Tanel Tein (born 10 January 1978) is an Estonian former professional basketball player.

Tein subsequently played for Alba Berlin and Dynamo Moscow Region, before returning to University of Tartu in November 2005.

[1] Tein began playing for the Estonian national basketball team in 1998.

He played with Estonia at the EuroBasket 2001, averaging 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

[2] On 11 June 2010, Tein attracted media attention after being brought down by rescuers from a pedestrian bridge in Tartu, where he had fallen asleep drunk.