| Position | Shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| League | ACB Euroleague |
| Team | Valencia BC |
| Number | 30 |
| Born | July 17, 1988 Riga, Latvia |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| College | Arizona State |
| Pro career | 2011–present |
Rihards Kuksiks (born July 17, 1988 in Riga, Latvia) is a basketball player, who plays the forward position. He's currently playing for the Valencia BC and Latvia national basketball team.
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His freshman year Rihards appeared in 27 games, averaging 5.4 points and 1.8 rebounds. He had double digits in six of final 12 games, including 15 in win at Washington and 12 in big home win vs. USC. Rihards hit 21 three-pointers in final nine games against Pac-10 teams. Also, Kuksiks had 15 points on 6-of-12 field goals and had three three-pointers in win over seventh-ranked Stanford on Feb. 14.
In his sophomore year Kuksiks established himself as a solid third option behind NBA draft picks James Harden and Jeff Pendergraph by averaging 10.3 points in 33.1 minutes per game. That year ASU played in the NCAA Tournament.
After Harden and Pendergraph leaving for NBA, Rihards role got bigger and he finished season leading team in scoring with 12.1 ppg. In his junior year Kuksiks had six 20-point games.
Entering his senior year Rihards Kuksiks has made 224 three-pointers in his 94-game Sun Devil career, already fifth on the school's career list. He has a shot to reach second on the list, as he is 53 behind Ron Riley (263). But teammate Ty Abbott is close behind with 199.
First invitation to Latvian National team training camp he received in summer of 2009, but made his debut year later. In 2010 he was leading scorer for Latvian team, averaging 13.3 ppg and 3.4 rpg in eight games. In his best game against Israel on August 8th he made seven three pointers which is all-time Latvian national team record. Previous record was six three pointers made in one game by three players (Sandis Valters, Uvis Helmanis and Ainars Bagatskis).
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