Raimonds Feldmanis (born 4 April 1982 in

Rīga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

) is a

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n former professional

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player and professional basketball coach who helped Latvian 3x3 national team win gold medals in 2020 Summer Olympics.

Playing career

Feldmanis was a professional basketball player having played domestically for teams in

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. He also had stints in Spain with teams from

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. Feldmanis won Latvian Basketball League title in 2010 with

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Coaching career

Feldmanis worked with professional and youth national teams in Latvia, developed several top European prospects, such as

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. In 2017, Feldmanis won Latvian championship with VEF Rīga. In February 2018, Feldmanis coached VEF Skola at the

Big Baller Brand International Tournament The Big Baller Brand International Tournament was a round-robin basketball tournament hosted by Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) that featured three teams from different European countries. It began on ...

where his team debuted by erasing 29-point first quarter deficit in a game against Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas, a team that had

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on its roster. Feldmanis was part of the

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coaching staff twice in the NBA Summer League, in 2017 and 2018 respectively. In 2021, he led 3x3 Latvian National Team to the first-ever appearance in the Olympic Games where his team won the gold medal.

Outside professional basketball

He is the founder of TRUBasketball, a non-profit basketball organization in Latvia that specializes in youth sports movement. Feldmanis contributed in publishing self-help book, Basketball Blueprint: A Complete Guide to Master Your Skills, in 2021.

National level

* 2013: Latvia U-20 coach * 2014: Latvian U-18 coach * 2015: Latvian U-18 coach * 2016: Latvian U-18 head coach * 2017: Latvian U-20 coach * 2019: Latvian U-20 head coach * 2019–2021:

Latvia national basketball team The Latvia men's national basketball team ( lv, Latvijas basketbola izlase) represents Latvia in international basketball. They are organized and run by the Latvian Basketball Association. Latvia has reached the European Basketball Championshi ...

coach * 2018–present: Latvia 3x3 national team head coach * 2022:

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coach

Achievements

* Silver in

FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The FIBA U20 European Championship, previously known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under', is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 edition. Through the 2004 edition, it was held biennially, but ...

(2013) * Gold in

(2017) * Silver in

FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup The FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup had its inaugural tournament in 2014 in Bucharest, Romania. There are two events in the championship, one men's event and one women's event. Each team has four players (three on court and one on the bench). The match is pla ...

(2018) * Silver in

FIBA 3x3 World Cup The FIBA 3x3 World Cup is a 3x3 basketball tournament for national teams organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The debut of the tournament then named as the FIBA 3x3 World Championship was held in August 2012 in Athens, Gree ...

(2019) * Gold in

FIBA 3x3 World Tour The FIBA 3x3 World Tour is an international tour of men's 3x3 basketball teams representing cities. The tournament is organized by FIBA. The FIBA 3x3 Pro Series and FIBA 3x3 Women Series were launched in 2019. Qualification The FIBA 3x3 Men's Pro ...

(2020) * Gold in Tokyo Olympic Games (2021) * Silver in FIBA 3x3 Under U17 Europe Cup (2022) * Gold in

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(2023) * Silver in

(2022) * Bronze in

(2023)

Personal Awards

* Latvian Basketball Coach of the Year (2021) * Coach of the Year in Latvia (2021)

References

External links

Personal Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Feldmanis, Raimonds 1982 births Living people Basketball players from Riga Latvian basketball coaches Latvian men's basketball players Latvian expatriate basketball people in Spain