| Gunta Baško | |
| League: | LSBL |
| Team: | TTT Riga |
| Number: | 8 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 163 |
| Birth Date: | 1980 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality: | Latvian |
| College: | Siena (1999–2003) |
| Draft League: | WNBA |
| Draft Year: | 2003 |
| Career Start: | 2003 |
| Career End: | 2019 |
| Years1: | 2003–2004 |
| Team1: | AS Ramat Hasharon |
| Years2: | 2004–2006 |
| Team2: | Lattes-Maurin Montpellier |
| Years3: | 2008–2009 |
| Team3: | Perfumerias Avenida |
| Years4: | 2009–2010 |
| Team4: | Umana Reyer Venezia |
| Years5: | 2010–2011 |
| Team5: | TS Wisła Can Pack Kraków |
Gunta Baško (formerly known also as Gunta Baško-Melnbārde; born 27 April 1980) is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for TTT Riga and Latvia women's national basketball team.
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. In 2003, she moved to Israel, then spent four years in France and is currently a member of Wisła Can Pack Kraków team.
At age 19, she already represented Latvia at EuroBasket Women 1999. She was one of the youngest players in the tournament. Baško also contributed to the successes of the team in EuroBaskets 2005 and 2007.
Source[2]
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.