Matīss Kulačkovskis (born October 1, 1997) is a Latvian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for

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at power forward position.

Early life and education

Kulackovskis was born 1 October 1997 in

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, Latvia to Viktors Kulackovskis and Gita Kulackovska. He has one younger sister. Though he grew up in Latvia, he spent the last two years of high school in United States. As a senior for the

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team in Philadelphia, he averaged 17.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. After graduating from high school in 2017, he attended

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, averaging 6.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in his senior year.

Professional career

Kulackovskis debuted at professional level when he was still under-aged, playing for his hometown team

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in Latvian League. After graduating college, he came back to Latvia and signed with

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. In summer of 2023, he signed for

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References

External links

Profile
at estlatbl.com
Bowling Green Falcons bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kulackovskis, Matiss 1997 births Living people BK Ventspils players Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball players Latvian expatriate basketball people in the United States Latvian men's basketball players People from Saldus Power forwards BK Ogre players