Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota
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| Information about the player | ||
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| birthday | August 12, 1983 (37 years 19 days) | |
| place of birth | Riga , Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | |
| size | 176 cm | |
| position | Shooting Guard | |
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| society | Phoenix Mercury | |
| league | WNBA | |
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2001–2002 TTT Rīga 2002–2004 USO Mondeville 2004–2006 CJM Bourges Basket 2006–2009 ŽBK Dynamo Moscow 2009–2010 Spartak Moskowskaja Oblast 2010–2011 Connecticut Sun 2011 Fenerbahçe İstanbul Since 2011 UGMK Yekaterinburg Since 2014 Phoenix Mercury    
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Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota (born August 12, 1983 in Riga ) is a Latvian basketball player who is 1.76 m tall and plays in the position of shooting guard . She has been with Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA since 2014 and for the Russian club since 2011 UGMK Yekaterinburg is active. She was voted Europe's basketball player of the year 2007 by both La Gazzetta dello Sport and FIBA Europe . In 2008 and 2009 she was voted Latvian Sportswoman of the Year .
National team career
With the Latvian national team Jēkabsone-Žogota, daughter of the former Soviet national player Andris Jēkabsons , took part in the European Championships in 2005 , 2007 and 2009 . At the tournaments in 2007 and 2009 she was elected to the All-Tournament Team , in 2007 she also moved into the semi-finals with the Latvian selection. She also took part in the 2008 Olympic Games .
Individual evidence
- ^ Announcement by Fox Sports on January 5, 2008 (English)
- ↑ a b Report by FIBA Europe on February 7, 2008 (English)
Web links
- Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota On: WNBA website; New York, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Jēkabsone-Žogota, Anete |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Latvian basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riga |