Mihkel Kirves
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| No. 12 – Jonava Hipocredit | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | LKL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 6 December 1996 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2019 | BC Pärnu |
| 2012–2014 | → Pärnu II |
| 2019–2020 | Patrioti Levice |
| 2019–2020 | Brno |
| 2020–2023 | BC Pärnu |
| 2023–2024 | BC Kalev |
| 2024 | M Basket Mažeikiai |
| 2024–present | CBet Jonava / Jonava Hipocredit |
| Career highlights | |
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Mihkel Kirves (born 6 December 1996) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Jonava Hipocredit of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays at the small forward position.
Kirves debuted in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) in the 2012–13 season with BC Pärnu. He was named KML Best Defender in 2017 and 2018.[1][2]
He left Estonia for the first time on June 30, 2019, when he signed with Levickí Patrioti of the Slovak Basketball League (SBL).[3]
In January 2020, Kirves and Levickí Patrioti mutually decided to terminate his contract and he shortly joined Basket Brno of the National Basketball League.[4]
Kirves returned to BC Pärnu in June 2020.[5]
On August 1, 2023, he signed a one-year contract with BC Kalev of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML).[6] In early 2024 he injured his knee and had knee surgery, making him unfit to play till the end of the season.[7]
On 9 July 2024, Kirves signed with M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[8]
His contract was terminated by mutual agreement with M Basket Mažeikiai and on October 9, 2024, he signed with CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League for the rest of the season.[9] Kirves re-signed with Jonava Hipocredit for the 2025-2026 season on August 7, 2025.[10]
National team career
Kirves made his debut for the Estonian national team on 13 September 2018, in a 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup European qualifier against Germany, scoring 2 points in a 43–86 home defeat.[11]