Jānis Strēlnieks (born September 1, 1989) is a Latvian professional basketball player, who plays the point guard position. He is currently playing for Budivelnyk Kiev and the Latvia national basketball team.[1]
Professional career
Jānis Strēlnieks started his pro career in 2007 with Latvian team BK Ventspils, where he played for four years. In 2010 he was pursued by Euroleague club Union Olimpija, then coached by Jure Zdovc, but Ventspils didn't let him go to Slovenia. After all, in November 2011 Jānis got chance to play for coach Zdovc, as then he was coaching Russian team BC Spartak Saint Petersburg,[2] that bought out his contract from Ventspils. With Spartak he spent next two seasons, where one of the highlights was making Eurocup Final Four in 2012. In August 2013 Strēlnieks joined the Euroleague team Budivelnyk Kiev, signing two-year contract.[3]
Latvian national team
In 2007 Jānis was part of Latvian U18 team that won bronze in U18 European Championship which was held in Madrid, Spain. He made game winning basket in last seconds of regulation against Lithuania in a game for 3rd place in U18 European Championship.[4]
He has represented Latvia national team in EuroBasket 2011 and EuroBasket 2013.[5]
Euroleague career statistics
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
PIR |
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| 2013-14 |
Brose Baskets |
10 | 6 | 22.5 | .509 | .464 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 2.6 | .9 | .0 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Career |
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10 | 6 | 22.5 | .509 | .464 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 2.6 | .9 | .0 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
References
External links
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- Head coach: Bagatskis
- Assistant coaches: Kobzystyy
- Jodis
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| Name |
Strēlnieks, Jānis |
| Alternative names |
Strelnieks, Janis |
| Short description |
Latvian basketball player |
| Date of birth |
September 1, 1989 |
| Place of birth |
Ventspils, Latvia |
| Date of death |
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