Raimonds Miglinieks | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2.75 |
Weight Lbs: | 200 |
Birth Date: | 16 July 1970 |
Birth Place: | Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality: | Latvian |
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Draft Year: | 1996 |
Career Start: | 1996 |
Career End: | 2003 |
Career Position: | Point guard |
Years1: | 1988–1992 |
Team1: | VEF Rīga |
Years2: | 1996–1997 |
Team2: | ASK/Brocēni/LMT |
Years3: | 1997–1999 |
Team3: | Śląsk Wrocław |
Years4: | 1999–2000 |
Team4: | WTK Anwil Włocławek |
Years5: | 2000–2001 |
Team5: | Śląsk Wrocław |
Years6: | 2001–2002 |
Team6: | CSKA Moscow |
Years7: | 2002–2003 |
Team7: | Idea Śląsk Wrocław |
Cyears1: | 2005 |
Cteam1: | BK Riga |
Highlights: | As player:
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Raimonds Miglinieks (born 16 July 1970 in Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player and basketball coach. Standing at a height of 1.90 m (6'2 ") tall, he was a point guard with excellent court vision.
Miglinieks played college basketball in the United States, at the University of California, Irvine, with the Anteaters. He led the NCAA Division I in assists per game in the 1995–96 season, with an average of 8.5 assists per game. He was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year in 1996.[1]
Miglinieks played in the EuroLeague with Śląsk Wrocław and CSKA Moscow. He led the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague in assists, with an average of 7.0 per game.
Miglinieks was a regular member of the senior men's Latvian national basketball team. He was a part of the Latvian squad that finished in 8th place at the 2001 EuroBasket.
Miglinieks' brother, Igors, was also a professional basketball player.[2] [3]