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BK Ventspils is a professional
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club that is located in
Ventspils Ventspils (; german: Windau, ; see other names) is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country. At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It ...
,
Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
. The club competes in the
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.


History

BK Ventspils was founded in 1994. In first years Ventspils proved themselves as relevant part of Latvian basketball, but major step came in 1997 when Ventspils Olympic Center was built. At that time Ventspils started to play in international competitions playing in 1997–98 edition of
FIBA Korać Cup The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the FIBA European Champions' Cup (later renamed th ...
, which was followed by playing in
FIBA Saporta Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA ...
. Meanwhile, in the Latvian League Ventspils reached finals in both 1998 and 1999, but in 2000 they won their first domestic title and then went on to win seven consecutive from 2000 to 2006. The team won its eight Latvian League championship in 2009. During that championship run Ventspils also had great performances in European competitions. In the 2002–03 season Ventspils reached FIBA Champions Cup Final Four, where they finished third. In the 2003–04 season Ventspils debuted in the ULEB Cup competition, making eighthfinals. In the 2004–05 ULEB Cup season, Ventspils reached new heights and missed semifinals after, losing by one point in two game series against Hemofarm. Before the 2009–10 season, Ventspils participated in the EuroLeague Qualifying round, becoming the first Latvian team to do so. Ventspils has been a team for many players to establish themselves on the European stage, such as
Mire Chatman Mire De Juan Chatman (born October 24, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 1.87 m (6'2"), he played at the point guard position. He is a Texas Pan American University alumnus who as an American became the all-t ...
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Marijonas Petravičius Marijonas Petravičius (born October 24, 1979) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. He was a member of the Lithuania national team. He mainly played the center position, but he could also play the power forward position. Prof ...
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Jānis Blūms Jānis Blūms (born 20 April 1982) is a former Latvian professional basketball player. Standing at , Blūms played both point guard and shooting guard positions. He also served as the captain of the Latvian national basketball team. Player career ...
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Brent Wright Brindley Lambert Wright (born May 6, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Playing career Wright did not play organized basketball until 1993–94. He was a Top-35 recruit in the country coming out of Miami Senior High Sch ...
, and others, who later had successful careers at the EuroLeague level. In 2013, BK Ventspils became the first Latvian club to have won the
Baltic Basketball League Baltic Basketball League (BBL) was the Baltic states basketball league founded in 2004. The league mainly focused on teams from the Baltic states, but teams from Sweden, Russia, Kazakhstan, Finland, and Belarus have participated in the Baltic L ...
, after winning the first leg by a score of 69:91, and losing the second, by a score of just 70:73,BK Ventspils - BC Prienai : 70:73 (Match report)
ScoresPro.com in the finals against
Prienai Prienai () is a city in Lithuania situated on the Nemunas River, south of Kaunas. In 2011 the city had 9,867 inhabitants. The name of the city is a derivative from a surname ''Prienas''. Pociūnai Airport is associated with the city. History ...
, from
Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
. In the following season, BK Ventspils won their first Latvian League title since 2009, becoming the champions of the 2014 Latvian Basketball League campaign.


Honours


League

* Latvian-Estonian League ::Winners (1):
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* Latvian League: ::Winners (10): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014,
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:::''Runners-up (10)'': 1998, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017,
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, 2021, 2022 ::::''Bronze (5)'': 1996, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2020 *
Latvian Cup The Latvian Football Cup () is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Latvian Football (soccer), football. Since 2021, its full name is Responsible Game Latvian Football Cup (''Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss'') due ...
:::''Runners-up (1)'': 2022 *
Baltic League The Baltic League (officially known as the Triobet Baltic League) was a Baltic men's football club tournament held four times between the top club sides from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Launched in 2007 inspired by the now defunct Scandinav ...
::Winners (1):
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:::''Runners-up (1)'': 2015 ::::''Bronze (2)'': 2007, 2010 *
North European Basketball League The North European Basketball League, or Northern European Basketball League (NEBL), was a short-lived regional professional basketball league. It was founded in 1998, by Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Dmitry Buriak. The league was the first commerci ...
::::''Bronze (1)'': 2002 *
FIBA Europe Champions Cup The FIBA EuroCup Challenge was the 4th-tier level (it was the 3rd-tier level during the inaugural 2002–03 season), transnational professional continental club basketball competition in Europe. It was run and organized by FIBA Europe. The lea ...
::::''Bronze (1)'': 2003


