Jānis Strēlnieks
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
| League | Basketball Bundesliga Euroleague |
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| Born | September 1, 1989 Talsi, Latvia |
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| Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2007–2011 | Ventspils | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Spartak Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Budivelnyk Kiev | ||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Brose Baskets | ||||||||||||
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Jānis Strēlnieks (born September 1, 1989) is a Latvian professional basketball player who plays for Brose Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga. He also represents the Latvian national basketball team. Standing at Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)., he plays at the point guard position.
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Professional career
Strēlnieks started his professional career in 2007 with Latvian team Ventspils, where he played for four years. In 2010, he was pursued by Euroleague club Union Olimpija, then coached by Jure Zdovc, but Ventspils didn't let him go to Slovenia. After all, in November 2011, Jānis got chance to play for coach Zdovc, as then he was coaching Russian team BC Spartak Saint Petersburg,[1] that bought out his contract from Ventspils. With Spartak he spent next two seasons, where one of the highlights was making Eurocup Final Four in 2012.
In August 2013, Strēlnieks joined the Euroleague team Budivelnyk Kiev, signing a two-year contract.[2] Strēlnieks enjoyed a successful season with Budivelnyk that included winning Ukrainian championship and playing in the Euroleague for the first time. However, after the season he had to opt out of his contract due to the unstable political situation in Ukraine.[3]
In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Brose Baskets.[4] In that season Strēlnieks with Brose Baskets became Basketball Bundesliga champion.[5]
Latvian national team
In 2007 Jānis was part of Latvian U18 team that won bronze in U18 European Championship which was held in Madrid, Spain. He made game winning basket in last seconds of regulation against Lithuania in a game for 3rd place in U18 European Championship.[6]
He has represented Latvia national team in EuroBasket 2011 and EuroBasket 2013.[7]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2013–14 | Budivelnyk | 10 | 6 | 22.5 | .509 | .464 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 2.6 | .9 | .0 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Career | 10 | 6 | 22.5 | .509 | .464 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 2.6 | .9 | .0 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
Personal life
His older brother, Artūrs, is also a professional basketball player.
References
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External links
- Jānis Strēlnieks at draftexpress.com
- Jānis Strēlnieks at eurobasket2013.org
- Jānis Strēlnieks at euroleague.net
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