Mihkel Kirves
| No. 12 – Jonava | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | LKL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 6 December 1996 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 96 kg (212 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 | BC Jonava |
| Career highlights | |
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Mihkel Kirves (born 6 December 1996) is an Estonian professional basketball player for CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays at the small forward position.
Professional career
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 BC Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League for the rest of the season.[9] Kirves re-signed with BC Jonava 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]
Awards and accomplishments
Individual
References
- ^ "Eesti aasta parimateks korvpalluriteks valiti Mailis Pokk ja Siim-Sander Vene" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 1 June 2017.
- ^ Reinsalu, Martin (24 May 2018). "Hooaja sümboolses viisikus kaks Cramo ja kaks Tartu meest" (in Estonian). Korvpall24.
- ^ "Noor Eesti korvpallur jätkab karjääri välisklubis". sport.postimees.ee (in Estonian). 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Mihkel Kirves lahkus Slovakkiast Tšehhi kõrgliigasse suuremate mänguminutite jahile". korvpall24.ee (in Estonian). 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Eesti korvpallikoondislane naaseb kodumaale". sport.postimees.ee (in Estonian). 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Kalev/Cramo tugevdas rivistust Eesti koondislasega". sport.delfi.ee (in Estonian). 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Põlveoperatsioonil käinud Kirvese hooaeg sai läbi". sport.err.ee (in Estonian). 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Komandoje – puolėjas iš Estijos". mbasket.lt (in Lithuanian). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Mihkel Kirves leidis Leedus uue koduklubi". sport.err.ee (in Estonian). 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ^ "Mihkelis Kirvesas Jonavoje lieka dar vienam sezonui". bcjonava.lt (in Lithuanian). 2025-08-07. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ^ "Estonia v Germany". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
External links
- Mihkel Kirves at basket.ee
- Mihkel Kirves at fiba.com
- Mihkel Kirves at realgm.com