Raitis Grafs

Raitis Grafs

Raitis Grafs (left) with Armands Šķēle playing against Estonia in 2006.
Personal information
Born	(1981-06-12) June 12, 1981 Riga, Latvia
Nationality	Latvian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
College	Valparaiso (1999–2003)
NBA draft	2003: undrafted
Playing career	1997–2014, 2016
Position	Center
Number	5, 13
Career history
1997–1999	Broceni Riga
2003–2004	BC Telindus Oostende
2004–2005	Śląsk Wrocław
2005–2006	BK Ventspils
2006–2009	ASK Rīga
2009–2010	BC Šiauliai
2010	VEF Rīga
2011	BK SPU Nitra
2011–2012	Apollon Limassol BC
2012	BC Šiauliai
2012	BC Rakvere Tarvas
2012–2014	Valga/Maks&Moorits
2016	VEF skola

Raitis Grafs (born June 12, 1981) is a Latvian professional basketball center. Born in Riga, Latvia, he is a member of the Latvia national basketball team.

In kindergarten, Grafs met Kristaps Valters and they became fast friends. Since then, the two have grown to be best friends and teammates on the Latvia national basketball team. As a teenager, Grafs was regarded as one of the best prospects in Europe averaging 13.8 points and 10.5 rebounds at the 1998 U18 European Championship. He posted similar numbers (11.9 ppg and 11.0 rpg) at the 1999 World Junior Championship during which he was voted a First Team All-Star. At 16 years 5 months, Grafs became the youngest Latvian National Team member. For the next step in his career he chose to study at Valparaiso University; during four years at Valparaiso University (NCAA) he was nominated newcomer of the year in the conference. After university he returned to Europe and played in Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Estonia, Cyprus and Latvia.