Artūrs Strautiņš

Artūrs Strautiņš (born 23 October 1998) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

Artūrs Strautiņš
Pallacanestro Varese
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998
Jūrmala, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014DSN Rīga
2013LMT Basketball Academy
2014–2017 Reggiana
2017–2018Orlandina
2017–2018→Pallacanestro Orzinuovi
2018–2020Pallacanestro Trieste
2020Pallalcesto Amatori Udine
2020–presentPallacanestro Varese

Professional career

Between 2012 and 2014, Strautiņš played for DSN Rīga of the Latvian Basketball League second division. On 20 October 2013, he became the second youngest player to debut in the Latvian Basketball League first division at the age of 14 years, 11 months and 27 days.[1][2] He played for the LMT Basketball Academy and recorded three points and four rebounds in a 79-point loss to Latvijas Universitāte.[1] He appeared in one more game for LMT BA on 27 October 2013 before returning to DSN Rīga; in two seasons for Rīga, he appeared in 32 games.[3]

On 18 August 2014, Strautiņš signed with Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Lega Basket Serie A.[4] On 6 January 2015, he helped Reggiana's youth team win the 26th annual Bruna Malaguti Trophy Cadet Tournament and subsequently garnered tournament MVP honours.[5][6] Four days later, he made his Serie A debut in a 79–56 win over Enel Brindisi.[7] He played a further two games for Reggiana's senior team to close out the 2014–15 season,[8] and in July 2015, he was retained by the team for the 2015–16 season.[9] He scored his first two points for Reggiana in the team's EuroCup game against MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg on October 28, 2015, hitting two free throws in the 76–65 win.

On July 17, 2018, Strautiņš signed a three-year deal with the Italian basketball club Pallacanestro Trieste in LBA.[10]

On January 23, 2020 Strautiņš was released from Trieste[11] and transferred in the Serie A2 second league to Pallalcesto Amatori Udine.[12]

On June 16, 2020 he came back to the Serie A, signing with Pallacanestro Varese to a 2+1 years deal.[13]

National team career

In 2013, Strautiņš debuted for the Latvian national junior team in the Under 16 European Championship, averaging 11.8 points and 7.9 rebounds in eight games.[14] The following year, he again competed for Latvia in the same tournament, this time averaging 12.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in nine games.[15][16]

References
  1. Artūrs Strautiņš kļūst par otru jaunāko spēlētāju LBL vēsturē (in Latvian)
  2. 16 gadu vecumā spēcīgajā Itālijas basketbola čempionātā debitē latvietis Strautiņš (in Latvian)
  3. ARTURS STRAUTINS basketball profile – 2013–14 season statistics
  4. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia signs Latvian prospect Arturs Strautins
  5. Il biancorosso Strautins mette in bacheca il "Malaguti" (in Italian)
  6. Strautiņš pirms debijas A sērijā saņem MVP kadetu turnīrā Itālijā (in Latvian)
  7. LEGABASKET SERIE A - 15° GIORNATA ANDATA: Enel Brindisi 56 - 79 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (in Italian)
  8. Artūrs Strautiņš Legabasket profile (in Italian)
  9. Reggio Emilia plans to keep Pechacek and Strautins
  10. "Pallacanestro Trieste signs Arturs Strautins to a three-year deal". Sportando.basketball. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  11. "ARTURS STRAUTINS LASCIA TRIESTE E SI ACCASA ALL'APU UDINE" (in Italian). pallacanestrotrieste.it. 23 January 2020.
  12. "Un altro colpo dalla serie A: arriva Strautins!" (in Italian). apudine.it. 23 January 2020.
  13. "ARTŪRS STRAUTIŅŠ, NUOVA FIRMA PER LA PALLACANESTRO VARESE". pallacanestrovarese.it. 16 June 2020.
  14. Artūrs Strautiņš | U16 European Championship Men (2013)
  15. Artūrs Strautiņš | U16 European Championship Men (2014)
  16. Strautiņš kļūst par ceturto labāko sodu izprovocētāju EČ (in Latvian)
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