Raimonds Miglinieks

Raimonds Miglinieks
Personal information
Born	July 16, 1970; Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Latvian
Listed height	6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	Riverside CC (1992–1994); UC Irvine (1994–1996);
NBA draft	1996 / Undrafted
Playing career	1996–2003
Position	Point guard
Career history
As player:
1988–1992	VEF Rīga
1996–1997	ASK/Brocēni/LMT
1997–1999	Śląsk Wrocław
1999–2000	WTK Anwil Włocławek
2000–2001	Śląsk Wrocław
2001–2002	CSKA Moscow
2002–2003	Idea Śląsk Wrocław
As coach:
2005	BK Riga
Career highlights and awards
	As player: FIBA SuproLeague assists leader (2001); 3× PLK champion (1998, 1999, 2001); LBL champion (1996); Big West Player of the Year (1996); 2× First-team All-Big West (1995, 1996); NCAA season assists leader (1996);

Raimonds Miglinieks (born July 16, 1970 in Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player and basketball coach. Standing at a height of 1.90 m (6'2 ³⁄₄") tall, he was a point guard with excellent court vision.

College career

Miglinieks played college basketball in the United States, at the University of California, Irvine, with the Anteaters. He led the NCAA Division I in assists per game in the 1995–96 season, with an average of 8.5 assists per game. He was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year in 1996.[1]

Miglinieks played in the EuroLeague with Śląsk Wrocław and CSKA Moscow. He led the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague in assists, with an average of 7.0 per game.

Miglinieks was a regular member of the senior men's Latvian national basketball team. He was a part of the Latvian squad that finished in 8th place at the 2001 EuroBasket.

Miglinieks' brother, Igors, was also a professional basketball player.[2][3]

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