Mārtiņš Skirmants (born December 7, 1977, in

Rīga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...

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) is a former

n professional

basketball player Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's ...

who played the center position.

Playing career

Mārtiņš Skirmants started playing basketball in

Daugavpils Daugavpils (see also other names) is a state city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city derives its name. The parts of the city to the north of the river belong to the historical Latvian region ...

, but later on he moved to

, 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

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Pro clubs

*1997-01:

ASK/Brocēni/LMT ASK/Brocēni/LMT was a professional basketball team that was located in Riga, Latvia that existed from 1992 to 2001. For most of its duration it was named after its main sponsor, the Brocēni Cement and Roofing Slate Factory. The club played ...

*2001-06: BK Ventspils *2006-07:

Barons LMT BK Barons/LDz (previously Barons/LMT) was a professional basketball club who was based in Riga, Latvia. The team played in the first division of the Latvian Basketball League. History Barons Kvartāls played an integral part in Latvia's basketb ...

*2007-09: BK Ventspils *2009-10: BC Goverla *2010-11:

References

External links

FIBA Europe ProfileEurocup Profile
1977 births Living people Latvian expatriate basketball people in Ukraine Latvian men's basketball players Basketball players from Riga BK Ventspils players Centers (basketball) {{Latvia-basketball-bio-stub