Rauno Nurger

Rauno Nurger (born 24 November 1993) is an Estonian basketball player for Tartu Ülikool of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. He is a tall power forward and center. Nurger played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers.

High school career Nurger played for Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas. He averaged 10 points and 9 rebounds for the postgraduate team during 2013–14 season.

College career Nurger originally signed with Ole Miss but was released from his letter of intent following a coaching change. He then committed to Wichita State in the early summer of 2014. In his freshman year Nurger appeared in 24 games off the bench, averaging 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds in 8.8 minutes. He scored four points in his collegiate debut against New Mexico State on November 11, 2014, and also played a season-high 20 minutes. Nurger scored a season-high 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting against Saint Louis on December 6, 2014. As a sophomore he had planned to redshirt the 2015–16 season while focusing on strength and skill development but was forced into duty after an injury to senior Anton Grady on November 27, 2015. He removed his redshirt in the season's sixth game on November 29, 2015, against Iowa. In his sophomore year Nurger appeared in 28 games off the bench, averaging 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds in 7.6 minutes. He stayed in Spain for the next season playing for Leche Río Breogán of the LEB Oro. In July 2020 he signed with Kalev/Cramo and returned to his native Estonia. In September 2022, he went back to play in LEB Oro, this time for Gipuzkoa Basket.

National team career Nurger 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.

Career statistics

College

Domestic leagues

Season Team League 2011–12 Tallinna Kalev KML 6 6.8 .250 .000 .750 1.7 .2 .2 .0 1.2 Rapla 11 12.6 .471 .000 .824 2.6 .3 .1 .2 4.2 2012–13 31 11.5 .462 .000 .596 2.8 .4 .3 .3 3.8 2018–19 Peñas Huesca LEB Oro 33 26.1 .592 .154 .784 6.3 1.0 .5 .8 13.3 2019–20 Breogán 24 19.6 .523 .111 .717 4.0 .5 .5 .5 7.2

Estonia national team