Ingus Jakovičs (born 18 April 1993) is a Latvian professional
basketball
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guard
Guard or guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
for
Básquet Coruña
Club Básquet Coruña, more commonly referred by its sponsorship name of Leyma Básquet Coruña, is a professional basketball team based in A Coruña, Galicia. The team currently plays in league LEB Oro.
History
CB Coruña was founded in 1996 a ...
of the
LEB Oro. He is also a member of the
Latvian national team.
Professional career
Jakovičs started playing basketball for
BK Gulbenes Buki
BK Gulbenes Buki, formerly known as ASK/Buki, is a Latvian basketball team participating in the Latvian Basketball League second division.
Achievements
Best achievements in the domestic league:
*3rd place in 1998–99 season
*3rd place in 2000 ...
in Latvian Basketball League 2nd division. In 2010, he spent a season with BAA Riga, which was a youth team that played in LBL D2. Year later he moved to
BK Liepājas Lauvas where he played until end of the 2013 when his contract was bought out by
VEF Rīga.
On 3 January 2014 he signed with
VEF Rīga until the end of 2015–16 season.
On 5 August 2019 he signed with
Pallacanestro Varese
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of the
Lega Basket Serie A.
At the end of February 2021, Jakovičs received a more appealing offer from
Budivelnyk, and on 25 February 2021 he signed and moved to Kyiv. On 30 November 2021 Jakovičs signed with
Valmiera Glass ViA of the
LEBL.
On 1 February 2022 he signed with
CSP Limoges
Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges.
History
The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...
of the
LNB Pro A
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.
International career
In July 2013, Jakovičs helped the Latvian U20 team to reach the
U20 European Championship finals. During this tournament he averaged 13.6 points, 3.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds.
On 14 July 2014 he made his debut for the senior Latvian National Team in a win over Estonia.
References
External links
Eurobasket.com ProfileLatvian National Team profilebasket.lv Profile
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1993 births
Living people
BC Nizhny Novgorod players
BK Liepājas Lauvas players
BK VEF Rīga players
BK Ventspils players
Latvian men's basketball players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Limoges CSP players
Pallacanestro Varese players
People from Madona
Point guards