Latvijas Universitāte men's basketball

Latvijas Universitāte
Nickname	LU
Leagues	LBL SBL
Founded	1929
Arena	OSC
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-Estonian 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.

Team is organized by University of Latvia.

2014-15 Roster

Latvijas Universitāte roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 3 Grīnbergs, Artūrs 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 28 – (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 PG 4 Večens, Kārlis 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1995-12-16)16 December 1995 SG 5 Leja, Edgars 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 32 – (1992-07-12)12 July 1992 SF 6 Rēķis, Pēteris 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 PF 7 Engers, Jānis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 29 – (1995-02-20)20 February 1995 SF 10 Krūmiņš, Roberts 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 31 – (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 PG 12 Brizgalovs, Dmitrijs 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 30 – (1994-03-08)8 March 1994 PF 13 Magone, Renārs 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 32 – (1992-03-03)3 March 1992 C 14 Minajevs, Daniels 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 – (1995-04-05)5 April 1995 PF 15 Eiduks, Jānis 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 31 – (1993-04-14)14 April 1993 PG 21 Bikše, Visvaldis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1993-04-01)1 April 1993 PF 23 Jaunzems, Linards 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 – (1995-10-03)3 October 1995 SF 27 Niedra, Roberts 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 – (1995-10-21)21 October 1995 PG 30 Ozolinkevičs, Marts Ričards 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 27 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996 SF 43 Ginters, Armands 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 29 – (1995-07-17)17 July 1995 C 55 Saulītis, Mārcis 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1997-04-22)22 April 1997	Head coach Guntis Endzels Assistant coach Edijs Šlesers Assistant coach Gunārs Gailītis Conditioning coach Agris Sarkans Conditioning coach Ivars Ikstens Sports director Uģis Bisenieks Legend (C) Team captain

External links

• Official website (in Latvian)