Artūrs Strautiņš (born 23 October 1998) is a Latvian professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player for

Derthona Basket Derthona Basket, known for sponsorship reasons as Bertram Derthona Tortona, is an Italian professional basketball team of the city of Tortona, in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont. The team has achieved the promotion to the Lega Basket Serie ...

of the Italian LBA.

Professional career

Between 2012 and 2014, Strautiņš played for DSN Rīga in the Latvian Basketball League second division. On 20 October 2013, he became the second youngest player to debut in the Latvian Basketball League first division at the age of 14 years, 11 months and 27 days.Artūrs Strautiņš kļūst par otru jaunāko spēlētāju LBL vēsturē
He played for the LMT Basketball Academy and recorded three points and four rebounds in a 79-point loss to

Latvijas Universitāte University of Latvia (, shortened ''LU'') is a public research university located in Riga, Latvia. The university was established in 1919. History The University of Latvia, initially named as the Higher School of Latvia () was founded on Se ...

. He appeared in one more game for LMT BA on 27 October 2013 before returning to DSN Rīga; in two seasons for Rīga, he appeared in 32 games. On 18 August 2014, Strautiņš signed with

Pallacanestro Reggiana Pallacanestro Reggiana, also simply known as Reggiana or Reggio Emilia, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Unahotels Reggio Emilia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. It plays in the LBA as ...

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 ...

. On 6 January 2015, he helped Reggiana's youth team win the 26th annual Bruna Malaguti Trophy Cadet Tournament and subsequently garnered tournament MVP honours. Four days later, he made his Serie A debut in a 79–56 win over Enel Brindisi. He played a further two games for Reggiana's senior team to close out the 2014–15 season, and in July 2015, he was retained by the team for the 2015–16 season. He scored his first two points for Reggiana in the team's EuroCup game against

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg BG Ludwigsburg, for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (), is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of basketball in Germany. Fo ...

on October 28, 2015, hitting two free throws in the 76–65 win. On July 17, 2018, Strautiņš signed a three-year deal with the Italian basketball club

Pallacanestro Trieste Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trieste. They played in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) for five seasons (2018–19 LBA season, 2018–19 to 2022–23 LBA season, 2022–23 season); after winning playof ...

in LBA. On January 23, 2020 Strautiņš was released from

Trieste Trieste ( , ; ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital and largest city of the Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the Province of Trieste, ...

and transferred in the Serie A2 second league to

Pallalcesto Amatori Udine Pallalcesto Amatori Udine, better known by the sponsorship name Snaidero Udine, was an Italian professional basketball club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In 2011, following the dissolution of the club, a new team, APU Udine, was founde ...

. On June 16, 2020 he came back to the

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

, signing with

Pallacanestro Varese Pallacanestro Varese, also called by its current sponsor's name, the Openjobmetis Varese, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Varese, Lombardy. Founded in 1945, the team plays in the Italian basketball league system, Italian first ...

to a 2+1 years deal. On July 4, 2021, he has signed with

Reggio Emilia Reggio nell'Emilia (; ), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until Unification of Italy, 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 172,51 ...

of the Italian

(LBA). On July 4, 2023, he signed with

of the Italian LBA.

International career

In 2013, Strautiņš debuted for the Latvian national junior team in the Under 16 European Championship, averaging 11.8 points and 7.9 rebounds in eight games. The following year, he again competed for Latvia in the same tournament, this time averaging 12.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in nine games.Strautiņš kļūst par ceturto labāko sodu izprovocētāju EČ

References

External links

Artūrs Strautiņš
at legabasket.it

{{DEFAULTSORT:Strautins, Arturs 1998 births Living people 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players ASK Riga players Derthona Basket players Latvian men's basketball players Lega Basket Serie A players Orlandina Basket players Pallacanestro Reggiana players Pallacanestro Trieste players Pallacanestro Varese players Shooting guards Small forwards