Valmo Kriisa

Valmo Kriisa (born 18 May 1974) is an Estonian former professional basketball player.

Career Kriisa played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Kriisa started his senior club career with "KK Tartu" team (Tartu Ülikool/Rock) in 1990 and after 96–97 season he moved to "Nybit". He spent the 2000–01 season in Sweden with Södertälje BBK.

Kriisa then returned to Estonia, signed for two seasons with "BC Kalev" and won the Estonian Championship titles in 2002 and 2003. On seasons 2003–2006 he played for the Dutch Eredivisie team Hanzevast Capitals. During this period he won the Dutch Championship in 2004. After three seasons in The Netherlands, Kriisa came back to Estonia and joined BC Kalev/Cramo. He spent three seasons with Kalev winning one Estonian Championship. In 2007 he was named the Estonian Basketball Player of the Year.

Kriisa spent the 2009-10 season with BC Rakvere Tarvas helping the team to the Estonian league finals for the first time. Though Tarvas lost to Tartu Ülikool/Rock, Kriisa was named the KML Most Valuable Player. In the 2010-11 season Kriisa played for TTÜ/Kalev.

Beginning in 1995, Kriisa was a member of the Estonia men's national basketball team and was also a member of the Estonian EuroBasket 2001 squad.

Personal life He is the father of Kerr Kriisa, who has played U.S. college basketball at the University of Arizona and West Virginia University and will play his final season of college basketball in 2024–25 at the University of Kentucky.

Honours Club Nybit Estonian Basketball Cup: 1998

Tallinna Kalev Korvpalli Meistriliiga: 2001–02, 2002–03 Estonian Basketball Cup: 2001

Hanzevast Capitals Dutch Basketball League: 2003–04 Dutch Cup: 2005

Kalev/Cramo Korvpalli Meistriliiga: 2008–09 Estonian Basketball Cup: 2006, 2007, 2008

University of Tartu Korvpalli Meistriliiga: 2014–15 Estonian Basketball Cup: 2013, 2014

Individual Estonian Basketball Player of the Year: 2007 KML Most Valuable Player: 2010 KML Best Defender: 2007 All-KML First Team: 2007, 2010 KML All-Star: 2004. 2007