Latvijas Universitāte men's basketball

Latvijas Universitāte
Nickname LU
Leagues LBL
SBL
Founded 1929
Arena OSC
Arena Capacity 830
Location Riga, Latvia
Team colors Blue and White
         
President Uģis Bisenieks
Head coach Guntis Endzels
Championships 7 Latvian Championship
Website bk.lu.lv
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The Latvijas Universitāte men's basketball team represents University of Latvia in Riga, Latvia, also known as LU. and it plays in Latvian Basketball league. The team is currently coached by Guntis Endzels.

The LU once won seven Latvian championships in the 1930s and returned to the Latvian League Division 1 before the 2010-11 season. The biggest accomplishment so far has been 4th place in the 2011-2012 season.

2014-15 Roster

Latvijas Universitāte roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 3 Latvia Grīnbergs, Artūrs 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 20 – (1996-08-19)19 August 1996
PG 4 Latvia Večens, Kārlis 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 20 – (1995-12-16)16 December 1995
SG 5 Latvia Leja, Edgars 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 24 – (1992-07-12)12 July 1992
SF 6 Latvia Rēķis, Pēteris 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (1993-04-25)25 April 1993
PF 7 Latvia Engers, Jānis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 21 – (1995-02-20)20 February 1995
SF 10 Latvia Krūmiņš, Roberts 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (1993-04-10)10 April 1993
PG 12 Latvia Brizgalovs, Dmitrijs 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 22 – (1994-03-08)8 March 1994
PF 13 Latvia Magone, Renārs 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (1992-03-03)3 March 1992
C 14 Latvia Minajevs, Daniels 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 21 – (1995-04-05)5 April 1995
PF 15 Latvia Eiduks, Jānis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 23 – (1993-04-14)14 April 1993
PG 21 Latvia Bikše, Visvaldis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (1993-04-01)1 April 1993
PF 23 Latvia Jaunzems, Linards 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – (1995-10-03)3 October 1995
PG 25 Latvia Lasenbergs, Edgars 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (1995-04-07)7 April 1995
SF 27 Latvia Niedra, Roberts 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (1995-10-21)21 October 1995
PG 30 Latvia Ozolinkevičs, Marts Ričards 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996
SF 43 Latvia Ginters, Armands 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 21 – (1995-07-17)17 July 1995
C 55 Latvia Saulītis, Mārcis 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 19 – (1997-04-22)22 April 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Latvia Gunārs Gailītis
Conditioning coach
  • Latvia Ivars Ikstens
Sports director
  • Latvia Uģis Bisenieks
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
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