Latvia
Ventspils wins inaugural Latvian/Estonian League title
Ventspils made history on Saturday night, after defeating VEF Riga in the Finals (102-80) to earn the inaugural Latvian/Estonian League title. In the clash between the two teams from Latvia, Rihards Lomazs led the winners with 26 points and claimed the Final Four MVP award. Maris Gulbis (12 points) and Ingus Jakovics (18 points) also…
Read MoreKristaps Porzingis Traded to Mavs in Blockbuster Deal
The Dallas Mavericks have done it again and landed a key star with which to rebuild their franchise in the post-Dirk Nowitzki era. They acquired Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee, Trey Burke from the New York Knicks in exchange for DeAndre Jordan, Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews and two future first-round picks. The…
Read MoreRiga Wins Bucharest FIBA 3×3 Challenger
Bucharest, Romania – Team Riga from Latvia prevailed on August 13th and prevailed over Serbia’s Novi Sad Al Wahda 21-20 in the final of the Bucharest FIBA 3×3 Challenger. It was an impressive win, considering that Novi Sad Al Wahda is ranked as the top team in the world at the moment. This allowed them to punch their ticket…
Read MoreSerbia Repeat As FIBA U18 European Champions
Serbia has been crowned the 2018 FIBA U18 European Champions after downing Latvia 99-90 in the finals. This is another remarkable feather that Serbian Basketball can put in their caps, as the organization now boasts of being back-to-back winners of the gold. The Serbians made use of their size advantage to the fullest and punished…
Read MoreBK Ventspils Crowned 2018 LBL Champions
BK Ventspils prevailed over VEF Riga 81-78 in Game 6 of the finals and were crowned the 2018 LBL Champions on Wednesday night. This is their 10th Latvian League Championship and the yellow shirts return to the top of the podium once again with the last time being in 2014. They finished 2017-18 as the…
Read MoreKristaps Porzingis out for season with torn ACL
NBA – Kristaps Porzingis (221 cm) suffered a devastating injury during the Knicks’ game against the Bucks on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old Latvian big man has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2017-18 season after being diagnosed with a partial tear in his ACL. This is awful news for both the young player…
Read MoreKen Brown pens with VEF Riga
Ken Brown (180 cm, Philander Smith’12) is a new face on the roster of VEF Riga (Latvia-LBL) this 2018. Brown inks a deal with the Latvian club, making the move from Termoforgia Aurora Jesi (Italy-Serie A2). Brown is set to face a new set of challenges with his new team after posting some impressive averages…
Read MoreDominez Burnett lands with Ventspils
Dominez Burnett (196 cm, Davenport’16) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for BK Ventspils (Latvia-LBL) this season. The Davenport University product inked the deal after spending the earlier part of the season lending his talents to BK JIP Pardubice (Czech Republic-NBL). Burnett played four games for his former team in the FIBA…
Read MoreRihards Kuksiks pens with VL Pesaro
Consultinvest VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A) is strengthening its roster with the recent addition of veteran Rihards Kuksiks (197 cm, Arizona State’11) this November. He is a 29-year-old Latvian international basketball player who played for the Latvian National Team from 2010 to 2013. He moves to Pesaro after having started the 2017-18 season playing for Nevezis…
Read MoreCorey Hawkins heads to VEF Riga
Corey Hawkins (190 cm, UC-Davis’15) will continue his professional career in 2017-18 with a stint playing for Latvian powerhouse VEF Riga (Latvia-LBL). This will be his first team this season. Hawkins played for two teams in 2016-17, starting off the season with The Flexx Pistoia (Italy-Serie A). He played six games for them and posted…
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