Herbert Niiler


Herbert Niiler was an Estonian American basketball player and coach.
Niiler coached the Estonia men's national basketball team in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where the team placed 9th. He also led Estonia to EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939, finishing both in 5th place.
In 1944, he fled from the Soviet occupation with his family to the United States, where they resided in Pittsburgh since 1948.

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