Posts Tagged ‘Ventspils’
FIBA Europe Cup: Maccabi Rishon Advances
Israeli club Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion booked their ticket to FIBA Europe Cup Quarter-Finals after sweeping its series against BK Ventspils. They move on to face the Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany-BBL) who also swept their Octo-finals series against AEK Athens (Greece-A1). Maccabi Rishon is the fourth team to make through to the next stage of the…
Read MoreSimas Buterlevicius added by Ventspils
Latvian club BK Ventspils (LBL) has acquired the services of Lithuanian player Simas Buterlevicius (200 cm) for the 2015/16 season. This will be a new test for Simas as he embarks on a new chapter in his international pro hoops career. Ventspils will be his first pro team outside of his home Lithuania. In 2014/15…
Read MoreVEF Riga tops Venspils for LBL title
VEF Riga is once again the champion of Latvian Basketball after the beating rival and defending champs VK Ventspils 71-63 to lift the trophy. The winners had home court advantage in Game 6 after taking a 3-2 series lead in Ventspils earlier in the week. With the supporters in tow, VEF Riga managed to overhaul…
Read MoreBC Siauliai wins Baltic League
BC Siauliai kept its grip on the Baltic League by retaining the title it won last year, this time defeating KK Ventspils 88-80 after the game went to overtime. Ventspils was holding a two point lead from leg 1 (70-68) but knew that heading to Siauliai would be a tough test. And so it proved…
Read MoreMire Chatman to play for BK Ventspils
BK Ventspils (Latvia-LBL) will be bringing in Mire Chatman (187 cm, UTPA’02) to strengthen their backcourt rotation for the upcoming 2014-15 season. The 35-year-old veteran spent the 2012-13 season playing for Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB). He was able to play a couple of games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 14.0 ppg and 2.0 apg.…
Read MoreVentsplis crowned Latvian LBL champions
Ventsplis defeated VEF Riga 81-59 in Game 5 of the Latvian LBL title series to win the clubs’ ninth league title and first since 2009. With home court advantage, Ventsplis strolled to victory and claimed a comfortable 4-1 series win over close rival VEF. The hosts took the lead early in the contest and never…
Read MoreWillie Kemp inks with Ventsplis
Willie Kemp (188 cm, Memphis´10) will play in Latvia this season after inking a deal with BK Ventspils (Latvia, LBL and Eurochallenge). The point guard has been busy this season playing for Gaz Metan in the Romanian Liga Nacional and Eurochallenge. In the Liga Nacional the American played sixteen games and averaged 14.6 points, 2.4…
Read MoreJerai Grant newcomer at Ventspils
Jerai Grant (203 cm, Clemson’11) is a new addition to the roster of BK Ventspils from Latvia’s LBL this 2013-14 season. Ventspils is currently in fourth place in the Latvian LBL league with a record of 9-1. Grant recently left Hapoel Holon (Israel-Winner League) on November 2013. Before leaving, the 24-year-old Clemson grad managed to…
Read MoreKrys Faber to play for BK Ventspils
Latvia’s BK Ventspils has reinforced its frontcourt for the 2013-14 season with the addition of Krys Faber (208 cm, De Paul’12). The young player is coming off a five-game stint playing in China for Jiangsu Tongxi where he averaged 17.6 ppg and 13.0 rpg. Faber began the 2012-13 season playing in Uruguay for Atletico Welcome.…
Read MoreVEF Riga are three-time Latvian champs!
Latvian basketball has now officially entered a “VEF Riga Dynasty” as the team has now won its third-straight Latvian League Championship. VEF Riga defeated BK Ventspils 100-81 in Game 5 of the finals. Even though they finished the regular season third overall, they pushed hard in the post-season and made it all the way through…
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