Gunta Baško (formerly known also as Gunta Baško-Melnbārde; born 27 April 1980)[1] is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for TTT Riga and Latvia women's national basketball team.
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| No. 8 – TTT Riga | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | LSBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 27 April 1980 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 163 lb (74 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Siena (1999–2003) |
| WNBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–2019 |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2004 | AS Ramat Hasharon |
| 2004–2006 | Lattes-Maurin Montpellier |
| 2008–2009 | Perfumerias Avenida |
| 2009–2010 | Umana Reyer Venezia |
| 2010–2011 | TS Wisła Can Pack Kraków |
Baško first played in a professional team in 1995.[1] After three years with the local RTU/Klondaika Rīga team Baško moved to Siena Saints of NCAA.[1] In 2003, she moved to Israel, then spent four years in France and is currently a member of Wisła Can Pack Kraków team.[1]
At age 19, she already represented Latvia at EuroBasket Women 1999. She was one of the youngest players in the tournament.[1] Baško also contributed to the successes of the team in EuroBaskets 2005 and 2007.[1]
Siena statistics edit
Source[2]
| YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Siena | 28 | 41.7% | 21.5% | 64.1% | 5.71 | 1.71 | 0.57 | 1.61 | 11.93 |
| 2000-01 | Siena | 30 | 48.8% | 37.5% | 72.9% | 9.70 | 2.00 | 0.90 | 2.50 | 16.40 |
| 2001-02 | Siena | 30 | 51.2% | 39.4% | 83.2% | 10.47 | 2.77 | 1.63 | 2.73 | 18.40 |
| 2002-03 | Siena | 33 | 40.7% | 29.2% | 74.6% | 7.88 | 3.97 | 1.03 | 1.94 | 13.79 |
| Career | 121 | 45.7% | 32.3% | 74.7% | 8.48 | 2.66 | 1.03 | 2.19 | 15.15 |
| YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Siena | 28 | 129 | 309 | 17 | 79 | 59 | 92 | 160 | 48 | 16 | 45 | 334 |
| 2000-01 | Siena | 30 | 177 | 363 | 36 | 96 | 102 | 140 | 292 | 60 | 26 | 74 | 492 |
| 2001-02 | Siena | 30 | 198 | 387 | 37 | 94 | 119 | 143 | 314 | 83 | 49 | 82 | 552 |
| 2002-03 | Siena | 33 | 165 | 405 | 31 | 106 | 94 | 126 | 260 | 131 | 34 | 64 | 455 |
| Career | 121 | 669 | 1464 | 121 | 375 | 374 | 501 | 1026 | 322 | 125 | 265 | 1833 |
Private life edit
In August 2011 Gunta Baško married ex-basketball player Kristaps Melnbārdis, and changed surname form Baško to Baško-Melnbārde. In February 2018 the couple divorced.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "FIBA Europe profile". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
External links edit
- Profile at FIBA Europe page at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 August 2011)
- Profile at EuroBasket Women 2007 page at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 September 2008)
- Gunta Basko-Melnbarde at FIBA
- Gunta Baško at Olympedia
- Gunta Basko at Olympics.com
- Gunta Basko at Olympic.org (archived)
- Gunta Baško at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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