Season by season


Roster


Depth chart


Notable players

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Rihards Lomažs Rihards Lomažs (born 13 April 1996) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. Career Lomažs joined Basketball Bundesliga club EWE Baskets Oldenburg Baskets Oldenburg, for sponsorship re ...
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Artis Ate Artis Ate (born 29 July 1989) is a Latvian professional basketball player, who plays the shooting guard and small forward The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball gam ...
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Ainars Bagatskis Ainars Bagatskis (born 29 March 1967) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and coach, who currently works as the head coach of CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională and the senior Ukraine national team. Playing career Club career ...
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Dairis Bertāns Dairis Bertāns (born September 9, 1989) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Real Betis of the Spanish Liga ACB. Bertāns also plays for the Latvia national basketball team. He is the older brother of Dāvis Bertāns. Professional car ...
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Artūrs Bērziņš Artūrs Bērziņš (born June 12, 1988) is a Latvian former basketball player, who plays the power forward position. For the 2017–2018 season he is signed with the BK Ventspils of the Latvian Basketball League. He is now youth basketball coach a ...
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Jānis Blūms Jānis Blūms (born 20 April 1982) is a former Latvian professional basketball player. Standing at , Blūms played both point guard and shooting guard positions. He also served as the captain of the Latvian national basketball team. Player career ...
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Sandis Buškevics Sandis Buškevics (born 28 January 1977 in Ventspils, Latvia) is a Latvian professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently an interim head coach for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Buškevics was a ...
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Kaspars Cipruss Kaspars Cipruss (born February 2, 1982) is a Latvian basketball player. Club career Born in Rezekne, Latvia, Cipruss started his basketball career in Latvian powerhouse ASK/Brocēni/LMT in 1998. After extinction of the team he had a brief spel ...
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Raimonds Gabrāns Raimonds is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: *Raimonds Bergmanis (born 1966), Latvian weightlifting champion, strongman and Olympic competitor * Raimonds Feldmanis (born 1982), Latvian basketballer and coach * Raimonds Karnītis ( ...
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Raitis Grafs Raitis Grafs (born June 12, 1981) is a Latvian professional basketball center. Born in Riga, Latvia, he is a member of the Latvia national basketball team. In kindergarten, Grafs met Kristaps Valters and they became fast friends. Since then, th ...
* Māris Gulbis * Dāvis Gūtmanis *
Uvis Helmanis Uvis Helmanis (born June 10, 1972) is a former Latvian professional basketball player who played at power forward position. After retiring he became a basketball coach, and currently works as a head coach for Löwen Erfurt. Player profile Helm ...
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Kristaps Janičenoks Kristaps Janičenoks (born March 14, 1983) is a Latvian professional basketball player who currently plays for VEF Rīga. He also plays for the Latvian national basketball team. Playing career Janičenoks first gained attention as a high scoring ...
* Mareks Jurevičus *
Ernests Kalve Ernests Kalve (born April 4, 1987) is a Latvian professional basketball player and assistant coach for BK Ogre of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. Professional career Kalve's first team was Falco/Ķeizarmežs in Latvian Amateur Basketball ...
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Rihards Kuksiks Rihards Kuksiks (born July 17, 1988) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He is also a member of the senior Latvia national basketball team. College career 200 ...
* Toms Leimanis *
Mārtiņš Meiers Mārtiņš Meiers (born 30 March 1991) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Rīgas Zeļļi of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. Professional career Meiers had a breakout year in his second season with VEF Rīga averaging 13.7p ...
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Kārlis Muižnieks Kārlis Muižnieks (born March 17, 1964 in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union) is a former basketball player and currently is the head coach of Prometey Kamianske of the UA SuperLeague. Career in basketball Muižnieks had solid career as player ...
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Ivars Timermanis Ivars Timermanis (born February 4, 1982) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player who played the Small forward position. Pro career He was a member of the Latvian national basketball team. He has played in various teams in Latvia and ...
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Jānis Timma Jānis Timma (born 2 July 1992) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Grises de Humacao of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents the senior Latvian national team. At a height of , he plays mainly at th ...
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Mārtiņš Skirmants Mārtiņš Skirmants born December 7, 1977 in Rīga, Latvia is a former Latvian professional basketball player who played the Center position. Playing career Mārtiņš Skirmants started playing basketball in Daugavpils, but later on he moved to ...
* Artūrs Strēlnieks *
Jānis Strēlnieks Jānis Strēlnieks (born 1 September 1989) is a Latvian professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He also represents the senior Latvia national team. Standing at tall, he mainl ...
* Andrejs Šeļakovs *
Aigars Šķēle Aigars Šķēle (born December 4, 1992) is a professional basketball player for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Playing career Šķēle spent couple of seasons in Spain, playing for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada youth te ...
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Armands Šķēle Armands Šķēle (born September 4, 1983) is a former Latvian professional basketball player. He was a member of Latvian National Team. He earned praise from fans for his artistic style of play that thrived on creativity and unorthodox moves. Du ...
