Kaspars Vecvagars (born 3 August 1993) is a former Latvian professional
basketball
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player and currently an
assistant coach
A sports coach is a person coaching in sport, involved in the direction, instruction and training of a sports team or athlete.
History
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for
Valmiera Glass ViA.
Professional career
On 25 January 2023, Vecvagars signed a 5-week contract with
Heroes Den Bosch, with an option for an extension. After his experience in Netherlands, Kaspars call it a day in his player career and immediately started coaching.
National team career
Vecvagars has represented the Latvian national youth team in several competitions, including
2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
The 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Latvian: 2011. gada FIBA pasaules čempionāts līdz 19 gadu vecumam) was the 10th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by ...
.
Vecvagars was a member of
Latvia national team in
EuroBasket 2015
EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 S ...
.
References
External links
Kaspars Vecvagarsat draftexpress.com
Kaspars Vecvagarsat eurobasket.com
Kaspars Vecvagarsat euroleague.net
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at fiba.com
1993 births
Living people
Basketball players from Riga
Bàsquet Girona players
BC Lietkabelis players
BC Žalgiris players
BC Žalgiris-2 players
BK VEF Rīga players
Força Lleida CE players
Latvian men's basketball players
Point guards
Heroes Den Bosch players
Shooting guards
Wilki Morskie Szczecin players
Latvian basketball coaches
Latvian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
Latvian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Latvian expatriate basketball people in Poland
Expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
Latvian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
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