Kristjan Makke is an Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n professional basketballer. He is currently playing for TTÜ KK

TTÜ KK

TTÜ KK is an Estonian professional basketball club, which belongs to Tallinn Technical University. The club participates in Korvpalli Meistriliiga and in the Baltic Basketball League Challenge Cup. So far the club has won no titles. In 2010 TTÜ/KK and Tallinna Kalev joined and made a new...

 at the center/forward position.
Makke started his senior club career at the age of fifteen with "BC Kalev" in 1996. After that he attended high school and college in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. In 2001 he moved to Tallinna Kalev. He played there until December 2002 and then moved to Ehitustööriist

BC Kalev/Cramo

BC Kalev/Cramo is a professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia participating in Korvpalli Meistriliiga, Baltic Basketball League and VTB United League. Kalev/Cramo plays their home games at Saku Suurhall and Kalevi Spordihall. The club was previously known under the name Ehitustööriist,...

 where he spent the next season also. In 2004–05 Makke played for Audentese Ülikool and then signed with Nybit. After three seasons in the team Makke joined TTÜ KK

TTÜ KK

TTÜ KK is an Estonian professional basketball club, which belongs to Tallinn Technical University. The club participates in Korvpalli Meistriliiga and in the Baltic Basketball League Challenge Cup. So far the club has won no titles. In 2010 TTÜ/KK and Tallinna Kalev joined and made a new...

. He is currently the captain of the team.

Kristjan Makke is also a member of the Estonia national basketball team

Estonia national basketball team

The Estonian National Basketball Team is the basketball team that represents Estonia in international competitions.-Eurobasket 1937:The Estonians took fifth place, with an overall record of 3–2, at the second European basketball championship, the Eurobasket 1937 held by the International Basketball...

 and has been a member of the Estonian EuroBasket

Eurobasket

The EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...

 squad in 2003

Eurobasket 2003

-5th to 8th place:-Awards:-All-Tournament Team : Tony Parker Šarūnas Jasikevičius Saulius Štombergas Andrei Kirilenko Pau Gasol-Top scorers :# Pau Gasol 25.8# Andrei Kirilenko 23.1# Dirk Nowitzki 22.5# Mehmet Okur 18.7...

, 2007

Eurobasket 2007

-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...

, and 2009

EuroBasket 2009

The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009...

.

Honours

• 1997–98 Estonian League (BC Kalev)
• 2001–02 Estonian Cup
  Estonian Basketball Cup
  The Estonian Basketball Cup is an annual pro basketball national cup competition. The tournament is organized by Eesti Korvpalliliit.- Winners :*1946 – Tallinna Kalev*1947 – N/A*1948 – Tallinna Kalev...
  
   (Tallinna Kalev)
• 2001–02 Estonian League (Tallinna Kalev)

External links

• Profile at basket.ee
• Profile at bbl.net