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Rīgas Zeļļi
Rīgas Zeļļi is Latvian professional basketball team that is based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in the summer of 2023. History News of the planned team began appearing in April 2023 with Kristaps Janičenoks voicing support for their inclusion in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. The team was intended as a privately financed club with key sponsors including Riga Technical University, Betsafe, Sportland, Dienas Bizness, Sporta Avīze, and Cēsu pilsētas sporta skola identified. On July 13, 2023, it was announced that a new team named Rīgas Zeļļi will take part in Latvian-Estonian Basketball League, Latvian Basketball League and Latvian Basketball Cup. Its president is sports manager Edgars Buļs and former player Artūrs Šēnhofs is taking the role of a general manager. Previously, both worked together as hosts of a basketball show "Ūdenszeļļi" on television. Club offers everyone to become its member by donating money, in return having a word in teams' d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
The Latvian-Estonian Basketball League (, ); known as Optibet Latvian-Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier men's basketball league in Latvia and Estonia. The competition was introduced in 2018 and is organised by the Estonian Basketball Association and the Latvian Basketball Association. History Following the demise of the Baltic Basketball League, the LEBL was established in 2018 when the Latvijas Basketbola līga (LBL) and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) largely merged. In its 2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, inaugural season, 15 teams participated in the league. After a Final Four is played to determine the winner of the league, there are playoffs to decide the national champions of Latvia and Estonia. The first game was played on 28 September 2018, with Estonian champions BC Kalev, BC Kalev/Cramo hosting a game against the Latvian champions BK Ventspils. On 9 April 2019, BK Ventspils won the first league championship. On 19 Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Riga
Xiaomi Arena, formerly known as Arena Riga () is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Arena Riga holds a maximum of 14,500 and was opened on 15 February 2006. It was built to be used as one of the venues for the 2006 IIHF World Championship, the other being Skonto Arena. The arena was designed by the Canadian company Stadium Consultants International ( SCI Architects) and Latvian firms SIA Merks and SIA Nams. In 2025, as part of a partnership agreement between Arena Riga's management and Chinese electronics company Xiaomi, the arena was rebranded as the Xiaomi Arena as part of a naming rights deal. The owner of the arena is the company ''Glesum Investments'', but the real beneficiary is businessman Juris Savickis. History The 11,000-seat arena was constructed as a requirement for hosting the 2006 IIHF World Championship. Its construction overseen by Latvian Ice Hockey Federation president Kirovs Lipmans was dela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolands Freimanis
Rolands Freimanis (born 21 January 1988) is a Latvian professional basketball player who plays for the Rīgas Zeļļi of the Latvian-Estonian 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 BK VEF Rīga. 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 LEB Gold league with short stint in Spanish ACB League with Lagun Aro GBC. Before the 2012–13 season, Freimanis joined Sutor Montegranaro of the Lega Basket Serie A. On 1 September 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krišs Helmanis
Krišs Helmanis (born April 7, 2002) is a Latvian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Rīgas Zeļļi. He plays at center position. Professional career During his youth, he trained and played in the DSN (Daugava Sports Hall) system of the Riga Basketball School (Basketbola skola "Rīga") in the Latvian Youth Basketball League (LJBL), where his coach was Raivo Otersons, who was also Andris Biedriņš' first coach. In 2018, Krišs moved to Spain to join the youth system of Joventut Badalona, initially alongside another DSN player, Roberts Bērziņš. At the senior level, he played for CB Prat in Spain's third and second divisions. He made a single appearance in the Liga ACB with Joventut Badalona on September 26, 2021, playing 28 seconds against Saski Baskonia. In 2022, Helmanis moved to Germany and represented the Tübingen Tigers for two seasons. First season Helmanis played in the second division ProA, and then in the Basketball Bundesliga during the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mārtiņš Fomins
Mārtiņš is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the name Martin. Mārtiņš may refer to: * Mārtiņš, ancient Latvian deity *Mārtiņš Antons (1888–1941), Latvian lawyer and politician * Mārtiņš Bondars (born 1971), Latvian financier, politician, and basketball player *Mārtiņš Bots (born 1999), Latvian luger * Mārtiņš Brauns (1951–2021), Latvian composer and musician * Mārtiņš Cipulis (born 1980), Latvian ice hockey left winger *Mārtiņš Freimanis (1977–2011), Latvian musician, singer, songwriter, actor and TV personality * Rūsiņš Mārtiņš Freivalds (1942–2016), Latvian computer scientist and mathematician * Mārtiņš Grundmanis (1913–1944), Latvian basketball player *Mārtiņš Karsums (born 1986), Latvian professional ice hockey player * Mārtiņš Ķibilds (1973–2019), Latvian journalist and television personality * Mārtiņš Kravčenko (born 1985), Latvian professional basketball guard *Mārtiņš Krūmiņš (1900–1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskars Zurkovs
