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'''Artūrs |
'''Artūrs Mārtiņš Žagars''' (born 21 April 2000) is a Latvian professional [[basketball]] player who last played for [[BC Nevėžis|Nevėžis Kėdainiai]] of the [[Lithuanian Basketball League]] (LKL). Standing at {{height|m=1.90}}, he primarily plays the [[point guard]] position. |
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== Early career == |
== Early career == |
Revision as of 14:47, 29 August 2023
![]() Žagars with Joventut Badalona in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Riga, Latvia | 21 April 2000||||||||||||||
Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2022: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2017–2022 | Joventut Badalona | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | →CB Prat | ||||||||||||||
2021 | →Kalev/Cramo | ||||||||||||||
2022 | →Löwen Braunschweig | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Nevėžis Kėdainiai | ||||||||||||||
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Artūrs Mārtiņš Žagars (born 21 April 2000) is a Latvian professional basketball player who last played for Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in), he primarily plays the point guard position.
Early career
Žagars spent much of his early career playing for Latvian club BS DSN Riga.[1]
Professional career
In 2017, Žagars signed a long-term contract with Spanish club Joventut Badalona. On 11 March 2018, Žagars made his Liga ACB debut, scoring two points in seven minutes versus Baskonia.[1]
In November 2018, Žagars suffered a torn ligament in his ankle and was sidelined until early March 2019 after undergoing surgery.[2]
On 19 April 2019, Žagars declared for the 2019 NBA draft.[3][4]
On 16 February 2021, Žagars was loaned to Estonian powerhouse Kalev/Cramo.[5]
On 12 January 2022, he was loaned to Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga.[6]
On 20 July 2022, Žagars signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[7] In 22 Lithuanian League games played, he averaged 15.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
National team career
Žagars was named to the All-Star Five of the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Riga after averaging 18.9 points, 6.3 assists, and 1.9 steals per game, while leading the Latvian national under-18 team to its first finals appearance and silver medal at the tournament.[8]
References
- ^ a b Hein, David (30 March 2018). "Zagars inspired by former Joventut greats". EuroLeague. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "U19 World Cup an 'amazing opportunity' for Latvia to put name out there, Zagars says". FIBA. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ Askounis, John (20 April 2019). "Louis Olinde among latest Europeans entering NBA draft". EuroHoops. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Talantīgais Žagars pieteicies NBA draftam" (in Latvian). TV NET. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Arturs Žagars joins BC Kalev / Cramo". bckalev.ee (in Estonian). 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Europäisches Top-Talent Arturs Zagars verstärkt die Löwen". basketball-loewen.de (in German). January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ "Kėdainių „Nevėžio-Optibet" atakoms diriguos latvis Artūras Martinas Žagaras". kknevezis.lt (in Lithuanian). July 20, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "Serbia big man Pecarski named MVP, tops All-Star Five". FIBA. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Artūrs Žagars at acb.com
- Artūrs Žagars at proballers.com
- Artūrs Žagars at realgm.com
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players
- Basketball players from Riga
- BC Kalev/Cramo players
- BC Nevėžis players
- CB Prat players
- Joventut Badalona players
- Latvian expatriate basketball people in Estonia
- Latvian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Latvian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
- Latvian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Latvian men's basketball players
- Liga ACB players
- Point guards
- 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players