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2014–15 Latvian Basketball League
The 2014–15 Aldaris Latvian Basketball League is the 24th season of the top basketball league of Latvia. The regular season began on October 1, 2014, and ended on April 11, 2015. The playoffs began on April 15, 2015, and ended on May 28, 2015. Participants * VEF Rīga *BK Ventspils * Liepāja/Triobet *BK Valmiera * BK Jelgava * Jūrmala/Fēnikss *BK Jēkabpils *Latvijas Universitāte * Barons/LDz *BK Saldus Regular season Playoffs Awards All-Star Game See also *2014–15 VTB United League *2014–15 Baltic Basketball League The 2014–15 Baltic Basketball League was the 11th season of the Baltic Basketball League. This season’s competition included 8 teams from Estonia, 6 each from Latvia and Lithuania, and one team apiece representing Finland and Russia. For the ... References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Latvian Basketball League Latvijas Basketbola līga Latvian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Basketball League
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Akselis Vairogs
Akselis Vairogs (born 8 November 1985) is a Latvian professional basketball coach and a former player, who played the shooting guard position. Professional career Vairogs started his career in Ventspils system playing for its farm-club Ventspils Augstskola. In the 2005-06 season, he was loaned to BK Valmiera where he became the top scorer of the Baltic Basketball League averaging 20.9 points in 31 games. He has spent most of his career playing for Ventspils, but Vairogs also played for Slask Wroclaw in Poland, and Zemgale Jelgava in Latvia and JSA Bordeaux Basket in France. On 8 August 2014, he re-signed a contract with Ventspils. On 10 August 2015, he signed with Lithuanian club, BC Lietkabelis. References External links Eurocup ProfileAkselis Vairogsat LNB Pro B The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the second-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingars Aizpurs
Ingars is a Latvian masculine give name. Notable people named Ingars * Ingars Dude (born 1987), Latvian handball player * Ingars Stuglis (born 1996), Latvian footballer * Ingars Viļums (born 1977 ), rock musician and bass player ( Brainstorm) See also * Ingar Ingar is a Norwegian masculine given name, as well as a Southern Swedish feminine given name. Notable people named Ingar * * Ingar Dragset, part of the Elmgreen & Dragset artist duo * * * * * * * * * * * As a middle name * See ... References {{given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mareks Jurevičus
Mareks Jurevičus (born 17 January 1985) is a Latvian professional basketball player, who plays the Shooting guard, Small forward position. He's currently playing for the France ProA club Elan Chalon. ES Chalon-Sur-Saône (ProA) added to their roster 28-year-old Latvian ex-international swingman Mareks Jurevicus (198–86 kg-85). He played last season at Prima Veroli in Italian Lega Due Gold. In 28 games he had 14.7ppg, 3.9rpg, 1.5apg and 1.4spg. A very spectacular season in his career as he was named to Eurobasket.com Italian Lega2 All-Bosmans Team. The previous (11-12) season Jurevicus played at Assi Basket Ostuni (Lega2) in Italy. In 29 games he recorded 13.6ppg, 4.2rpg, 1.7apg and 1.1spg that season. The most of previous (10-11) season he spent at Tezenis (Lega Due Gold) in Italian league. In 20 games he recorded 12.3ppg, 4.6rpg, 1.8apg and 1.7spg. Jurevicus also played at Liepaja/Triobet (LBL) in Latvian league that season. In 8 games he recorded 22.1ppg, 4.6rpg, 4.9apg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingus Jakovičs
Ingus Jakovičs (born 18 April 1993) is a Latvian professional basketball player, currently a guard for Básquet Coruña of the Liga ACB. He is also a member of the Latvian national team. Professional career Jakovičs started playing basketball for BK Gulbenes Buki 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. A year later he moved to BK Liepājas Lauvas where he played until the 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 of the Lega Basket Serie A The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club (sport), club basketball list of basketball leagues, league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball .... At the end of February 2021, Jakovičs rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaspars Kambala
Kaspars Kambala (born 13 December 1978) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and a former professional boxer. Standing at , he plays at the position of forward-center. High school A 1997 graduate of Homestead High School in Mequon, Wisconsin and a native of Riga, Latvia. He averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds in his senior season (1996–97) and earned All-Wisconsin honors, all-state, MVP of the Northshore Conference and all-county. Homestead compiled a 16-9 overall record and finished second in conference. Kambala played in the Eddie Jones Classic All-Star game, which was held at the Pyramid in Long Beach, California, on 15 April 1997. College Kambala played college basketball at UNLV from 1997 to 2001. He led the team in scoring in 1999–2000 (18.5 average) and 2000–01 (16.9). He finished up in 2001 as the program's 10th all-time highest scorer and ranks fourth on the school's all-time rebounding list, leading the team in boards in three of his four seasons on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Dārgais
