Jānis Strēlnieks
Strēlnieks with the ball possession against France at the EuroBasket 2015 | ||||||||||||||
No. 32 – Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard / Point guard | |||||||||||||
League | LKL EuroLeague | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Talsi, Latvia | September 1, 1989|||||||||||||
Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2007–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Ventspils | |||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Spartak Saint Petersburg | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Budivelnyk | |||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Brose Bamberg | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||
2019–2021 | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||
2021–present | Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||||
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Jānis Strēlnieks (born September 1, 1989) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior National Team of Latvia. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, he mainly plays at the shooting guard position.
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 the EuroLeague club Union Olimpija, which was then head coached by Jure Zdovc. However, Ventspils didn't let him go to Slovenia. After all, in November 2011, he finally got a chance to play for coach Zdovc, as he was at the time coaching the Russian team Spartak Saint Petersburg,[1] that had bought out Strēlnieks' contract from Ventspils. He spent the next two seasons with Spartak. One of the highlights of his time in Spartak, was making the EuroCup's 2012 Final Four.
In August 2013, Strēlnieks joined the EuroLeague team Budivelnyk, signing a two-year contract with them.[2] Strēlnieks enjoyed a successful season with Budivelnyk, that included winning the Ukrainian Super League championship, and playing in the EuroLeague for the first time. However, after the season ended, he had to opt out of his contract, due to the unstable political situation in Ukraine at the time.[3]
In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the German club Brose Bamberg.[4] In the following three seasons, Strēlnieks won the German Basketball Bundesliga championship with Bamberg.[5] In the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, Strēlnieks also played in the EuroLeague with Brose.
On June 20, 2017, Strēlnieks signed a two-year contract with Olympiacos, of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.[6]
On July 8, 2019, Strēlnieks signed a two-year deal with CSKA Moscow.[7] On June 11, 2021, Strēlnieks officially parted ways with the Russian club. In 70 games (16 starts), he averaged 6.2 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists.
On July 29, 2021, Strēlnieks signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League and the EuroLeague.[8]
National team career[]
Latvian junior national team[]
In 2007, Strēlnieks was a part of the Latvian Under-18 junior national team that won the bronze medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, which was held in Madrid, Spain. He made a game-winning basket in the last seconds of regulation against Lithuania's Under-18 junior national team, in the bronze medal game.[9]
Latvian senior national team[]
Strēlnieks is a member of the senior Latvian national basketball team. With Latvia, he played at the following tournaments: the EuroBasket 2011, the EuroBasket 2013, the EuroBasket 2015, the Belgrade 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and the EuroBasket 2017.[10]
Career statistics[]
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 |
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 |
2015–16 | Bamberg | 24 | 4 | 24.2 | .476 | .404 | .913 | 2.0 | 3.3 | .7 | .1 | 9.8 | 10.7 |
2016–17 | 22 | 5 | 25.1 | .522 | .459 | .892 | 2.2 | 3.5 | .6 | .1 | 11.7 | 12.8 | |
2017–18 | Olympiacos | 34 | 4 | 19.9 | .435 | .382 | .918 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .6 | .0 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
2018–19 | 20 | 5 | 20.4 | .495 | .459 | .868 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .7 | .1 | 8.8 | 8.3 | |
2019–20 | CSKA Moscow | 21 | 6 | 16.0 | .538 | .417 | .921 | 1.8 | 2.0 | .6 | .0 | 7.2 | 8.5 |
2020–21 | 26 | 3 | 13.4 | .460 | .417 | .643 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .3 | .0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | |
Career | 110 | 24 | 22.5 | .482 | .425 | .906 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .7 | .0 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
Personal life[]
His older brother, Artūrs, is also a professional basketball player.
References[]
- ^ "Jānis Strēlnieks pāriet uz Sanktpēterburgas 'Spartak'" (in Latvian). Delfi.lv. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "BUDIVELNIK brings in playmaker Strelnieks". Euroleague.net. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Janis Strelnieks opts out of his contract with Budivelnyk". Sportando.com. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Brose Baskets puts Strelnieks at point". Eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Strēlnieks ar Brose Baskets kļūst par Vācijas čempionu basketbolā". Diena.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Olympiacos lands playmaker Strelnieks". Euroleague.net. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Janis Strelnieks joins CSKA with two-year deal". Eurohoops. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Zalgiris Kaunas signs Janis Strelnieks". Sportando. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Lithuania 72-74 Latvia FIBA Europe
- ^ Janis TIMMA (LAT).
External links[]
- Jānis Strēlnieks at baskethotel.com
- Jānis Strēlnieks at draftexpress.com
- Jānis Strēlnieks at easycredit-bbl.de (in German)
- Jānis Strēlnieks at eurobasket.com
- Jānis Strēlnieks at euroleague.net
- Jānis Strēlnieks at fiba.com (archive)
- Jānis Strēlnieks at fibaeurope.com
- 1989 births
- Living people
- BC Budivelnyk players
- BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players
- BK Ventspils players
- Brose Bamberg players
- Expatriate basketball people in Russia
- Latvian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Latvian expatriates in Russia
- Latvian men's basketball players
- Olympiacos B.C. players
- PBC CSKA Moscow players
- People from Talsi
- Point guards
- Shooting guards