Gert Kullamäe

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Gert Kullamäe (born 3 June 1971 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian basketball coach and former professional player. He currently coaches BC Pärnu Sadam. During his playing career from 1985 to 2009, he was mainly a shooting guard or small forward and was known for his three-point shooting. He played for many teams in Estonia and abroad, including Kalev, Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania), Telindus Oostende (Belgium), Brose Baskets (Germany), Eiffel Towers (Netherlands), and Tartu Ülikool/Rock, among others. He won numerous titles: seven Estonian championships, plus a USSR League title (1991), a Lithuanian championship (1994), a Belgian championship (2001) and a Dutch championship (2006). He earned individual honors such as two-time Estonian Basketball Player of the Year (1999, 2006) and several MVP awards in the Estonian league.

Kullamäe played for the Soviet Union youth teams and later represented Estonia. He was part of the Estonia national team from 1993–1995, 1998–2001, and 2004–2007, serving as captain in some years. His best scoring game for Estonia was 32 points against Lithuania in 1994 during EuroBasket 1995 qualifiers.

After retiring in 2009, he became a coach. He has led Tartu Ülikool, Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ, TalTech, and BC Pärnu Sadam in different roles, including head coach. He was named KML Coach of the Year in 2015 and won Estonian championships in 2010 and 2015, along with multiple Estonian Cup titles and a Baltic League Cup in 2010.