Gregor Arbet

Gregor Arbet (born 19 June 1983) is a former Estonian professional basketball player and the current assistant coach for TalTech of the Estonian Korvpalli Meistriliiga. He is a 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall shooting guard and small forward. He represented the Estonian national basketball team internationally from 2002 to 2019.

Gregor Arbet

Arbet in 2006
TalTech
Position	Assistant coach
League	Korvpalli Meistriliiga Latvian-Estonian Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1983-06-19) 19 June 1983 (age 41) Tallinn, Estonia
Listed height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2005: undrafted
Playing career	2000–2020
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	13 (club), 9 (national team)
Coaching career	2020–present
Career history
As player:
2000–2002	Ehitustööriist/Kalev
2002–2004	Kalev
2004–2005	DJK Würzburg
2005–2006	Dalkia/Nybit
2006–2013	BC Kalev/Cramo
2013	Kavala
2013–2014	Rethymno Aegean
2014–2018	Kalev/Cramo
2018–2020	TalTech
As coach:
2020–	TalTech (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
VTB United League Hall of Fame (2019) VTB United League Top Estonian Player (2016) 8× Estonian League champion (2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016–2018) 5× Estonian Cup winner (2006–2008, 2015, 2016) Estonian League Best Defender (2014) 5× Estonian League First Team (2006, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016)

Professional career

Arbet began his professional career in 2000 with Ehitustööriist of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). In 2002, Arbet signed with the Estonian champions Kalev. In 2003, he won his first Estonian Championship, after Kalev defeated TTÜ/A. Le Coq in the finals.

In 2004, he joined DJK Würzburg. In 2005, the club resigned from the Basketball Bundesliga and stopped competing. Arbet returned to Estonia and joined Dalkia/Nybit. Dalkia/Nybit finished the 2005–06 season in third place and Arbet was named to the All-KML Team.^[1]

In 2006, Arbet signed for Kalev (former Ehitustööriist). With Kalev, Arbet won his second Estonian Championship in the 2008–09 season, when Kalev defeated University of Tartu 4 games to 2 in the finals. He won two more Estonian Championship in 2011 and 2012 and was named to the All-KML Team in both seasons.^[2][3]

On 14 January 2013, Arbet left Kalev to join Kavala of the Greek Basket League. Kavala finished the 2012–13 season last, in 14th place, while Arbet averaged 10.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

On 26 September 2013, Arbet signed for Rethymno Aegean. He left the club in January 2014 and returned to Kalev. Arbet won his fifth Estonian Championship in the 2013–14 season, after Kalev swept University of Tartu in the finals, and was named KML Best Defender.^[4][5] Kalev failed to defend the title in the 2014–15 season and finished as runners-ups. At the conclusion of the season, Arbet was named to the All-KML Team.^[6] He won his sixth Estonian Championship in the 2015–16 season, after Kalev defeated University of Tartu in the finals, winning the series 4 games to 1 and was once again named to the All-KML Team.^[7][8][9] In the 2015–16 VTB United League season, Arbet averaged 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game and was named VTB United League Top Estonian Player.

National team career

As a member of the senior Estonian national basketball team, Arbet competed at the EuroBasket 2015, averaging 11.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 28 minutes per game. He was the team's scoring leader with 26 points in a 78–71 victory against Ukraine, Estonia's first EuroBasket victory since 1993.^[10][11] Estonia finished the tournament in 20th place.

Personal life

Arbet's sister Kerdu Arbet-Lenear is retired basketball player who represented the Estonian women's national basketball team internationally.

Arbet has a son, Geron (born 14 June 2013), with his wife Ly Siht.

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

Tallinna Kalev

• Estonian League champion: 2003

Kalev

• 7× Estonian League champion: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
• 5× Estonian Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016

Individual

• KML Best Defender: 2014
• 5× All-KML Team: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
• VTB United League Top Estonian Player: 2016
• VTB United League Hall of Fame: 2019

References

1. "Selgusid korvpallihooaja 2005/06 parimad" (in Estonian). Delfi. 1 June 2006.
2. "Kristjan Kangur valiti neljandat aastat järjest Eesti parimaks meeskorvpalluriks" (in Estonian). Delfi. 6 June 2012.
3. "Eesti parimateks korvpalluriteks kuulutati Kristjan Kangur ja Merike Anderson" (in Estonian). Delfi. 24 May 2013.
4. "Eesti Meister 2014 on Kalev/Cramo" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association.
5. "Kalevist kaks, Rockist kolm! Kes valiti korvpallihooaja parimateks mängijateks?" (in Estonian). Delfi. 4 June 2014.
6. "Korvpalliliit kuulutas välja aasta parimad ja teatas meistriliiga sümboolse viisiku" (in Estonian). Delfi. 28 May 2015.
7. "Kalev/Cramo kindlustas meistritiitli koguni 27-punktise võiduga!" (in Estonian). Delfi. 27 May 2016.
8. "Kalev/Cramo purustas Tartu Rocki ja tuli Eesti meistriks" (in Estonian). Postimees.
9. "Korvpalliliit lõpetas Saku Suurhallis hooaja ja tunnustas paremaid" (in Estonian). Delfi. 2 June 2016.
10. "Estonia". Eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-06-20.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
11. "Estonia revel in historic success". eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

• Gregor Arbet at basket.ee (in Estonian)
• Gregor Arbet at fiba.com