BK Barons/LDz (previously Barons/LMT) was a professional

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club who was based in

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. The team played in the first division of the

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History

Barons Kvartāls played an integral part in

's basketball history. Under the name Princips, Barons Kvartāls was one of the founding teams of the

(LBL) in 1992. In the first season Princips carried off bronze in the LBL. After two seasons Princips was renamed the LainERS, making their way into Latvia's basketball history with its first American legionary Mikki Jackson, with a cheerleader show and first ever game programmes in the Latvian league. LainERS won LBL bronze in 1994, and in the next two seasons finished in 4th place. They also reached the semi-finals in 1998. For the next couple of seasons, they achieved no greater success. The club's revival started in the fall of 2001 when LainERS became Barons. The road to success was made with small steps with Barons winning LBL bronze in 2004. The next two years was historical for Barons when they ended in 2nd place. Barons made history again with the first players' cards. In January 2007 the third issue of the beloved fan cards was released. In the last season of the LBL, in a series of five games, Barons/O!Karte lost to the next Latvian champions

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in the semi-finals but won the fight for bronze against Liepājas Lauvas. Barons/O!Karte has participated in all three of the

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championships. Their highest achievement so far was in 2006 when Barons/O!Karte participated in the Final Six in

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. On 15 October 2006, the Barons/O!Karte game against Kauņas Žalgiris was attended by a record high crowd of 11,500 spectators. BK_Barons_2008_FIBA_Cup_match

The 2008 season saw Barons/O!Karte get to the Baltic Basketball League final where they lost to Kalev/Cramo in a 'best out of two' game. The season can be considered historical for Barons/O!Karte, because for the first time Barons won the Latvian championship and

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. Barons won the Latvian championship again in 2010. During the 2011 – 2012 season, Barons played in the Latvian Basketball League 2nd division (LBL2), where they were ranked first place. The next season they came back to the LBL as Barons Kvartāls. In September 2017 the club announced they would not participate in LBL any further due to financial reasons.

Roster

Season by season

Notable players

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Giedrius Gustas Giedrius Gustas (born 4 March 1980) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player. At the height of 1.90 m (6'2 3⁄4") tall and a weight of 86 kg (190 lbs.), he mainly played at the point guard position. During his club playing career, a ...

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* Mikki Jackson *

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* Dontell Jefferson *

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* Jamar Anthony Diggs

Championships

* Latvian Championships: 2 (2008, 2010) *

: 1 (2008)

References

External links

Official website
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