# Kristian Kullamäe

Kristian Kullamäe (born 25 May 1999) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in), he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

## Professional career

A native of Tallinn, Kullamäe started his career in 2014 in the ranks of Audentes, which at the time played in the Estonian first division Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). On 13 September 2016, Kullamäe signed with Rockets Gotha of the German second division ProA. After helping his team advance to the league finals, Kullamae made his debut in the top-tier Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) in the following 2017–2018 season. On 31 July 2018, Kullamäe returned to the ProA by signing with Baunach Young Pikes for the 2018–2019 season. On 11 July 2019, he signed with Real Canoe of the Spanish LEB Oro.
On 6 August 2020, Kullamäe signed a three-year contract with San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. Under the terms of his contract, Kullamäe spent his first year playing on loan for Palma of the LEB Oro, where he was one of the leading players with 16.0 points per game. In the following season, he made his Liga ACB debut with Burgos, playing limited minutes. Kullamae chose to opt out of the final year of his contract after Burgos were relegated to LEB Oro for the 2022–23 season.
On 1 August 2022, Kullamäe signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. On 30 November 2022, Kullamäe recorded 24 points (9/12 FG), six rebounds, seven assists and a 28-point PIR in a 104–98 home win over Cedevita Olimpija.

## National team career

Kullamäe made his debut for the Estonian national team on 25 February 2018, in a 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifier against Israel, scoring 8 points in a 78–62 home victory.

## Personal life

Kristian is the son of former Estonia international and current basketball coach, Gert Kullamäe.

## Career statistics
### EuroCup

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
| 2022–23 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | 19 | | 25.3 | .411 | .354 | .720 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 10.8 |

### Domestic leagues

| Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2014–15 | Audentes | KML | 8 | 13.3 | .265 | .235 | 1.000 | 2.4 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 3.4 |
| 2015–16 | Audentes | KML | 27 | 21.1 | .406 | .373 | .818 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .1 | 7.6 |
| 2016–17 | Rockets Gotha | ProA | 22 | 7.1 | .459 | .355 | .882 | .8 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 3.7 |
| 2017–18 | Rockets Gotha | BBL | 12 | 10.1 | .419 | .417 | .800 | 1.2 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 3.3 |
| 2018–19 | Baunach Young Pikes | ProA | 29 | 26.3 | .439 | .319 | .772 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .6 | .0 | 13.4 |
| 2019–20 | Real Canoe | LEB Oro | 22 | 22.4 | .472 | .368 | .758 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .6 | .0 | 11.9 |
| 2020–21 | Palma | LEB Oro | 31 | 30.8 | .408 | .312 | .889 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | .0 | 16.0 |
| 2021–22 | San Pablo Burgos | Liga ACB | 15 | 10.4 | .365 | .357 | 1.000 | .9 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 3.3 |
| 2022–23 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | LKL | 44 | 25.5 | .525 | .428 | .725 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .1 | 13.8 |
| 2023–24 | Bilbao Basket | Liga ACB | 5 | 18.2 | .521 | .458 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .6 | .0 | 13.2 |

### Estonia national team

| Year | Tournament | National Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2014 | 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B | Estonia U-16 | 9 | 6 | 23.6 | .333 | .267 | .250 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | .2 | 9.0 |
| 2015 | 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B | Estonia U-16 | 8 | 8 | 24.4 | .402 | .333 | .667 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .1 | 11.4 |
| 2016 | 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B | Estonia U-18 | 8 | - | 28.9 | .417 | .286 | .636 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .2 | 17.6 |
| 2017 | 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B | Estonia U-18 | 8 | 8 | 22.8 | .400 | .279 | .882 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .3 | 12.9 |
| 2018–19 | 2019 Basketball World Cup Qualification | Estonia | 9 | 6 | 22.6 | .388 | .171 | .455 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .8 | .1 | 8.7 |
| 2020 | EuroBasket 2022 qualification | Estonia | 5 | 5 | 28.6 | .517 | .364 | .667 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .0 | 16.0 |