Jānis Blūms
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Jānis Blūms | |
| birthday | April 20, 1982 | |
| place of birth | Saldus , Latvian SSR , Soviet Union | |
| size | 191 cm | |
| position | Point Guard , Shooting Guard | |
| Club information | ||
| society | Sidigas Avellino | |
| league | Lega Basket Serie A | |
| Clubs as active | ||
1998–2001 BK Brocēni 2001–2003 BK Discount 2003–2004 Anwil Włocławek 2004–2006 BK Ventspils 2006–2007 Lietuvos rytas 2007–2008 Basket Napoli 2008–2012 Bilbao Basket 2012–2013 Lietuvos rytas 2013–2014 BK Astana 2014–2015 Panathinaikos Athens 2015– Sidigas Avellino      
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| 2002- | Latvia | |
Jānis Blūms (born April 20, 1982 in Saldus ) is a Latvian basketball player . In the 2014/15 season, Blūms was under contract with the Greek club Panathinaikos Athens .
professional
The first stop for Blūms was BK Brocēni. After the bankruptcy of the club, he moved with most of the players to the successor club BK Skonto. After a season in Poland in 2003/04 with Anwil Włocławek , Blūms went back to Latvia to BK Ventspils . With Ventspils he became Latvian champions twice in a row and reached the semifinals of the ULEB Cup in 2005 . In the 2006/07 season Blūms played in Lithuania for Lietuvos rytas . With Rytas he won the Baltic League and reached the final of the ULEB Cup, which was lost to Real Madrid 75:87. After a year in Italy, Blūms moved to Spain to Bilbao Basket at the beginning of the 2008/09 season . With Bilbao he reached second place in the Spanish championship in the 2010/11 season and was used in all games of the season for Bilbao. After four years in Spain, he returned to Lietuvos rytas in Lithuania for the 2012/13 season. At the beginning of the 2013/14 season he signed a contract with BK Astana in Kazakhstan. He became the Kazakh double winner in 2014 and the best Latvian player in the VTB-UL .
National team
Since 1999 Jānis Blūms played for various junior national teams of Latvia. He was appointed to the Latvian national basketball team for the first time in 2002 . The 2005 European Championship was his first major adult tournament. After this tournament he took part in a basketball championship several times, namely in 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 . The 11th place at the EM 2013 was the best result achieved with Latvia.
Awards and Achievements
- Latvian champion 2005, 2006
- Winner of the Baltic League 2007
- Kazakh champion and cup winner 2014
- Greek Cup Winner : 2015
- All-Star Game Latvia 2003
- All-Star Game Baltic League 2006
- All-Star Game Lithuania 2013
- Best Latvian Player of the VTB-UL 2013/14
Web links
- Profile on Euroleague.net (English)
- Profile on archive.fiba.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Janis Blums named League's Top Latvian Player. (No longer available online.) VTB United League , May 2, 2014, archived from the original on February 17, 2015 ; accessed on April 22, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Blūms, Jānis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Latvian basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saldus , Soviet Union |