Ronalds Zaķis

Ronalds Zaķis (born July 8, 1987) is a Latvian professional basketball player who plays for KK Viimsi of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League.

Ronalds Zaķis
No. 30 – KK Viimsi
PositionCenter
LeagueLEBL
Personal information
Born (1987-07-08) July 8, 1987
Talsi, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLatvian
Listed height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2009 / Undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2008Ventspils
2008→VEF Rīga
2008–2014BK Ventspils
2014–2015VEF Rīga
2015–2016Union Olimpija
2016–2020Ventspils
2020–2021Rostock Seawolves
2021–2022Viimsi
2022–2023Donar Groningen
2023–presentViimsi
Career highlights and awards

Career

Ronalds Zaķis started his career playing for BK Ventspils. In early 2008, he was loaned to VEF Rīga and after the season he declared for the 2008 NBA draft,[1] however, he pulled out and ultimately was never drafted. For 2008-09 Zaķis returned to Ventspils, winning his first Latvian League championship.

On July 22, 2014, Zaķis signed a contract with VEF Rīga.[2] With VEF he won his third Latvian championship.

On August 12, 2015, Zaķis moved to Slovenian team Union Olimpija for the 2015–16 season.[3]

In August 2016, Zaķis returned to Ventspils.[4]

In August 2020 he signed for the Rostock Seawolves in the German ProA League.[5] On summer of 2021 he joined Latvian-Estonian Basketball League debutants KK Viimsi and helped them to reach the Final Four.

On 13 July 2022, he signed a one-year contract with Dutch club Donar of the BNXT League.[6]

International career

Zaķis was leading scorer of entire 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with 24.7 ppg.[7] His first appearance for Latvian national team came in 2008, he played in 10 games over his career.[6]

References
  1. Final Draft Early Entry Candidate List
  2. VEF Riga brings back big man Zakis
  3. Zakis prva letošnja tuja okrepitev! (in Slovene)
  4. Zakis is back at Ventspils
  5. Player profile and statistics
  6. Sluis, Jurryt van der. "Ronalds Zakis eerste buitenlandse aanwinst". Donar (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. FIBA Europe Profile
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