Andrejs Gražulis | |
Position: | Power forward |
Height M: | 2.02 |
Weight Kg: | 95 |
League: | LBA EuroLeague |
Team: | Virtus Bologna |
Number: | 24 |
Nationality: | Latvian |
Birth Date: | 21 July 1993 |
Birth Place: | Koknese, Latvia |
Career Start: | 2012 |
Years1: | 2012–2014 |
Team1: | Ventspils |
Years2: | 2014 |
Team2: | →Valmiera |
Years3: | 2014–2017 |
Team3: | Ventspils |
Years4: | 2017–2018 |
Team4: | Parma Basket |
Years5: | 2018–2019 |
Team5: | VEF Rīga |
Years6: | 2019–2020 |
Years7: | 2020–2022 |
Years8: | 2022–2024 |
Team8: | Dolomiti Energia Trento |
Years9: | 2024–present |
Team9: | Virtus Bologna |
Andrejs Gražulis (born 21 July 1993) is a professional Latvian basketball player for Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
Gražulis started playing organized basketball at the age of 16. His main sport as a young teenager had been athletics, but in 2009 he was discovered during open try-outs held by BK Ventspils.[1] He joined Ventspils youth academy and later started playing for its main team.
On 14 July 2017 Gražulis signed with Parma Basket of the VTB United League for the 2017–18 season.[2] He spent the 2019-20 season with Derthona where he averaged 16.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in Serie A2. Gražulis signed with Allianz Trieste on 19 June 2020.[3] He averaged 8.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. On 3 July 2021 Gražulis re-signed with the team.[4]
On 17 June 2022 he signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[5]
In July 2013, Gražulis represented U20 Latvian National Team that won silver in U20 European Championship. Gražulis made key basket at the end of the game to secure Latvia's win over Spain and place in finals.[6]
In the following year he received first call-up to Latvian National Team.[7]
On September 7, 2023, Gražulis scored a game-high 28 points in a win against Italy in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 5th-8th place classification round, making 12/13 field goals 9/10 free throws, and 3/3 three-pointers.[8]