Oskars is a Latvian masculine given name; a variant of the name Oscar. Notable people with the name include: * Oskars Bārs (1848-1914), Latvian architect *Oskars Bārtulis (born 1987), Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman *Oskars Cibuļskis (born 1988), Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman *Oskars Dankers (1883–1965), Latvian general *Oskars Gudramovičs (born 1988), Latvian luger and Olympic competitor *Oskars Kalpaks (1882–1919), Latvian military commander *Oskars Kastēns (born 1971), Latvian journalist and a politician *Oskars Ķibermanis (born 1993), Latvian bobsledder and Olympic competitor *Oskars Kļava (born 1983), Latvian football defender *Oskars Melbārdis (born 1988), Latvian bobsledder *Oskars Perro Oskars Perro (September 26, 1918 – May 2, 2003) was a Latvian soldier and writer. He was the first Latvian to be awarded the German Iron Cross in the Second World War. Biography Oskars Perro was born in Mazsalaca, Latvia on 26 September 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dāvis Čoders
Dāvis is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: *Dāvis Bertāns (born 1992), Latvian basketball player *Dāvis Ikaunieks (born 1994), Latvian footballer *Dāvis Indrāns Dāvis Indrāns (born 6 June 1995) is a Latvian football player. He plays for FK Jelgava. International He made his debut for the Latvia national football team on 9 June 2017 in a World Cup qualifier group game against Portugal Portugal, ... (born 1995), Latvian footballer References {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Hunter (basketball, Born 1997)
Jordan Miles Hunter (born 30 January 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player for Santeros de Aguada of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He is also contracted with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels. Early life Hunter attended Saint Ignatius' College in Sydney, New South Wales. In 2015, Hunter attended the BA Centre of Excellence in Canberra and played for the program's SEABL team. College career Between 2015 and 2019, Hunter played college basketball in the United States for the Saint Mary's Gaels. He was used sparingly over his first three seasons before seeing his minutes more than triple from his junior season to his senior season. As a senior in 2018–19, he averaged 7.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.4 blocks, as he started all 34 games and averaged 23.3 minutes per game. He was named the 2019 WCC tournament MVP and was named to the WCC's All-Academic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mārtiņš Meiers
Mārtiņš Meiers (born 30 March 1991) is a Latvian professional basketball player for BK Saldus of the Ramirent Nacionālā Basketbola līga, the second-tier basketball league in Latvia. Professional career Meiers had a breakout year in his second season with VEF Rīga averaging 13.7ppg in the VTB United League. On 5 February 2017 Meiers had a 31-point performance against Zenit. Meiers spent the 2019–20 season with Budućnost VOLI of the ABA League. He signed with BC Astana on 1 September 2020. On 16 February 2021 he signed with Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A. On 10 November 2021 he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League. National team career Meiers has represented the Latvian national team in EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2013, EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017 EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK Viimsi
Korvpalliklubi Viimsi (English: Basketball Club Viimsi) is a professional basketball club based in Haabneeme, Viimsi, Estonia. The team plays in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Forus Sports Center. History KK Viimsi was founded in 2002 by Tanel Einaste, Anti Kalle and Teet Tiisvelt. In 2021, the team won the Estonian second division title and joined the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League. They reached the playoffs in their first season in the league. KK Viimsi/Sportland defeated BK Ventspils the quarterfinals and Pärnu Sadam in the semifinal to advance to the championship game, where they lost to VEF Riga, 64–95. Sponsorship naming *KK Viimsi/Noto: 2017–2021 *KK Viimsi/Sportland: 2021–2023 Home arenas *Viimsi School Sports Hall (2011–2018) *Forus Sports Center (2018–present) Players Current roster Depth chart Head coaches * Tanel Einaste 2011–2012, 2014–2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach Volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two to four players each on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the court. Each team also works together to prevent the opposing team from grounding the ball on their side of the court. Teams are allowed up to three touches to return the ball across the net, and individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively except after a touch off an attempted block. Making a block touch leaves only two more touches before the ball must be hit over. The ball is put in play with a serve—a hit by the server from behind the rear court boundary over the net to the opponents. The receiving team typically uses their three touches to pass the ball, set it up for an attack, and then attack the ball by sending it back over the net. Meanwhile, the team on defense typically has a blocker at the net and a defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Aleksandrs Samoilovs (born April 6, 1985) is a Latvian beach volleyball player. Samoilovs and teammate Mārtiņš Pļaviņš, with whom he partnered since 2004, represented Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The duo defeated the number 2 seed, Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers, in their first-round game, in what announcers called "the biggest upset in Olympic beach volleyball history". The Latvian team won its preliminary round group and in round of 16 lost to Austrian team Florian Gosch and Alexander Horst. After the Olympics, Samoilovs and Pļaviņš stopped playing together. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he teamed with Ruslans Sorokins, where he again finished in 9th, reaching the round of 16, where they lost to Jonas Reckermann and Julius Brink of Germany. He now partnering with Jānis Šmēdiņš Jānis Šmēdiņš (born 31 July 1987) is a Latvian beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two to four players each on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
