Andrejs Gražulis

Andrejs Gražulis (born 21 July 1993) is a professional Latvian basketball player. He is under contract with Italian Lega Basket Serie A side Allianz Trieste.

Andrejs Gražulis
No. 24 Pallacanestro Trieste
PositionPower forward
LeagueLBA
Personal information
Born (1993-07-21) 21 July 1993
Koknese, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014Ventspils
2014Valmiera
2014–2017Ventspils
2017–2018Parma Basket
2018–2019VEF Rīga
2019–2020Derthona
2020–presentTrieste

Early career

Andrejs Gražulis started playing organized basketball at age of 16. In 2009, Gražulis was discovered as a basketball player during open try-outs held by BK Ventspils during time when he was in high-school and his primary sport was athletics.[1] He joined Ventspils youth academy and later started playing for its main team.

Professional career

On July 14, 2017, Gražulis signed with Parma Basket of the VTB United League for the 2017–18 season.[2] He spent the 2019-20 season with Derthona where he averaged 16.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in Serie A2. Gražulis signed with Allianz Trieste on June 19, 2020.[3]

International career

In July 2013, Gražulis represented U20 Latvian National Team that won silver in U20 European Championship. Gražulis made key basket at the end of the game to secure Latvia's win over Spain and place in finals.[4]

In the following year he received first call-up to Latvian National Team.[5]

References

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