Latvijas Universitāte men's basketball

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.

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

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.

2022-23 Roster
Latvijas Universitāte roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 1 Latvia Vitoļskis, Ričards 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – (2001-10-15)15 October 2001
G 2 Latvia Miglinieks, Pauls 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (2000-10-02)2 October 2000
PG 3 Latvia Skuja, Toms 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – (2002-01-02)2 January 2002
C 5 Latvia Avotiņš, Reinis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1998-05-06)6 May 1998
C 8 Latvia Čavars, Kristaps 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 21 – (2001-09-20)20 September 2001
SG 9 Latvia Kampuss, Gustavs Kārlis 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 22 – (2000-10-26)26 October 2000
PF 10 Latvia Aleksandrovs, Rihards 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 21 – (2002-04-05)5 April 2002
PG 11 Latvia Briedis, Valters 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 20 – (2003-01-28)28 January 2003
G 13 Latvia Strautiņš, Norberts 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (2000-04-28)28 April 2000
C 15 Latvia Bikovs, Andrejs 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 20 – (2003-04-23)23 April 2003
F 17 Latvia Avotiņš, Eduards 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – (2001-07-16)16 July 2001
SG 18 Latvia Lucis, Edvards 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2000-03-15)15 March 2000
C 31 Latvia Mežulis, Edvards 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 23 – (2000-01-14)14 January 2000
SF 37 Latvia Vīksne, Dāvids 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (2000-11-07)7 November 2000
SG 45 Latvia Jakubauskis, Gustavs 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2003-04-19)19 April 2003
SG Latvia Egle, Edvards 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 17 – (2005-10-07)7 October 2005
SF Latvia Osis, Mārcis 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 19 – (2003-10-02)2 October 2003
PG Latvia Šēnbergs, Kārlis 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 20 – (2002-07-13)13 July 2002
SF Latvia Skreivers, Dāvis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 19 – (2003-05-20)20 May 2003
SF Latvia Švītiņš, Rūdolfs 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 17 – (2005-08-29)29 August 2005
Head coach
  • Latvia Gunārs Gailītis
Assistant coaches
  • 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 Edvards Mežulis Lauris Blaus Kristaps Čavars Andrejs Bikovs
PF Reinis Avotiņš Rihards Aleksandrovs
SF Dāvids Vīksne Pauls Miglinieks Dāvis Skreivers Rūdolfs Švītiņš
SG Ričards Vitoļskis Gustavs Kampuss Gustavs Jakubauskis Edvards Lucis
PG Toms Skuja Norberts Strautiņš Valters Briedis

Coaches
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