Edmunds Elksnis (born November 19, 1990) is a Latvian professional basketball player from Rūjiena,

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, who is currently playing for Valmiera Glass ViA . Priot joining Valmiera Glass ViA Elksnis represented

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and

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 ...

in the

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. Elksnis is playing

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position.

Professional career

Edmunds Elksnis started his professional career with

BK Valmiera BK Valmiera, named Valmiera Ordo for sponsorship reasons, was a professional basketball club based in Valmiera, Latvia which played in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League. Since 2018 the club is on hiatus. In the 2015- ...

in 2011, when Ainars Zvirgzdins gave a chance for young player to prove himself with

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team. In his second professional season Elksnis won Latvian league bronze medal with Valmiera team, which in this time was coached by

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. Valmiera came back from 0-2 deficit in bronze series and won Barons Kvartāls with 3-2. After four seasons with Valmiera Elksnis moved to Jūrmala/Fēnikss where point guard matured into one of team leaders, proving himself as quick player who can be very productive in fast basketball demanded by Jūrmala coach Arnis Vecvagars. In September of 2017 Elksnis signed with recent Latvian champion Valmiera/Ordo. Only two years after Valmiera championship season team bankrupted and Elksnis moved to promoted Valmiera Glass ViA in Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. In 2019./2020. season Elksnis was leagues leading statistical assister before leagues suspension due to

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Latvian National Team

Elksnis was late bloomer, so he was not called to Latvian youth national teams. In summer of 2020 Latvian National team coach Roberts Štelmahers included Elksnis into team for Baltic Chain tournament in honor of Estonian basketball hundred years celebration. Elksnis was candidate for EuroBasket 2022 qualification, but did not make final squad.

References

External links

Profile at RealGMProfile at Latvian - Estonian league
1990 births Living people BK Valmiera players Latvian men's basketball players People from Rūjiena {{Latvia-basketball-bio-stub