Dāvids Vīksne (born 7 November 2000) is a Latvian professional basketball player who currently plays for the

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 inclus ...

. He plays at

small forward The small forward (SF), also known as the three, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than Power forward (basketball), power forwards and Cent ...

position.

Professional career

He began his professional career with the Valmiera/Ordo, but in 2018 he joined one of the most titled Latvian clubs,

BK Ventspils BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. History BK Ventspils was founded in 1994. In first years Ventspils proved themselves as relevant p ...

. Later on, Vīksne was one of the leaders of

Latvijas Universitāte University of Latvia (, shortened ''LU'') is a public research university located in Riga, Latvia. The university was established in 1919. History The University of Latvia, initially named as the Higher School of Latvia () was founded on Se ...

, while studying at the Faculty of Business, Management and Economics of the University of Latvia. In the summer of 2023, Vīksne became a player of the new club

National team

Vīksne represented Latvia in youth competitions, including

2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 35th edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Riga, Ventspils and Liepāja, Latvia, from 28 July to 5 August 2018. Participating teams * * (Winners, 2017 FIBA ...

when he won the silver medal. Year later he participated in

2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup The 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Greek: Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο Μπάσκετ FIBA Under-19 2019) was the 14th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championshi ...

Personal life

The beginning of Vīksne's career was affected by a serious accident - a natural gas cylinder explosion, which occurred in 2018.

References

External links

estlatbl.com profile

Realgm.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Viksne, Davids 2000 births Living people Latvian men's basketball players Rīgas Zeļļi players BK Valmiera players BK Ventspils players Sportspeople from Sigulda