Roberts Blūms (born November 2, 2005) is a Latvian

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player for the Davidson Wildcats of the

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. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3.5 in) and plays

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position.

Career

During the 2022–23 season Blūms played in

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youth system, participating in LNB Espoirs and

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. In the summer of 2023 he agreed to join Saint-Quentin system. He later changed his mind and joined VEF Rīga in his homeland. On January 21, 2024, Blūms left his name in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League history books. The 18-year-old guard repeated the league record by scoring 41 points in a game against Kalev/SNABB. On April 16, 2024, Blums declared for the

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National team

In 2023 Blūms led U-18 to a gold medal in

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and was named the MVP of the tournament. In February 2024 for the first time in his career Blūms was included in the candidate list of

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but did not yet participate in any of games during the first window of EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers.

Personal life

Roberts is the son of long-time Latvia national team captain

Jānis Blūms Jānis Blūms (born 20 April 1982) is a Latvian former professional basketball player. Standing at , Blūms played point guard and shooting guard positions. He also served as captain of the Latvia national team. Professional career Blūms starte ...

References

External links

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