. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.

College career In his sophomore season, Jõesaar earned second-team All-WAC honors after leading Texas–Pan American in scoring with 16.9 points per game.

Professional career In 2015, Jõesaar joined Rapla during the preseason, but left after making just three appearances in the Estonian Basketball Cup. On 27 October 2015, he joined Rakvere Tarvas.

On 24 February 2019 Jõesaar signed a 1.5-year contract with Liga ACB team Iberostar Tenerife.

In June 2020 he signed a 2-year contract with Baxi Manresa.

On June 16, 2021, he has signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.

On July 22, 2022, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League.

On June 24, 2024, he signed with Dziki Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

On July 22, 2026, he signed with Start Lublin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

National team career Jõesaar has represented the Estonian national team since 2014. He represented Estonia in the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, finishing in eighth place.

Career statistics

College

Domestic leagues Season Team League 2015–16 Rakvere Tarvas KML 28 18.4 .478 .390 .826 5.4 .8 .8 .4 9.5 2016–17 University of Tartu 33 24.8 .468 .318 .773 5.5 1.5 1.3 .6 10.8 2017–18 Kalev/Cramo 24 21.0 .535 .400 .811 4.1 2.1 1.0 .5 9.92018–19 LEBL 17 22.4 .525 .308 .945 4.7 2.2 1.8 .6 11.2 Iberostar Tenerife ACB 6 12.1 .500 .500 .000 2.3 .5 .5 .0 3.0 2019–20 Kalev/Cramo LEBL 19 19.1 .554 .364 .852 5.3 1.8 1.3 .6 10.52020–21 Manresa ACB 4 14.6 .278 .200 .333 2.3 .3 .8 .3 3.5 Kalev/Cramo LEBL 13 25.5 .522 .435 .846 5.0 1.9 1.2 .3 10.6 2022–23 KK Włocławek PLK 3 24.7 .526 .545 1.000 6.3 2.3 1.0 .0 9.0 2023–24 30 20.2 .457 .351 .846 5.6 1.1 .8 .1 7.0

Estonia national team