Jānis Gailītis (born 23 April 1985) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach, who is currently the head coach for Mitteldeutscher BC and an assistant to head coach Luca Banchi in the Latvian National Team.

Jānis Gailītis
Mitteldeutscher BC
PositionHead coach
Personal information
Born (1985-04-23) 23 April 1985 (age 39)
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR
NationalityLatvian
Career information
Playing career2002–2010
PositionPoint guard
Number4
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As player:
2002–2004BK Skonto
2004–2007ASK Juniors
2007–2010VEF Rīga
As coach:
2010–2015VEF Rīga (assistant)
2015–2024VEF Rīga
2021–presentLatvia (assistant)
2024–presentMitteldeutscher BC
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Latvia
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2014 Latvia National Team

Career

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From 2002 till 2011 Gailītis was a professional basketball player. He played for such teams as Skonto, ASK Rīga and VEF Rīga.[1] Since 2007, he was player-manager for VEF Rīga but at the 2010–2011 season was promoted to assistant coach.[2] On 17 December 2015 Gailītis took over the head coaching duties, after Carlos Frade was fired.[3] With Gailītis at the helm, VEF has won five Latvian championships and reached VTB United League quarterfinals twice.

German Bundesliga side Mitteldeutscher BC announced on June 3rd, 2024 that Gailītis has agreed to become the new head coach of the team.[4]

National teams

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In 2011 and 2013, he was the assistant coach for Latvian U16 team. In 2014, Gailītis was the head coach for Latvian U16 team, which won a silver medal at the FIBA Europe U16 Championship. In 2015, he was the head coach for Latvian U18 team. Since 2021, Gailītis is an assistant coach for Luca Banchi in the Men's National Team.[5]

Honors and awards

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Club career

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National Team

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References

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  1. ^ "Jānis Gailītis profile". basket.lv. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  2. ^ Gailītis pārņem "VEF Rīga" stūri, komandu atstāj Nankivils
  3. ^ @EurobasketNews (12 December 2015). "VTB United League - Janis Gailitis replaces Carlos Frade as head coach of VEF Riga" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Mitteldeutscher BC holt Letten Gailitis als Cheftrainer". Süddeutsche.de (in German). 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  5. ^ Banki asistenti Latvijas izlasē būs Gailītis un Visockis-Rubenis