Kaspars Cipruss
 Cipruss in the background with Kristaps Valters | |
| BC Lietkabelis | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | LKL Baltic Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 18, 1982 Rezekne, Latvia |
| Nationality |  Latvian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 253 lb (115 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1998–present |
| Career history | |
| 1998-1999 | ASK/Brocēni/LMT |
| 2000 | BK Gulbenes Buki |
| 2000-2001 |  Pallacanestro Trieste |
| 2001–2002 |  KK Union Olimpija |
| 2001-2002 | KD Slovan |
| 2002-2003 | BK Skonto |
| 2003–2004 |  Unia Tarnow |
| 2003-2004 |  CB Sevilla |
| 2003-2004 | CB Ciudad de Huelva |
| 2004-2006 | CB Sevilla |
| 2006-2007 | CB Breogán |
| 2007-2008 | BK Ventspils |
| 2008 | BK Liepājas Lauvas |
| 2008-2009 |  BK Prostějov |
| 2009 |  Al-Ahli Dubai |
| 2009-2010 | BK Jelgava |
| 2010 | Óbila CB |
| 2010-2011 | BK Valmiera |
| 2011-2012 |  BC Rakvere Tarvas |
| 2012-present |  BC Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
Kaspars Cipruss (born February 2, 1982 in Rezekne, Latvia) is a Latvian basketball player. Currently he has signed a contract with BC Lietkabelis to play in Lietuvos krepšinio lyga and Baltic Basketball League.[1]
Club career
Kaspars Cipruss started his basketball career in Latvian powerhouse ASK/Brocēni/LMT in 1998. After extinction of the team he had a brief spell in Latvian team BK Gulbenes Buki before moving to Italy, Pallacanestro Trieste. However, he signed a 3-year contract wih Slovenian Euroleague team KK Union Olimpija, but was loaned to KD Slovan. Since then he has played professional basketball in Poland, various levels in Spain, United Arab Emirates, Czech Republic, Estonia and Lithuania.[2]
National team
Cipruss started his Latvia national basketball team career with the youngest, U16 team. Few years later, in 1998 he was part of the team which managed to achieve 9th place at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship and semi-final spot in the U19 EuroBasket. Three years later he was also part of the senior team, which reached the quarterfinals of EuroBasket 2001. Later on he has also been in the final tournaments in 2005 and 2007.[3]
Achievements
- Latvijas Basketbola līga: 1997-98, 1998–99
- Runner-up 2001-02, 2006–07
Individual
- BBL Challenge Cup MVP: 2011-12
- Estonian Basketball Championship MVP: 2011-12
References
- ^ "Lietkabelio" gretose - naudingiausias BBL žaidėjas kklietkabelis.lt (2012-05-12) Template:Lt icon
- ^ Kaspars Cipruss
- ^ FIBAeurope.com
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