Janari Jõesaar

Janari Jõesaar (born 8 December 1993) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Bosna of the Bosnian League and the ABA League. He is a 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 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.

Janari Jõesaar

No. 21 – Bosna
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	Bosnian League ABA League
Personal information
Born	(1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 31) Kajaani, Finland[1]
Nationality	Estonian
Listed height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
High school	Sunrise Christian Academy (Wichita, Kansas)
College	Ole Miss (2013–2014) Texas–Pan American (2014–2015)
NBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015	Rapla
2015–2016	Rakvere Tarvas
2016–2017	Tartu Ülikool
2017–2019	BC Kalev
2019	Canarias
2019–2020	BC Kalev
2020	Manresa
2020–2021	BC Kalev
2021–2022	Medi Bayreuth
2022–2024	Anwil Włocławek
2024–2025	Dziki Warszawa
2025–present	Bosna
Career highlights
Latvian-Estonian League champion (2021) * Latvian-Estonian League All-Star Five (2021) 2× Estonian League champion (2018, 2021) Estonian Cup winner (2020) Estonian League First Team (2017) VTB United League All-Star (2019) Latvian–Estonian League All-Star (2019) Latvian–Estonian League All-Star Game MVP (2019) Second-team All-WAC (2015) WAC All-Newcomer Team (2015)

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.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Janari Jõesaar SF	Bel Aire, KS	Sunrise Christian	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 1, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: Not Ranked    Rivals: Not Ranked    ESPN: Not Ranked
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Ole Miss 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved 20 August 2013. "2013 Ole Miss Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved 20 August 2013. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 20 August 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved 20 August 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

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.^[2]

On 24 February 2019 Jõesaar signed a 1.5-year contract with Liga ACB team Iberostar Tenerife.^[3]

In June 2020 he signed a 2-year contract with Baxi Manresa.^[4]

On June 16, 2021, he has signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.^[5]

On July 22, 2022, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League.^[6]

On June 24, 2024, he signed with Dziki Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).^[7]

National team career

Jõesaar has represented the Estonian national team since 2014.^[8] He represented Estonia in the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, finishing in eighth place.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Ole Miss	12	0	4.3	.474	.250	.800	1.5	.1	.3	.0	2.3
2014–15	Texas–Pan American	31	31	34.0	.460	.378	.817	6.6	2.4	1.3	.6	16.9
Career		43	31	25.7	.461	.372	.816	5.2	1.8	1.0	.4	12.8

Domestic leagues

Season	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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	9.9
2018–19		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	10.5
2020–21	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

Year	Tournament	National Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010	2010 U-18 European Championship Division B	Estonia U-18	8	8	31.5	.465	.200	.684	8.3	.8	1.3	.6	12.3
2011	2011 U-18 European Championship Division B	Estonia U-18	7	7	29.3	.459	.222	.609	6.7	1.7	2.0	.6	12.3
2015	2015 Summer Universiade	Estonia Universiade	7	4	22.0	.417	.385	.615	5.0	1.3	1.4	.1	11.6
2017	2019 Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers	Estonia	1	0	17.0	.500	.333	1.000	3.0	.0	.0	.0	13.0
2018–19	2019 Basketball World Cup Qualification	Estonia	5	3	21.2	.478	.143	.500	5.4	1.6	1.4	.8	5.2
2020–21	EuroBasket 2022 qualification	Estonia	6	6	28.4	.417	.333	.733	4.3	2.2	1.2	.3	7.7