Rihards Lomažs (born 13 April 1996) is a Latvian professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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(BBL).

Professional career

Lomažs started his career in

Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...

, playing for

Jelgava Jelgava () is a state city in central Latvia. It is located about southwest of Riga. It is the largest town in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Jelgava was the capital of the united Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1578–1795) and was the ad ...

Jūrmala Jūrmala (; "seaside") is a state city in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, about west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and is sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River. It has a stretch of white-sand beach and is the ...

and

Ventspils Ventspils () is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country. At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It is situated on the Venta River and ...

. With the latter, he won the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League in 2019, being elected MVP of the Finals. In the summer, he joined the French team

ASVEL Basket ASVEL Basket, currently known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team located in the commune of Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sports ...

, playing also in the

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for two seasons. After a few months with

BG Göttingen Basketballgemeinschaft Göttingen () is a German basketball club based in Göttingen, Germany. In 2010, the club won the EuroChallenge against Krasnye Krylya Samara from Russia. The team plays in Germany's second division, the ProA. History Once ...

, in 2021 he joined the Turkish team Merkezefendi. He started the 2022–23 season with Basket Zaragoza, but joined the German club EWE Baskets Oldenburg in November 2022. In 2023 Lomažs returned to Merkezefendi, but on 29 December 2023, he signed with the Italian powerhouse,

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

, where he played also in the EuroLeague. On October 18, 2024, he signed with Yukatel Merkezefendi of the

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(BSL) for the third stint. On January 13, 2025, he signed with

of the

(BBL).

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

, 8 , , 0 , , 7.8 , , .529 , , .500 , , .800 , , .5 , , .3 , , , , , , 3.3 , , 2.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 41 , , 7 , , 11.6 , , .421 , , .403 , , .822 , , .7 , , .7 , , .2 , , , , 4.3 , , 2.9

References

Living people 1996 births ASVEL Basket players Basket Zaragoza players BG Göttingen players BK Jūrmala players BK Ventspils players EWE Baskets Oldenburg players Latvian expatriate sportspeople in France Latvian expatriate basketball people in Germany Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Latvian expatriate basketball people in Spain Latvian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Latvian men's basketball players Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket players Sportspeople from Tukums Shooting guards Virtus Bologna players {{Latvia-basketball-bio-stub