Roberts Blūms (born November 2, 2005) is a Latvian basketball player who currently plays for the VEF Rīga. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3.5 in) and plays shooting guard position.
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| Born | November 2, 2005 Riga, Latvia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
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| 2023–2024 | VEF Rīga | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editDuring the 2022–23 season Blūms played in ASVEL Basket youth system, participating in LNB Espoirs and Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament.[1] In the summer of 2023 he agreed to join Saint-Quentin system.[2] He later changed his mind and joined VEF Rīga in his homeland.[3]
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.[4] On April 16, 2024, Blums declared for the 2024 NBA Draft.[5]
National team
editIn 2023 Blūms led U-18 to a gold medal in 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B and was named the MVP of the tournament.[6]
In February 2024 for the first time in his career Blūms was included in the candidate list of Latvia men's national basketball team but did not yet participate in any of games during the first window of EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers.[7]
Personal life
editRoberts is the son of long-time Latvia national team captain Jānis Blūms.[8]
External links
edit- Roberts Blūms at estlatbl.com
- Roberts Blums at FIBA
- Roberts Blūms at realgm.com
References
edit- ^ "ROBERTS BLUMS | Adidas Next Generation Tournament". Euroleague Basketball.
- ^ "Roberts Blums passe de l'ASVEL à Saint-Quentin". BeBasket.
- ^ "VEF Rīga sastāvā spēlēs Roberts Blūms". September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Results". www.estlatbl.com.
- ^ Louis Trohel (2024-04-16). "Following a break out season with VEF Riga, where among other things he tied the league's single game scoring record (41pts), Roberts Blums will declare for the 2024 NBA Draft. The Latvian guard was the MVP of the 2023 FIBA European U18B #octagonfamily". Twitter.
- ^ "Latvia's Roberts Blums awarded MVP trophy". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "Vīriešu valstsvienība: Eiropas čempionāta kvalifikācijas pirmajām spēlēm reģistrēti 24 spēlētāji". February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Young upstart Roberts Blums joins his father Janis at VEF Riga". Eurohoops. September 30, 2023.