Rolands Freimanis (born January 21, 1988) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League. He plays at the power forward and center positions.

Professional career

Born in Gulbene, Latvia, Freimanis started his career with ASK Rīga where he played until 2008. For the 2008–09 season he went to

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. After one season there his contract was bought-out by CB Sevilla as he spent next season playing for their farm-club Qalat Cajasol. Following two years from 2010 till 2012 he played in

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league with short stint in

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with Lagun Aro GBC. Before the 2012–13 season, Freimanis joined

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of the Lega Basket Serie A. On September 1, 2013, he signed with Ukrainian team Khimik. He had strong season with Khimik that included making Eurocup quarterfinals for the first time in club history as well as reaching Ukrainian League finals. Also, Freimanis showed loyalty to his club as he stayed with team despite difficult political situation in Ukraine. On August 26, 2014, right after completing summer with Latvian National Team Freimanis joined pre-season training camp of Spanish team

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. On October 30, 2014, Freimanis signed with Estonian champion

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. Freimanis played great basketball for Kalev/Cramo, averaging 18.9 points and 6.4 rebounds in the VTB United League when his contract was bought-out by Russian powerhouse UNICS Kazan. On January 23, 2015, he officially signed with UNICS Kazan. Next season he went back to Estonia, signing with Kalev/Cramo. At the end of the season he became Estonian champion and was named Finals MVP. Freimanis spent the 2017-18 season with Gaziantep of the Turkish league, averaging 8.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He signed with Ifaistos Limnou of the Greek Basket League on August 10, 2018. On August 13, 2019, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League. On September 28, 2020, Freimanis signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra. On August 2, 2021, he has signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. On July 4, 2022, he has signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.

National team career

He made his Latvian national basketball team debut on June 27, 2007. On September 4, 2013, he set his career high with Latvia when he scored 24 points in a win over

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in EuroBasket 2013 opening game.

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

;Kalev/Cramo * Estonian League champion:

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;Anwil Włocławek * Polish Cup winner: 2020 * Polish Supercup winner: 2019

Individual

* KML Finals Most Valuable Player:

References

External links

FIBA Europe ProfileEurocup Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freimanis, Rolands 1988 births Living people ASK Riga players Basket Zielona Góra players BC Kalev/Cramo players BC Khimik players BC Nizhny Novgorod players BC UNICS players BK VEF Rīga players CB Girona players CB Peñas Huesca players Centers (basketball) Gaziantep Basketbol players Gipuzkoa Basket players Ifaistos Limnou B.C. players KK Włocławek players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Latvian expatriate basketball people in Estonia Latvian expatriate basketball people in Spain Latvian men's basketball players Liga ACB players People from Gulbene Power forwards (basketball) Sutor Basket Montegranaro players Trefl Sopot players Uşak Sportif players