Rihards Lomažs (born 13 April 1996) is a Latvian professional
basketball
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player who last played for
Telekom Baskets Bonn
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of the
Basketball Bundesliga
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(BBL).
Professional career
Lomažs started his career in
Latvia
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, 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
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, playing also in the
EuroLeague
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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
Basketball Bundesliga
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, 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
Basketbol Süper Ligi
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(BSL) for the third stint.
On January 13, 2025, he signed with
Telekom Baskets Bonn
Telekom Baskets Bonn is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, which is German basketball league system, the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's s ...
of the
Basketball Bundesliga
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(BBL).
Career statistics
EuroLeague
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2019–20
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ASVEL
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2020–21
, 6 , , 1 , , 9.2 , , .462 , , .429 , , .714 , , .3 , , .5 , , , , , , 3.3 , , 2.0
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2023–24
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Bologna
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, 8 , , 0 , , 7.8 , , .529 , , .500 , , .800 , , .5 , , .3 , , , , , , 3.3 , , 2.4
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, 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
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