Artūrs Žagars
Artūrs Martins Žagars (born 21 April 2000) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB. He also has played on loan to Prat of the LEB Oro.
 Žagars with Joventut Badalona in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| No. 32 – Joventut Badalona | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 April 2000 Riga, Latvia | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2017–present | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Joventut Badalona | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | →CB Prat | |||||||||||||
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Early career
Žagars spent much of his early career playing for Latvian club BS DSN Riga.[1]
Professional career
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]
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.[5]
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.
- "Serbia big man Pecarski named MVP, tops All-Star Five". FIBA. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.