Ingus Jakovičs
| No. 41 – Nizhny Novgorod | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
| League |
VTB United League Eurocup | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born |
April 18, 1993 Madona, Latvia | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | BK Gulbenes Buki | ||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | BAA Rīga | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | BK Liepājas Lauvas | ||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | VEF Rīga | ||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Nizhny Novgorod | ||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
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Ingus Jakovičs (born April 18, 1993) is a Latvian professional basketball guard, currently playing for VEF Rīga. He is also a member of the Latvian national basketball team.
Professional career
Jakovičs started playing basketball for BK Gulbenes Buki in Latvian Basketball League 2nd division. In 2010, he spent a season with BAA Riga, which was a youth team that played in LBL D2. Year later he moved to BK Liepājas Lauvas where he played until end of the 2013 when his contract was bought out by VEF Rīga.
On January 3, 2014, he signed with VEF Rīga until the end of 2015-16 season.[1]
International career
In July 2013, Jakovičs helped Latvian U20 team to reach U20 European Championship finals. During this tournament he averaged 13.6 points, 3.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds.[2] On July 14, 2014, he made debut for senior Latvian National Team in win over Estonia.
References
- ↑ "Ingus Jakovičs signs a three year deal with VEF Riga - PRIME Athlete Management - PRIME Athlete Management". prime-athlete.com. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- ↑ "Ingus Jakovics | U20 European Championship Men 2013 | FIBA Europe". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2014-07-28.