Kristaps Dārgais (born 9 August 1990 in Ogre, Latvia) is a Latvian professional basketball player and a professional dunker. He is currently playing for BK Ogre at both forward positions. He has been a professional dunker and part of dunker program Dunk Elite. Dargais is a five time Latvian Basketball League All Star game participant. He's a six time LBL All Star Game Slam Dunk contest winner, FIBA 3x3 Slam Dunk kontest winner in 2013 and multiple time winner of various slam dunk contests around the world. Dargais has been a multiple contestant and a winner of one of the greatest slam dunk contests in a world Kings of Air. Dargais was named the regular season MVP of 2021–22 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Honours *Latvijas Basketbola līga silver: 2020 *Latvijas Basketbola līga The Latvian Basketball League (LBL; ) also known as the '' Pafbet'' LBL for sponsorship reasons, is the top-level national basketball championship in Latvia composed of 6 teams. Since 2018/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jānis Timma
Jānis Timma (2 July 1992 – 17 December 2024) was a Latvian professional basketball player. Standing at , he mainly played at the small forward position. He also represented the senior Latvia men's national basketball team, Latvia national team. A native of Krāslava, Timma started his career in 2008 with ASK Riga and had stints with several EuroLeague teams, including BC Khimki, Khimki Moscow, Saski Baskonia, Baskonia and Olympiacos B.C., Olympiacos. In his youth, he was regarded as one of the top prospects of his generation in Europe. Professional career Timma grew up playing basketball in his hometown of Krāslava, but at age 15 moved to Rīga. At first he joined ASK Riga, ASK Rīga's youth system, and made a few appearances for its senior team, during the end of the 2008–09 season. The following year, ASK Riga was dissolved and he played with DSN Rīga, a team that consisted of young Latvian talents. Timma helped DSN Rīga to win the Latvian 2nd division in the 2009–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žanis Peiners
Žanis Peiners (born 1 August 1990) is a Latvian professional basketball player. He is 2.05 m (6 ft in) tall shooting guard-small forward. Professional career In 2009, he started pro career with VEF Rīga. After that season, he went to Latvijas Universitāte, where he played the next three seasons. Peiners helped his team, which consisted of semi-professional student-athletes, to reach the LBL playoffs twice. He was scoring the champion of the LBL in 2013, averaging 21.1 points per game. In 2013, Žanis graduated from LU, and attracted the attention of multiple clubs from abroad. He had strong interest from KK Union Olimpija, but ultimately decided to sign with MBC Mykolaiv. He finished the season in the Ukrainian SuperLeague, as the league's second best scorer (16.1 points per game). On 17 September 2014 he joined the defending Latvian League champions, Ventspils. On 20 July 2016 Peiners signed with the Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki. In June 2018, Peiners si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Janičenoks
Kristaps Janičenoks (born 14 March 1983) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player who last played for VEF Rīga. He also played for the Latvian national basketball team. Playing career Janičenoks first gained attention as a high-scoring teenager at the 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He was the second leading overall scorer at the tournament, averaging 23.5 points per game and was named to All-Tournament Team. Shortly after, he started his career in Latvian Basketball League with Brocēni. In 2001, after graduating from high school in Latvia, he received multiple offers from NCAA D1 schools, choosing George Washington as the place where he would play. However, NCAA ruled him ineligible because he had played with Brocēni in NEBL, which was considered as pro league. After one month in the US, he returned to Latvia in September and joined the newly founded BK Skonto, a successor to Brocēni. In 2003, he went to play abroad, joining the Belgian side Liege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dāvis Geks
Dāvis is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: *Dāvis Bertāns (born 1992), Latvian basketball player *Dāvis Ikaunieks (born 1994), Latvian footballer *Dāvis Indrāns Dāvis Indrāns (born 6 June 1995) is a Latvian football player. He plays for FK Jelgava. International He made his debut for the Latvia national football team on 9 June 2017 in a World Cup qualifier group game against Portugal Portugal, ... (born 1995), Latvian footballer References {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
