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Artūrs Martins Žagars (born 21 April 2000) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in), he primarily plays the point guard position.
 Žagars with Joventut Badalona in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| No. 32 – BC Nevėžis | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||||||
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 2000 Riga, Latvia | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2022 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Joventut Badalona | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | →CB Prat | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | →Kalev/Cramo | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | →Löwen Braunschweig | |||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Nevėžis Kėdainiai | |||||||||||||
Medals
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Early career
Žagars spent much of his early career playing for Latvian club BS DSN Riga.[1]
Professional career
In 2017, Žagars signed a long-term contract with Spanish club Joventut Badalona. On 11 March 2018, Žagars made his Liga ACB debut, scoring two points in seven minutes versus Baskonia.[1]
In November 2018, Žagars suffered a torn ligament in his ankle and was sidelined until early March 2019 after undergoing surgery.[2]
On 19 April 2019, Žagars declared for the 2019 NBA draft.[3][4]
On 16 February 2021, Žagars was loaned to Estonian powerhouse Kalev/Cramo.[5]
On 12 January 2022, he was loaned to Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga.[6]
On 20 July 2022, Žagars signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[7]
National team career
Žagars was named to the All-Star Five of the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Riga after averaging 18.9 points, 6.3 assists, and 1.9 steals per game, while leading the Latvian national under-18 team to its first finals appearance and silver medal at the tournament.[8]
References
- Hein, David (30 March 2018). "Zagars inspired by former Joventut greats". EuroLeague. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- "U19 World Cup an 'amazing opportunity' for Latvia to put name out there, Zagars says". FIBA. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- Askounis, John (20 April 2019). "Louis Olinde among latest Europeans entering NBA draft". EuroHoops. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- "Talantīgais Žagars pieteicies NBA draftam" (in Latvian). TV NET. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- "Arturs Žagars joins BC Kalev / Cramo". bckalev.ee (in Estonian). 16 February 2021.
- "Europäisches Top-Talent Arturs Zagars verstärkt die Löwen". basketball-loewen.de (in German). January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- "Kėdainių „Nevėžio-Optibet" atakoms diriguos latvis Artūras Martinas Žagaras". kknevezis.lt (in Lithuanian). July 20, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- "Serbia big man Pecarski named MVP, tops All-Star Five". FIBA. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
External links
- Artūrs Žagars at acb.com
- Artūrs Žagars at proballers.com
- Artūrs Žagars at realgm.com
На других языках
[de] Artūrs Žagars
Artūrs Martins Žagars (* 21. April 2000 in Riga)[1] ist ein lettischer Basketballspieler.- [en] Artūrs Žagars
[es] Arturs Zagars
Arturs Martins Zagars (Riga, Letonia, 21 de abril de 2000) es un baloncestista letón que pertenece a la plantilla del BC Nevėžis de la Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga. Con 1,90 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de base.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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