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Žanis Peiners Žanis Peiners (born 1 August 1990) is a Latvian professional basketball player. He is 2.05 m (6 ft  in) tall shooting guard-small forward. Professional career In 2009, he started pro career with VEF Rīga. After that season, he ...
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Kristaps Purnis Kristaps is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the German name Christoph and may refer to: *Kristaps Blanks (born 1986), Latvian football striker *Kristaps Dārgais (born 1990), Latvian basketball player *Kristaps Grebis (born 19 ...
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Juris Umbraško Juris Umbraško (born 29 July 1978 in Jekabpils, Latvia) is a Latvian professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Latvian-Estonian Basketball League team Rīgas Zeļļi. Club career Umbraško started his ...
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Raimonds Vaikulis Raimonds Vaikulis (born February 4, 1980 in Preili) is a Latvian former professional basketball player. Professional career In 2008, with the BK Barons, he won the EuroCup and the Latvian Basketball League championship. He is a member of the La ...
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Arnis Vecvagars Arnis Vecvagars (April 12, 1974) is a Latvian former basketball player, and former coach of the Latvian national basketball team. He is the father of Latvian basketball player Kaspars Vecvagars. Playing career Arnis Vecvagars spent most of his ca ...
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Sandis Valters Sandis Valters (born 31 August 1978) is a retired professional basketball shooting guard, who last played for BK Ventspils. He is member of Latvia national basketball team. His father is a former Soviet basketball star, Valdis Valters, and his y ...
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Ronalds Zaķis Ronalds Zaķis (born July 8, 1987) is a Latvian professional basketball player who plays for Donar of the BNXT League. Career Ronalds Zaķis started his career playing for BK Ventspils. In early 2008, he was loaned to VEF Rīga and after the ...
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Uģis Viļums Uģis Viļums (born 28 July 1979 in Saldus, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian professional basketball guard, who plays for Barons LMT. He is member of the Latvia men's national basketball team The Latvia men's national basketball team ( lv, Latvijas ...
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Aigars Vītols Aigars Vītols (born February 15, 1976) is a former Latvian professional basketball player and a current politician for the Latvian Union of Greens and Farmers. Sports career Vītols played the shooting guard position: He played most of his care ...
* Aigars Zeidaks *
Akselis Vairogs Akselis Vairogs (born November 8, 1985) is a Latvian professional basketball coach and a former player, who played the shooting guard position. Professional career Vairogs started his career in Ventspils system playing for its farm-club Ventspils ...
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Marijonas Petravičius Marijonas Petravičius (born October 24, 1979) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. He was a member of the Lithuania national team. He mainly played the center position, but he could also play the power forward position. Prof ...
* Kęstutis Šeštokas *
Saulius Kuzminskas Saulius Kuzminskas (born May 30, 1982) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. His younger brother Mindaugas is also a basketball player for the Olimpia Milano. Professional career Kuzminskas debuted in 1999 with Sakalai. He brie ...
* Simas Buterlevičius *
Edgaras Želionis Edgaras Želionis (born June 4, 1989) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League. He plays at the power forward and center positions. Professional career On July 5, 2017, Želionis signed with Nept ...
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Vladimir Štimac Vladimir Štimac ( sr, Владимир Штимац, born August 25, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player who most recently played for the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He also represented the Serbian ...
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Bojan Bakić Bojan Bakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Бакић; born January 8, 1983) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for BC Barsy Atyrau, Barsy Atyrau of the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship. Professional career The Montenegrin guard s ...
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Georgios Tsiakos Georgios "George" Tsiakos (alternate spelling: Giorgos) (Greek: Γιώργος Τσιάκος; born July 19, 1982) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall power forward-center. Professional career Tsiakos ...
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Dušan Jelić Dušan Jelić ( sr-cyr, Душан Јелић; born 13 August 1974) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball coach and former player. At a height of 2.11 m (6'11") tall, he played at the center position. Coaching career In February 2021, Je ...
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Nikos Gkikas Nikolaos "Nikos" Gkikas (alternate spelling: Gikas) (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Γκίκας; born November 22, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and th ...
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Akin Akingbala Akinlolu Akinayi Akingbala (born 25 March 1983) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for Sáenz Horeca Araberri of the LEB Oro. He played college basketball for Clemson University. He is 2.09m (6 ft 10) tall and he ...
* Weyinmi Efejuku * Mamadi Diané *
Emmanuel Ubilla Emmanuel Lawrence "Manny" Ubilla (born 26 June 1986) is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Czech club BK NH Ostrava, NH Ostrava. Standing at 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in), Ubilla mainly plays the point guard position. He play ...
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Denis Ikovlev Denis may refer to: People * Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris * Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure * Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary * Denis the Carthusian (1402–1 ...
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Mike Lenzly Mike Lenzly (born 1 May 1981) is a British former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.89 m (6'2 ") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. College career Lenzly attended Wofford College in Spartanburg, Sout ...
