Artūrs Bērziņš (born June 12, 1988) is a Latvian former
basketball player
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
, who plays the power forward position. For the 2017–2018 season he is signed with the
BK Ventspils
BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.
History
BK Ventspils was founded in 1994. In first years Ventspils proved themselves as relevant pa ...
of the
Latvian Basketball League
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*Something of, from, or related to Latvia
**Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region
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. He is now youth basketball coach and an assistant coach for
BK Ogre
BK Ogre is a professional basketball club based in Ogre, Latvia playing in the Latvian Basketball League and Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.Profesionālais klubs tika dibināts 2014. gadā, bet līdz tam bija vietējā komanda, kas spēlēj ...
.
He has represented the
Latvian national team in
EuroBasket 2011
EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's EuroBasket, European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted t ...
.
References
External links
FIBA Europe profile
1988 births
Living people
BK Valmiera players
BK VEF Rīga players
BK Ventspils players
Latvian men's basketball players
People from Ogre, Latvia
Power forwards (basketball)
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