Roberts Blūms Explained

Roberts Blūms
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3.5
Weight Lbs:187
Birth Date:2 November 2005
Birth Place:Riga, Latvia
Nationality:Latvian
College:
Career Start:2023
Years1:2023–2024
Team1:VEF Rīga
Highlights:

Roberts Blūms (born November 2, 2005) is a Latvian basketball player who currently plays for the VEF Rīga.He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3.5 in) and plays shooting guard position.

Career

During the 2022–23 season Blūms played in ASVEL Basket youth system, participating in LNB Espoirs and Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament.[1] In the summer of 2023 he agreed to join Saint-Quentin system.[2] He later changed his mind and joined VEF Rīga in his homeland.[3]

On January 21, 2024, Blūms left his name in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League history books. The 18-year-old guard repeated the league record by scoring 41 points in a game against Kalev/SNABB.[4] On April 16, 2024, Blums declared for the 2024 NBA Draft.[5]

National team

In 2023 Blūms led U-18 to a gold medal in 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B and was named the MVP of the tournament.[6]

In February 2024 for the first time in his career Blūms was included in the candidate list of Latvia men's national basketball team but did not yet participate in any of games during the first window of EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers.[7]

Personal life

Roberts is the son of long-time Latvia national team captain Jānis Blūms.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/players/roberts-blums/012264 Roberts Blums profile on Euroleague.net
  2. https://www.bebasket.fr/roberts-blums-passe-de-lasvel-a-saint-quentin Roberts Blums passe de l’ASVEL à Saint-Quentin
  3. https://www.vefriga.com/jaunumi/vef-riga-sastava-speles-roberts-blums VEF Rīga sastāvā spēlēs Roberts Blūms
  4. https://www.estlatbl.com/en/results/2024212156/boxscore#c Boxscore from Latvian-Estonian League game
  5. https://x.com/TrohelOCT/status/1780313041172676630 Louis Trohel tweet
  6. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u18b/2023/news/latvia-s-roberts-blums-awarded-mvp-trophy Latvia's Roberts Blums awarded MVP trophy
  7. https://latvijav.basket.lv/viriesu-valstsvieniba-13 Vīriešu valstsvienība: Eiropas čempionāta kvalifikācijas pirmajām spēlēm reģistrēti 24 spēlētāji
  8. https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1559417/roberts-blums-signs-with-vef-riga-basketball-champions-league Young upstart Roberts Blums joins his father Janis at VEF Riga