Rihards Lomažs (born 13 April 1996) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
.jpg) Lomažs in 2021 | |
| No. 19 – Yukatel Merkezefendi Basket | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 13 April 1996 Tukums, Latvia |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014 | Jelgava |
| 2014–2015 | Jūrmala |
| 2015–2019 | Ventspils |
| 2019–2021 | ASVEL |
| 2021 | BG Göttingen |
| 2021–2022 | Merkezefendi Basket |
| 2022 | Zaragoza |
| 2022–2023 | Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2023 | Merkezefendi Basket |
| 2023–2024 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2024–present | Merkezefendi Basket |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editLomažs started his career in Latvia, playing for Jelgava, Jūrmala and Ventspils. With the latter, he won the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League in 2019, being elected MVP of the Finals. In the summer, he joined the French team ASVEL Basket, playing also in the EuroLeague for two seasons.
After a few months with BG Göttingen in Basketball Bundesliga, in 2021 he joined the Turkish team Merkezefendi. He started the 2022–23 season with Basket Zaragoza, but joined the German club EWE Baskets Oldenburg in November 2022.[1]
In 2023 Lomažs returned to Merkezefendi, but on 29 December 2023, he signed with the Italian powerhouse, Virtus Bologna, where he played also in the EuroLeague.[2]
On October 18, 2024, he signed with Yukatel Merkezefendi of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for the third stint.[3]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | ASVEL | 27 | 6 | 13.2 | .398 | .386 | .848 | .8 | .8 | .3 | — | 4.9 | 3.2 |
| 2020–21 | 6 | 1 | 9.2 | .462 | .429 | .714 | .3 | .5 | — | — | 3.3 | 2.0 | |
| 2023–24 | Bologna | 8 | 0 | 7.8 | .529 | .500 | .800 | .5 | .3 | — | — | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| Career | 41 | 7 | 11.6 | .421 | .403 | .822 | .7 | .7 | .2 | — | 4.3 | 2.9 | |
References
edit- ^ "Oldenburg holt lettischen Nationalspieler Lomazs". sport.de (in German). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Rihards Lomazs is a new player for Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". 29 December 2023.
- ^ @merkezefendigsk (18 October 2024). "Rihards Lomazs, Yeniden bu şehrin takımı İçin Sahada!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
