Claim: The University of Tartu basketball team is a basketball team based in Estonia and was founded in 1937 by Herbert Niiler as division of the University of Tartu Academic Sports Club.
Evidence: University of Tartu basketball team (Estonian: Tartu Ülikooli korvpallimeeskond), is a professional basketball team based in Tartu, Estonia. Founded in 1937 as division of the University of Tartu Academic Sports Club, the team have won a record 26 Estonian Championships, a record 16 Estonian Cups and one Soviet Championship. The team was founded in 1937 by Herbert Niiler as Tartu Estonian Academic Sports Club (Estonian: Tartu Eesti Akadeemiline Spordiklubi), or simply Tartu EASK.