Raimonds Miglinieks

Raimonds Miglinieks
Personal information
Born (1970-07-16) July 16, 1970
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR
(now Latvia)
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
Coaching career 2005–2005
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:

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]

Professional career

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.

Latvian national team

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.

Professional career

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

References

  1. ↑ Men's Basketball: All-Big West Selections. icirvinesports.com. Retrieved on September 6, 2009.
  2. ↑ COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK.
  3. ↑ “BRALIUKAI”: WE WANT TO CREATE LOVE AROUND VEF.


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