Latvijas Universitāte men's basketball

Latvijas Universitāte
Nickname	LU
Leagues	LBL SBL
Founded	1929
Arena	OSC
Arena Capacity	830
Location	Riga, Latvia
Team colors	Blue and White
President	Uģis Bisenieks
Head coach	Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis
Championships	7 Latvian Championship
Website	bk.lu.lv
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The Latvijas Universitāte men's basketball team represents University of Latvia in Riga, Latvia, also known as LU. and it plays in Latvian Basketball league. The team is currently coached by Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis.

The LU once won seven Latvian championships in the 1930s and returned to the Latvian League Division 1 before the 2010-11 season. The biggest accomplishment so far has been 4th place in the 2011-2012 season.

2014-15 Roster

Latvijas Universitāte roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 1.0 !PG 4 Latvia ! Večens, Kārlis 70001850000000000001.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 700184000000000000084 kg (185 lb) 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1995-12-16)16 December 1995 2.0 !SG 5 Latvia ! Leja, Edgars 70001920000000000001.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 700192000000000000092 kg (203 lb) 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1992-07-12)12 July 1992 3.0 !SF 6 Latvia ! Rēķis, Pēteris 70001970000000000001.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 700195000000000000095 kg (209 lb) 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 2.0 !SG 7 Latvia ! Zēbergs, Rihards 70001930000000000001.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 700192000000000000092 kg (203 lb) 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1992-02-12)12 February 1992 3.0 !SF 8 Latvia ! Ginters, Armands 70001960000000000001.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 700189000000000000089 kg (196 lb) 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1995-07-17)17 July 1995 3.0 !SF 9 Latvia ! Krūmiņš, Roberts 70002000000000000002.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 700185000000000000085 kg (187 lb) 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 6.0 !C 10 Latvia ! Rubenis, Harijs 70002020000000000002.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 700199000000000000099 kg (218 lb) 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1991-03-16)16 March 1991 2.0 !SG 11 Latvia ! Aizpurs, Ingars (C) 70001950000000000001.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 700193000000000000093 kg (205 lb) 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 1.0 !PG 12 Latvia ! Brizgalovs, Dmitrijs 70001880000000000001.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 700178000000000000078 kg (172 lb) 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1994-03-08)8 March 1994 4.5 !PF 13 Latvia ! Magone, Renārs 70002009999999999992.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 700198000000000000098 kg (216 lb) 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1992-03-03)3 March 1992 4.5 !PF 14 Latvia ! Darģis, Mārtiņš 70002000000000000002.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 700197000000000000097 kg (214 lb) 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1991-01-01)1 January 1991 4.5 !PF 15 Latvia ! Jaunzems, Linards 70001980000000000001.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 700185000000000000085 kg (187 lb) 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1995-10-03)3 October 1995 1.0 !PG 21 Latvia ! Bikše, Visvaldis 70001880000000000001.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 700184000000000000084 kg (185 lb) 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1993-04-01)1 April 1993 4.5 !PF 23 Latvia ! Engers, Jānis 70002000000000000002.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 7002103000000000000103 kg (227 lb) 7001200000000000000♠20 – (1995-02-20)20 February 1995 1.0 !PG 25 Latvia ! Lasenbergs, Edgars 70001890000000000001.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 700180000000000000080 kg (176 lb) 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1995-04-07)7 April 1995 6.0 !C 33 Latvia ! Plivda, Zintis 70002080000000000002.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 7002119000000000000119 kg (262 lb) 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1988-06-16)16 June 1988	Head coach Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis Assistant coach Gunārs Gailītis Conditioning coach Santa Visocka Sports director Uģis Bisenieks Legend (C) Team captain

External links

• Official website (Latvian)