Karl Johan Lips
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| No. 9 – Tartu Ülikool | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | Korvpalli Meistriliiga Estonian–Latvian Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 20 July 1996 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 106 kg (234 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012 | Viimsi |
| 2012–2014 | Audentes |
| 2013–2014 | → Audentes II |
| 2014–2017 | Rapla |
| 2014–2016 | → Rapla II |
| 2016–2017 | → Kohila |
| 2017 | Rakvere Tarvas |
| 2017–2018 | Pärnu |
| 2018–2021 | Tallinna Kalev |
| 2021 | Viimsi |
| 2021–2022 | Chieti |
| 2022–2023 | Viimsi |
| 2023–2024 | Balkan Botevgrad |
| 2024 | Chieti |
| 2024–present | Tartu Ülikool |
| Career highlights | |
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Karl Johan Lips (born 20 July 1996) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits of the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays at the power forward position. He also represents the Estonian national team.
Lips began playing basketball with the youth teams of Viimsi.
Professional career
Lips started his professional career with Rapla of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga during the 2014–15 season. On 2 February 2017, he left Rapla, and signed with Rakvere Tarvas, until the end of the season.[1]
On 4 August 2017, Lips signed with Pärnu.[2]
He joined Tallinna Kalev ahead of the 2018–19 season.
On 30 July 2021, Lips returned to his boyhood club Viimsi.[3] However, on 17 November, it was announced that he would join Chieti of the Serie A2 on a two-month contract, replacing the injured Cameron Jackson.[4] He returned to Viimsi on 31 January 2022.[5]
On 21 July 2023, Lips signed with the reigning Bulgarian League champions Balkan Botevgrad.[6] On 3 January 2024, his contract was terminated.[7] On 11 January, he signed with his former club Chieti until the end of the season.[8]
On 7 July 2024, Lips signed with Tartu Ülikool.[9] He was named the Estonian-Latvian League regular season Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2026.