Latvijas Universitāte men's basketball

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Latvijas Universitāte
NicknameLU
LeaguesLBL
Latvian-Estonian Basketball League
Founded1929
ArenaOSC
Capacity830
LocationRiga, Latvia
Team colorsBlue and White
   
PresidentUģis Bisenieks
Head coachGuntis Endzels
Championships7 Latvian Championship
Websitebk.lu.lv

The Latvijas Universitāte men's basketball team represents University of Latvia in Riga, Latvia, also known as LU. and it plays in the Latvian Basketball League and Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.

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.

Team is organized by University of Latvia.

2021-22 Roster[]

Latvijas Universitāte roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 Latvia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (2001-10-15)15 October 2001
G 2 Latvia 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (2000-10-02)2 October 2000
C 5 Latvia 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 23 – (1998-05-06)6 May 1998
C 8 Latvia 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 20 – (2001-09-20)20 September 2001
SG 9 Latvia 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 21 – (2000-10-26)26 October 2000
PF 10 Latvia 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 19 – (2002-04-05)5 April 2002
PG 11 Latvia 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 19 – (2003-01-28)28 January 2003
G 13 Latvia 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 21 – (2000-04-28)28 April 2000
C 15 Latvia 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 18 – (2003-04-23)23 April 2003
F 17 Latvia 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (2001-07-16)16 July 2001
SG 18 Latvia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 22 – (2000-03-15)15 March 2000
F 22 Latvia 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 21 – (2000-06-22)22 June 2000
SF 25 Latvia  (C) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (1998-08-20)20 August 1998
C 31 Latvia 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 22 – (2000-01-14)14 January 2000
SF 37 Latvia 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (2000-11-07)7 November 2000
Head coach
  • Latvia Guntis Endzels
Assistant coaches
  • Latvia Gunārs Gailītis
  • Latvia Edijs Šlesers
Conditioning coach
  • Latvia Artūrs Paiķis
Sports director
  • Latvia Ivars Strencis
General director
  • Latvia Uģis Bisenieks
Legend
  • (C) Team captain

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Reserve
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Coaches[]

External links[]

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