Andrejs Gražulis
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||
| League | VTB United League | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
21 July 1993 Koknese, Latvia | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2012–2014 | Ventspils | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | →Valmiera | ||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Ventspils | ||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Parma | ||||||||||||
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Andrejs Gražulis (born 21 July 1993) is a professional Latvian basketball player. He is under contract with Parma Basket.
Early career
Andrejs Gražulis started playing organized basketball at age of 16. In 2009, Gražulis was discovered as a basketball player during open try-outs held by BK Ventspils during time when he was in high-school and his primary sport was athletics.[1] He joined Ventspils youth academy and later started playing for its main team.
Professional career
On July 14, 2017, Gražulis signed with Parma Basket of the VTB United League for the 2017–18 season.[2]
International career
In July 2013, Gražulis represented U20 Latvian National Team that won silver in U20 European Championship. Gražulis made key basket at the end of the game to secure Latvia's win over Spain and place in finals.[3]
In the following year he received first call-up to Latvian National Team.[4]
References
- ↑ "Basketbola talanti atkal satiksies Ventspilī – BK Ventspils". bkventspils.lv. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ↑ Basketbola izlases kandidāts Gražulis pievienojas Mazura trenētajam Krievijas klubam «Parma»
- ↑ "sportacentrs.com". sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ↑ "Vīriešu izlase: starp 18 kandidātiem Janičenoks, Blūms un 6 debitanti – Vīriešu izlase – Latvijas Basketbola savienība". basket.lv. Retrieved 2014-08-26.