Andrejs Gražulis (born 21 July 1993) is a Latvian professional

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player for

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of the Spanish

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, on loan from

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Early career

Gražulis started playing organized basketball at the age of 16. His main sport as a young teenager had been athletics, but in 2009 he was discovered during open try-outs held by BK Ventspils. He joined Ventspils youth academy and later started playing for its main team.

Professional career

On 14 July 2017 Gražulis signed with Parma Basket of the

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for the 2017–18 season. He spent the 2019-20 season with Derthona where he averaged 16.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in Serie A2. Gražulis signed with Allianz Trieste on 19 June 2020. He averaged 8.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. On 3 July 2021 Gražulis re-signed with the team. On 17 June 2022 he signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian

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(LBA). On 30 June 2024, Gražulis signed with

of the

and the

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. On 1 April 2025, he was loaned to

of the

for the rest of the season.

International career

In July 2013, Gražulis represented U20 Latvian National Team that won silver in U20 European Championship. Gražulis made key basket at the end of the game to secure Latvia's win over Spain and place in finals. In the following year he received first call-up to Latvian National Team. On 7 September 2023, Gražulis scored a game-high 28 points in a win against Italy in the

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5th-8th place classification round, making 12/13 field goals 9/10 free throws, and 3/3 three-pointers.

References

External links

FIBA Europe ProfileLatvian National Team ProfileLBA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grazulis, Andrejs 1993 births Living people 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Aquila Basket Trento players BC Parma players BK Valmiera players BK Ventspils players Derthona Basket players Joventut Badalona players Latvian expatriate basketball people in Italy Latvian expatriate basketball people in Russia Latvian expatriate basketball people in Spain Latvian men's basketball players Lega Basket Serie A players Pallacanestro Trieste players People from Koknese Power forwards Virtus Bologna players