Andris Blicavs

Andris Blicavs (born 30 July 1954) is an Australian retired basketball player.

Biography[edit]

Blicavs was born in New Zealand to Latvian immigrant parents. He grew up in Adelaide and Melbourne.^[2] His sister Ilze also played the game at elite level.

Blicavs played for the Australia men's national basketball team during the 1970s. He competed for Australia at the 1974 World Championship in Puerto Rico and the 1978 World Championship in the Philippines. Blicavs also represented Australia at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.^[3]

Blicavs is married to former Opals player Karen Ogden, who represented Australia at the 1983 World Championship held in Brazil.^[4] Their son Mark was drafted by the Geelong Football Club in 2012, while their daughter Sara has played basketball for the Australian Insitiute of Sport and Dandenong Rangers.^[5]^[6]^[7]

^ Andris Blicavs. Olympics at Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
^ Geelong Cats community camp sees players go to Diversitat
^ FIBA Archive. Player Search: Andris Blicavs. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
^ FIBA Archive. 1983 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
^ Geelong Cats Football Club. Player Profile: 48 Mark Blicavs Archived 15 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
^ Blicavs just the shot to give AIS a much-needed boost. The Canberra Times (26 November 2011). Retrieved 2012-10-04.
^ Jayco Rangers Sign Sara Blicavs Archived 15 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine (11 April 2012). Basketball Australia. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-10-04.

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