Aija Jurjāne (née Putniņa; born 15 January 1988) is a Latvian women's basketball player with the Latvia women's national basketball team.[1] She competed with the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she scored 2 points in 3 games.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 1988 Riga, Latvia |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 181 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Regis Jesuit High School (Aurora, Colorado) (2006) |
| College | Colorado (2008) |
| WNBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Olesa Espanyol |
| 2009–2010 | USO Mondeville |
| 2010–2011 | ASPTT Arras |
| 2011–2012 | PF Umbertide |
| 2012–2013 | UNB Obenasa |
| 2013–2014 | PF Umbertide |
| 2014 | PINKK Pecsi 424 |
| 2015 | San Martino |
| 2015–2016 | Nantes Rezé Basketball |
| 2016–2017 | İstanbul Üniversitesi SK |
| 2017 | Canik Belediyespor |
| 2018 | Mersin BB |
| 2018 | CB Avenida |
| 2018–2019 | Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc |
| 2019–2020 | Çankaya Üniversitesi |
| 2021–2022 | Botaş |
| 2022–2023 | Galatasaray |
Professional career
editGalatasaray
editOn 5 August 2022, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).[2]
As of July 2023, her contract has expired. Galatasaray club said goodbye to the player on 6 July 2023 by publishing a thank you message.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aija Putniņa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Aija Jurjāne" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Teşekkürler!". Galatasaray S.K. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
External links
edit- Aija Jurjane at FIBA (archive)
- Aija Putnina at Colorado
- Aija Putnina at Olympics.com
- Aija Putnina at Olympic.org (archived)
- Aija Putniņa at Olympedia (archive)
- Aija Putniņa at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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