Matīss Kulačkovskis | |
Position: | Power forward |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lb: | 215 |
League: | Latvian-Estonian Basketball League |
Team: | BK Ogre |
Number: | 7 |
Birth Date: | 1997 10, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Saldus, Latvia |
High School: | Archbishop Ryan (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
College: | Bowling Green (2018–2022) |
Draft Year: | 2022 |
Career Start: | 2022 |
Years1: | 2013–2015 |
Team1: | BK Saldus |
Years2: | 2022–2023 |
Team2: | BK Ventspils |
Years3: | 2023–present |
Matīss Kulačkovskis (born 1997) is a Latvian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for BK Ogre at power forward position.
Kulackovskis was born 1 October 1997 in Saldus, Latvia to Viktors Kulackovskis and Gita Kulackovska. He has one younger sister. Though he grew up in Latvia, he spent the last two years of high school in United States. As a senior for the Archbishop Ryan High School team in Philadelphia, he averaged 17.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. After graduating from high school in 2017, he attended Bowling Green State University, averaging 6.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in his senior year.[1]
Kulackovskis debuted at professional level when he was still under-aged, playing for his hometown team BK Saldus in Latvian League.[2] After graduating college, he came back to Latvia and signed with BK Ventspils.[3] In summer of 2023, he signed for BK Ogre.