Artūrs Kurucs (born 19 January 2000) is a Latvian professional

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player for

UCAM Murcia UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes. History Founded in 1985 ...

of the Spanish Liga ACB and the

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. At 1.93 meters tall, his natural position on the field is at

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Personal life

Kurucs' older brother, Rodions, is also a professional basketball player, for

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References

2000 births Living people BK VEF Rīga players Latvian expatriate basketball people in Greece Latvian expatriate basketball people in Spain Latvian men's basketball players Liga ACB players Promitheas Patras B.C. players Point guards Shooting guards Sportspeople from Cēsis Saski Baskonia players 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players {{Latvia-basketball-bio-stub