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Rashad Anderson Rashad Shaheed Anderson (born November 9, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Connecticut. Early life Rashad's first interest was baseball. His cousin introduced him ...
* Jimmy Baxter *
Tyrone Brazelton Tyrone Brazelton (born March 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Levski Sofia of the NBL. He plays at the point guard position. He won a Polish Championship in 2009 with the club Prokom. On October 2, 201 ...
* Rasheed Brokenborough * Mike Bruesewitz *
Dominez Burnett Dominez Burnett (born October 28, 1992) is an American professional basketball player from Flint, Michigan. Burnett last played for MZT Skopje. In 2016, Burnett was named the Bevo Francis National Small College Basketball Player of the Year. Pri ...
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Folarin Campbell Folarin Yaovi Campbell (born February 27, 1986) is a Nigerian-American basketball player who last played for Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin of the Israeli National League. He played college basketball for the George Mason Patriots. Campbell started at ...
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Tweety Carter Demond "Tweety" Carter (born October 25, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Start Lublin of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for Baylor University. High school career Tweety Carter h ...
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Warren Carter Warren Carter is an exegete specializing in the Gospel of Matthew, as well as the Greek New Testament in general. Born in New Zealand and now living in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Carter's education consists of a Ph.D. (New Testament), from Princeton Theologi ...
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Mire Chatman Mire De Juan Chatman (born October 24, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 1.87 m (6'2"), he played at the point guard position. He is a Texas Pan American University alumnus who as an American became the all-t ...
* Ricky Clemons *
Willie Deane Willie Deane (born February 23, 1980) is an American-Bulgarian former professional basketball player. Deane has won three Bulgarian championships, one Bulgarian Cup, a French championship, a French Super Cup and an Italian championship. College ...
* John Gilchrist *
Jerai Grant Harvey Jerai Grant (born January 10, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for BC Budivelnyk of the European North Basketball League and the Champions League. He played college basketball for Clemson University. College career In h ...
* Steven Gray *
Blake Hamilton Blake Ellis Hamilton (born October 26, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for APOEL of Cyprus Basketball Division 1. He played college basketball at Buffalo. Early life and high school Hamilton was born and grew up in Pasadena, ...
* Darnell Hoskins *
Brandon Hunter Brandon Hunter (November 24, 1980 – September 12, 2023) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After a college basketball career with the Ohio Bobcats, leading the NCAA in rebounding in 2 ...
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Ted Jeffries Theodore Lemuel Jefferies (November 8, 1908 – January 2, 1985) was an American football player and coach. Jefferies was an alumnus of the Centenary College of Louisiana, which he graduated from in 1929, as president of the student body and as "c ...
* Dalron Johnson *
Michael-Hakim Jordan Michael-Hakim Jordan (born June 24, 1977), is an American basketball coach and former professional player who was formerly the men's basketball head coach of the Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team. Playing career After starring at the Abing ...
* Justin Love *
Bernard King Bernard King (born December 4, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player at the small forward position in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors ...
* Willie Kemp *
Chester Mason Chester Chet Mason (born April 25, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 1,93 (6 ft 4in) tall guard Guard or guards may refer to: Professional occupations * Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assaul ...
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Dan McClintock Daniel Raymond McClintock (born April 19, 1977) is a retired American professional basketball player at the center position. He is 7'0" and weighs 260 lb. He attended Northern Arizona University before being selected with the 53rd overall pi ...
* Chad McClendon *
Gerry McNamara Gerry McNamara (born August 28, 1983) is a retired American basketball player and current assistant coach of the Syracuse University men's basketball team. A former guard for the Orange, he never missed a start in his career which lasted from ...
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Aaron Pettway According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of ...
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Eddie Shannon Eddie Shannon (born January 29, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. Shannon, a native of West Palm Beach in Florida, has played his entire career essentially with only one eye. At the age of 10 while playing with some of ...
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Casey Shaw Joseph Casey Shaw (born July 20, 1975) is an American former basketball player who is the head coach of the boys varsity basketball team at Davidson Academy. Prior to his appointment at Davidson, he was an assistant coach for the Vanderbilt Commo ...
* Lewis Sims *
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* Jamaal Tatum *
Terrance Thomas Terrance Lamar Thomas (born December 29, 1980) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Deportes Castro of Chile. He played college basketball at Baylor University. Career He played professionally for T71 Dudelange (L ...
* Lorenzo Williams *
Brent Wright Brindley Lambert Wright (born May 6, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Playing career Wright did not play organized basketball until 1993–94. He was a Top-35 recruit in the country coming out of Miami Senior High Sch ...
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Jahmar Young Jahmar Young (born November 18, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Hevel Modi'in of the Israeli National League. He played college basketball for New Mexico State. Early life and college career Young attended W. E. B. ...


