Rihards Lomažs (born 13 April 1996) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.

Rihards Lomažs
Lomažs in 2021
No. 19 – Virtus Bologna
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLBA
EuroLeague
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
2022Zaragoza
2022–2023Baskets Oldenburg
2023Merkezefendi
2023–presentVirtus Bologna
Career highlights and awards

Career edit

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]

References edit

  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.