Joonas Riismaa
Estonian professional basketball player
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Joonas Riismaa (born 6 March 2002) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Dinamo Sassari of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He also represents the Estonian national team.
| No. 25 – Dinamo Sassari | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Lega Basket Serie A | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 2002 Rapla, Estonia | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.99[1] m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Pistoia Basket 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | →Basket Montale | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | New Basket Brindisi | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Pallacanestro Cantù | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | →Derthona Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2026–present | Dinamo Sassari | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
Riismaa played youth basketball with Mens Sana Basketball Academy.[2] In 2018, he signed a junior contract with Pistoia Basket.[3] After playing for Pistoia's under-18 and reserve teams from 2018 to 2020, Riismaa made his debut for the senior team in 2020.
On 11 July 2022, Riismaa signed a contract with Happy Casa Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the FIBA Europe Cup.[4]
Riismaa became Italian Serie A2 champion in 2025 with Pallacanestro Cantù, averaging 4.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. [5]
On September 8, 2025, he was loaned to Derthona Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[6]
National team career
Riismaa helped the Estonian U20 national team win the bronze medal at the Division B tournament of the 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship.[7]
Career statistics
National team
| Team | Tournament | Pos. | GP | PPG | RPG | APG |
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| Estonia | EuroBasket 2025 | 19th | 5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