Notable coaches

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Armands Krauliņš Armands Krauliņš (August 16, 1939 - July 1, 2022) was a Latvian basketball coach and Order of the Three Stars Order of the Three Stars ( lv, Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It ...
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Kārlis Muižnieks Kārlis Muižnieks (born March 17, 1964 in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union) is a former basketball player and currently is the head coach of Prometey Kamianske of the UA SuperLeague. Career in basketball Muižnieks had solid career as player ...
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Agris Galvanovskis Agris Galvanovskis (born January 30, 1972) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and a current head coach for BK Liepājas Lauvas of the LBL. Playing career Galvanovskis played professional basketball for Latvian teams VEF Rīga, ...
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Guntis Endzels Guntis Endzels (born 5 December 1967) is a Latvian professional basketball coach, who is currently a head coach for Latvijas Universitāte. Endzels has been head coach for Latvian youth national teams in FIBA continental championships. From 2 ...
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Gundars Vētra Gundars Vētra (born May 22, 1967) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and a current coach. He most recently served as a head coach of Spartak St. Petersburg. Standing at , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positi ...
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Gašper Okorn Gašper Okorn (born 9 April 1973) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach for Krka of the Slovenian League. Coaching career On 23 January 2022, Croatian team Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or sim ...
* Silvano Poropat *
Algirdas Brazys Algirdas ( be, Альгерд, Alhierd, uk, Ольгерд, Ольґерд, Olherd, Olgerd, pl, Olgierd;  – May 1377) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He ruled the Lithuanians and Ruthenians from 1345 to 1377. With the help of his bro ...
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Roberts Štelmahers Roberts Štelmahers (born November 19, 1974) is a Latvian retired professional basketball player, who played the point guard position. Štelmahers was a member of the Latvia national basketball team from 1992 to 2005 participating in four EuroB ...
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Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis (born August 11, 1985) is a Latvian professional basketball coach, who is currently a head coach for BK Liepāja, and an assistant for Luca Banchi in Latvian National Team. Career From 2011 till 2016 he worked as a he ...


References


External links


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