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Rihards Lomažs
Lomažs in 2024
No. 19 – Yukatel Merkezefendi Basket
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born (1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 (age 28)
Tukums, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014Jelgava
2014–2015Jūrmala
2015–2019Ventspils
2019–2021ASVEL
2021BG Göttingen
2021–2022Merkezefendi Basket
2022Zaragoza
2022–2023Baskets Oldenburg
2023Merkezefendi Basket
2023–2024Virtus Bologna
2024–presentMerkezefendi Basket
Career highlights and awards
Lomažs in 2021

Rihards Lomažs (born 13 April 1996) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

Professional career

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Lomažs 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

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Legend
  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

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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

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  1. ^ "Oldenburg holt lettischen Nationalspieler Lomazs". sport.de (in German). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Rihards Lomazs is a new player for Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". 29 December 2023.
  3. ^ @merkezefendigsk (18 October 2024). "Rihards Lomazs, Yeniden bu şehrin takımı İçin Sahada!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.