Akselis Vairogs (born November 8, 1985) is a Latvian professional basketball coach and a former player, who played the shooting guard position.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 8, 1985 Riga, Latvia |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2002–2017 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 33 |
| Coaching career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2002–2005 | Ventspils Augstskola |
| 2005–2006 | BK Valmiera |
| 2006–2009 | Ventspils |
| 2009 | BK Zemgale |
| 2009–2010 | Bordeaux |
| 2010–2011 | Ventspils |
| 2011–2012 | Śląsk Wrocław |
| 2012–2015 | Ventspils |
| 2015–2016 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| 2016–2017 | Valmiera/ORDO |
| As coach: | |
| 2017–2019 | BK Ventspils (assistant) |
| 2019–2022 | Kalev/Cramo (assistant) |
| 2022 | ERA Nymburk (assistant) |
| 2023 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Professional career edit
Vairogs started his career in Ventspils system playing for its farm-club Ventspils Augstskola. In the 2005-06 season, he was loaned to BK Valmiera where he became the top scorer of the Baltic Basketball League averaging 20.9 points in 31 games.[1]
He has spent most of his career playing for Ventspils, but Vairogs also played for Slask Wroclaw in Poland, and Zemgale Jelgava in Latvia and JSA Bordeaux Basket in France.
On August 8, 2014, he re-signed a contract with Ventspils.[2]
On August 10, 2015, he signed with Lithuanian club, BC Lietkabelis.
References edit
- ^ "| Assist Sport Agency. Agencia, manager representación deportistas, jugadores baloncesto". Assist Sport Agency.
- ^ "Ventspils re-signs team captain Vairogs". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.[dead link]
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