Pāvels Veselovs (born 15 July 1983 in

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position.

Pro career

He started his professional basketball career in 2000 with

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. In the team he spent four seasons, the last of them already becoming a team leader. In the summer of 2004, he joined the Latvian champion BK Ventspils, representing it till 2009. In February 2006 he was rented by Gulbenes team, but after the season returned to BK Ventspils. Together with BK Ventspils Veselovs twice has become a champion of Latvia. In July 2011 he signed a contract with Cyprus League club

Keravnos Strovolou Keravnos B.C. (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Στροβόλου «Ο Κεραυνός»), also known as Keravnos Strovolou, is a professional basketball club based in Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus. It plays its home games in the C ...

. However, in the summer of 2012 he moved to Latvian League club

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. After the season in Valmiera he joined another Latvian highest division club

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Latvian national team

He has represented Latvia national team in

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. Veselovs also has played for Latvia U-20 national team.

Pro clubs

*2000—2004:

*2004—2006: BK Ventspils *2006:

*2006—2009: BK Ventspils *2009:

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*2009—2010:

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*2010—2011:

*2011—2012:

*2012—2013:

*2013—present:

References

External links

FIBA Europe ProfileEurocup Profile
1983 births Living people Latvian men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Power forwards {{Latvia-basketball-bio-stub