| TTT Riga | ||||
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| Leagues | LSBL FIBA Euroleague |
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| Founded | 1958 | |||
| Arena | Arena Riga (capacity: 12,500) |
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| Location | Riga, Latvia | |||
| Team colors | white with blue stripes and orange | |||
| President | Jānis Birks | |||
| Head coach | Ainars Čukste Aigars Nerips Ivars Čākurs |
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| Championships | FIBA's EuroLeague Women: 18 FIBA's Ronchetti Cup: 1 LSBL Championships : 11 |
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| Website | tttriga.lv | |||
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TTT Rīga is the name of a professional women's basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "TTT" means Tram and Trolley Trust.
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TTT women's basketball team was founded in 1958. The team was to arrive by tram and trolley under the auspices of a trust. The first TTT Riga game was played on November 5, 1958. The next 25 years are considered to be the club's "Golden age". In 1960 TTT Riga, led by coach Oļģerts Altbergs, won the first international trophy, the European Champions Cup. In twenty-two years, the team won 17 more trophies.
Current Roster as of October 21, 2008.[1]
| # | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Place of Birth | |
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| 4 | Natália Aparecida Mares Burian | G | 163 cm | ? kg | Sao Paolo, Brazil | |
| 5 | Lāsma Jēkabsone | C | 191 cm | ? kg | Riga, Latvia | |
| 7 | Tatyana Troina | F | 185 cm | 75 kg | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 8 | Zane Eglīte | G | 170 cm | 50 kg | Riga, Latvia | |
| 10 | Merike Anderson | F | 181 cm | 60 kg | Tartu, Estonia | |
| 11 | Essence Carson | G | 183 cm | ? kg | Paterson, New Jersey, USA | |
| 12 | Dita Krūmberga | G | 183 cm | 84 kg | Riga, Latvia | |
| 13 | Elizaveta Kityzina | C | 195 cm | 80 kg | St.Petersburg, Russia | |
| 14 | Ieva Kublina | C | 193 cm | ? kg | Riga, Latvia | |
| 15 | Aija Brumermane | C | 191 cm | 85 kg | Riga, Latvia | |
| 6 | Liga Surkusa | C | 192 cm | ? kg | Riga, Latvia |