Mārtiņš Skirmants born December 7, 1977 in
Rīga
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,
Latvia
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is a former
Latvia
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n professional
basketball player
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who played the
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position.
Playing career
Mārtiņš Skirmants started playing basketball in
Daugavpils
Daugavpils (; russian: Двинск; ltg, Daugpiļs ; german: Dünaburg, ; pl, Dyneburg; see other names) is a state city in south-eastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. The parts of the c ...
, but later on he moved to
Rīga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava (river), Daugava river where ...
, where he started his pro career.
Skirmants spent most of his career playing for
LBL clubs. He won seven LBL championships: one with Brocēni (1998), five with BK Ventspils (2002-2006) and one with Barons (2010).
Skirmants excelled at shot blocking, which was his strength on defense.
He was part of
Latvian National Team at
EuroBasket 2005
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.
Pro clubs
*1997-01:
ASK/Brocēni/LMT
*2001-06:
BK Ventspils
*2006-07:
Barons LMT
BK Barons/LDz (previously Barons/LMT) was a professional basketball club which is based in Riga, Latvia. The team played in the first division of Latvian Basketball League.
History
Barons kvartāls was an integral part of Latvia's recent basket ...
*2007-09:
BK Ventspils
*2009-10:
BC Goverla
*2010-11:
Barons LMT
BK Barons/LDz (previously Barons/LMT) was a professional basketball club which is based in Riga, Latvia. The team played in the first division of Latvian Basketball League.
History
Barons kvartāls was an integral part of Latvia's recent basket ...
References
External links
FIBA Europe ProfileEurocup Profile
1977 births
Living people
Latvian men's basketball players
Basketball players from Riga
BK Ventspils players
Centers (basketball)
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