Ingus Jakovičs

Ingus Jakovičs
No. 7 – BK Ventspils
Position Point guard
League LBL
Eurocup
Personal information
Born (1993-04-18) 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 Nizhny Novgorod
2016–present BK Ventspils
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Latvia
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2013 Estonia National Team

Ingus Jakovičs (born April 18, 1993) is a Latvian professional basketball guard. 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

  1. ↑ "Ingus Jakovičs signs a three year deal with VEF Riga - PRIME Athlete Management - PRIME Athlete Management". prime-athlete.com. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Ingus Jakovics | U20 European Championship Men 2013 | FIBA Europe". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
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