Andrejs Šeļakovs

Andrejs Šeļakovs (born November 8, 1988) is a Latvian basketball player, who plays the center position. He is currently playing for BK Jūrmala of the Latvian league.

Andrejs Šeļakovs
Šeļakovs in 2012
No. 31 – Betsafe/Liepāja
PositionCenter
LeagueLBL
Personal information
Born (1988-11-08) November 8, 1988
Dobele, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight113 kg (249 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2010 / Undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2007ASK Rīga
2007–2011VEF Rīga
2011–2012CB Tarragona
2012Barons Kvartāls
2012–2013Club Melilla Baloncesto
2013–2014BC Odessa
2014Sigal Prishtina
2014–2015BK Jēkabpils
2015–2016BK Ventspils
2016–2017BK Jēkabpils
2017BC Dzūkija
2017Betsafe/Liepāja
2017–2018Legia Warszawa
2018BK Jūrmala
2019–presentBetsafe/Liepāja

Pro career

Andrejs Šeļakovs started his pro career in 2006-2007 with ASK Rīga. Around that time he also was recruited by some major schools from NCAA Division 1, but he opted to stay in Europe. After one season with ASK he moved to VEF Rīga, where he spent four years. For the 2011–12 season he left Latvia for Spain, joining CB Tarragona[1] of LEB Oro, Spanish second league. In beginning of 2012–13 season he played for Barons Kvartāls, but after few games he moved back to Spain, signing with Club Melilla Baloncesto [2] on Christmas 2013.

On 25 September 2013, Šeļakovs signed with Ukrainian side BC Odessa.[3]

In March 2014, Andrejs Šeļakovs signed with Sigal Prishtina.[4]

The 2017–2018 season was a rollercoaster for Šeļakovs. First he signed with Lithuanian team BC Dzūkija, then was released and signed with Betsafe/Liepāja.[5] In January 2018 Šeļakovs signed one-year deal with Legia Warszawa, newcomer of the Polska Liga Koszykówki. In February he left the team and signed with Latvian team BK Jūrmala.[6]

Latvian national team

He has represented Latvia national team in EuroBasket 2011[7] and Eurobasket 2013.

References
  1. Nou fitxatge a les ordres de Berni Álvarez Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine CBTarragona.cat September 16, 2011 (in Catalan)
  2. El Melilla Baloncesto cierra el fichaje del pívot Andrejs Selakovs Melilla Baloncesto, 24 December 2012
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Sigal Prishtina lands international duo". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  7. "Latvia Roster". FIBA Europe. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.


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