Sander Raieste

Sander Raieste (born 31 March 1999) is an Estonian professional basketball player for the UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB. Standing at 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays at the small forward position. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.

Sander Raieste

Raieste in 2023
UCAM Murcia
Position	Small forward
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	(1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 26) Tallinn, Estonia
Listed height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2015	Viimsi
2014–2016	Audentes/Noortekoondis
2016–2025	Baskonia
2017–2019	→ Baskonia B
2019–2020	→ BC Kalev
2025–present	Murcia
Career highlights
Liga ACB champion (2020)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Estonia FIBA Europe U-16 Championship Division B 2015 Bulgaria U16 Team

Professional career

Raieste began playing basketball with Viimsi and Audentes.

On 12 August 2016, Raieste signed a five-year contract with Baskonia.^[1] He was loaned to Kalev/Cramo in the 2019–20 season, averaging 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Raieste signed a four-year extension with Baskonia on 4 August 2020.^[2]

On July 12, 2025, he signed with UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB.^[3]

National team career

Raieste made his debut for the Estonian national team on 29 June 2018, in a 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifier against Great Britain, scoring 5 points in a 65–74 away defeat.^[4]

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

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2020–21	Baskonia	10	5	4.5	.300	.500	—	.9	.1	.1	—	0.7	0.3
2021–22		10	0	6.2	.583	.429	—	1.1	.3	.2	.1	1.7	1.8
2022–23		19	2	6.9	.440	.182	.000	1.1	.3	.2	.1	1.3	0.5
2023–24		30	8	6.6	.355	.222	—	.7	.2	.1	.0	0.8	0.3
Career		69	15	6.4	.410	.263	.000	.9	.3	.1	.0	1.1	0.4

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Audentes	KML	6	17.3	.385	.364	.727	3.3	1.8	1.0	—	5.3
2015–16	Audentes	KML	26	24.5	.404	.239	.729	3.6	1.3	1.1	.5	7.6
2017–18	Baskonia B	LEB Plata	30	24.5	.484	.372	.563	5.3	2.1	.7	.5	9.4
2018–19	Baskonia B	LEB Plata	33	28.3	.429	.276	.719	5.1	2.3	.9	.3	11.0
2019–20	BC Kalev	LEBL	25	19.4	.581	.383	.781	3.8	1.7	.8	.2	7.5
2019–20	BC Kalev	VTBUL	19	14.0	.509	.389	.615	2.6	.5	.5	.2	3.8
2020–21	Baskonia	ACB	21	7.3	.483	.400	.600	.8	.5	.6	—	1.7
2021–22	Baskonia	ACB	15	6.1	.071	.000	.500	.5	.1	.1	—	0.2
2022–23	Baskonia	ACB	27	12.7	.375	.306	.722	1.8	.4	.4	.1	2.7
2023–24	Baskonia	ACB	29	9.3	.464	.333	.857	.9	.4	.2	.0	2.3