Mārtiņš Meiers (born 30 March 1991) is a Latvian professional basketball player for BK Saldus of the Ramirent Nacionālā Basketbola līga, the second-tier basketball league in Latvia.
No. 33 – Rīgas Zeļļi | |
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Position | Center |
League | LEBL |
Personal information | |
Born | Jūrmala, Latvia SSR, Soviet Union | 30 March 1991
Nationality | Latvian |
Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
Listed weight | 108 kg (238 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2010 | BK Ventspils |
2010–2011 | BK Liepājas Lauvas |
2011–2013 | BK Ventspils |
2013–2014 | Mitteldeutscher BC |
2014–2015 | BK Ventspils |
2015–2017 | VEF Rīga |
2017 | UNICS |
2017–2019 | Enisey |
2019–2020 | Budućnost |
2020–2021 | BC Astana |
2021 | Élan Chalon |
2021–2022 | Śląsk Wrocław |
2022–2023 | Kalev/Cramo |
2023–2024 | Okapi Aalst |
2024 | Rīgas Zeļļi |
2024–present | BK Saldus |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editMeiers had a breakout year in his second season with VEF Rīga averaging 13.7ppg in the VTB United League.[1] On 5 February 2017 Meiers had a 31-point performance against Zenit.[2]
Meiers spent the 2019–20 season with Budućnost VOLI of the ABA League. He signed with BC Astana on 1 September 2020.[3]
On 16 February 2021 he signed with Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.[4]
On 10 November 2021 he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League.[5]
National team career
editMeiers has represented the Latvian national team in EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2013, EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Martins Meiers 2016-17 stats". VTB League. September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Meieram 31 punkts, līdz uzvarai gan pietrūkst". VEF Riga. February 5, 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Martins Meiers joins Astana". Sportando. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Martins Meiers joins Elan Chalon". Sportando. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "Slask Wroclaw signs Martins Meiers". Sportando. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Latvia Roster". FIBA Europe. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
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