Linards Jaunzems (born October 3, 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player who currently plays for KR. He is 2.00 m (6 ft 6.75 in) and can play small forward and power forward positions.
| No. 23 – KR | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Úrvalsdeild karla | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 3, 1995 Bauska, Latvia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2014–2019 | Latvijas Universitāte | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | BK Ventspils | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Pärnu Sadam | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | BK Ventspils | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | KR | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
editFor the 2023–2024 season, he was named the MVP of the Latvijas Basketbola līga (LBL) after averaging 16.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.[1]
In September 2024, Jaunzems signed with KR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[2]
National team career
editJaunzems has represented Latvia in 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[3]
References
edit- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (6 September 2024). "Sá besti í Lettlandi semur við KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Vesturbæingar binda miklar vonir við komu verðmætasta leikmanns Lettlands til KR "Átti frábært tímabil í fyrra með Ventspils"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ FIBA.basketball Player profile