Žanis Peiners (born August 2, 1990) is a Latvian professional basketball player.He is a 2.05 m (6 ft 8¾ in) tall[1] shooting guard-small forward.
In 2009, he started pro career with VEF Rīga.[2] After that season, he went to Latvijas Universitāte, where he played the next three seasons. Peiners helped his team, which consisted of semi-professional student-athletes, to reach the LBL playoffs twice. He was scoring the champion of the LBL in 2013, averaging 21.1 points per game.[3]
In 2013, Žanis graduated from LU, and attracted the attention of multiple clubs from abroad. He had strong interest from KK Union Olimpija, but ultimately decided to sign with MBC Mykolaiv.[4] He finished the season in the Ukrainian SuperLeague, as the league's second best scorer (16.1 points per game).[5]
On September 17, 2014, he joined the then defending Latvian League champions, Ventspils.[6] On July 20, 2016, Peiners signed with the Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki.[7]
In June 2018, Peiners signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and EuroLeague.[8]
In July 2019, Peiners signed with Partizan of the ABA League and EuroCup.[9]
Peiners has also been a member of the senior men's Latvian national basketball team. With Latvia's senior national team, he played at the EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017.[10]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018–19 | Darüşşafaka | 28 | 14 | 17.3 | .539 | .300 | .864 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .4 | .2 | 6.7 | 7.9 |
Career | 28 | 14 | 17.3 | .539 | .300 | .864 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .4 | .2 | 6.7 | 7.9 |