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Latvia women's national basketball team

Women's national basketball team representing Latvia


Summary

Women's national basketball team representing Latvia

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the women's team

The Latvia women's national basketball team is the national women's basketball team representing Latvia. It is administered by the Latvian Basketball Association. It has participated in EuroBasket Women three times and once in the Olympic Games.

History

Golden age of Latvia women's national basketball team was from 2007 to 2009, when head coach was Ainars Zvirgzdiņš. In EuroBasket 2007 Latvia first time in history reached semi-final. In third place game they lost to Belarus. This result allowed to get in 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which had overpowered in next summer in Madrid, and Latvia took part of 2008 Summer Olympics.

EuroBasket 2009 was held in Latvia. In this tournament Latvia reached quarterfinal, where they lost to Russia in overtime with 64–69. They also lost to Italy in classification rounds. Latvia got seventh place in this tournament. After this tournament head coach Ainars Zvirgzdiņš and several players left national team.

In EuroBasket 2011 head coach was Greek basketball coach George Dikeoulakos. In his management Latvia also reached quarterfinal, but latterly got eighth place.

In EuroBasket 2013 head coach was Aigars Nerips, Latvia lost all of three games.

In EuroBasket 2015 Latvia lost in the first round.

In EuroBasket 2017, Mārtiņš Zībarts was assigned to manage the national team, Latvia got out of the low tide and reached quarterfinal, they got sixth place finally.

In EuroBasket 2019, Mārtiņš Zībarts was still in charge of the national team, Latvia was eliminated in qualification for quarterfinals.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

  • 2008 : 9th

World Cups

EuroBasket

EuroBasket WomenQualificationYearPositionPldWLPldWLTotal63283534259
POL 19999th / 12734
FRA 2001Did not enter
GRE 2003Did not enter
TUR 20056th / 12844
ITA 20074th / 16963
LAT 20097th / 16954
POL 20118th / 16936642
FRA 201315th / 16303853
HUNROM 201513th / 20422651
CZE 20176th / 16734431
LATSER 201911th / 16413
FRAESP 2021Did not qualify
ISRSVN 202313th / 16312440
CZEGERITAGRE 2025Did not qualify642
BELFINSWELTU 2027To be determinedTo be determined

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2023.

  • LAT Gundars Vētra
  • LAT Mārtiņš Zībarts
  • LAT Ainars Zvirgzdiņš
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age on 15 June 2023

Notable players

  • Gunta Baško-Melnbārde
  • Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota
  • Uljana Semjonova (played in Soviet Union team)
  • Ieva Tāre

Notable coaches

  • George Dikeoulakos
  • Armands Krauliņš
  • Ainars Zvirgzdiņš
  • Aigars Nerips

References

References

  1. (14 June 2023). "Sieviešu valstsvienība pirms starta EuroBasket2023: desmit odziņas". latvijas.basket.lv.
  2. (15 June 2023). "Team Roster: Latvia". fiba.basketball.
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